🏄 Oahu · printable plan
Four Oahu days: Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, Hanauma Bay, and the North Shore
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by Harbors & Havens. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $2,744 for 2 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Start with Diamond Head hike (reservation). After that: Waikiki Beach. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Diamond Head hike (reservation)
- Afternoon · Waikiki Beach
- Overnight · Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)
Day 2
Start with Pearl Harbor National Memorial. After that: ʻIolani Palace; Chinatown dinner. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Pearl Harbor National Memorial
- Afternoon · ʻIolani Palace
- Evening · Chinatown dinner
- Overnight · Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)
Day 3
Start with Hanauma Bay snorkel (reservation). After that: Makapuʻu Point lighthouse trail; Waimanalo Beach. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Hanauma Bay snorkel (reservation)
- Afternoon · Makapuʻu Point lighthouse trail
- Evening · Waimanalo Beach
- Overnight · Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)
Day 4
Start with North Shore: Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach. After that: Haleʻiwa shrimp truck and shave ice. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · North Shore: Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach
- Afternoon · Haleʻiwa shrimp truck and shave ice
Packing
- SwimsuitsThe water is the point of the day.
- Reef-safe sunscreenThe reef and your shoulders both need it.
- Rash guard for kidsA long swim is easier with a shirt than with another coat of sunscreen.
- Water shoesRocky entries and pool decks are rough on bare feet.
- Hat and a dry bagKeep the phone and the room key out of the surf.
- Trail shoes and a layerDiamond Head hike (reservation) is outside and uneven.
Reserve ahead
- American 1165day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1159day 4 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)day 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Chinatown dinnerday 2 once you set dates · Popular tables go early. Book the seating, then build the rest of the day around it.
- Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)day 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber (estimate)day 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.