Oahu Travel Guide: Your Local Guide to Oahu
Plan your trip
Everything You Need to Plan Oahu
Five pages that do the planning work for you: the route, the regions, and where to sleep, eat, and swim.
Interactive map
The Oahu Scenic Drive Map
The circle-island loop with every stop pinned, real drive times between them, and directions that open in Google Maps.
- 100 miles
- 12 stops
- Free, works on your phone
Map
The Oahu Map
Six regions on one terrain map: what each side is like, its weather and surf, and how far it is from Waikiki.
6 regions, 2 mountain ranges
Where to stay
The Best Hotels on Oahu
Waikiki towers, North Shore rentals, family resorts, and the boutique stays in between.
By region and budget
Where to eat
The Best Food on Oahu
Plate lunch, poke, food trucks, mai tais, and the burgers worth the drive.
Waikiki to Haleiwa
Where to swim
The Best Beaches on Oahu
Where to swim, where to watch the surf, and how to read the conditions before you go in.
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The island loop runs about 100 miles. The best of it sits outside Waikiki.
Itineraries
One Day to a Full Week
Pick the plan that matches your trip length, or let the builder put one together around your interests.
Custom itinerary
Oahu Itinerary Builder
Answer three questions about your trip length, group, and interests. Get a day-by-day plan with restaurant picks and booking links.
- Up to 7 days
- Takes about 2 minutes
1 Day in Oahu
The hour-by-hour plan when you only have one day: sunrise on Diamond Head, breakfast on Kalakaua, and the stops worth the time.
Hour by hour
3 Days in Oahu
Three days, three zones: Honolulu first, Pearl Harbor and the North Shore second, the Windward side third.
Day by day
4 Days in Oahu
Four days is enough to see all four sides of Oahu without rushing, planned one day at a time.
Day by day
5 Days in Oahu
The trip length Oahu rewards most: all four sides of the island and a real North Shore day.
Day by day
7 Days in Oahu
The full week, day by day: every side of Oahu and still a day to do nothing.
Day by day-
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