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“ Nettie had the heater on when we got back on the bus and we got to enjoy coffee/tea/hot cocoa and pastries. ” in 6 reviews

“ We went on the road to Hana and the sunrise tour to Haleakala and were incredibly pleased with both treks. ” in 6 reviews

“ We took the "the Grand Circle Island Tour with Kualoa Ranch & Dole Pineapple Plantation" tour. ” in 10 reviews

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2965 N Nimitz Hwy

Honolulu, HI 96819

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Polynesian Adventure is passionate about being the paramount tour and transportation services provider throughout the State of Hawaii. The Polynesian Adventure 'ohana spreads aloha by connecting their guests to Hawaii's people, culture and 'aina (land) through the best charter and tour experiences on the islands. Polynesian Adventure's experienced charter department caters to groups of all sizes and specializes in custom experiences to must-see sites and locations off the beaten path. Their charter services include airport transfers, baggage services, greeting services and regularly scheduled sightseeing tours. In addition, Polynesian Adventure operates popular shore excursions for nearly all major cruise lines calling on all Hawaiian Islands. Polynesian Adventure is an authorized concessioner at Haleakalā National Park on Maui and presents three tours showcasing majestic Haleakalā - at sunrise, sunset and a daytime combo tour that includes a visit to verdant Iao Valley. Polynesian Adventure also operates neighbor island day trips for visitors who seek to double their Hawaii vacation in just a day. …

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Aloha! Please give us a call at 1-800-622-3011 and we'll be happy to answer your questions. We have multiple tours on four different islands. Mahalo!

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Hawaii Island Volcano Adventure Tour (from Hilo) The entire place is a delight to the senses - and Dexter, the world's greatest tour guide, gives you the best day ever! The day I spent touring the area in and around Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park was probably the greatest guided tour experience of my life! Of course, the beauty, majesty, and power of this unique place creates one of the most amazing natural galleries of art and science on earth. But what made my full day of adventure truly exceptional was having Dexter for our bus driver and tour guide. He put his whole heart into giving us the most personal and delightful experience we could possibly have - for a full 9 hours! His knowledge and passion for the land, history, ecology, wildlife, and people of the Big Island of Hawai'i radiated through his ability to identify and describe myriad points of interest in a manner that was clear, steady, engaging, informative, fun, and personal without ever becoming overbearing, monotonous, or canned. He answered questions with gentle unassuming honesty, shared personal perspectives without being intrusive, and made me feel as if he was personally offering me the very best experience of Hawai'i - as if I was an old friend and he was catching me up on all I need to know and love about this Pacific island hotspot. Thank you for masterfully and hospitably wrapping a week's worth of adventure, wonder, learning, and laughter into one of the best days I've experienced in all my fifty years on this planet! Mahalo and Aloha, Dexter - you're the best!!!

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We booked the Oahu to Hilo Helicopter and Volcano tour and had several major issues. We booked about a week or two in advance, and honestly for almost $4,000 for the trip I expected more. I had to call the day prior to the flight to get my flight information. They had not sent the confirmation email until I emailed them. Then when we went to the airport and we're already at the TSA check, we found out that they made a mistake in the last name of my adult daughter. My email confirmation has her name correct but the Hawaiian airlines ticket was not correct. We had to go back to the Hawaiian airlines ticket counter to fix it as it was 5 am and the call center at Polynesian adventures was not open until 8 am. It's unacceptable to make mistakes like that as airlines often charge a name change fee or require patrons to buy a whole new ticket when names do not match. Once we arrived finding the tour bus was easy and the tour guide was nice. I explained the situation and he told me that someone would call me. They never did. We had 2 sightseeing stops and no one contacted me. He had me call the 800# and explained the issue. The customer service desk said they would try to fix it and would calm me back. They called back to say they couldn't help me. This resulted in us having to go get the issue fixed again upon arrival at Hilo for our return trip. The guided tour and bus was good. It was informative and the sight were acceptable. The helicopter tour was the best part of the day. The Blue Helicopter tour folks were great. I would never do business with Polynesian Adventures. They made mistakes, couldn't fix them and then made it our problem to spend time to get it fixed. For $4K, it is not worth it. Find another tour company.

Mo is awesome! The all day island tour with Mo was outstanding. I learned so much. She was very helpful and kind. Our tour with Vickie was great also. With Vicky we did the Pearl Harbor tour. I would recommend both tours with anyone. For lunch we had turkey sandwiches, a chocolate chip cookie and plain chips with water available. Our vacation was memorable with these ladies. Mahalo!

