Complete Island Tour & Sunrise Photo Experience

Overview

The “BEST” tour of Hawaii is our Photo Hawaii Circle Island Tour. This opportunity is the best way to experience Hawaii no matter what your skill in photography is. Now is your opportunity. Are you going to let it pass you by, or are your going to seize the moment and never look back?

You will photograph and experience ancient natural sites, revered landscapes, Hawaiian wildlife, a peaceful Buddhist temple, all with a savvy professional photographer. The time will pass by as you have so much fun on this highly rated tour!

From an inspiring sunrise on the Eastside of Oahu to the iconic North Shore, our Circle Island Sunrise tour brings you up close and personal to locations like Makapu’u Beach Lookout, Waimanalo Bay, extinct volcanoes, century-old marketplaces, lush forests, and hidden nature spots. One of your last stops will be searching for turtles or daredevils at the pulse-pounding Banzai Pipeline.

City: Honolulu

Mon 24 Feb

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Starting at $160.00

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Mon 24 Feb

Starting at $160.00

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Free Photos From Guide

Professional photographer guide

Free Tripod rental

Live commentary on board

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Dress code is tropical
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

What To Expect

Halona Blowhole

Watch the Sunrise from Sandy Beach. A great vantage point for the Halona Blow and the sun lighting up the morning sky.

Makapu'u Beach

Capture photo of this landscape on the high cliffs overlooking the bay. Ask your guide to point out turtles and whales when here.

Waimanalo Beach

Walk a deserted beach that will take your breath away. Lined with old Australian pines, you will ask to stay here all day. *weekdays only

Koolaus Mountains

Photograph majestic mountains not seen by many travelers. We found a great spot to stand in awe while viewing the cliffs of the Ko'olaus.

Kalapawai Historic Market

Sit down and enjoy a local spot for coffee and the best breakfast burrito in town at this 85-year-old market.

Byodo-In Temple

A wonderful place that you should not miss while on Oahu. Built to commemorate the first Japanese immigrates to Hawaii, you will be able to photograph this template with its amazing backdrop.

Kualoa Regional Park

Check out Chinamans Hat. This island has been used in countless films. Ask your guide to snap a photo of you wearing the hat. It's hilarious!

Kahuku Farms

Grab a locally grown snack. Pineapples, Mango, Coconut and of course the Banana Lupia are must try at this side road stop on the North Shore.

Kawela Bay

A secret bay with the largest Banyan tree on Oahu. Play Tarzan on the vines of this magnificent tree.

Banzai Pipeline

Watch the most dangerous wave in the world and photograph the surfers risking their lives trying to tame this beast.

Shark's Cove

A great part of the landscape, sharks cove has many different faces. Depending on the time of year, you might capture massive waves crashing on its cliffs or you could see clear into the water and thing you could touch the reef below.

Laniakea Beach

Lets find some turtles!!! This is where we will have the greatest chance to find turtles.

Green World Coffee Farms

As we head back into town, we make a stop at the coffee plantation to taste the famous local coffee.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (94)

dlfrance

Apr 2018

I had a great day on this tour. You learn so much about photography and see so many amazing places. I will definitely tour with them again.

Response from Host

May 2018

Thank you for your review. Make sure to email us before you book again. We give all past customers discounts.

Philip Y

Mar 2018

My aims in doing this tour were to see some scenic places on Oahu and to get some good tips to photograph them. Both aims were achieved. Brian, our guide, was an experienced professional photographer and gave a lot of advice about how to get better photos. Brian also had a lot of local knowledge and took us to places that we probably wouldn't have known about had we driven around ourselves. The people on the tour were a mix of those with DSLR-style cameras and those with smartphones. Brian was able to give good advice to all of us on how to get better photos. The tour was enjoyable and I am very happy with the resulting photos from it. I would highly recommend this tour.

Amanda H

Feb 2018

We took 2 tours actually... the Friday night fireworks and circle island sunrise. We had Gaylen (sp?) and Brian, respectively, and they both did a phenomenal job. They gave me some great pointers for my DSLR, and my husband for his Samsung smartphone that he was using. We were lucky to see a monk seal and 3 turtles, so we hit the jackpot! For the experience that you get, I'm actually quite surprised that the tours weren't considerably more expensive. Because of that thought, we tipped the guys decently, $40 for half day, $60 for full day, for my husband and me. They work hard and are 'on' with island info the whole time. Take into account their vans, employee wages, insurance, gas, van wifi service, hotel pickup, etc, and I can't see how they're able to make these tour prices work, but it sure is a treat! Several other tourgoers that were on our trips, were taking several tours through this company also (one took 4!), so I'd encourage you to do more than one if you can fit it into your schedule! Only downside was that another of the tourgoers had a drone that he flew at each location.... that mosquito-like buzzing got really old by the end of the day! That was no fault of Oahu Photography Tours though, and Gaelan (sp?) did his best to move drone-man along when we were having to wait for him, in a kind way. Great drivers! It was nice to just be able to look at the scenery without having to drive or be the copilot. We saw their competitors, Blue Hawaii photo tours, at several of the same stops, but it was evident that our guides definitely had a step up on the competition with their customer service. I called to book since we were doing more than one tour and wanted to do the payment all at once....Katie-I think - the booking assistant wasn't particularly warm or outgoing, but I'm not even docking a star for that since I had such a great time with the guys who were actually doing the tour, and I didn't have to deal with Katie for an extended period. Easiest Oahu activity to recommend, for sure!