Tour Highlights
Experience Pearl Harbor in its entirety during a full day tour, moving from memorial to battleship to battlefield, where silence, steel, and sacrifice still linger in the air with nothing left unseen and no story left untold. This is a deeply immersive journey through the sites, vessels, and moments that shaped World War II in the Pacific and changed countless lives forever.
- Visit the USS Arizona Memorial above the sunken battleship
- Walk the surrender deck aboard the USS Missouri battleship
- Explore the USS Bowfin submarine, the “Pearl Harbor Avenger”
- See wartime aircraft inside Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum hangars
- Ascend Ford Island Control Tower for sweeping historic harbor views
Quick Local Tip: While standing on the USS Arizona Memorial, take a moment to look across the water toward the USS Missouri, the beginning and the end of World War II in the Pacific facing each other. It’s a powerful place to pause, reflect, and truly feel the weight of where you’re standing.
What to Expect
We'll pick you up from Waikiki and take you over to Pearl Harbor for an all day complete tour of the historic sites. Some of the locations you will visit include:
- USS Arizona Memorial located directly above the USS Arizona battleship that was sunk during the attack on December 7, 1941. The ship is the final resting place of many of the 1,177 officers and crewmen who were lost, and a powerful reminder of those who gave their lives for their country.
- USS Missouri Battleship where you’ll walk in the footprints of General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and officers of the Allied Powers in 1945 when the instruments of surrender were signed on the ship, signaling the end WWII. “Mighty Mo” fought in WWII, the Korean War and in Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, supporting the cause of freedom.
- USS Bowfin Submarine, also known as the “Pearl Harbor Avenger”, played an epic role in the battles of the Pacific. You’ll walk through the remarkable vessel docked in the harbor and enjoy an included audio tour.
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, located in two WWI hangars and retaining bullet holes from the December 7, 1941 attack, spans 105,000 square feet. An impressive array wartime aircraft is displayed including an authentic Japanese Zero, the type used in the attack.
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center where you’ll view actual film footage the attack, view historic displays, and gain firsthand insight into WWII in the Pacific and beyond. You’ll see several galleries displaying artifacts, photos, and dramatic evidence of the surprise attack.
- Ford Island Control Tower to ascend the newly opened observation deck for sweeping 360-degree views of Pearl Harbor including the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Missouri, while standing in a historic WWII command center that once coordinated air traffic and naval operations, still bearing the scars of the December 7, 1941 attack.
Included
- Convenient pick-up from several Waikiki locations
- Admission to all listed sites
- Live tour narration by delightful, knowledge able driver guide
- Visit the USS Arizona Memorial
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center exhibits
- View actual film footage of the attack
- Visit the WWII Bowfin Submarine
- Stroll the grounds and visit the Remembrance Circle, Japanese Kaiten “suicide sub”, and more
- Guided deck tour of USS Missouri battleship with docent, including locations of surrender ceremony, office and crew quarters, artillery, kamikaze aircraft crash
- Ford Island Control Tower oberservation deck
- Comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch is included
Duration
9.5 hours
Address
Transportation pick up from Waikiki hotels and resorts included
Cancellation Policy
48 hours notice of cancellation prior to tour departure is required for full refund; no-shows will incur a full charge.