Good spot for learning horsemanship and horseback riding. Lots of animals for petting zoo. Can have…read moreparties here. Make reservations in advance for horseback riding and parties.

We recently had an event on Leeward CC campus, and we wanted a petting zoo for the students to…read moreenjoy. Our original choice bailed out on us and we invited Nalo Keiki Paniolo and they jumped to the call and accepted our invite on short notice. We were able to book their Small Kine Zoo. They showed up on time and the students had a wonderful time being able to engage with their animals. It was especially memorable for our keiki from our Children's Center who wait so patiently to be first to experience a live petting zoo and receive some awesome education. We received great feedback from students and faculty that had the chance to experience the live petting zoo for the first time on campus. We want to extend a warm thank you to the members of Nalo Keiki Paniolo for participating in our StressLess Day event!

If you are looking for a place that does horse therapy for your child with special needs, this is…read morethe place to go. It is run with volunteers which keeps the cost down. Patti is i charge of this place and she is so ice and welcoming. We got to observe a young girl having her therapy and the volunteers and workers are so friendly and patient. I will do a follow-up review after we do a lesson or two.

Took my 2 year old here on a play group field trip. It was amazing! They got the kids familiar with…read morethe horses and what it would be like to ride before the kids got on the horses. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. They work primarily with special needs children and have special equipment to help them ride. They also had the kids take the horses on an obstacle course and a few times around the arena. For every child rider they would have 3 adults to guide the horse and spot the child. I felt very safe letting my 2 year old ride. Plus all the staff are volunteers, they purely work there out of their love of horses and children!

Basically, if you are looking for a TRAIL ride this is a TRAIL ride. They took us on several…read moretrails around the grounds of the stables and it was PERFECT for my daughter's (age 9) first experience on a horse. We were lead around the area 3-4 times, got some "time" to hang out with our horses, and got some pictures. The horses were slow but very sweet. My daughter fell in love with "Misty" and she just enjoyed the ride. She keeps talking about going back to go horseback riding again. If you are looking for scenic, beach, or mountainous horseback riding, then this is not for you. It was perfect for us since we wanted my daughter's first ride to be mellow and just a good experience. The staff was friendly and seemed to know the horses very well. None of them yelled things out and they all were very patient with us. LOCATION ALERT, finding the place is not easy. DON'T use the maps by Yelp app! Find he kokohead botanical gardens and drive to the end. You will see the signs then. Don't stay on Kaelahou St. You will get lost like us. Lucky we were EXTRA early or we would have been late. Bring your own helmets or wear one that they offer. They require you to wear one. I wish my horse would have trotted or done something besides eat grass and walk slow but overall it was a pleasant experience for the family.

This review is for the riding lessons, which are EXCELLENT!…read more After far too many episodes of Horseland on Netflix, my horse-crazy 7 year old was obsessed with learning to ride. I looked into a few options and called around. Koko Crater was the first to return my call (almost immediately on a Saturday night) and the owner was friendly, organized and able to get us into a lesson the next day. Given the response and the distance, which was closer to our house than lessons in Waimanalo, we signed up (despite the fact they were more expensive). The instructor Pete is a gifted teacher. He's got an easygoing way about him that makes a ring full of young girls pay attention, despite each being at different ability levels. He knows his stuff, always has encouraging words and confident instruction, and is equally kind to people AND the animals. After only a couple lessons, my daughter was riding independently and gets better every week. And unlike all the other lessons I've put her in over the years, my daughter is as interested as ever and looks forward to coming each time. It's definitely the priciest activity we've ever done, but I couldn't imagine a better learning experience or opportunity. I highly recommend them!

Did a movie set tour with my wife while we were in Honolulu, and I honestly expected a simple tour…read morewith a few cool photo ops. I was completely wrong. The tour was incredible, the scenery was absolutely stunning, and Jeremy may be the best tour guide I've ever had. He was hilarious, informative, kept everyone engaged, and even went out of his way to take great photos of everyone throughout the tour. If you're doing this tour, ask for Jeremy. He's the man! Highly recommend.

