- 63,609
- 50,740
- Joined
- May 23, 2005
Where will you guys be stayingWe olanning to hit up Oahu
K, If you dont wanna spend to much money, heres what i would do,Tryna plan a trip to take my girl for her bday in June
Any tips would be helpful
Gonna probably take her to Waikiki unless yall got better ideas
Don't wanna cash out like that for trip or hotel
Wanna save most money for activities and stuff out there
Willing to after taxes spend at the MOST $2,000 on hotel and flight
But hopefully can get for the 15-1600 range
Not sure on how long either 4, 5 or 7 days
Also where can we do the luau thing
Is that at like the hotel do I need to do a fancy hotel to enjoy that or what
Please help with tips and advice PLEASE
I wanna snorkel luau and other stuff so preferably not spend most on flight and hotel
I can do a decent room if it can save a few hundred but I don't want anything janky
Please help guys
Lodging - Check hotels.com/orbitz/kayak but also check air b&b, you can get some awesome deals,If your are on a budget you won't need a fancy hotel, you can enjoy hawaii without a 5 star hotel, you only need a place to sleep. *If you do plan on drinking, i would stay somewhere in town. There are A LOT of DUI patrols, road blocks in Waikiki almost every weekend. Do not risk getting a DUI there, its gonna cost you to have to go back and forth for your court dates. Most of my friends were stupid enough to get multiple DUIs
Luau - http://www.germainesluau.com/ - Kinda expensive but if its something you wanna do then check them out or check this out
PCC - Polynesian cultural center -http://www.polynesia.com/
You're gonna have to spend some money of this if this is something you wanna do. Very touristy but who gives a ****, do what you want.
Cheap snorkeling
http://www.yelp.com/biz/hanauma-bay-nature-preserve-park-honolulu -Hanauma Bay - Again very touristy but cheap and has everything you need there (gear for rental)
Decent snorkeling , but you have to swim out past the main area to see some cool stuff, make sure you can swim though, Summer time the south shore and east side has some swells. If you
can't swim that well in ocean water don't go out too far.
Beaches -
Waimea Bay - An absolute must, water is clear as day out there. Summer time is perfect for tourist, Waves are not big at all. During the winter the waves can reach over 40 feet. Also, check out Waimea falls , small hike and right by this beach. You have to stop by here.
Lanikai/Kailua Beach Park - Nice beach, take your chick there, she will love it.
Waikiki - Check it out, don't spend all day here, wayyyy too many tourist.
Sandy Beach/ Makapupu - Caution - IF YOU CANNOT SWIM DO NOT JUMP IN THE WATER. The shore break is intense, i grew up swimming in this water and the waves are ultra powerful. There is an ambulance at the beach because people think they can swim but can't. But its also i great place to smoke a joint and watch tourist get slammed into the shore. You might even see a boob or too..Pretty funny...
Sunset - Unreal sunsets. plan to end your day here The beach is amazing..
Hiking - Cheap and mostly free - Waimea Falls is good - listed above
Diamond Head hike is cheap and easy - Amazing Views at the top - This is something i definitely recommend to a first time visitor that isn't looking travel far and easy access, cost 5 bucks to park
Someone mention stairway to heaven - Unreal hike but not for a first time visitor who doesn't know where this is, you have to go through some backyards of people houses.. So for your first trip take it easy
Food -
Foodland poke and poke bowls - You have to eat fish when you are there, this is the absolute staple of hawaii food
Side Street Inn - 2 locations in town - This is where to locals go to eat, unreal food and a good price - full bar as well
Zippys - Local's Favorite all day. some spots open 24 hours, great after drinking food.
Shrimp Truck North Shore - My suggestion is one day hit the north shore - Waimea Bay, Waimea falls hike and a shrimp truck. The drive is very scenic as well..I can get into more food details as you trip gets closer
Nightlife -
Chinatown - over the past few year , hawaii has been renovating china town. Bars, restaurants, and culture into this area. First Fridays is crackin - its like a block party they do first fridays of every month
D&B - Yes, Dave and Busters, on wednesday nights during the summer there is a line of 50 people to get in, get there early - from 10 to close its HALF OFF THE ENTIRE BAR. Steals...
I could go on and on, Let me know what areas you need more info and i got you braddah.
I
Good looking out
I think I may have found a cool hotel that's sorta nice but affordable
Called vive Waikiki I think
We just need a place to rest out heads
I screen shorted ur post and repped u
Good looking out
Any other hotels u can recommend they all expensive right now
Hoping flight prices go down a lil within the next few weeks
I'm a try and wait till a deal pops up then make my plans