Best Oahu Activities
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We're looking into possibly these activities, depending on how quickly the time and the money goes:
* Helicopter tour
* Pearl Harbor tour
* Parasailing once
* Snorkling once
* Luau Dinner Show
* Swim with Dolphins maybe
* View from the top of the mountain (I forget its name at the moment)
Sorta touristy I suppose?
Do you know if it's cheaper to purchase tickets online, over the phone, or in person? Do you have specific sights you'd recommend doing and/or not doing?
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Those all sound like good options. If money is possibly an issue I would forgo the helicopter tour. In my opinion, that will cost the most money with the least payback. If you do the Pearl Harbor tour consider the submarine tour (USS Bowfin) and maybe the Mighty Mo right next door, they are inexpensive. The view from atop the mountain is Diamond head.
It sounds like you are pretty active -- you may want to consider surfing lessons anywhere or renting a kayak in the Kailua area. If you're only going to snorkel once, I wouldn't try it at Waikiki Beach -- there are not a lot of fish there. It's a sandy bottom and fish like rocks and reef. You may want to consider Hanauma Bay. It's very touristy and very crowded but it's that way for a reason. If you do swimming with the Dolphins at the hotel or at Sea world, be aware you will not actually be swimming with them. You will get in the water and get to touch them and feed them fish and may be, if they're in the mood, get pulled along by one. It's still pretty fantastic to get to touch a dolphin but it's not really swimming with them. For a more wild encounter check out these people. http://www.sailhawaii.com/swim.html I haven't been, but I've heard good things.
As for what it's cheaper -- it really depends. Most activities will have an advertised price, and then they'll have coupons in coupon books (free at the airport and in stands on the street) or online or discounted early reservations for a set discount off of that. If you just call or show up you will pay full price. If you find a coupon or book online you'll get the set discount usually. So it's possibly cheaper to book online, but you may be able to get the same discounts in other ways. Expedia says they have discounts for booking, but in my experience it's may be a dollar off. Not usually worth it.
Categories: oahu, activity, hawaii, travel
We're looking into possibly these activities, depending on how quickly the time and the money goes:
* Helicopter tour
* Pearl Harbor tour
* Parasailing once
* Snorkling once
* Luau Dinner Show
* Swim with Dolphins maybe
* View from the top of the mountain (I forget its name at the moment)
Sorta touristy I suppose?
Do you know if it's cheaper to purchase tickets online, over the phone, or in person? Do you have specific sights you'd recommend doing and/or not doing?
answer
Those all sound like good options. If money is possibly an issue I would forgo the helicopter tour. In my opinion, that will cost the most money with the least payback. If you do the Pearl Harbor tour consider the submarine tour (USS Bowfin) and maybe the Mighty Mo right next door, they are inexpensive. The view from atop the mountain is Diamond head.
It sounds like you are pretty active -- you may want to consider surfing lessons anywhere or renting a kayak in the Kailua area. If you're only going to snorkel once, I wouldn't try it at Waikiki Beach -- there are not a lot of fish there. It's a sandy bottom and fish like rocks and reef. You may want to consider Hanauma Bay. It's very touristy and very crowded but it's that way for a reason. If you do swimming with the Dolphins at the hotel or at Sea world, be aware you will not actually be swimming with them. You will get in the water and get to touch them and feed them fish and may be, if they're in the mood, get pulled along by one. It's still pretty fantastic to get to touch a dolphin but it's not really swimming with them. For a more wild encounter check out these people. http://www.sailhawaii.com/swim.html I haven't been, but I've heard good things.
As for what it's cheaper -- it really depends. Most activities will have an advertised price, and then they'll have coupons in coupon books (free at the airport and in stands on the street) or online or discounted early reservations for a set discount off of that. If you just call or show up you will pay full price. If you find a coupon or book online you'll get the set discount usually. So it's possibly cheaper to book online, but you may be able to get the same discounts in other ways. Expedia says they have discounts for booking, but in my experience it's may be a dollar off. Not usually worth it.
Categories: oahu, activity, hawaii, travel
posted by Lisa at 12:56 PM
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