Twenty hand-picked guides to luaus, snorkel tours, helicopter flights, family activities, romantic outings, and locations across the four islands. Browse to compare. Take the quiz to skip the work.
Oahu does luau bigger than any other island. The Polynesian Cultural Center is technically a 42-acre cultural village that ends with the din...
Read this guide →Maui has more strong luau options than any other island, but they go in very different directions. Old Lahaina Luau is the one locals send t...
Read this guide →The Big Island has fewer luaus than Maui or Oahu, but the two worth booking are very good. The Hawaiiloa Luau at the Fairmont Orchid on the...
Read this guide →Kauai's luau scene is smaller than Maui's and quieter than Oahu's, which is on-brand for the island. Smith Family Garden Luau has been run b...
Read this guide →If you're going to do one snorkel tour in Maui, it's Molokini. The crescent-shaped crater sits about three miles off the south coast and has...
Read this guide →Oahu's best snorkel is on the west side, not Waikiki. Wild Side Specialty Tours runs out of Waianae with small groups (six to eight people,...
Read this guide →Kauai is the helicopter island. Most of its interior, including Wai'ale'ale (one of the wettest places on earth) and large stretches of the...
Read this guide →Oahu has three meaningfully different sunset cruise options, and the right one depends on where you're staying. Maita'i is the only catamara...
Read this guide →Waianae is the harbor town on Oahu's west coast where the real dolphin tours leave from. The Waianae coast has resident pods of Hawaiian spi...
Read this guide →Ko Olina is where most visitors stay on the west side of Oahu, and dolphin sightings are reliable because Hawaiian spinner pods pass right t...
Read this guide →The most over-recommended Oahu activity for families is the Polynesian Cultural Center, and it actually earns it. Six island villages plus t...
Read this guide →Maui with kids tends to overweight the water activities, which is the right call. Molokini snorkel is the obvious one. The boat ride out is...
Read this guide →Older kids do better than younger ones on the Big Island, because the headline activities are bigger experiences. The manta ray night snorke...
Read this guide →Ko Olina was designed with families in mind. The four protected lagoons are calm enough for toddlers and sheltered enough that confident swi...
Read this guide →Maui is built for couples and a few experiences earn it. The Haleakala sunrise tour is the most-recommended thing to do on the island for a...
Read this guide →Oahu's romantic itinerary tends to follow the sunsets, which means heading west once the sun starts dropping. Maita'i Catamaran sails right...
Read this guide →The Big Island has more genuine adventure than any other Hawaiian island, mostly because it's still actively forming. The manta ray night sn...
Read this guide →Volcanoes National Park is the single best reason to visit the Big Island. Kilauea has been intermittently erupting for years, the landscape...
Read this guide →Pearl Harbor is the most-visited site in Hawaii and one of the few places where booking through a tour operator is meaningfully better than...
Read this guide →Ko Olina sits on the dry, sunny west side of Oahu, about an hour from Waikiki and 25 minutes past the airport. It was built as a resort encl...
Read this guide →Waikiki has an enormous concentration of activities you can reach without a car. Maita'i Catamaran is the only sail that boards directly fro...
Read this guide →Wailea is the upscale resort zone on Maui's south shore. The Grand Wailea Luau is the obvious local pick: USA Today's #1 luau in Hawaii in 2...
Read this guide →Kailua-Kona is the cruise port town on the Big Island's west side and the launching point for most of the island's signature activities. The...
Read this guide →Aulani sits on the south side of Ko Olina's first lagoon, and most of what's worth doing here is within walking distance or a free shuttle r...
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