About Kualoa Ranch - Best of Kualoa Experience Package
Spend a full day at Kualoa Ranch with three signature tours, including Movie Sites & Ranch Tour, Kualoa Grown Tour, Jungle Expedition and a ranch buffet lunch.
Fill your day at Kualoa Ranch with three distinctly different experiences, each revealing another side of this beautiful working ranch. Travel through famous filming locations, venture into the rugged scenery of Hakipu'u Valley and learn how food was cultivated and raised in old Hawaii, all with a ranch buffet lunch included between activities.
The Best of Kualoa Experience combines the ever-popular Movie Sites & Ranch Tour, the Kualoa Grown Tour and the Jungle Expedition into one full-day package. From Hollywood landmarks and ancient aquaculture to tropical gardens and sweeping coastal views, the day offers a broad look at Kualoa Ranch's scenery, history and culture.
Tour Highlights
- Movie Sites & Ranch Tour
- Kualoa Grown Tour
- Jungle Expedition
- Delicious ranch buffet lunch
- Full-day experience combining movie locations, ranch scenery, Hawaiian aquaculture and an adventurous ride through Hakipu'u Valley
Movie Sites & Ranch Tour
Hop aboard a vintage school bus and explore gorgeous Ka'a'awa Valley, where many of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster movies and television shows were filmed. See Godzilla's footprints and the famous battlefield from the movie Windtalkers. You'll also visit countless other locations, including sites from Jurassic Park, 50 First Dates, George of the Jungle and of course… LOST!
Tour duration: 1.5 hours
Kualoa Grown Tour
This tour takes you to an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond encompassing 153 acres. It is one of Oahu's most well-preserved ancient Hawaiian fishponds and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You'll learn aquaculture in the old Hawaii. Learn about early Hawaiian aquaculture practices and how fish was farmed. You will travel on a trolley and explore the tropical fruit and flower gardens near the fishpond and along the shores fronting Secret Island.
Tour duration: 1.5 hours
Jungle Expedition
Board a 6-wheel drive Swiss Pinzgauer and get ready for an adventurous jungle tour through gorgeous Hakipu'u Valley. Your guide will maneuver through stream beds, tackle rough terrain and then power up a steep hill. At one point you'll disembark and after a short hike, you will be greeted by one of the most dramatic views of the windward coastline, where lush undeveloped tropical valleys will stretch out before you.
Tour duration: 1.5 hours
Restrictions: Expectant mothers and guests with back problems are not advised to participate in this tour.
Requirements: Children must be at least 3 years old to participate.
Lunch
- Full salad bar includes: 2 choices of greens, 3 types of salad dressings, 9 different condiments, macaroni salad and fruit
- Hot line includes: teriyaki chicken, BBQ pork ribs, Kualoa grown beef chili, steamed white rice & buttered corn
- Vegetarian option: Tofu stir-fry
- Chef's choice of dessert
*Buffet Lunch: All items except the macaroni salad and dessert are gluten free. Please select if you will have the standard buffet or would like to substitute that for a tofu stir-fry. If you do not make a selection you will automatically be reserved with the standard buffet.
Activity Notes
Where & When
Check in at 8:30 am.
Tour ends at 3:30 pm.
Transportation
If you select transportation, you will be given one of the below pick-ups that are closest to you:
Pick-up at the Twin Fin Hotel (outside the entrance on Paoakalani Ave) at 7:00 am.
Pick-up at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel (at Aloha Landing bus depot) at 7:15 am.
Pick-up at the Aqua Palms Hotel (1850 Ala Moana Blvd) at 7:30 am.
Please arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes early for these departure times.
Return transportation will be leaving Kualoa Ranch at 3:45 pm.
Drive Out
Kualoa Ranch is about 45-60 minutes from Waikiki. Take the H-1 Freeway west to the Likelike Highway, Route #63. Proceed up the Likelike Highway and through the Wilson Tunnel. Descend towards Kaneohe town and exit onto Kahekili Highway, Route #83, heading north. Continue along Kahekili Highway - note that the road becomes Kamehameha Highway as you pass the historic "Hygienic Store" in Kahalu'u. In about 10 minutes you will see signs indicating you are approaching the Kualoa Ranch entrance which will be on your left as you round the curve past Mokoli'i Island (Chinaman's Hat).
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Restrictions
A Photo ID (drivers license, state ID or passport) matching the name on the reservation is required for check-in. If a guest does not have their Photo ID matching their reservation they will not be able to check in and no refunds or reschedules will be available. The Guest's name CANNOT be changed once a booking is created.
All guests must attend a briefing and sign a liability waiver before tour begins.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at check-in to sign the liability waiver.
Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult on all tours.
Please contact us if anyone in your party has special needs.
Jungle Expedition Restrictions:
Minimum age of 3 years.
No guests with back issues.
Pregnant women may not participate.
Operation Days
Daily
Closed on 12/25 and 1/1.
Duration
6 hours
Vendor
This activity is operated by Kualoa Ranch.
