make sure you get Paolo as your tour guide. we did a six hour tour and it was incredible we have done MANY of these over the years in several locations and this was, by far, the best one HIGHLY RECOMMEND read more

Best Tour guide. Paolo is heaven sent. Genuine and warm. Our family went on this Hawaii trip grieving the loss of a loved one. Paolo guided our tour with total compassion and kindness. You can surely tell he loves what he does. Hands down the highlight of our trip, Thank you Paolo!!! read more

We had an amazing tour with our Tour Guide Paolo. We had a custom 6 hour private tour with our family. He was super friendly, knowledgeable, and funny. And very accommodating as we had children ranging from 6 month old, 15 month old, 3 yr old, 7, 12, and 13 years old. Despite the rain, we had a great time. Would definitely recommend and ask for Paolo. read more

Super fun experience with Rob as our guide, best tour guide ever! Very passionate,enthusiastic and knowledgeable! Would definitely do again

We had a wonderful day! The tour was long and our tour guide Rob kept us entertained the whole time. He shared tons of stories about the island. Also offered lots of comedy, keeping us laughing the whole time! Even at one point the only baby on the shuttle was crying, Robert sang her a lullaby and it stopped her crying. He was being funny but hey it worked..lol! This was our 2nd tour here in the island and I have to say this one was much more informative and exciting! With beautiful views and a very knowledgeable tour guide. Thanks Rob read more

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A terrific 5 hour tour. Paolo was our guide. The tour is fully customizable based on interests. We were able to see most of Oahu within our schedule. Having a private tour was a great value that fit our schedule. The tour is especially great to visit the island outside of Waikiki. It takes away any stress trying to figure out your way around the island. Don't hesitate booking a tour with Hawaii Rainbow Tours. read more

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Unfortunately this tour was a complete dud. Part of me did not want to post this review because I felt bad but I think it's only fair to warn others. Our tour guide Rob, made this tour insufferable. The entire tour he did not take a break from talking.. I am not exaggerating. There was only a 10 minute break when he was promoting his brother's music the last 30 minutes into the tour. To be fair, it's clear that Rob knows his stuff when it comes to Hawaii and its culture. It's just too bad that he rambled on about anything that came across his mind the entire 9 hours we were on the bus... literally from how people were driving, to how the police "know" him, to even "grass" on the island, and on several occasions he sang/YELLED into the mic when he didn't have anything to say. Everything. Yelled. Into. The. Microphone. We heard more about his family and what they do/how he views the government than we learned about Hawaii and the supposed tour we were on. He would constantly ask how his jokes were doing to the group and when no one would respond he would ask AGAIN then sarcastically say "thank you family, your enthusiasm is helping me here". At a few points he asked if anyone wanted to take the mic, clearly annoyed he wasn't getting the reactions he wanted, and when no one would respond, he would state "This isn't as easy as I make it look, ya". There was an intermission and some women in the restroom got asked directly from Rob how he was doing (he asked me too but I was too uncomfortable to be honest) and she said she politely said "I think you should probably just stick to the script and talk about Hawai'i" and he gave her a dirty look until she walked away. I know because he mentioned it 36 times, he has been doing this for over 20 years, but it's clear he does not know how to read his audience. There were many people that were very uncomfortable with how he was running the tour, some outwardly ignored his direct questions entirely. I was extremely jet lagged and was looking forward to a calm tour around the island but this was not the tour for that and you could not pay me to take this tour again. PROS - the stops are beautiful and are picture worthy, and the food ei spicy garlic shrimp and dole plantation is great. Many stops along the way offer gift shops so you are able to shop while on this tour. +1 star CONS - No where on this tour does it say the food (lunch) is not included. It would have been nice to be told ahead of time to have the option to make prior accommodations as 2 meals with drinks were $40. We didn't visit all the spots that were listed, instead skipping the local fruit stands and the temple, perhaps more but those were the ones I noticed. If you are planning on taking this trip, I urge you to either have aaallot of alcohol at your disposal or have two sets of noise cancelling headphones as my one pair did not do me justice. read more

