If you are traveling anywhere in the Hawaiian islands and want a trusted source to help you plan…read moresomething really nice, look no further. My head was spinning trying to plan something for our diverse group of young and old, and within 30 minutes Paula had our flights, cars, and accommodations booked. With her extensive knowledge base, she can do in 15 minutes what would have taken me weeks. She thinks of and handles all the details and is worth her weight in gold. Give this company a call if you're traveling to one of the islands. you'll be happy you did!

We worked with Travel to Paradise to plan our Honeymoon in Hawaii, and our planner was Meg. I infer…read morethat Meg runs the business. Initially Meg was very responsive, but it took quite some time, about a month, to get an itinerary from her, and that still required us to follow up several times. We had given her a week when we wanted to travel and specified that we were happy to leave a few days before or return a few days after that week, but the itinerary she gave was just for that week. Because of that, one of the resorts where we wanted to stay wasn't available, because it was booked that week and she didn't look at any dates before or after. She did provide us with options for resorts for the other part of our trip, which was helpful. Ultimately, I did the research on my own to find flights and an itinerary that allowed us to stay in the resort we wanted for part of the time, as well as one that she recommended for the other part. Meg was able to find us a slightly better option for flights, so ultimately we decided to continue working with Meg for the booking. Once we arrived, we had an incredible time. I give Meg credit for recommending the Hyatt Regency in Waikiki, because we really did enjoy it there and we got a great room. Our second resort, Aulani, was the one where I had found the availability. It was amazing, but again, that's the one we found on our own. On our last day, we learned that our flight was cancelled. I absolutely do not fault Meg for that. However, given that Meg had booked our flights, I was hoping she could try to help us find an alternative to get home. I called Meg on two different numbers and texted her, and I still have not heard back. I spent over two hours on my last day of my honeymoon arranging for an alternative flight, and Meg couldn't even respond with a text or call. I understand that she may not have been able to do anything different for our flight, but at the very least a returned phone call would have been appreciated. I was extremely disappointed. Ultimately, I really feel as though I could have put together a pretty similar trip without Meg. I wish we could recommend Travel to Paradise more, because Meg does seem like a genuinely nice person, but we were pretty disappointed with her overall.

We had an EPIC experience!! So much so that we booked again and cannot wait to go out (hopefully…read morewith the same crew!) in two weeks to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday! We booked an entire boat for our party of 11 and are doing the same exact tour again!! We are so so excited!! We saw upwards of 50+ dolphins alllll at once, we saw WHALES!!!!!, we not only saw turtles, we SWAM with turtles and we even got to hold in our hands an octopus!! This 2 hour excursion was unreal! The service, the captain and crew were AMAZING! The food and beverages were so good!! My daughter hates banana bread lol but those banana bread muffins were SO good she kept asking for more lol! Thank you Ocean Joy cruises! We are so so so excited for our excursion on April 13th!!!

Amazing tour and staff! Had a blast on the boat! The food was yummy! The photos service was also…read moreawesome!

[From my review on TripAdvisor]…read more We went on a Thanksgiving cruise (Grand Princess) to Hawaii, roundtrip from San Francisco. Our cruise ship had an engine fire, and so instead of having 4 port days (one on each island), we only had 2 port days in Honolulu. I was so glad to have booked the tour with Akima and Bob. This tour definitely "saved" our vacation! I learned about Akima and Bob's tour company, Hawaii Real Nature, through Groupon, but I booked directly with Akima since I have a young child and also needed a non-hotel pickup (at Aloha Tower Marketplace, where the cruise ship docked in Honolulu). The price that I paid was just as good, if not better, than the Groupon price so I highly recommend that you book through Akima directly. We went on the 8-hour West Oahu and snorkeling tour. Including us (family of 3), there were 6 people on the tour; the other three people were a retired couple and a young man. Along the way, Bob and Akima took turns telling us stories about Hawaii's history and culture as we stopped at sacred sites and historic landmarks. Due to the small size of the group, it was like hanging out with friends. We stopped at various places such as Ku'ilioloa Heiau, Kaneana Cave, Makaha Valley and Yokohama beach. Akima took pictures for us and they turned out beautiful. =) You should check out her photograph website. Her passion is in underwater and wildlife photography. What really stood out for me on this tour was how Akima and Bob managed two beginners during snorkeling. The retired lady and my 5-year-old daughter were completely new to snorkeling and Akima was extremely patient in helping them get set up and feel comfortable in the water. She had a torpedo-shaped buoy with handles that really helped my daughter feel confident in deep water. As a so-so swimmer myself, I would not have been able to expose my daughter to the wonders of snorkeling if it weren't for Akima and Bob. They are both certified divers and life rescuers so I felt completely comfortable entrusting my life (and my daughter's) in their hands during the guided snorkeling tour. When my daughter returned to school, she was telling everyone that she did snorkeling (even though she really just wore goggles and dunked her head into the water whenever I told her there were fish right under; I was snorkeling besides her). She even showed everyone a picture of her with an orange sea urchin on her head. Akima dove underwater and found one, and we all took turns "wearing" our sea urchin and posing for pictures. Next time we return to Oahu, I will definitely be booking another tour with Akima and Bob. The quality and price sure beats the excursions from the cruise ship. PRO TIPS: (1) Akima and Bob provide all the snorkeling equipment, including fins, goggles and tubes. My husband wears glasses so he just brought his own prescription goggles. (2) Bring towels, especially if you are going to snorkel. (3) The first stop we made was at a plaza with McDonalds and a supermarket. So there is no need to pack food. (4) Bring cash for tips. Akima and Bob deserve it! Visited December 2015