Absolutely incredible! Stunning views, cool lookout points, great history and amazing tour guides!…read moreThe drive along UTV ride was easy to follow along and even more fun in the rain. Thank you to Raymond and Sheldon, they showed us a good time and gave us some laughs and delicious local recs. Ps Sheldon, here's my Instagram @lindseychurch_29

This is the most awesome and fun barn I've ever been to for riding. The people here are all great,…read morewarm and accepting, it really feels like a family. Angela Woods is an outstanding instructor who has done a fantastic job of teaching my child to ride well and safely for almost ten years.

I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by this establishment. I have been to a lot of riding…read morestables and ranches before, so I tend to be a little tough on my observations when I do visit one. However, this one exceeded my expectations. It was tidy and set-up nicely. It had one very large arena for lessons and jumping events, and another medium sized arena that was well kept. Judy Woods is the Trainer and Instructor that I spoke with and was able to observe a couple of her lessons, and was very happy to see the diversity of her horsemanship. It was enjoyable to see her students bond and work well with a lesson horse. Most of the horses are privately owed, but Ms. Woods herself has a few fine horses that she teaches lessons on. The stable itself was very clean and well kept. Most owners appeared responsible for making sure their horses were looked after and cared for by private hands. Even so, I would highly recommend this stable to anyone who is looking to board their horse, or to someone who is just looking to work on their horsemanship in any discipline: Western, English or Dressage.

Overall the skydiving activity was great! Guides are superb. Really recommend this if you're coming…read moreto Hawaii. The video on the other hand is really expensive and is only about 4 minuets long and won't contain most of the jump only the first 30 seconds and the landing part. (210$ is too much for this) The push from the front desk staff to tip after we paid over 700$ for the service was annoying also, they should pay the staff enough money for what they do so we won't need to tip them.

In search of adventure, I decided to skydive while on vacation on Oahu. I'm very happy that I did,…read moreand this is an amazing and responsible place to enjoy it to the fullest. You just can't top the views (equal only to paragliding in Switzerland, which I've done twice (Parajoy)). I highly recommend H Tours for adventure in Hawaii! Thanks for the amazing experience!!

I brought my niece here for a week, for a horsemanship camp. They offered summer camps that lasted…read moreabout 5 days From 8am to 2:30pm. The kids learned hose safety, horsemanship, hose anatomy, how to clean and take care of the hoses. The cleaned the hose stalls and took the hoses out for walks. The kids were put in group and each kid had there responsibilities for the day. They also did some crafts, They each made a safety bracelet and play with water on the last day. The kids got on the hoses each day but they only walk with the hoses. If you are looking for something else you need to take a private lessons. They had a drop off and leave policy. Witch I get. I ran dance schools. But I wish that they let the parents come and see or join in on one day, to see what they were learning. My niece looked like she enjoyed her camp when I picked her up. But you don't get much out of pre-teens. This camp is great if you need your kids to be busy for 6 hours, learn some of the basics about riding and taking care of horses.

We chose this place for summer camp because it promotes itself as specializing in riding…read moreinstruction for special needs individuals, and providing therapeutic riding to individuals of any ability. The website even states that they want "to make sure our participants have a safe and positive riding experience ..." What my child experienced was the exact opposite. There was inadequate supervision by the owner/trainer (who was on her phone often and not paying attention), relying on teenaged volunteers. The owner/trainer did not have a kind tone of voice when addressing children, even yelling at times. One example was when the owner/trainer wanted to take a picture of kids with a horse - my child went to stand next to the horse and the owner snapped at my child saying, "Don't be rude!" and never explained why she said that, leaving my child sad and not knowing what they did wrong (and crying all the way home in the car afterwards). Either the owner needs to hire a kid-friendly trainer, or they need to change their ways.

My wife and I have ridden on all four main islands of Hawaii and our favorite ride is along the…read morecoast that we experience at Turtle Bay. It is such a relaxing ride along the coast as the waves crash along the shore and the breeze off the ocean keeps us cool. The staff has always chosen the perfect temperament horses for us and after our ride, my legs aren't killing me like it had on other rides. This is our go to place to ride when we are on Oahu!

