What an experience!! Highly recommend! Lopaka is a great guide and story teller…read more The tour is engaging and mysterious. We started off sitting on the steps of the bandstand in Waikiki. Walked over to Kapiolani park, then the tennis courts. Lopaka told us stories throughout the entire tour. You do get to participate, I don't want to give too much away. You'll walk away with memories and stories to share. There is walking involved on this tour. Bring a jacket. Park at Waikiki Shell or the metered parking between the bandstand and the tennis courts (Kalākaua Ave). I can't wait to go on the next tour!

What a fun thing to do, whether your visiting or a local. A great guide and even if you don't…read morebelieve in Night Marcher's of spirits, there is a lot of history related in the tour. Allow about 90 minutes, come a little early for parking if needed. Can't say much more as I don't want to ruin the tour. Great guide with 30 years experience.

You will see two other companies with similar names to this one, but they are not the same as this…read moreone. Make sure you are booking with Dan! Dan is the guy who runs The Real Hawaii. I found him through TripAdvisor when I was seaching for a private circle tour. We were a group of two, and I wanted something small, custom and personal, over an impersonal group tour. If you are looking for the same, Dan is your man. Booking through the external sites is easy, but I recommend calling Dan and booking through him directly. He is polite and prompt in his service. He has a fleet of three vehicles: two jeeps and a van. We took a tour in one of his Jeeps. We scheduled a pickup at our Waikiki Beach hotel the day before. He picked us up promptly at 7am for our tour on the scheduled day. He was very professional, fun and a great conversationalist. He took us to some very beautiful spots of places with names I have trouble pronouncing. He will point out the spots of simple beauty, but also take you to places you never knew you needed to visit. Every place he goes, he has a story or experience there. He seems to know everyone, which makes your tour very efficient. He also adjusts your tour's pace to you, and you will never feel rushed. Some of the lookouts and beaches were so breathtaking. The Pipeline Beach area is a must. You would think places like that do not exist, but WOW. Even if you are not a surf fan, you will appreciate a stop there. The restaurants he takes you to are great! We stopped at Fumi's and Aoki's and I was impressed by both. The shopping area we went to on the North Shore was nice. Lots of photo ops, and Dan will even show you some filming locations from movies and tv shows. We got lucky and even saw quite a few whales during our tour! Overall, this is probably one of the best private tours I have been on in all my years of traveling. Dan knows his stuff, and we were super happy with our experience. Customer service, excellent. Driving, excellent. Tour stops, excellent. And Dan, excellent. Thank you, Dan!

Shannon who was are driver was awesome. We had a great time and showed us a lot of local things had…read morereal knowledge of the island he is a local and grew up there. Also he did a awesome job of staying ahead of other groups so basically at all our stops we where the only ones around. I booked 3 different activities while I staying in Hawaii and The Real Hawaii by far blew the other groups out of the water. I will recommend this tour group for anyone visiting and I have friends coming soon who I recommend to you. Wish you nothing but the best and hope to see you again. If you are planning on going to the north shore book through this guy and save your self the headaches he knows his stuff. Mahalo my friend.

I had already been in the excellent WWII Red Light District tour so decided to take the Devil's Den…read moreTour this time and I enjoyed the last one so much! Once again Carter was awesome and it was so much fun. Very informative and interesting. The time flew by and it was over before I knew it. Thank you Carter!!!!

We had a very entertaining time on this tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and informative. I…read morerecommend this tour to anyone that would like to learn interesting history of Chintown

Such an informative tour led by a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. What a great way to learn…read moremore about the island! We were given a great bird ID card and really enjoyed finding as many as we could!

Tremendous tour. 105 minutes jam-packed with wonderful information on the History of Hawaii, birds…read moreof Hawaii, flowers of Hawaii, coastline of Hawaii, sites to see in West Maui. Topped off with a sweet ice cream treat. Easy walk at a comfortable pace. Well worth the time. Very affordable. HIGHLY recommended.

Jackson was great! Great tour guide! Kind, funny, knowledgeable! If your booking the Water Fall…read moretour,make sure to book thru Jackson's company only! Don't book thru a 3rd party! We ended up booking thru a 3rd party, and come to find when we got to the falls there was no water, due to the drought. No fault of Jackson's, we still had a great hike, great breakfast and lunch! Some great sites along the way! It's well worth the trip!

Jason our driver and tour guide was so sweet and knowledgeable. Look forward to doing more tours…read morewith him and the company.

