Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona & USS Missouri Private Shore Excursion

Our tour with Richard was terrific! First, he is very friendly and welcoming, and communicates well. He is very knowledgeable about both Hawaiian history and geography, in addition to the Arizona Memorial and Missouri tour sites. The tour itself was excellent! (even with parts of the tour altered due to hurricane Nolo). We started with a driving tour through Honolulu, with explanations of various sites and neighborhoods. The Arizona Memorial was of course incredibly moving…the movie, the various memorial areas, the grounds were great. We were unable to take the boat over to the Arizona site due to very high winds, but felt what we experienced was excellent. While tour guides aren’t to come into the area, Richard made sure we were clear on where we needed to go and the timing. The tour of the Missouri, with Richard providing insights, history, explanations was unbelievably interesting. He really brought it to life; simply walking through on your own could not compare. Afterwards we had a driving tour around the other side of the island. It was amazingly beautiful! This was a terrific tour, that felt like four tours in one!

We cant say enough about our tour by Richard. He just made seeing everything easy and accessible. Picked up from our resort we just relaxed and learned about the island of O'ahu. You can tell Richard is passionate about his home island and knows its history along with knowing how to see and navagate pearl harbor. He went out of his way to make sure our experience was excellent despite bad rain storms. I am sure Richard has seen the Missouri many times however he was genuinely excited to tell us about the history and layout of the USS Missouri. Just an overall excellent experience.

The USS Arizona and USS Missouri should not be missed. Even our teenage nieces said these two were great. Rich was informative, friendly, and answered all of our questions (even those not related specifically to the tour). Highly recommended.

Really enjoyed our tour with Rich - and very much appreciated the little extras that he provided, from insights regarding the battleship Missouri to a visit to the Punchbowl National cemetery to the stops at the perfect photo opps. It was a great day!

Rich provided our 3 generation family tour with one of the best experiences we have ever had. The Pearl Harbor Arizona tour along with Rich’s personal tour of the Missouri were fantastic. My 3 grandsons, 10, 10 and 12 LOVED the Missouri tour! The drive through Punchbowl cemetery was very moving, and a quick city tour of the highlights was the perfect ending. Communication with Rich was timely, and the overall experience was amazing. My son said to me today, “yesterday was perfect.” Highest possible recommendation!!

My family (including an injured teen that needed a scooter) had a wonderful experience with Rich and the tour. He is knowledgeable, considerate, punctual and flexible. He arranged for the tickets to the memorial at a good time, taking that bit of hassle off our plate. Ample time was given at all the venues and we repeatedly saw him 'checking up' on us from a distance when we being led by the park or Navy staff. If you're going to visit the memorial, this is the way to do it. Thanks, Rich!