My fiancée and I will be going to Aulani for a brief honeymoon trip lasting 6 days. What are the must do's while we are on the island. We are hoping for a good mix of relaxation but also doing some exploring. I realize we aren't going to be there for nearly enough time, but what are the highlights and things that are definitely worth doing. Be it sightseeing, hiking, sunsets, etc etc... Thanks so much for any advice. the more details the better...even down to airport transportation.
Congratulations!!
As far as ‘must do’s I can name a few things we’re doing on our upcoming trip. We’ve never been to Hawaii before, but I’ve received a ton of valuable information from this board and have done a TON of research!
Here’s some things I have planned and you could research them and see if you would be interested.
•••Hanauma Bay (Has amazing snorkelling) Closed on Tuesday’s
•••Pearl Harbour
•••North Shore Beaches- Here are a few we would like to check out!
•Haleiwa Ali’l Beach Park (Turtles)
•Laniakea Beach (Turtle Beach)
•Waimea Bay
•Sharks Cove (Snorkelling)***Food trucks & Shave Ice across the street
•Banzai Pipeline
•Sunset Beach Park
•Laie Point and don’t forget about the yummy Matsumotos for Shave Ice
•Kualoa Ranch
•Kaneohe Bay (Sandbar) ***We have a Private Boat Tour Booked to go out to the Sandbar and to see some other places ie: Giligans Island and some other snorkel spots and so on...their is a place that you can rent kayaks from right at the Bay and you can Kayak out to the Sandbar as well. It’s called Holokai Adventures
•Kailua Beach (Read this is one is breath taking)
•Lanikai Beach is only about 5 mins from Kailua Beach
•Waimanalo Bay Beach Is appx 20 mins from Lanikai Beach so we plan on hitting all 3 in one day.
•Diamond Head
•Waikiki Beach (some love it some don’t)
•Here are a few other things we hope to see on our trip
•Makapuu Lookout
•Makapuu Tidepools
•Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail
•Halona Blowhole***(Eternity Beach is next to it)
•Lanai Lookout
•Amelia Earhart Lookout
You won’t get this all in, but you could check these places out if they interest you and pick some of your top favs! I’ve been researching and planning for about 1 yr and a 1/2, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Also, the book Oahu Revealed is supposed to be really good and informative.
Hope this helps