Dole Plantation: Dole Plantation’s "Pineapple Experience" is one of Hawaii's favorite visitor attractions offering a fun and educational experience for the entire family. Ride the Pineapple Express train offering a two-mile, 20-minute fully narrated tour. Take a walk through the beautiful Plantation Garden and learn of Hawaiian traditions and crafts. Explore our Pineapple maze - with 1.7 miles of paths - and get lost in paradise.
Paradise Cove Luau: Just 40 minutes from Waikiki, is the best Luau in Hawaii. You will get to experience the grassy cove and "heavenly" beach area where you will be welcomed with fresh Lei and a Mai Tia. The husking of coconuts, braiding of palm head beads and the great fire will leave you speechless.
Foster Botanical Garden: The Foster Botanical Garden is home to a variety of rare and beautiful plants collected from throughout the world's tropics over a period of 150 years, some of which are rare or endangered in their native habitat. It is known as the "living museum of tropical plants". Be sure not to miss such areas as; the Lyon Orchid Garden (a collection of Old and New World orchid species), the Prehistoric Glen (primitive plants from around the world), the Middle Terraces (palms, aroids, heliconia and ginger plants), and much, much more.
Society of Seven: Hopefully you're lucky enough to catch this show when they're not performing in Vegas. This talented and hilarious group will make for an unforgettable dinner. Comedy combined with impersonations, singing and dancing, it’s guaranteed to leave you in stitches. If for some crazy reason you don't enjoy the show, you will certainly enjoy the food.
The Don Ho Show: Experience for yourself, Don Ho’s legacy. Don Ho performed for over 40 years and was known as the "King of Hawaiian Entertainment". It was his heart’s desire that his showroom in Waikiki would continue to be a gathering place for visitors and island people to discover and share the spirit of aloha. If you're looking for the spirit of aloha, look no further than a fun and relaxing show performed by Don Ho’s family of island entertainers who know best how to celebrate his laid back island lifestyle through the sharing of cherished memories, song and dance. Be prepared with your dancing shoes as it’s not uncommon for audience members to be part of the show.
Polynesian Cultural Center: Touted as Hawaii's most popular paid attraction, the Polynesian Cultural Center features 42 acres of lush and tropical landscape with seven "mock villages" that represent Hawaiian, Samoan, Tangan, Fifian, Marquesan, Maori and Tahaitian cultures. It's an overall great way to spend a day for couples and families.
Kualoa Ranch: There are many ways to see and experience Hawaii, and the Kualoa Ranch lets you choose from a variety of fun and exciting activities... If you're a movie buff, you're sure to enjoy one of Kualoa's top selling activities, the Movie Sites & Ranch Tour. A one hour narrated tour across Kualoa and into gorgeous Ka'a'awa Valley to experience where many of Hollywood's biggest block buster movies and television shows were filmed. Check out the Jurassic Park site, find Godzilla's footprints, see the famous battlefield from the movie WindTalkers, listen as your guide tells you about Pearl Harbor, 50 First Dates, George of the Jungle, You Me and Dupree and of course the top rated television show Lost. Take an Ocean Voyage on a very comfortable catamaran to places like beautiful Kaneohe Bay, Mokolii Island and Hokule'a Beach. Embark on a Hawaiian Fishing and Garden Tour through fields of tropical flowers, fruit trees and gardens before finishing up at the one of the largest and most well preserved fishponds in Hawaii. If you want to learn about the history and legends of Kualoa, you will enjoy the Paliku Exploration. This easy hike will bring you to the top of a ridge that opens up to an unbelievable 360 degree view. Don't forget your camera! If you're looking for something more adventurous, you can choose to board a 6-wheel drive Swiss Pinzgauer for a back-country Jungle Expedition. Your guide will maneuver through isolated stream beds and navigate through rough terrain taking you to some of the most dramatic views you will ever see. If you prefer to be in control of your own transportation though Kualoa Ranch, drive your own ATV on an adventure tour that is sure to please. You'll be guided deep into the valleys of some of the most remote places on the island. These tours adventure out rain or shine and will be diggin' through dirt and across several streams! Or you can enjoy a Horseback Tour across Kualoa's 4000 acre cattle ranch. Throughout the tour you will see where famous movies were made, visit WWII bunkers, venture across pastures, through wooded trails all while taking in the spectacular views.