My forest bathing experience with Phyllis Look was far more than a walk in a beautiful garden. It…read morewas an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and rediscover my relationship with the living world around me. Her gentle presence, wisdom, and skill as a guide created a space where I felt both grounded and renewed. What impressed me most was how naturally she helped us move beyond simply observing nature to truly being in conversation with it. The experience awakened gratitude, wonder, and a deeper sense of connection. Our time together was rich with meaningful reflection, laughter, silence, and insight. Phyllis brings extraordinary warmth, attentiveness, and authenticity to her work. She guides without forcing, teaches without preaching, and creates the conditions for each person to discover their own experience. I left feeling restored in body, mind, and spirit. Highly recommended for anyone seeking reflection, healing, and a deeper connection with the natural world. I wholeheartedly recommend Phyllis Look and Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi. This was one of the most meaningful wellness experiences I have had, and I will carry its gifts with me for a long time. -- Radmar Jao, SJ

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this and honestly, I wasn't even confident I'd enjoy it…read moresince I'm not an outdoorsy person at all. But I'm so glad I gave it a chance because the experience was nothing like I imagined. It opened my heart and senses in a way I didn't expect, helping me slow down, reconnect, and truly appreciate nature. It was surprisingly emotional and deeply grounding for me. If you're even slightly curious about it, I highly recommend giving it a try. It might impact you more than you think.

We had a fantastic time exploring and playing. We had so much fun doing water activities and…read moreviewing underwater creatures. Captain and the crew were very attentive and ensured safety. They ensured everyone got to see turtles and in fact they headed a participant back just when we were being called back to the boat after discovering he didn't get to see turtles. There was plenty of snacks and drinks. Gears were complete - eye gear (with or without prescription which was helpful to those who wear glasses), and mouth pieces. The attention to detail was superb and attention to safety and ensuring everyone had fun was commendable!

We had such a great time on this excursion! We were led by Captain Robin and Jamie and Keani. We…read moresaw lots of turtles, both on the boat ride out and while we were snorkeling. My son had a broken hand and they made him feel totally comfortable while doing all the activities. We did SUP and floated around and my son had a super soaker battle with some of the other boat passengers. The snorkeling was great....we saw multiple turtles and fish and an octopus! We have snorkled many times, but they gave us very good instructions on how to put on equipment. I appreciated the anti-fog spritz which we have never gotten on any other snorkel tour. They also had lots of good snacks (chips, fruit, drinks, spam musubi), and even a bucket of fresh water for a post-snorkel shower! The sandbar was incredible. I have been coming to Oahu my whole life and didn't even know this place existed. Total magic!

Great Yoga, Great Music and Great food, been on Benevolence event and everything was fantastic,…read morecan't wait for a next one.

From the owner: Yogarden's mission is to educate the community in the importance of growing your own food and…read moreliving a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. Through the principles of yoga philosophy and organic farming techniques, we set a solid foundation for the growth of a conscious community. Yogarden Farm is located in the back roads of Waimanalo, HI. Yogarden is currently farming about one acre of organically grown produce, which is sold every Sunday at the Kailua Town Farmers Market. Our farm also provides produce for our Farm-2-Table dinners and local chefs around the island of Oahu. Yogarden's bi-annual Music Festivals are an all ages, collective community event, focusing on sowing the seeds of love, charity, expression, kokua, and growth. Through mediums of music, yoga, gardening, dance, painting, raw foods, photography, performance art, and especially aloha, a growing symbiotic community is unearthed. Yogarden offers Live music yoga classes, Farm-to-Table dinners, and farming classes.

I don't hike a lot but friends wanted to go so we did the trek. Another friend who hikes a LOT told…read moreme it's one of the most beautiful hikes he's been on. While I don't have a large amount of destination spots to compare, I do have my share of hiking experiences. It really was beautiful. So many picturesque spots. Got some great photos on the way up to the falls. Be sure to have good footwear as it can get pretty slippery. While most of the path is graveled, there are numerous areas where you could easily fall. If you're a mosquito magnet, put your bug spray on before you start the hike and take it with you. I still came out with a bunch of bites, mainly cause my sweat washed some of the protection off. Had a great time. Highly recommend.

We went on a Friday morning; thankfully no police there that day to stop us. A friend tried to go…read morethe next morning - you guessed it, popo were there and stopped all hikers from accessing the trail. For us, though, another great hike up to the falls. Very few people during the week so no fighting for space at the falls. And after the walk up it sure felt great to stand under the falls and cool down. Definitely one of my fav waterfalls on Oahu and, if not blocked by the popo, a really easy 45 minute trek up. Yes, it is technically trespassing since the trail/falls is on BWS property. Apparently loud groups of hikers have pissed off the neighbors so the police now routinely patrol the gate area. Sure hope this doesn't go the way of Haiku Stairs and get permanently closed down.