This tour had everything you could want! our tour guide, Rob, was an absolute legend. He made this trip so special by sharing his culture, history, and humor. We got to experience everything listed on the site, as well as some extras here and there. Thank you for giving us such an unforgettable experience. read more

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We had fantastic experience with Maya our driver for Oahu Circle tour during our trip. He arrived on time and drove very safely. The van was. Clean and comfortable making the ride enjoyable. His so knowledge and funny that makes us laughing and make sure we know what place were we are going. I highly recommend Maya for anyone who is looking for reliable and friendly ride. Thank you so much this is the best tour we ever have read more

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Cousin Mya gave a entertaining tour filled with tons of info that me and my boyfriend learned a lot. Everyone was engaged and having a great time. Best tour. CHEE WHO read more

Our 6 hour custom tour was fantastic. Paolo was so informative and our family was laughing and smiling all day long. Paolo's warm and friendly personality made for such an enjoyable day read more

The sites were beautiful, but unfortunately, our tour guide named Rob talked nonstop for eight hours, he thought he was a comedian and always asked us if we thought he was funny. We learned more about his family and how amazing he thought he was in surfing , we even had to watch a video of him on his phone and hear how everybody knew him. I was ready to rip off my snorkeling earplugs off of my mask to put in my ears, I couldn't even talk to my husband or to any other guest because he never shut up, saying anything that popped into his head, or sang a song , he just ramble way too much. We only got silence the last half hour as he was driving us all back to our Original points. It was The longest day of our whole vacation! We headed to the nearest happy hour when we got off that crazy Rob hostage bus to detox / recover from the day read more

I barely ever write reviews but after sitting on the bus for about 10 minutes I knew I had to. Our tour guide Rob made the bus ride unbearable. When I say he spoke the ENTIRE time we were on the bus, I wish I was exaggerating. He was loud, obnoxious, rude and arrogant. 80% of the time, he wasn't even speaking about things related to the tour! I was forced to learn more about his family, religion and values more than the island itself! He wouldn't even allow small talk amongst ourselves on the bus and would get angry if we ever tried to and passively aggressively tell us to stop. He was relentless with his questions about how well he was doing, how 'caring' he was, how great of a driver he was etc. He'd look into his rear view mirror and stare at us all until we gave him a response he was happy with. Honestly, I felt like we were in his prison and he was our prison guard the entire time on the bus. He was THAT controlling. He'd ramble for about 10 minutes about nonsensjcal things before he'd let us off the bus at EACH stop, it was exhausting!! Honestly, by about midway through the tour we were all so mentally drained. I feel like he sucked the life right out of everyone on that bus. I'm writing this review to prewarn anyone that's thinking of taking this tour. The tour and stops we made were actually great but Rob robbed us of an enjoyable experience. Please make sure you request for a different guide if you're thinking of signing up. read more

Fiji was awesome!! I'm glad he was able to be our tour guide! He explained the tour very well and was very helpful with getting food/snacks and also gave us some tips on what to get and what not to get! If you get Fuji you will be taken care of for sure! read more

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This guy knows the island like the back of his hand. Very fun and always on time. If your looking for a personal tour guide hawaii rainbow tours are your people. 5 star all day long read more

Paolo guided us on the most memorable tour experience. His knowledge of the Hawaii history and culture is second to none. He gave us a tour experience of a lifetime. We got lucky with him as our guide. He kept us engaged throughout the whole 8 hours and even ate lunch with us. Hawaii Rainbow Tours is a MUST!!! Thank you Paolo for the ultimate experience. read more