This was pointless. I'm a local and I was entertaining a visitor to Hawaii who wanted to see Pearl Harbor. If we went to Pearl Harbor by ourselves, it may be hit-or-miss if we can get tickets because there would be so many visitors. My visitor is a VIP so I needed to be sure that everything would run smoothly and we'd be sure to get onto the memorial. Tour companies procure tickets early and then provide them to their paying customers (at a price, of course). Even though it cost me $200 plus fees per ticket with this company -- while going by ourselves to Pearl Harbor would have cost much less -- I just went with this tour company so I could at least be sure to get a ticket. The sticker price for the tour is $204, I bought two tickets, plus tax it should have been $425. For some reason they charged me $451. However, when we got there, the tour company accidentally gave us tickets for the wrong day. They were expired tickets. We couldn't use them. We had to stand in the stand by line for an hour to get in. I bought these tickets to avoid having to do that! We could have and should have just driven to Pearl Harbor and taken the regular tour like everybody else. It would have been cheaper and we would have arrived earlier so there wouldn't have been such a long wait. This company is an unnecessary and ridiculously expensive middle man. Its only value is that it supposedly makes getting in at a specified time a sure thing -- but even that didn't happen for us.

We did a day trip to Hilo from Oahu and everything was smooth sailing from start to finish. Communication was spot on from Polynesian Adventure having received emails, text messages and a personal phone call a day (or 2 I can't remember) prior to my booking. Due to that I felt very comfortable/confident and assured with my booking. As for the experience itself I felt that I lucked out in regards to my tour guides: Ethan from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters was superb-he was beyond entertaining, super funny/witty and very knowledgable about the terrain we flew over; Dexter was our land tour guide and driver. He is Hilo born and raised so I could tell that he was very proud and passionate in sharing his home with us. He took us on extra stops that weren't listed on the website's itinerary which made the trip feel even more personalized and unique. These extra stops were some of the parks close to the black sand beach and a tiny town called Honomu. Although the helicopter tour was rad, we didn't get to go over the Kilauea crater due to current weather conditions. I am just thrilled we got to fly as I know there are possibilities of not flying at all because of weather hazards. Unfortunately we also missed the eruption too by 1.5 days! UGH! But overall it was still a memorable and enjoyable experience. My favorite was Akaka Falls-the lush landscape totally made you feel like you're in another world. I HIGHLY recommend this tour if you're looking for a quick getaway or something additional to your Oahu vacation. For reference we did our excursion on 06.21.23. Looking at a previous recent review its unfortunate that that mistake happened to them however my experience with PA everything went exceptionally well.

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We had 3 tours on 3 islands with this company- all tours were excellent. Princess seems to contract with them, and I am so glad I had the chance to go on their tours. First, at Kona, we did a coffee store, the Place of Refuge and we would have done the painted church- but it was closed. Not the tour's fault it was closed, and we really loved the Place of Refuge- which is both beautiful and interesting. There is a lot to learn there. I feel very lucky to have visited. Second, the Pali lookout and Blowhole tour. A rather inexpensive tour, but the guide was lovely and the Pali lookout is quite amazing. Breathtaking. Our tour guide was a wealth if information. I learned so much. Her name means the little flower that grows in volcano. She described it as a little round flower. Third, the Road to Hana. Our guide's name (I hope I spell it right) was Kale- prounounced Kah Lei. He had the most beautiful tattoos on this arms and was much younger than most of our guides. He had so much information! I'd read several books on Hawaii (including Sarah Vowell's book- Unfamiliar Fishes- which attempts to deal with the colonization of Hawaii.) Even with a great deal of background I still learned a great deal from my guide and I was interested in learning. Keep in mind the drive is VERY long. The bathrooms may be "rough"- it's not the guide's fault, you get what you get since the Road to Hana is very rustic. You won't stop a lot- you can't- not and make it back!! We lined up on ship at 6:45 am for the tour and were back to the ship by 4:30. We drove all the way to Hana and ate boxed lunches at the black sand beach (really beautiful). Along the way we saw many changes in the ecology as there are many microclimate shifts along the way. Wonderful plant life- and many beautiful views. The road is scary- in many places it is one lane. Locals know how to drive it, but tourists do not. And I looked up the accident rate there AFTER my tour. Lots of accidents on this road- no surprise there. But it's a unique experience and I would not have missed it for anything. Also, we saw whales as we left Lahaina- which was very special! Polynesian tours certainly provides a good education to people who take their tours. I felt all my guides were able to educate me in their different ways about the islands I visited. I'm very grateful for the experiences.

We did an island tour with Polynesian Adventure Tours since we decided not to rent a car on this trip. We are so glad we decided to do this as our experience with our tour guide Kimo was wonderful! He was extremely engaging the entire time, gave us great information, and hilarious on our drive. He did such a great job providing us with tons of information and history during our site visits and also while he drove. Our tour: Waimea Valley - Waimea Falls Brodie-in Temple & Garden Dole Plantation Halona blowhole Nu'uanu Pali state park Thank you for the great experience! Highly recommend!

it might be a very good place for those who do not have accessibility needs. Our tour was in a large bus, and the windows were completely rained in and fogged up to where all eight of us in our party could not see anything until we stopped. Anybody who has trouble climbing very steep stairs will have a very hard time on thistour. The boat was closed due to the rains so our tour was very limited and not worth the money.