This place is absolutely horrible. It was a waste of my time and gas to drive all the way out…read morethere. I made a reservation online for 6 people and 6 balls to rent. I wrote in the time that I wanted to start which was 1230 pm. I show up at 1230 exactly and go to check in at the outpost Hut. The 2 guys inside the Hut tell me they didn't see my reservation and they rented out all their balls to a group that just came in..... So...we had to WAIT until the group was finished to get the balls to play.... On top of that, I paid $10 per person to play, and the guy in the hut tells me there's only 6 or 7 holes available since they use the course to pop fireworks off of. New years was about a week ago!! You're telling me, you're too lazy to put back the holes for a whole week?! Cmon man..... Then, I ask for a cart to put all our stuff in and he tells me that they don't rent out carts but that I could get one at the golf hut. So my mom walks all the way over to the golf hut for them to tell her that they don't rent out golf carts for soccer golf......?! So then after all of this, the guy in the outpost hut tells me he will refund me the balls we rented as a way to make up the unfinished course and the time we had to wait for the balls to come back. That was nice of them.....except for the fact that he didn't do it!!! He was straight up lying. Bc i kept checking my account and I didn't see no refund pending from them.... So I waited 2-3 days then I finally call them back checking up on the refund. Explain the whole thing and I'm pretty sure the guy who answered the phone was the same guy who told me he would refund it to me the day of my reservation! So he puts me on hold and tells me that a manager has to be the one to refund me. So why did that guy in the outpost hut tell me he was refunding me if he really wasn't?!?! To top it all off, the course looks like crap. And they don't even have a score card to give you. Good thing I took a picture of their somewhat course layout so I knew where the heck I was going. The course is literally just grass that is so overgrown and bumpy that you cannot even call it foot golf. Save yourself time and don't go here.

LOST is my favorite TV show, and I always dreamed of going to Hawaii. This past April, my parents…read moreand I set sail from Sydney, Australia and ended our cruise in Honolulu. Naturally, since we left Sydney and ended up on "the Island," taking a LOST tour would be the perfect way to end our trip. When planning the trip, the only day we could spare for a full day tour of the island was May 2. I quickly found KOS Tours online which seemed to have the strongest and longest history of giving LOST-centric island tours. They had several half-day options to choose from, but we wanted the full circle tour to see the most in the limited time we had. So I pushed the button without hesitation and we were booked. When we got there, it turned out to only be my parents and me with one other person, so a great small group experience if you want to avoid large tour groups. Like many in other reviews, we had Greg Berquist as our guide. Greg was an extra several times on LOST, most notably appearing at Santa Rosa in scenes with Hurley. Some in other reviews had mixed feelings about Greg's opinions and theories about the show. Honestly, even though I didn't agree with everything he said, he argued his points well. It reminded me of how much I missed watching LOST when it first aired. Theorizing was fun back then and it's still fun to talk about the show now. So I truly appreciated the dialogue and thinking about the show differently than I was naturally inclined. Greg made the day fun, often engaging us in conversation. He used his film experience at times to direct us in taking some quirky and memorable pictures. As we drove from place to place, he loved giving us trivia which in some ways gave me confidence in how well I knew the show. However, he did stump us several times. According to Greg, we were the only group ever in all the years he has run this tour that correctly named all ten Dharma stations from memory. So that's cool. We visited so many places throughout the day, too many to list. But some notables were Sacred Hearts Academy (Eloise's church), Santa Rosa, the Byodo-In Temple, several key beaches from the show, the waterfall at Waimea, and Camp Erdman (the Dharma Barracks). Visiting the Dharma Barracks was the highlight of my day, walking around those famous cabins and taking pictures. What struck me the most is how it still looks just like the show, only with the buildings painted blue. Greg brought us to Ted's Bakery for lunch which was a really nice stop and a much needed pause during the day. So, if you're considering this tour, don't worry about food. Whether you stop at Ted's Bakery or somewhere else, you'll have time to eat. Do I recommend KOS Tours for a great LOST experience? Absolutely. We had a wonderful trip overall, but I think we really saved the best for last. We enjoyed our time chatting with Greg and seeing the sites where so many amazing scenes were shot for such a legendary show. This LOST fan was not disappointed. And if you ever take the LOST tour and I see you in another life, don't be surprised if I pull a Jack and say, "Now you're like me." Namaste!

KOS Tours is a Disgusting Company and RUINED our vacation! Our whole family came to Oahu to do the…read moreKOS Lost Tour. 20 minutes before pickup, we were notified no one was coming for us. We should have listened to all of the negative reviews! We trusted the agent's promises, which was a huge mistake. We pleaded and pleaded! My wife and our kids are devastated! Such a incredibly horrible company. They just don't care. We are leaving this review as we don't want this to happen to anyone else!