The day with Hawaii Real Nature was great. Akima and Bob have fabulous passion and knowledge of the…read morewest coast. Snorkelling was fun with Akima and Bob pointing out fish and turtles. We were very lucky and sow a sea lion on the beach.

Matt was a very informative tour guide. We seen the whole island in a wonderful top down jeep. We…read morehad 4 women and Matt never left our side. Matt was easy going and we had plenty of laughs though out the day. Don't miss the wonderful waterfall and garden add on. Matt took us to see all the beaches and sights that you can see O'ahu. Thank you for making our vacation extra special.

Nancy and team have such an incredible passion for travel and it shows up in the plans they create…read more We just finished a 3-week journey through Europe that was absolutely fabulous! The thorough details that included maps and specifics of what we needed to do made the trip so incredibly fun, we worried about so little as the plans were perfect. They can handle trips just about anywhere, this time was Europe, but they handle so much more!

Angela met ALL our requirements and stayed in touch with us through all the airline changes. Will…read moreuse them again for sure!

My experience with David Foster of Dave's services was an extremely positive one. I needed…read more someone to help me make a purchase in Honolulu that I couldn't make from California. Dave said yes when others said no and then he easily made it happen for me. I could not be more pleased with the way he handled my whole situation. He was honest and fair and this guy is a very smart and savvy business person in general. So very glad I found him and I highly recommend him . Thanks again Dave Foster you were awesome . Brad Lang La Quinta Ca.

Dave arranged our recent Seoul, Gyeongju,Busan & Jeju Island Korea trip. He also arranged English…read morespeaking tours guides in each place. Tours were very interesting due to the knowledge of the guides. Dave also made KTX train and flight reservations. He placed us in 4 star hotels that were in convenient areas. I highly recommend him for your South Korean trip itinerary.

Jenn has been sending her VIP's to my surf school for years. All of her guests rave about her…read moreexcellent food, service, extensive knowledge of the Hawaiian Islands and fabulous sense of humor. She is my go to resource for restaurants and what to do even at the last minute. I love being able to refer to my guest to Jenn to help them streamline their vacations. If your planning on visiting you would be wise to contact her.

Where dream vacations come true. In my experience it was my bucketlist destination of New Zealand,…read moreboth North & South islands. Unforgettable experience and I can't wait to go back.

Earl arranged our Rocky Mountaineer trip that went from Denver to Moab through the American…read moreRockies, then from Calgary to Vancouver, Canada that went through the Canadian Rockies. The train trips themselves are unbelievable with very knowledgeable and gracious crew, great natural sights along the way, and fantastic food in the main car, and snacks, and drinks in the club car. Wine pairing was also offered for the lunch meals. Earl got us an all day tour of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks through NAVTEC Expeditions in Moab and this company was excellent with pickup and drop-off at the hotel, lunch provided, and a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide who was really an excellent driver when there was barely a road to go over in some places. she was also able to circumvent the long entry line at Arches by getting into the park by a back route so that we could also see dinosaurs tracks, but not miss any of the salient sights at either park. Our train excursion was a once in a lifetime experience (a bucket list item for anyone) that went so smoothly thanks to Earl.