The Day at Pearl Harbor Tour includes stops at the USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Bowfin Submarine, the USS Missouri Battleship and the Pacific Aviation Museum. You'll ride on a naval boat to the beautiful USS Arizona Memorial, the most visited attraction in Oahu, which stands above its sunken namesake battleship that was lost in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Experience a guided tour of the decks of the "Mighty Mo," the impressive USS Missouri Battleship, located at Ford Island, where the Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was signed on September 2, 1945. The guided tour also includes the Pacific Aviation Museum and its 42,000-square-foot Hangar 37, a former seaplane hangar that survived the December 7, 1941, attack, and an extensive tour of historic Honolulu. The tour departs from Maui at approximately 5:15 a.m. and returns at approximately 8:30 p.m. As of November 2010, the tour is priced at $299.99 per person.
Featured stops on the Oahu Circle Island Tour with Pearl Harbor include Pearl Harbor, Oahu's North and South shores, the Dole Pineapple Plantation and some of Oahu's finest surfing beaches. The guided tour begins with a plane trip out of Maui at 5:30 a.m. followed by a half-day trip to Pearl Harbor to see the USS Arizona Memorial and the U.S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters. The tour then continues aboard an air-conditioned coach to the breathtaking Pacific Ocean beaches and North Shore attractions, including Banzai Pipeline, Waimea Bay and the Dole Pineapple Plantation, where you can purchase souvenirs. En route, the tour takes you by such sights as Laie Point, Pali Lookout and glorious Hanauma Bay on the island's South Shore. The tour returns to Maui at approximately 5:30 p.m. The November 2010 price for the tour is $279.99 per person.
When your plane touches down on Oahu, you are whisked to Pearl Harbor aboard an air-conditioned bus. After discovering the artifacts at the Visitor's Center, you'll pay homage to fallen soldiers at the USS Arizona Memorial. Next, a short bus drive takes you to Ford Island, the location of the USS Missouri Battleship. After Pearl Harbor, explore the historic district of downtown Honolulu; you'll visit the only palace in the United States, the Iolani Palace, Kawaiahao Church, a church built entirely of coral and the Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific. Time permitting, the tour will also stop at Waikiki Beach. As of November 2010, the tour is priced at $279.99.
