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By E Noa Tours.
Free cancellation available
Price is £39 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Iconic sunrise hike up Diamond Head Crater
    • Hotel-area pickup and return in Waikiki
    • Live driver narration on the ride to the crater
    • Free Green Line trolley pass with every ticket
    • Discount at the Blue Hawaii Shrimp Lorry

Activity location

  • Diamond Head State Monument
    • 4204 Diamond Head Road
    • 96816, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • 2250 Kalākaua Avenue
    • 96815, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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Diamond Head Sunrise & Summit Shuttle

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
£38.86 x 1 Adult£38.86
Total
Price is £38.86

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided shuttle tour of Diamond Head State Monument with two hours to hike the summit trail
  • Inclusions
    Return transport from your selected Waikiki pickup point
  • Inclusions
    Live driver narration on Diamond Head's geology, history, and trail
  • Inclusions
    Diamond Head State Park entry fee
  • Inclusions
    Green Line trolley return pass, valid the same day
  • Inclusions
    Discount on food and drinks at Blue Hawaii Shrimp and Seafood Lorry
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Infants under 3 are complimentary; children 3–11 book at the child rate.
    • Departures leave promptly at 6:00 AM or 8:00 AM; please arrive at your pickup point 10 minutes early. The shuttle cannot wait for late guests.
    • The 0.8-mile summit trail is not stroller- or wheelchair-accessible and includes 175 steps and a 225-foot tunnel. Closed-toe walking shoes are strongly recommended.
    • Children must be supervised on the trail at all times.
    • Tour operates rain or shine. Service is suspended only for park closures or major weather events, in which case guests are refunded or rebooked in full.
    • Diamond Head State Monument is closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Diamond Head, or Le'ahi as it's known in Hawaiian, is Oahu's most iconic landmark. A 300,000-year-old volcanic crater rising just east of Waikiki, it draws more than a million visitors every year to hike its historic summit trail. It's also one of the trickiest sites on the island to visit on your own, with a state reservation system that fills up 30 days in advance, a car park that's full before sunrise, and no easy ride home once your legs are tired. The Diamond Head Sunrise and Summit Shuttle exists to change that.

    E Noa Corporation, the same family-run local operator that has run the Waikiki Trolley since 1979, built this tour to be the easy button for Diamond Head. Every ticket includes your Waikiki pickup, your ride to the crater with a live driver narration, your Diamond Head State Park entry fee, and even a free Green Line trolley return pass so you can stay at the summit as long as you like. There's no reservation to book with the state, no ticket to buy at the gate, and no rideshare to hunt down when you're done.

    Your day starts easy. Meet your driver at one of six convenient Waikiki pickup points at 6:00 AM or 8:00 AM, and settle in for the short drive to the crater. On the way, your driver shares the storey of Le'ahi, from its explosive volcanic birth 300,000 years ago to its second life as a 1908 US Army coastal-defense fortress with a 225-foot lighted tunnel carved right through the mountain. By the time you roll onto the crater floor, you already feel like you know the place.

    Inside the park, you have a full two hours to make the summit your own. The 0.8-mile trail climbs 560 feet through switchbacks, 175 steps, and that same lighted tunnel from the war years, before popping out at a 1911 fire-control station with a full 360-degree panorama of the coast. Take photos, catch your breath, and take it in.

    Back at the crater floor, treat yourself. Every guest gets discounted food and drinks at the Blue Hawaii Shrimp and Seafood Lorry, right inside the park. A plate of garlic shrimp with the crater at your back is a pretty good way to celebrate a summit. When you're ready, ride the shuttle back to your Waikiki pickup point, or use your included Green Line trolley pass to head back on your own schedule.

    Diamond Head, done the easy way. Just show up, and we'll take care of the rest.

Location

Activity location

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    Diamond Head State Monument
    • 4204 Diamond Head Road
    • 96816, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Hotel Pickup
    • 2250 Kalākaua Avenue
    • 96815, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America