Top 15 Historical Tours on Oahu

1.Mauka Warriors Luau Honoring Polynesia’s Forgotten History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,013 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Review of Oahu’s Mauka Warriors Luau, with Polynesian food, hands-on activities, fire dancing, history, transport tips, and value advice.

“This is completely outdoors. Bring a light jacket if traveling during cool time of year. The dancers weee the best I have seen and so professional. There is not a bad seat in the house can see star from everywhere. With tickets you get so much! All staff are extremely kind and helpful. Highly recommend this luau over the others!”

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2.Pearl Harbor History Remembered Tour from Ko Olina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,009 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $154

Visit the USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor museums, and USS Missouri from Ko Olina with hotel pickup, narration, and all entrance fees.

“Our Driver and Guide Steve was great and very knowledgeable. His personal input of the beaches, as well as island landscape, was very much appreciated. Our trip began with our bus experiencing a tire blow out!, but he handled it very professionally with minimal delay. Our experience at Pearl Harbor was amazing!”

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3.Pearl Harbor with USS Arizona and Hawaiian Kingdom History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 184 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $57

Review of Pearl Harbor and Honolulu’s royal history tour, with USS Arizona access, Waikiki pickup, pricing, timing, guides, and practical tips.

“It seemed poor value and was basically a bus tour to Pearl Harbour . The guide was fine but when we arrived at Pearl Harbour he disappeared with the bus on another mission and did not quide us”

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4.Pearl Harbor [Early Access], USS Arizona & Historic Honolulu Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 87 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $79

Review of Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona, and historic Honolulu tour with Waikiki pickup, small groups, early access, pricing, and practical tips.

“Not sure what we paid for? Maybe just the ride to Pearl Harbour. We paid extra to get ticket to Arizona Memorial when in fact that is free! City walk tour was to look at 4 statues. No mention of Hawaii five O until I asked back in van only to be told yeah it was that statue area. Were told could not bring bags to Pearl Harbour day before tour but then got told on day a clear bag is acceptable…… too late to organise one. Overpriced for what we got…..spent most time collecting and dropping people even from airport .”

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5.Historical Honolulu Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $149

Cycle 13.5 miles through Honolulu with guide Kelly, from Waikiki and Chinatown to Iolani Palace, Kakaako murals, and Aloha Tower.

“Great tour, Kelly was friendly and knowledgeable. A highlight of my trip to Oahu. He took photos during the ride and made them available for download.”

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6.History & Culture Tour in Honolulu via Segway

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $254

Glide through Honolulu’s royal, civic, and harbor districts on a small-group Segway tour with history, culture, views, and local guides.

“Well guided tour that was enjoyable, safe, and informative. It was a fun time and a great way to cover a lot of ground without a lot of effort. Two shouts out to our guide Jeanne, she was great!!”

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7.Through A Glass Darkly The Strange and Tragic History Of Honolulu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Walk Honolulu’s royal district with guide Terry, tracing conquest, monarchy, churches, ghosts, and the overthrow of Hawaii’s last queen.

“A good overview of the history of settlement in Oahu. Knowledgable guide. Didn’t expect to hear so much about ghosts.”

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8.Semi Private Honolulu Historical Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $144

Explore Honolulu’s royal, missionary, military, and Hawaiian heritage sites on a private 5 to 6 hour tour with hotel pickup.

“Outstanding tour. Our guide (Ama) was super friendly and knowledgeable. Learned a lot today. Good selection of historically significant sites. Very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.”

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9.Best Of Pearl Harbor: USS Arizona Memorial & Historic Honolulu

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $75

Review of a Pearl Harbor and Honolulu tour with USS Arizona access, historic stops, hotel pickup, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“The experience was misrepresented as we would get tickets to the USS Arizona. Instead it was a manual process of standing in line for over 2 hours. The event turned out to be basically a taxi service. We are supposed to get a refund but I haven’t heard more from the tour operator.”

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10.Best Oahu Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour: Beaches, History & More

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.)

Drive Oahu at your own pace with 78 audio stories covering Pearl Harbor, beaches, temples, lookouts, surf spots, and Dole Plantation.

“Enjoyed seeing all the areas as we traveled around the island. Great sights and great information. One thing that would make it better is functionality with android auto. Also need a little more advanced waring of sights and turns in the more city area”

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11.Arizona Memorial & Historic Honolulu City Tour from Waikiki Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $75

Visit the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, and historic Honolulu with Waikiki pickup, a small group, and an English-speaking guide.

“It's mostly a self-guided tour with transportation provided.. Our driver/guide was Leena Bush Excellent local guide with lots of historical information during the transportation sections.”

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12.Historical Tour of Downtown Honolulu in Red Light District

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $60

Explore Honolulu’s former red-light district on a one-hour Chinatown walk covering six brothels, police records, and WWII-era stories.

“Absolutely fascinating and awesome tour! The underside of life in Honolulu during WWII comes to life as Jackie and Jim took us back through history. Entertaining and educational. I highly recommend!”

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13.Historic Downtown Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $155

Glide through Honolulu’s historic core, Chinatown, Kaka'ako murals, and Ala Moana Beach on a small-group Segway tour with Japanese support.

“Timo was an amazing tour guide! He tailored the tour to our wishes and explained everything in detail!”

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14.Honolulu Historic District a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $10Best value

Explore downtown Honolulu’s royal landmarks, churches, museums, and public art on a flexible GPS audio walk for $10.99.

“If we knew we couldnt enter the palace - O would have not secured this unvaluable audio We paid the ticket booth on site for an Audio tour which was the best I DO NOT recommend booking this tour thru VIATOR recommend go to onsite ticket booth for more value and you get to enter the palace and i promise you will be very happy”

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15.Premier Pearl Harbor and Hawaii Kingdom History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $57

Visit Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial, then see Iolani Palace and King Kamehameha’s statue on a practical Honolulu half-day tour.

“I don’t know why I thought this would be a guide tour through Pearl Harbor but it isn’t. Nice ride over guide takes you to entrance gets you in, gives guidance then leaves.”

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