The 4 Best Submarine Tours in Honolulu

1.Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial – Honolulu Tour – Submarine Access

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 767 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $74Our pick

This 5 to 6-hour tour picks you up near Waikiki, takes you to Pearl Harbor, and adds downtown Honolulu and Punchbowl Cemetery. Guides such as Chelsea, Shelly, and Michael lead the day. Arizona Memorial boat service is currently suspended for maintenance, so confirm what access is operating before booking.

“This Tour was very informative. Our tour guide Chelsea was a native and very knowledgeable. She was the bus driver and guide thur the Honolulu area. She was funny and shared many fun facts. My friends and I felt we needed at least 30-60 more minutes at Pearl Harbor. We arrived, used the rest rooms, proceeded to watch the free movie, followed by the boat ride over to the Arizona Memorial Site. We returned promptly and had just enough time to walk back to the tour bus. No time for the museum or additional time to explore. In my opinion do not purchase the video or audio guide, you will…”

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2.Pearl Harbor USS Arizona & Bowfin Submarine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $59Best value

Travel from Waikiki to Pearl Harbor for the USS Arizona Memorial boat ride, National Park Service exhibits, and the USS Bowfin submarine. Your guide handles transport and gives an in-person briefing, while stops at Punchbowl and historic Honolulu add context. Expect about six hours, a group of up to 24, and no bags at the memorial.

“The entire experience should be a must to for all Americans to see how people who served gave their lives for our freedom.”

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3.Deluxe Arizona Memorial Bowfin Submarine and Honolulu City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $155

Spend about seven hours visiting Pearl Harbor’s Arizona Memorial and USS Bowfin submarine, then take a short Honolulu city drive. Pickup is offered from selected Waikiki hotels, with groups capped at 14. Guides such as Vanessa, Akbar, and Roland have been praised for their local knowledge.

“The tour on the USS Arizona and the Bowfin Submarine. Original pickup at time at airport was 9:30am. Got picked up at 10:25am. We were scheduled the 11:30am USS Arizona tour. We rushed to make the video prior to going to the USS Arizona. We did make the 11:30am tour. We also purchased the Bowfin Sub tour. Our driver stated he was not given those tickets. I had to call the office and the texted them to me. The driver was late picking us up at 1:30pm. As we started the city tour one of the participants requested to be taken to their hotel instead of the City Tour. The…”

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4.Pearl Harbor USS Arizona & Bowfin Submarine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $59

Begin with Waikiki pickup at 8:30 am, then visit Pearl Harbor’s galleries, watch a short film, take the boat to the USS Arizona Memorial, and explore the USS Bowfin submarine and Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum. Guide Robert may add Honolulu highlights along the drive.

“Visited the Arizona memorial and Bowfin submarine. Both were excellent. I wish I would have spent more time and toured the Missouri battleship.”

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