Hawaii Two Islands
Discover Honolulu and Maui
8 Days | Year Round
Starting At $Flexible Pricing
A quality experience, this tour combines extensive sightseeing on Oahu (You will leave this Island feeling that you understand it), with Magnificent Maui. In Hawaiian folklore, this Island’s Haleakala crater was home to the grandmother of demigod Maui, legend says that she helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day.
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Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrive Honolulu
On arrival in Honolulu you will be met at baggage claim with a Traditional Flower Lei Greeting then escorted to your waiting motorcoach where porters will take care of getting your luggage from the carousel to the bus. On arrival at the hotel you will be greeted by your Local Escort. Bellmen will deliver your luggage and you will be escorted to your hospitality desk for check-in. The balance of this day is free to rest from the flight or take a walk on the beach.
Day 2 – Honolulu – Pearl Harbor and City Sightseeing
After a Full American Breakfast. You will be met by a private coach for a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial. You’ll learn one of our country’s most valuable history lessons: how men and women gave their lives on that “Day of Infamy,” December 7, 1941. It was the attack at Pearl Harbor that brought America into WWII, and it was on the Battleship USS Missouri (also included in your tour) on Sept 2, 1945 that Gen Douglas MacArthur received the Japanese Surrender that ended the war. This experience will make you proud and thankful for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Your narrated driving tour of Honolulu also winds through the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Washington Place (The Governor’s Mansion), the State Capitol Building, Chinatown, past the Iolani Palace and the King Kamehamaha Statue.
Returning to your hotel this afternoon, you’ll have a free time to explore the shops on Kalakaua Avenue or take a leisurely stroll on the world’s most famous beach, Waikiki.
Dinner tonight is Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. Fresh dishes focusing on locally grown produce, fresh island pork, beef and cheeses which are then creatively melded together with delectable sauces to create extraordinary treats. (B,D)
Day 3 – Honolulu Free Day
Rise and Shine, it’s Hawaiian time! After breakfast you enjoy the opportunity to hang loose Hawaiian style. Optional activities like a Barefoot Catamaran Sail or a visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center will be available for purchase or you can sit back, relax, and simply enjoy your day in paradise. (B)
Day 4 – Honolulu – Grand Circle Island Tour
This breathtakingly beautiful 120-mile trip around the island of Oahu visits Hawaii’s most famous landmark Diamondhead, Hanauma Bay, Halona Blowhole, Pali Lookout the Dole Pineapple Plantation, the big wave surf beaches of the North Shore and the un-paralleled South Pacific vistas on the Eastern Side of the island.
Your Local Escort has extensive knowledge of the islands and will be available to assist you in finding your own unique dining experience. (B)
Day 5: Maui – Transfer – Free Day
This morning you transfer to the airport for a short flight to beautiful Maui for a three night stay. Maui is the 2nd Largest of the Hawaiian Islands and locals say “Maui no ka oi” — it’s the best, the most, the top of the heap. It has a surplus of natural splendor with miles of perfect beaches, lush green valleys, volcanic landscapes, plus fascinating history in the whaling town of Lahaina. It’s beauty, rich culture and warm hospitality have helped to make it Hawaii’s second most popular island.
Today is free time to enjoy optional tours, shopping in Lahaina or sunning on a beach. (B)
Day 6: Kahului, Maui – Haleakala House of the Sun Tour
This morning, you have a private tour titled,”Haleakala The House of the Sun.” You travel past sugar-cane fields, through Hawaiian cowboy country (Paniolo), up beyond the protea farms of Kula, then above the tree line to where cacti and rare Hawaiian silver swords grow and finally to very crest of Haleakala at over 10,000 feet. In Hawaiian folklore the crater at the summit of Haleakalā was home to the grandmother of the demigod Maui, legend has it that she helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day. It is a view to behold. (B)
Day 7 – Maui – Free Day – Luau Evening
This is your last day to Hang Loose in Hawaii. So relax and enjoy the tropical vistas and don’t forget to enjoy an ice cold Mai Tai.
This evening your farewell dinner is an authentic Hawaiian Luau. A grand celebration of food, entertainment and Polynesian culture at sunset. Hawaiian luau tradition begins with a kalua pig cooked in an imu (earth oven), with haupia (coconut pudding) and poi (Hawaiian taro starch). Then under the stars you have witness a live music performance performance of the hula – it can tell stories of Kauai, or showcase dances from across Polynesia, like the frenetic Tahitian dance or the thrilling Samoan fire-knife dance. (B,D)
Day 8 – Departure Day
Your trip ends. Bid Aloha and Mahalo to the Islands; transfer to the airport and begin a safe journey home. (B)