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Oahu’s best days out.
The 7 most popular submarine tours, with prices, run times and the boat or operator behind each one. The trips worth a morning on the water or a day around the island, and what each one actually gets you.
Cruise past Diamond Head, then ride your own electric underwater scooter in Maunalua Bay to spot green sea turtles and tropical fish.
Most Popular“Great trip and guides. We saw turtles and tropical fish. The turtles kept coming up around the boat. This trip is well worth the money.”
Glass-bottom Atlantis submarine off Waikiki with 45 minutes underwater views of coral, fish, turtles, and sunken aircraft.
“If you are excited about traveling in submarine it’s a nice one time experience! Tour-wise it wasn’t much exciting. They take us to an artificially created reef where there are boat, airplane and some stuff placed by Atlantis. And we’ll see some fishes around those. Other than that no other sea creatures visible in that…”
Pre-booked Pearl Harbor entry with Waikiki pickup, WWII museum time, and a USS Bowfin visit, plus a short Honolulu drive-by.
“It was ok. The tour guide Chelsea was too talkative, it became tedious. She was knowledgeable though. Seem to get a little uptight if somebody wasn’t following the rules exactly The tour bus was way too cold.”
See Waikiki from Atlantis XIV 100 feet underwater. Spot turtles, fish, wrecks, and even planes on a 105-minute submarine tour.
“Bigger viewing windows really. That's about it. Everything else was amazing”
Skip long lines with a guided Pearl Harbor USS Arizona boat ride plus the Bowfin submarine, with Waikiki pickup and WWII archives.
“On time, clean vehicles, knowledgeable tour guide! Highly recommended. We have better tours going with viator than what the cruise ships offers.”
Small-group Pearl Harbor day with reserved Arizona Memorial tickets, USS Bowfin audio tour, and a Honolulu highlights drive from Waikiki.
“Nice trip with guided transportation. I hadn't set up a pick up location prior to the trip and couldn't do it from my phone while there, but called the tour operator. The were so nice, and picked us up right at our hotel, even though it wasn't on the list of offered pick up locations.…”
A 6-hour Honolulu tour pairing the USS Arizona Memorial boat ride with the WWII USS Bowfin submarine museum and free audio guides.
“This was a great experience. The bowfin submarine gives you a real idea of how dangerous the submarine life was during the war.”
From Pearl Harbor to the North Shore, the reef off Waikiki to the valleys of the windward coast. Every way to spend a day on the island.
