Pearl Harbor Battleships Tour of Oahu
Oahu, Hawaii
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Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 7 hours
Witness history firsthand on a tour that features the two symbolic ‘bookends’ of World War II in the Pacific theater: the USS Arizona, where the war began, and the USS Missouri, where surrender formally ended the war. Located near one another in Oahu’s Pearl Harbor, the two battleships provide a window on Hawaii’s role in WWII. Also, drive through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which honors the US armed forces. Your expert guide provides informative commentary on these historic sites throughout the tour. Includes pickup and drop-off at select Waikiki hotels.
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Witness history firsthand on a tour that features the two symbolic ‘bookends’ of World War II in the Pacific theater: the USS Arizona, where the war began, and the USS Missouri, where surrender formally ended the war. Located near one another in Oahu’s Pearl Harbor, the two battleships provide a window on Hawaii’s role in WWII. Also, drive through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which honors the US armed forces. Your expert guide provides informative commentary on these historic sites throughout the tour. Includes pickup and drop-off at select Waikiki hotels.Your day begins with early morning pickup at select Waikiki hotels, followed by a short drive in the air-conditioned coach to reach the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, located near downtown Honolulu.
Follow your guide to the exhibits at the Visitor Center, which tell the story of World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Then start your tour of the USS Arizona Memorial by watching the 25-minute film that provides the background for the attack. Take a short boat ride out to the memorial, which is housed in a long building that spans the submerged battleship, clearly visible in the water below. Your guide gives you time to take in the memorial before heading over to the USS Missouri.
Aboard the USS Missouri, aka Mighty Mo, view the signed document of surrender that ended the war and learn about the battleship’s wartime history as you walk along its decks and passageways. Afterward, your guide shows you the USS Oklahoma Memorial, built to commemorate the 429 people who perished when the Oklahoma sank during the Pearl Harbor attack.
Once you have seen Pearl Harbor, reboard your coach to drive through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, aka Punchbowl National Cemetery for its location at Punchbowl Crater. Your guide shares informative commentary about the site as you take in 38,000 grave markers that pay tribute to members of the US armed forces.
Snacks are available at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center and the USS Missouri gift shop. At the end of the 7-hour tour, your guide returns you to your original departure point.
Follow your guide to the exhibits at the Visitor Center, which tell the story of World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Then start your tour of the USS Arizona Memorial by watching the 25-minute film that provides the background for the attack. Take a short boat ride out to the memorial, which is housed in a long building that spans the submerged battleship, clearly visible in the water below. Your guide gives you time to take in the memorial before heading over to the USS Missouri.
Aboard the USS Missouri, aka Mighty Mo, view the signed document of surrender that ended the war and learn about the battleship’s wartime history as you walk along its decks and passageways. Afterward, your guide shows you the USS Oklahoma Memorial, built to commemorate the 429 people who perished when the Oklahoma sank during the Pearl Harbor attack.
Once you have seen Pearl Harbor, reboard your coach to drive through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, aka Punchbowl National Cemetery for its location at Punchbowl Crater. Your guide shares informative commentary about the site as you take in 38,000 grave markers that pay tribute to members of the US armed forces.
Snacks are available at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center and the USS Missouri gift shop. At the end of the 7-hour tour, your guide returns you to your original departure point.
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