Tour Description
The day starts with pick up from Honolulu airport. Your island guide brings you to Pearl Harbor to experience every site and activity.
First off we’ll explore the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center with your personal guide. They’ll secure for you, upon request, audio tour devices in 9 languages, including english. The audio device narrates a wide range of stories prepared by the park service. Stroll through several museums inside the center and walk the park grounds were dozens of displays, interpretive signage, statues, sculptures, artifacts and memorials await.
Next we’ll watch a short documentary film in the theater about the events before, during and after the Japanese attack. We’ll then board a Navy shuttle boat for a short trip across the harbor to the Arizona Memorial. Stand on the deck of this beautiful building which is suspended over the sunken battleship. See the names of all 1,177 sailors lost that fateful day. It is a solemn experience and one that will be remembered for years.
Returning to the visitor center, your guide meets you for a short walk to the USS Bowfin Submarine. Explore the decks of the sub both inside and out, getting a feel for what it must have been like to live aboard with 70 men for months at a time. We’ll check out the nearby Submariners Museum too before boarding a shuttle bus. After a short trip across the bridge we’ll arrive at the USS Missouri Battleship moored at Ford Island. We’ll explore this massive ship both on and below decks. Join a deck tour hosted by military volunteers and learn how the USS Missouri marked the end of the war when the Japanese signed the articles of surrender on her deck. Below deck we’ll make our way through the narrow hallways past the galley, crews quarters, radio rooms and war rooms. Artifacts, displays and interpretive signage are just some of the things that will captivate your imagination.
Next we’ll take a short ride to the nearby Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Nearly every WW2 aircraft used during the Pacific war are housed here. Learn about American fighter and bomber aircraft and the roles they played in important battles. Explore the exhibits including “Mig Alley” where fighter jets from the Korean and Vietnam wars are displayed. Jump in a flight simulator for a dog fight with a Japanese Zero and have a bite to eat at Laniakea Cafe.
We’ll end the day with relaxed van tour of historic Honolulu and Waikiki sites on our way back to the airport. See King Kamehameha’s Statue and Iolani Palace, both built in the 1880’s. You’ll arrive back at the airport around 5:30 PM for your return flight. After an adventurous 10 to 11 hour day immersed in the historic events of Pearl Harbor, you can relax back at your hotel or condo knowing you’ve experienced Hawaii’s top attraction in the best way possible!
Price & Availability
Adult – $449.99
Child 2-12 – $439.99
Available: Mondays, Wednesday and Friday
Time: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (approximate pick up and return. Actual times will be noted in your confirmation itinerary)
Due to the popularity of this tour we recommend that you book before arriving in the islands.Some federal holidays have limited access to sites within Pearl Harbor. The tour is not available on December 7th of each year.
Sample Itinerary
7:30 AM – Pick up at Honolulu International Airport
8:00 AM – Arrive at Pearl Harbor, World War 2 Valor In The Pacific National Monument
9:00 AM – View documentary film about the day of the attack
9:30 AM – Board Navy boat fortranport to the USS Arizona Memorial
10:15 AM – Visit museums and exhibits of Pearl Harbor’s Visitor Center
11:15 AM – board the USS Bowfin Submarine and visit the museum
12:15 AM – Take a shuttle and cross the bridge onto Ford Island
1:30 AM – Arrive at the USS Missouri Battleship. Tour above and below decks.
2:00 PM – Depart to Pearl Harbor Aviation for a no-host lunch at the Laniakea Cafe
2:45 – PM Explore the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
3:45 – PM Board shuttle to leave Ford Island
4:15 – PM Depart to Honolulu Historic Sites which are viewed from the tour vehicle including, Iolani Palace, King Kamehameha Statue, Kawahawoi Church, Historic Downtown, Waikiki, Chinatown and more
5:30 – PM Return to the airport
Attire
Please dress appropriately as this is a solemn and sacred area to many people. Swimwear will not be allowed. No bags are allowed into the monument and can be checked for $5 / item at the gate. Shirts and footwear are required.
Cancellation Policy
Tours that include flights will have a 50% cancellation fee and/or $100 change fee beginning 48 hours after booking is made.
Meals
Lunch is not included in this tour but there are a variety of options for food and drink throughout the day. Please be sure to bring water. There are free water refill locations. Locations to sit down and eat are at the Bowfin Museum at the visitor center, the Missouri Battleship and the Laniakea Cafe at the Aviation Museum.
Special Instructions
Pick up time and location at the airport will be printed on your confirmation letter
No bags of any type allowed at Pearl Harbor. Bags must be checked at the entrance for $5.00 per bag.
Government issued ID required for entrance to Ford Island Naval Base.
Bring sunscreen, hat and sunglasses
Bring bottled water (refills available)
Wear comfortable shoes
Bring your camera but no lens longer than 6 inches allowed
Shirts required.
Please dress appropriately for the Arizona memorial as it is solemn and sacred place to many
No swimwear allowed on the USS Arizona Memorial
Tour not available on December 7th, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