We took several trips with Poly Ad while we were visiting. We took the Overview of Oahu. Wally and Albert got us around and everything was great. We stopped at Coral Kingdom for Huli Huli chicken. Everything was great and tasted awesome! Great trip!

this tour was very disappointing. the driver added a stop at a macadamia farm then just decided to skip the historic Haleiwa town stop. we expected to have lunch in the town, while enjoying the north shore atmosphere. instead, we had to wait until after 3PM to eat at the dole plantation. the driver did not stop at hanauma bay at all. the blowhole stop was fine. there was not enough time at Waimea falls to swim. and in my opinion the driver absolutely wasted our day at the Hawaiian treasure store, the macadamia farm store and the dole plantation store. we drove past the ranch, but did not enter. this tour was the WORST I've experiencEd. beware.

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We had a small group so everyone was able to be seated on the upper deck. The tour guide took us through downtown Honolulu and giving the background on various historic buildings and places. We then went to Pearl Harbor and were conducted into the site and given directions as to the museum and attractions, as well as shopping and food court, and then we received our tickets for the USS Arizona memorial. Everything went smoothly and there was no concern as to getting lost or missing the bus back to Waikiki.

Did the 3 day pre-cruise excursion for Pride of America. Garfield (GAR) was our guide/driver for the full three days. Great guy - very knowledgeable, quite the story teller, shameless name dropper! Quite fun. Went to Pearl Harbor, Missouri, Polynesian Cultural Center and Kualoa Ranch. Bus was kept quite clean. TIming of excursions was early but appropriate.

Our driver Hugh was fantastic and his passion for the island was evident in his enthusiasm. Having lived in Hilo for most of his life, Hugh was able to answer all our questions about the island and share many interesting facts. One of the highlights was the stunning Rainbow Falls, which was flowing heavily due to the rain from the past week. The Halema'uma'u Crater and the Thurston Lava Tube were also fantastic. We were very lucky to only get a very brief rain shower, and the rest of the day was clear and sunny. The day was very busy but we saw so many sites on the island that it was worth the early morning flight from Oahu.

This was a lot of fun! "Bruddah Nui" was our guide for our smaller group of 17. He arrived a few minutes early and we started picking up the other guests at their various hotels. He kept us interested with his quick wit and humor. He gave us the normal tour guide info as well as the actual history of the points of interest. He kept the group moving appropriately and made the entire day fun. The canyon was amazing. We had ample time to take it in and get all the pictures we wanted. The tour ended with the boat ride up the river to the grotto. Although the grotto itself is closed to entry, it was beautiful from the outside. The entertainment was fun.

We decided to use this company to see the sunrise on Mt. Haleakala. We were picked up at 3 AM by Nettie at our hotel and quickly learned that she would not be our guide but was only transporting us to meet another group. Glenn would be our tour guide. Big disappointment as Nettie is well known as a local guide with a lot of historical knowledge on the mountain. Glenn is a transplant who has lived on the island for many years. We learned all about his personal life (and his wife) but heard very little about the history and culture of Hawaii as we had expected. Secondarily, it was a rainy and windy morning at the top of the mountain and there was no sunrise (and no refund). So we had to endure Glenn's lame jokes and banal banter for nothing. If you use this company and cannot be booked with Nettie, stay home.

Aloha Bonnie, We appreciate that you took the time to post a review but regret that you were not satisfied with your Driver Guide. Our drivers are known for their professionalism and receive ongoing training to present narration that enhances the tour experience. Mahalo for choosing Polynesian Adventure Tours and we hope to welcome you back on another tour.

Booked the Pearl harbor and circle Island tour (Oahu). We waited patiently at the pick up site as the instructions said they could be up to 10 minutes late. I eventually flagged down another Gray line coach who phoned the office only to be told the tour was cancelled and to contact them. Upon arriving back at our hotel for wifi we had not received any cancellation email. When phoning the office the lady was rather unapologetic, said they had tried to phone the hotel (but didn't think to email which for most people is more accessible when on holidays??) and the reason for cancellation was underbooking. Surely underbooking could have been realised in time to at least send an email to inform us or offer another option. We were offered rebooking when i phoned. Poor service on an otherwise amazing holiday and we were still able to visit Pearl harbor ourselves. I should also mention that we used gray line transport for other activities in Oahu without any problem.

Aloha, Mahalo for posting a review of your tour experience. We certainly understand the disappointment you experienced. The tour you were scheduled on was cancelled because ridership was unusually and unexpectedly low. In the event you return to Hawaii, we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back.

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According to the Thames Valley Police , a 5-month-old boy was seriously injured at the Legoland Windsor Resort on May 2 in what they are calling a neglect incident.

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