History & Culture Tour in Honolulu via Segway
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Explore Honolulu’s history and culture for 2.5–3 hours with Segway of Hawaii! Start with a fun lesson, then glide to historic Mission Houses, Kawaiahao Church, and Iolani Palace. Visit the King Kamehameha Statue, State Capitol, and vibrant Chinatown, pass Hotel and Bishop Streets, and see Honolulu Harbor and Aloha Tower. Continue along Ala Moana Beach Park, enjoying ocean views and tropical scenery. See surfers at Point Panic, the Ehime Maru Memorial, Echo Stone, and panoramic cross-island vistas. Learn about Hawaii’s royal past and spot whales in winter. Book your Segway adventure now for a unique historic experience!
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Our first stop is the little nestle of austere buildings that form the Mission Houses, built in 1820 by Hawaii’s first missionaries. We’ll also see Hawaii’s first church next door, also built in1820, the historic Kawaiahao Church and graveyard where many of Hawaii’s former Ali’i (royalty) are buried. We’ll also see Honolulu Hale (Honolulu’s City Hall) across King Street.
We then glide to see the gold-encrusted King Kamehameha Statue – one of three in the world – that stands in front of Hawaii’s State Supreme Court building that was once the seat of Hawaii’s government when it was a nation.
e then cross King Street and enter the grounds of Iolani Palace and Royal Barracks – the only Palace on American soil built by King Kalakaua and today is a wonderful museum. We glide around the Palace – checking out the amazing banyan trees and stop at the Queen Lili’uokalani Statue. Queen Lili’uokalani was Hawaii’s last ruling Monarch until the Americans overthrew her government and the Hawaiian Nation.
Behind the Palace, we glide to the Hawaii’s State Capitol Building with its unique architecture and much more.
We then make our way passing Hawaii’s State Art Museum and along historic Hotel Street with its colorful past to Chinatown’s Shopping Mall with its noodle factories, open markets and interesting population of people from all over the world.
We then head to Honolulu’s ‘Wall Street’ – Bishop Street – along the first paved street in Honolulu – Merchant Street - with its artistic buildings and also see the historic transportation buildings that are more than 150 years old.
We then head to Honolulu Harbor and the famed Aloha Tower – when built in 1926, was the tallest building in Hawaii. We’ll also check out the restored coral reef and the fish that now comes to feed close by. This portion of the tour truly takes you back through Hawaii’s history as you enjoy riding on the technology of today!
We then glide back toward the ocean and Kaka’ako Waterfront Park, with her majestic Promenade checking out the surfers at Point Panic and glide up the hill to see the Ehime Maru Memorial and the Echo Stone and the s
We then glide back to our starting point, all along the ocean in Ala Moana Regional Beach Park for a beautiful ending to our tour. This tour offers an experiential glide through the history of 19th Century Honolulu and how that history has shaped the culture of Honolulu today.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We have four (4) pick up locations in Waikiki and if you wish transportation, there is a fee of $20 per person for round-trip transfer from Waikiki to Kaka'ako. Please contact Segway of Hawaii-Kaka'ako to schedule pick-up.
Reviews(18)
Our tour was amazing. Our guide was phenomenal. Would recommend my husband was petrified and had the best time ever.
Great tour! Lots of interesting history. Lots of photo opportunities. Went to the harbor area which was beautiful as well.
Well guided tour that was enjoyable, safe, and informative. It was a fun time and a great way to cover a lot of ground without a lot of effort. Two shouts out to our guide Jeanne, she was great!!
Aloha Rick, it was fun having you on tour Friday and you had some wonderful questions along the way that I enjoyed being challenged about....our History Tour is truly my favorite tour and we appreciate your comments and thank you for joining us. Hope to welcome you aboard on your next visit to Waikiki. A hui hou --
Jeanie was fantastic! We’ve been to Hawaii several times and found her to be knowledgeable with information not readily available to most travelers. We’ve also taken Segway tours in many U.S. Cities and found this tour the BEST by far
Aloha Tom & Dawn -- I think I had as much fun you you two did and I so enjoyed our time sharing Hawaii's rich history with you both. Mahalo for joining us and we hope to welcome you aboard when you return to Hawaii this winter. Until then, enjoy your last few days and good travels home. A hui hou....
Our tour guide was excellent! She had amazing information and made the tour so very enjoyable. She even gave us some food and drinks the locals consume to enhance the experience!
Our tour guide was amazing with so much knowledge of Honolulu! We will absolutely be recommending to our friends and family.
Aloha Sarah & Chris -- Thanks again for joining us on tour the other day and for your kind words. I think I had as much fun on tour with you both!! Hope the rest of your visit to Oahu is all that you expected it to be. A hui hou.
Allen and Jeanne were the best. They tailored our tour to our family and spent time telling us history and making content so we just had to ride and listen! We Segway wherever we can and this was one of the best tours we have had! Thank you Segway of Hawaii, you are amazing!
Aloha Larry & Kelley - Thanks once again for joining us on tour with Tyler & Zachary - we appreciate your kind words and delighted you learned a lot about Hawaii's rich history. Hoping you had a good rest of your visit and a good trip home. Mahalo nui loa
This easily one of the best Segway tour we taken and we have taken them all around the world. The guides was incredibly informative and helpful. The Segways were the best we have ever been on!
Jeanne and Alan were our tour guides for our family of five (two adults, and 3 kids - the youngest being 9 years old). They were so helpful every step of the way, from booking, to training on the Segway (our first times), and then then history tour itself was informative and fun. Plus on the Segway, we covered so much more ground than we could if we were walking. Alan took pictures along the way, and both guides made sure to help our 9-year old throughout to make sure she was comfortable and safe. We had a blast and highly recommend!
It was a pleasure having you and family on tour with us and delighted to know everyone enjoyed themselves...we so appreciate you joining us and perhaps on your next visit we can have fun together once again. All the very best for a wonderful Holiday Season.....Mahalo nui loa
Scenic tour on well kept Segways. Nicest guide ever; but he could benefit from reading a book about Oahu. He was unable to tell us much about what we were seeing/the area other than a few facts he had memorized. It was a beautiful tour, he was very accommodating, and the segways were kept in pristine condition. They have the audio set and a carrier which is important. If the guide read a few books on the area and learned more about the population, etc, would've been a 10 out of 10.
