What To Do While On An Oahu Vacation
Oahu is one of the most popular Hawaiian Islands. This popular and well-known island is often referred to as “The Gathering Place.” If you are interested in taking a fun, exciting, and adventurous vacation to Hawaii, you will want to examine Oahu. While all of the Hawaii islands make great vacation destinations, you will find that Oahu is one of the best. One of the reasons for that is because of everything that you can do, while on an Oahu vacation.
Since Oahu is an island, you will find an unlimited number of activities that are center in, on, or around the ocean. In fact, these ocean activities are one of the reasons why Oahu vacations are so highly sought after. We often associate vacations with beaches, thus the popularity of Oahu vacations. Activities that you may enjoy, while visiting one of Oahu’s many beaches, include sunbathing, scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, swimming, boating, and fishing. Whether you are traveling alone, with other adults, or with your children, there are a number of beach activities that you and everyone else can enjoy.
In addition to its beaches, Oahu is also well-known for its nightlife. This nightlife not only includes fine dining restaurants, bars, and taverns, but it also includes concerts, plays, and movies. Whether you are looking to enjoy a little bit of Oahu’s nightlife with your children or spend a night out on the town with your friends, you can easily do so in Oahu. The number of nighttime activities that are available to you will all depend on where in Oahu you will be staying, but it is common to find bars, restaurants, and theaters all across the island.
Although it is nice to have a general view of what you can do in Oahu, you may be looking for specific activities to participate in or attractions to visit. When looking for this information, it is important to keep your intended Oahu destination in mind. Although the island is small in size, to save yourself time and money, you may want to pick activities and attractions that will be located within a close distance to your hotel, resort, condo, or vacation home. Despite the importance of your location, you will likely find a large number of fun, exciting, and adventurous activities and attractions in Oahu, no matter which part of the island you are visiting. Just a few of the many attractions are outlined below.
If you are visiting Honolulu, you will want to take a few hours and explore the Honolulu Zoo. The Honolulu Zoo is great for individuals of all ages. Popular attractions at the Honolulu Zoo include a rainforest exhibit and a children’s zoo. Just a few of the many animals that can be found at the Honolulu Zoo include monkeys, apes, tigers, elephants, hippopotamuses, exotic birds, and much more!
If you are visiting the Kailua area of Oahu, you may want to think about incorporating an adventure tour into your Oahu vacation. This can easily be done with Hawaiian Isle Adventures. Hawaiian Isle Adventures is one of the many tour companies that specialize in giving tourists guided tours of Oahu. Hawaiian Isle Adventures include boogie boarding, snorkeling, hiking, and much more!
If your Oahu vacation will take you to the Kahuka Waikiki area, you may want to think about making a stop at Links at Kuilima, especially if you enjoy the game of golf. Links of Kuilima is known as an “award winning,” golf course. This golf course is centrally located next to the popular Turtle Bay Resort, but it is also closely located to the popular Waikiki resort area. In addition to the course design, you will also enjoy the scenic landscape around you, which includes a historic wetland.
The above mentioned Oahu attractions are just a few of the many that you can visit, while on an Oahu vacation. For additional attractions, as well as a list of Oahu overnight accommodations, you may want to request an Oahu vacation guide or use the internet to start familiarizing yourself with Oahu and everything that it has to offer.
Gina Sarento
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How can I keep in contact with home while on vacation to Oahu?
Calling card? Whats the most affordable way to get in contact with Miami once I arrive to Oahu.
E-mail. If you are staying at a hotel or resort, they often have business services such as computers and Internet.
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You sure you want to? Someone in Miami will forget there is a 6 hour time difference and decide to call you at 10:00am EDT (4am HST).
If you have a national cell phone plan you may want to see if Hawaii is in your plan or will it be roaming. Otherwise e-mail using very public computers at your hotel. Laptops and Blackberries work in Hawaii too.
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Oahu is still in the US, so if you have a cell phone with a national plan you can use it although you may want to check and see if you have roaming charges. If you send postcards or packages, you will probably beat them home unless you are staying for two weeks or more, so send them the first day there. You do also have 6 hours difference in time between Miami and Oahu, so remember that if you want to make a call. Email is a good option there are internet cafes and most of the hotels have business centers as well. Pick up a phone card, but remember a lot of the hotels are charging for calls on calling cards as well. Have fun.
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Cell phone is best. You’ll still be operating within national rates.
Also, email from a hotel is good too.
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Since Hawaii is a US state you should be able to use a cell phone to call home. You might want to make sure that you have a National calling plan in effect though with your wireless provider before you leave though as roaming rates are sure to be high.
If you don’t have a cell phone (or don’t want to use it), I would suggest you get a calling card from someplace like Costco or Walmart that give you the best rates. I believe these cards are often less than 10 cents/min and are fairly reasonable.
Just remember that Hawaii does not participate in daylight savings time so the time difference between here and Miami is 6 hours.
Good luck and have a great trip!
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best way, try dis get 2 cups n 1 really really long string make 1 small hole @ da bottom of da cups and attach da ends of string to both cups U take 1 of da cups n leave da addah 1 wit ur family in Fl.. LOL!! JK! or like err 1 says E-MAIL OR CELL PHONE is da best way.
LIVE ALOHA!!
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Cell phone.
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Well I’m sure you have a cell phone and most cell phone plans have long distance within the United States. I always use my cell phone when I’m there and they work perfect and doesn’t cost any more than usual. I’ve had nextel there and t-mobile. Don’t be thrown off because Hawaii is an island it still is included in most plans for the United States. If this doesn’t work use the internet, almost all the hotels have internet at least in the lobby. Good luck!!!
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E-mail. But calling card is the best way.
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I was just in Oahu and my cell phone worked fine. My phone is with Sprint and I had no extra charges. As everyone else said, the 6 hour time difference is a pain, but that would be the case even with a calling card.
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If your cell has roaming charges for that distance, buy a calling card for 2 cents a minute— Many stores (discount, etc.) carry them. Check with your hotel and make sure they are not going to charge you for each call from your room phone, regardless of it being an 800 call— some do!! If they do, find a phone booth and call from it.
Computer works too, although Internet cafes are not terribly cheap— but it does eliminate the time-difference problem.
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