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What a beautiful island to tour! what a gorgeous day we had! Oahu does not disappoint. Too bad my guide Rob was manic all day; talking in a stream of consciousness monologue and forcing everyone to respond to his questions and jokes whether or not you wanted to. Since when do you not get to talk to your family on a tour bus because the driver wants your UNDIVIDED attention so much that he shames you for it? Turned a beautiful tour into a trial where we constantly had to listen to him talk, sometimes about the island but mostly about his way of thinking, philosophy on life and experiences. What cultural aspects he meant to share were buried in the nonstop blather of his nonstop self chatter. Also there is no benefit in speaking down to your tour bus calling us , sarcastically " the best group ever" because we didn't appreciate your bad jokes! Told loudly through a microphone no less! Tour itself with no Rob is probably a 5! Hard not to love and appreciate the beautiful island of Oahu but several stars down for hiring the tour guide who openly disdains his passengers and constantly talks about tips the whole day around the tour. Not a winning strategy. read more

The island was beautiful and all the tour destinations were great- however, my tour guide Robert was extremely loud and very annoying. He talked the whole way there and back on a very loud microphone. He told stories that had nothing to do with the tour, and passed his phone and books around the bus. This raised my concerns about his eyes being on the road the whole time. It felt like the entire tour was stalled by his talking. It was very disappointing that such a great tour was ruined by a tour guide. read more

The Dole Plant/Farm tour was on our list of spots for visit but I highly regret visiting. Why: The Train tour: by far the worst experience of the visit. This was because the audio playing telling you about the farm clearly was not updated. They entire time they were trying to sell you more and most importantly they said I could get a pineapple scooper in the gift shop, but they did not have any in the gift shop, go figure read more

Paolo, you're amazing'! Thanks for such a nice experience. Very fun and informative tour. Deff recommend it

We took the circle island tour with Robert and it was a perfect experience. Robert was very personable and I like when guides tell stories from their experience and family experience. I liked learning about the history of the island and other stories like where celebrities live, about the surfing, and stories passed down about the island history. I loved the introduction to everything on the island and was able to take great pictures with all the stops we took. It rained a little bit off and on and Robert was accommodating and made up for the things we could not do. My favorite part was stopping at the beach to look at the turtles. I liked stopping at the coffee spots to get authentic Hawaiian coffee that is way cheaper than on Waikiki. Don't forget to bring cash for the lunch because it's cash only! read more

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Fiji was an amazing tour guide he shows us so many amazing things around the island very entertaining definitely a rememberable day.

Had a great time with Cousin Mya! Took us to awesome places, taught us about Hawaiian culture, pointed out interesting facts, and was just plain FANTASTIC!!! I cannot recommend this tour company enough. What a great day, thank you so much! read more

My wife daughter and I booked a trip the day before and Jared was our driver. He tailored the tour to our wishes and it couldn't have been any better. Well, I was hoping for some big waves at pipeline but it was an unusually calm day on the north shore that day. But everything in Jared's control was perfect and I learned a lot about the various areas of the island. We stopped at some great food spots and ended the tour with an amazing view of Honolulu and Waikiki Beach. Highly recommend this for a much more intimate and customizable tour of Oahu. read more

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First time on the island of Ohau and this bus tour sure did enhance my trip. I learned so much about the history of the beautiful island. KiKi was the man. He was playing his ukulele and sang us a fee songs. He shared his favorite places to go to. Id recommend this bus tour around the island. Cool dude! Dont forget to give a big tip. Thanks again KiKi it was a fun ride! read more

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Shelly was our tour guide and she made this an amazing experience! She put so much into the tour, taught us Hawaiian phrases all along the way, talked all day sharing the culture and cool factoids about each site, made us feel welcomed and protected from beginning to end. We had many children on this tour, and Shelly had a smart method of making sure everyone was accounted for. It was so well organized and thoughtfully planned out, down to ordering ahead all the shrimp so that we would not wait long for our food. Myself and my friend totally loved our tour and found it so helpful in the days after when we had to drive ourselves around. Thank you Shelly, for blessing us with your gift of hospitality and lovely heart. read more

I Highly recommend doing this tour you get to see a lot of the island. On this Tour you'll learn about some of Hawaii's history and it's culture. Aloha until we meet again Henry if you see this review mahalo thank you so much for being my Ohana to me and my wife. read more

