Waikiki has an unusually dense layout with many one-way streets and over 90 hotels.
In order not to make those guests that we pick up first spend too much time in the vehicle while completing pickups, or not to make those guests wait too long who are at the other end of Waikiki, all pickups have to be conducted within a reasonable time period. Having to go to to 15-25 hotels potentially would mean a lot longer waiting time for you as a guest than would be acceptable to most people. Also, the structural design of some of the older hotels prevents buses from entering their driveway because of low clearance heights. In addition, many hotels do not allow tour buses to pick up on their premises for insurance reasons.
So, for your convenience and like most transportation companies on Oahu, we use 8 centralized pickup locations in Waikiki to eliminate this problem. This way we can still provide you with free transportation to and from selected Waikiki hotels. The ones that have assigned safe and permitted pickup areas. These pickup locations were carefully selected to make sure you never have to walk too far from your own hotel, regardless of which of the 90 hotels you are staying at.
We have the following CENTRALLY LOCATED AND CONVENIENT MEETING POINTS in Waikiki:
– Ala Moana hotel – Mahukona street hotel entrance
– Hilton Hawaiian Village – Grand Islander Tower bus depot
– Ka Lai hotel – curbside
– Ambassador hotel – Namahana street entrance
– Ross Store at 333 Seaside Avenue
– Hyatt Regency hotel – Koa Avenue entrance
– Marriott Waikiki Beach hotel – Tour Lobby on Paoakalani street side
Just tell us on your booking form in which hotel you are staying and our reservationists will always help you by automatically assigning your pickup location to the one that is the closest to your hotel and we always send a confirmation email specifying that location with detailed photos and maps.
If you have not selected your Hawaiian accommodation yet that is not a problem either. 🙂 Until we hear from you otherwise, we just assign the default Ala Moana meeting point for you to meet our driver, then you can change it later, up to 24 hours prior your departure time.
**IMPORTANT!!
– Please remember that in most cases your pick up time will be earlier than the official tour departure time. Pickups happen before we can leave town. So please check your email where we send you detailed instructions about how to prepare for your tour, your meeting time and location! Please be on time, because the bus is on a schedule and cannot wait for you. Please, also keep your cellphone on during the pickup process so we can assist you connecting with your driver if needed.
Our vehicle’s description:
Look for a vehicle with our name (‘Oahu Nature Tours’) shown on its digital display.
Please make sure you arrive to your meeting point on time and be ready to board your vehicle at
the stated pick-up time but allow a few minutes for our driver to arrive due to occasional traffic delays
outside of our control. Please standby during this window period if necessary and please
do not leave your assigned pickup location.