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)

Leeya_uk

Jan 2018

What can I say.. We booked this based on the reviews on TripAdvisor and everything was true. We booked a half day tour with Matt and we were not disappointed. There is 4 people in a jeep and as there were 3 of us, me and my parents, it was like a private tour. Matt loves the island so much and to see it through his eyes was great. It rained off and on during the day, but this did not dampen the mood at all. We had an awesome time and the half day was great for us as we got to relax in the morning before getting picked up from our hotel. Matt is great and was well prepared with water, snacks, windbreakers and sun hats. If you need the bathroom or are hungry, Matt knows all the stops so just let him know. I can’t say enough about how much we enjoyed the tour and to go via the Jeep was just so cool and much better than being stuck on a bus with loads of people. I would forget all the other tours and sign up for this at the beginning of your stay, so you get the lay of the land. Thanks to Matt for making our trip even better. We ended up visiting some of the places we saw on our tour the next day and Matt was happy to answer any of our questions regarding the island.

466holidayprincess

Jan 2018

We spent the day touring the North Shore with Matt, our amazing tour guide. We saw a number of sights including Diamond Head, Dole Pineapple Plantation, Pipe Line and Giovanni’s shrimp truck just to name a few. We are so pleased we did this Jeep tour so we got to see more than just the sights of Waikiki. We also got to stop at a Leonard’s Bakery truck which was amazing. We all had such a good day and it was definitely a highlight of our stay on Oahu. We highly recommend this as an awesome day out.