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Ten Fun Things To Do On A Honolulu and Waikiki Vacation

Exciting and Interesting Oahu Vacation Destinations

1. Hike To the Top of Diamond Head
For a spectacular view of Waikiki hike the 1.5-mile Diamond Head Trail to the summit of the landmark crater. It is a bit of a climb including flights of steps and even tunnels, but the scenery from the top is a sight to behold. This is a great way to start your day before it gets to hot out, then you can have a nice breakfast (see below) and proceed to enjoy Honolulu and Waikiki.

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2. Eat Breakfast At Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch, Crab
This family-style restaurant run by the award-winning restaurateur, TV host, and best-selling cookbook author Sam Choy is located in Honolulu’s industrial district of Iwilei. They serve huge portions for breakfast and lunch including fresh crab, lobster and shellfish, steaks, ribs, and chicken. In the afternoons come to sample the Sam Choy’s “Big Aloha” Beer brewed on the premises.

3. Visit Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
The newly renovated Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is a worldclass repository of Hawaiian culture and history including many interactive exhibits and programs that are great for children. Check on the Bishop Museum site for Planetarium programs that will introduce you to Hawaii’s stars and discuss how the Hawaiian used them to sail the seas.

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Poipu Beach Resort, Kauai

A resort area with character, Poipu offers plentiful water sports, golf, signature gardens, heritage walking trails, weekly monk seal seminars, and as much activity, or inactivity, as one desires. The beaches in Poipu have received multiple national accolades and the sunny shores protected by a reef make the location an enviable place to stay. Nearby Koloa is a complementary community, with a farmers’ market and 14 significant stops on a 10-mile trail that can be explored on foot, bicycle, or by car.

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Things to Do
Beaches in Poipu have critical acclaim and something for each beach-goer. Baby Beach is exactly as its name implies and families enjoy this safe cove area. Poipu Beach is the idyllic beach with lots of sports: snorkeling, swimming, boogie-boarding and surfing and at the eastern side is Brennecke’s Beach, popular for body-surfing. Lawai Beach is known for snorkeling and Mahaulepu Beach for wind surfing, swimming snorkeling, and fishing.

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Top Ten Maui Vacation Destinations

From Beaches To Hikes and History, Maui Has It All

Iao Valley
A visit to Iao Valley State Park to see the 1,200 foot Iao Needle will take you back in time. This ancient valley is the burial place of chiefs and the site of an important battle of the rising young warrior who would become King Kamehameha I. Located in the valley is an Interactive Nature Museum run by the Hawaii Nature Center.

Maui Ocean Center
The saltwater aquarium at the Maui Ocean Center overlooking Maalaea Harbor holds three-quarters of a million gallons and is home to thousands of interesting fish. Viewing is facilitated by the acrylic tunnel right through the aquarium!

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Kilauea Volcano On Big Island –See Erupting Lava!

Giant Summit Craters And Lava Provide Exciting Viewing

The world’s most active volcano is Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Seeing the lava erupting from Kilauea Volcano is the highlight of any Hawaiian vacation. The good news is that Kilauea has been erupting almost continuously for nearly thirty years!

The volcano is huge, covering some 600 square miles, and its lava flows have destroyed more than 200 homes in recent decades. Kilauea’s continuous flow of the lava into the sea has also made the island bigger by more than 10 acres.

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Visitors can drive to a point along the coast where they can park and then walk to a viewing area to see the place where the hot lava enters the sea and sends up giant plumes of steaming gas. This process also creates the black sand that washes up on the nearby black sand beaches.

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Big Island Air Tour is Highlight of Hawaii Vacation

Volcano Views Provide Stunning Look At Natural Forces

Air tours over the Big Island offer great views of erupting lava on Kilauea Volcano. As if that isn’t enough, you will also see lush rainforests, huge waterfalls and remote areas not accessible any other way.

You can fly from Hilo or Kona, though an air tour from Hilo will provide the closest access to the volcano. The morning is generally the best time to take an air tour as windy afternoons sometimes make for a bumpy ride.

Looking to take a tour out of Hilo? Stay nearby in one of our Hilo vacation rentals.

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