Fun things to do in Waikiki

Family owned and operated Jet Ski and Parasail company. It is the only Parasail company that flies side-by-side tandem. You can take off and land on the boat because they have winchboats.

Great fun and great views.

This is a truly wonderful aquarium. Every time we go to visit, there is a new display. A month ago we were amazed at the seadragons that had been added to the aquarium. The displays are well-placed, and audio sticks are given to hear the interesting information at each display. The Aquarium is well worth a couple of hours from your beach time!!

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM

During our first rip, June 2004 we spent a really enjoyable couple of hours at the Waikiki Aquarium.

We didn't think the girls would want to visit again in December 2008, but sure enough they did and again we had a fascinating couple of hours exploring this interesting Aquarium. It's great to see the University is actively involved in this place. It's also of good value to have a chat with some of the volunteer helpers who are a mine of information.

My favourite part has to be the jellyfish. I can watch them using a simple form of sort of jet propulsion to get around for ages. They are really interesting creatures and very pretty inm the settings in which they are housed at the Aquarium.

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A classic in Hawaii, this is something you must try when comming to Hawaii. The world famouse Shave ice.

But there is a difference with Shave ice and Shave ice, what i´m trying to say that it doesn´t taste the same everywhere, we tryed Shave ice on Waikiki beach and it was awfull and it had no taste but at Duke Kahanamoku Beach Park it was a big difference it was really tasty and it had a scoop of ice cream in it.

So once again Waikiki beach is a tourist trap. For a good Shave ice go to Duke Kahanamoku Beach Park at Hilton Hawaiian Village.

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Why not try to open your own Oyster and find a Pearl, this you can find all over Waikiki, you choose your own Oyster and then you will perform a traditional ceremony before you open the Oyster with a Oyster knife.

There´s often small Pearls in the Oysters but if you get lucky you can find a big one (my wife got a big Black pearl) so there is a chance.

If you dont want them to make a hole in the pearl be sure to tell them because they are quite quick with the drill.

There are several coulors of Pearls in the Oysters
White- the most common
Pink
Light green
Light grey
Black- Most unusual

A good tip is to take a paper coupon from the staff that sells the Pearls in the Oyster before you tell the salesperson that you want to buy, on the paper coupon you can get 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and up to 60% off the price (we got 50% of when we bought the pearl).

DONT MISS ALL OF MY VIDEOS OF PEARLS IN THE OYSTER

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This is the best way to plan your trip in Hawaii (apart from planing trough VT). Take the first day of and walk trough the town. There are Brochure and map stands all over Waikiki sidewalks that are free.

On your walk in the city you will be stoped by agressive salesmen who is trying to sell you different kind of tours and things to do, do not buy any tour untill you got a brochure because in the brochures you can find good discounts at tours and things to do. REALLY GOOD DISCOUNTS

Besides all the discounts there are very good maps, restaurants, things to do, and much more tips.

One of these brochures are OAHU GOLD

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This is a must for those who loves firearms and guns. At Hawaii Gun Club and Waikiki Gun Club you can try a bunch of different firearms and guns.

Some of the guns.
M-16
AK47
CX-Storm 9mm
12 Gauge Shotgun
22 cal. S&W Revolver
9mm XD-9 Springfield
22 cal. Ruger
22 cal. Ruger rifle
And many more.

Certified instructors are provided to aide and supervise customers, ear protection and safety glasses are provided for every customer.

There are different targets that you can choose from, bulls eye, Usama bin Laden and a few more.

DONT FORGET YOUR ID/PASSPORT, 21 YEAR AGE LIMIT OR ACOMPANIED WITH AN ADULT.

Make sure you get a flyer/coupon from the guys handling out on the sidewalk on KALAKAUA AVENUE, you will get almost 50% of if you show the flyer when you go to the Gun Club. You can also find great disscount coupons to the Gun Club in the brochures along the sreetwalks (like 20, 30, 40 free shots, 10,20,25 %of the price and so on.
SEE MY TIP OF BROCHURES IN MY THINGS TO DO TIP

This is a great and fun experience, don´t miss it.

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This is a place of fun for every ages. Every game costs a quarter and you win back quarters and coupons that you can collect and choose your price. We spent about 3hours here and spent about $50 but we got some good prices and since I collect coins from all over the world I managed to collect quarters from 47 states of 50 so I really enjoyed it, even if we lost much money.

This is a great place for kids (if you have money to spare) otherwise don´t come here.