Secret Oahu North Shore Tour With A Local Guide

Overview

If you’re looking to explore the North Shore of Oahu this is the perfect tour adventure. The attractions along the way are spectacular, but what’s special about the tour is the journey, which takes guests from Downtown Honolulu clear out to the North Shore along the amazingly beautiful Windward Coast. You’re sure to fill up your camera/phone’s memory with countless breathtaking views along the way.

City: Honolulu

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $149.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $149.00

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What's Included

Soda/Pop

Local guide

Bottled water

Snacks

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Haleiwa Beach Park

A nice, safe place to picnic, play, wade and watch the bigger waves across the channel at Ali’i Beach Park. The beach is long, safe and sandy. The name means “home of the frigate bird.”

Pua`ena Point Beach Park

A good place for beginners, where several surf schools sometimes take their classes. Usually smaller than elsewhere on the North Shore, the waves gently roll into the large southern end of Waialua Bay.

Laniakea Beach

A favorite stopping place for tourists, this beach isn’t particularly good for swimming because of its rocky bottom and strong currents, even on calmer days. But it does have a long, beautiful right-side break when there’s a big swell. It used to be less crowded than other spots, but these days there’s almost always a line of cars looking for roadside parking and dozens of people dashing across the adjacent highway, often to glimpse the turtles that lounge there.

Waimea Bay

The biggest, most historic, most famous of all the North Shore breaks, Waimea sometimes has rideable waves when all the other spots are closed out. Waves can reach 25 to 30 feet offshore and even the shorebreak can be a powerful, awe-inspiring site. Stay well clear of the water and enjoy the spectacle. When the big waves are here, though, so are the crowds. Be prepared to walk a mile or more from your parking space to a prime viewing site.

Pupukea Beach Park

Narrow and long, Pupukea is a popular place to stop on an around the island watch the big waves crash on the rocks. With few rideable waves, the site is known for it’s sublime sounds and sights. With a Foodland and Starbucks right across the street, it’s a good place to stock up on picnic supplies and safely dine in a place where you can feel the ocean’s spray on your face. In calmer weather, there are three swimming sites: Three tables, Kapoʻo and Shark’s Cove.

Ehukai Beach Park

When the conditions are right, this two-mile stretch of beach (the longest continuous stretch of wide beach on Oahu) features some of best surf-watching opportunities in the world: long, clean barrels so close to shore that you can feel the ground shake when the waves break on the shallow reef. The park, located across from Sunset Beach Elementary School, on the southern end of this beach stretch offers the only off-road parking and rest rooms in this area. To find the best viewing site at Pipeline, look for the public access lane about 100 yards north of the park.

Sunset Beach

The most famous of the North Shore beaches, “sunset has some of the most spectacular winter surf found anywhere on Oahu,” with steep and shift outside peaks reaching heights of 15 to 20 feet, according to John Clark, author of “Beaches of Oahu.” Bring your sunscreen, a bottle of water and your binoculars — the best breaks are well off-shore — and settle down for a couple of hours. You’re time will always be well spent.

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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 (17)

johnkC4870GJ

Dec 2019

All I can say is "AWESOME". Beautiful scenery, relaxed and flexible itinerary, an our guide, Travis, was the BEST....Friendly and super knowledgeable! Thanks, Travis!!!

Jeffswyf05

Nov 2019

This tour was amazing! Our guide, Travis, was very knowledgeable about the island, culture, and history of Oahu. He took us to some beaches on the North Shore and there were awesome waves that day. He told us all about surfing and answered all our questions. He took us anywhere we wanted, and he took us to some less touristy places. I highly recommend Travis if you want to go around Oahu.🤙🏻

angelaabrennann

Oct 2019

We were picked up outside our hotel by Matt for our Oahu full circle island jeep tour. To our surprise it was a private tour. Matt was extremely welcoming, friendly and had a wealth of knowledge to share with us for the day. Matt was very flexible and we were able to choose the locations which we were most interested in stopping at, where Matt also gave us plenty of time to explore and take plenty of photos (and even a little time for a quick shop). During the day he would also point out points of interest with background knowledge which was very interesting to learn. Matt also took plenty of photos along the way and easily sent to them to us which was perfect. He went above and beyond to make sure we saw the best of Oahu and would highly highly recommend Matt to anybody wanting to explore and learn about Oahu. Thanks again Matt loved every minute!