Full-Day Guided Adventure in Koko Head Stairs and Southeast O'ahu
Description
We have designed this tour to provide you with a very challenging and rewarding hike, followed by visits to some of our favorite local beaches. These beaches include a lookout over Makapu'u Beach and a visit to the legendary shorebreak beach, Sandy's! This is an active day along our guides' personal favorite part of the island. This is also one of our most popular excursions among our backpacker guests!
Tour Options
Itinerary
This is a pretty challenging hike up 1077 stairs in which you will be rewarded with excellent views of all of the Southeast Portion of O'ahu!
This will be our lunch stop for the day. There are plenty of options, such as plate lunches, acai bowls, poke bowls, shave ice, and others.
This will be a relatively quick stop for pictures and an overview of the landscape provided by your guide. This is an absolutely stunning viewpoint.
This will be a relatively quick stop designed to let the guests experience what a real local beach looks like. This beach is known for large, dangerous shorebreak waves that break directly onto the shoreline. It is famous for expert bodyboarding and bodysurfing.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Remember that pickups will begin 30 minutes before tour departure so you MUST BE ON TIME to ensure that you are not left behind. If you do not see our driver right away, do not panic, we have multiple pick up locations and will get to you as soon as we can!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The total duration includes travel time and stops.
Reviews(77)
Free beautiful stair climber with fabulous view!
DO NOT BOOK THIS "experience" AT ALL COSTS! I booked the Full-Day Guided Adventure in Koko Head Stairs and Southeast O‘ahu through Viator, operated by Aloha Paradise Tours, and it was a complete disaster. I have already asked for a FULL REFUND. Read below: I arrived 38 minutes early (8:22 AM) at the exact pickup location listed on the ticket. The tour was scheduled to start at 9:00 AM — yet no one ever showed up. I waited patiently until 9h25 AM, repeatedly tried to contact the operator via phone, chat, and email — no response whatsoever. This is unacceptable and unprofessional. The operator simply vanished, leaving me stranded with no updates, no courtesy call, nothing. It’s outrageous that Viator continues to list such unreliable partners. I’m giving one star only because zero stars isn’t an option. Travelers deserve better than this kind of negligence and radio silence. Avoid Aloha Paradise Tours at all costs — it’s a complete waste of time and money. I ended up spending 60 USD on Uber and did the experience on my own. The Viator tour is HIGHLY UNRECOMMENDED. Avoid these guys like the plague!
We were never picked up. No one answered the phone or responded to texts until it was too late for them to come get us. We were told they picked up everyone and we were not on the roster. I had to send a screen shot of my ticket as proof.
This tour or company is very UNPROFESSIONAL! I showed up to the meeting place half an hour early, then checked again 5 Minutes before the time and no one was there!!!! They didn’t have the respect to call you or message you that it’s not happening or whatsoever! I NEED MY MONEY BACK!!!
Tour company never arrived for pick-up. Contact numbers do not work. Tried several times to reach the company and waited over 2 hours.
Excellent tour. Mike provided everyone with a great experience. The Koko Head stairs were very challenging. Mike was very careful to make sure everyone was safe but made it an adventure for everyone
Loved this tour so much! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable about the local and tourist spots. The hike a bit difficult (for a non avid hiker) but CJ pushed us to keep going — thankful for that because the view was well worth it!
CJ is an amazing tour guide he really gets everyone out of their comfort zone and he always up for a good chat ! He took us to the best places and I’m grateful for the experience he gave us
At first, I hesitated several times to book this trip. But I gave myself a go because I wanted to say 'well done'. When I did it, it was less difficult than I expected (though it might not have seemed like it), and the reward was even greater. I was really grateful that our guide, CJ led us so well, and when we were struggling, he gave us praise and courage in his calm voice. The sightseeing that followed like a bonus after hiking and the relaxation on the beach were very precious. It is a small group tour, you get to meet and talk to great ppl from all around the world. Thank you everyone. I highly recommend you take this tour. Worth it!
What an amazing tour, CJ was a fantastic host, used some great ice breakers to loosen everyone up which made the day thoroughly enjoyable. The food recommended was delicious- I won’t say what it was here because spoilers. I slept well that night! Thanks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