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Took family on a tour on Saturday 6/4/2022. All was well until we made a stop at the Makapuu lookout. Our driver parked blocking a bike lane. To begin with, we are cyclists and we know that blocking a bike lane is illegal. We were shocked when the driver saw a cyclist taking a photo of the tour van and proceeded to get off the bus and annihilate the cyclists. To their credit the people on the bikes never said a word but our driver was hurling the f bomb and insults one after another after another. It was really offensive and here we were stuck with her the rest of the day. Where is the Aloha from the locals? The fact that this "local" driver would just rip into other locals was appalling. She is the worst representative of your company. For this reason only we would never book this particular tour company again. Wish we would have had Paulo based on the reviews here. read more

Hawaii tours is the best!. Had an amazing time. Truly recommend them you won't regret it. read more

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The tour around the island was nothing short of amazing! Our driver Keoki made us feel like family and offered great insight on the island. My favorite part of the trip was swimming with the turtles and the amazing shrimp from Fumis Kahuku Shrimp! I would highly recommend this tour! read more

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Our tour was amazing, we was able to see so many beautiful sights and learn about the area before going to the airport. I was the best day to spend the day. I would highly recommend using Hawaii Rainbow Tours. read more

My friends and I were planning a birthday dinner and needed transportation to and from the restaurant. I called to book to see if this kind of service was avaliable and spoke with Paulo over the phone, after a short call our tour was booked. Paulo sounded very excited and energetic over the phone. On the schedule date and time of our tour Paulo called upon his arrival. He was 15 minutes early and greeted us was a friendly welcoming aloha spirit! He picked us up in a very clean van, we all hopped in head headed to our dinner. When we got to the restaurant he let us leave our belongings that we didn't want to carry into the restaurant. We weren't sure how long our dinner was going to run so we agreed to just give him a call when we were finishing up with dinner. When we got picked up to head back a few of my friends wanted to pick up some drinks/ snacks along the way. Paulo was more than happy to take us to the nearest 7-11 and make a pit stop. We got dropped back off at our final stop and said our goodbyes. I will definitely be using Hawaii rainbow tours again! Thanks again Paulo. read more

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I asked my kids, "If you could do only one thing on this trip to Oahu, what would it be?" It was unanimous: a tour with PAOLO. We so enjoyed our 8-hour circle island tour in 2016, but we had time for only three hours this time. I cited three Honolulu and windward side places we were interested in, and Paolo put together the perfect tour, personalized for some specific family history locations my dad wanted to see. Interesting, informative, and very fun - we laughed the whole time. We had friends with us who had never been to Oahu and they agreed that Paolo and Hawaii Rainbow Tours were excellent. If we go back we will definitely book him again. read more

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We had Kiki he was so informative and we learned so much about things to do in Hawaii, especially cost effective alternatives. Plus he gave us so much history and stories, plus music, definitely worth it. read more

From the the moment Keoki picked us he was amazing. He explained everything about each stop. He made the experience fun, personal and welcoming. We didnt just learn about the spots on the tour map, he gave us the history of different things in Hawaii, introduced us to amazing people, and gave us very good recommendations of other places to go and try out. my wife and I spent our honeymoon in Oahu for the first time. Keoki literally makes us want to live there. We felt like apart of the family. He's the best. He deserves a raise and all the tips! No really. read more

Paolo was awesome! Such a great, funny, and personable guy. Even though we had just met that day, it almost felt like a tour given by a family member. 10/10 would recommend! read more

Was a great experience! First time in my life, saw many many pineapples. The ice cream I got at Dole plantation was great. One thing that I regret was I didn't purchase the chocolate pineapple desserts because i didn't see it else where. So if you go there, remember to get some back! read more

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This was our second time in Honolulu and first ever private guided tour, and we were a family of 6. This was exactly the excursion we needed! Since during our trip up to that point we mostly focused on the areas around Waikiki, this was our opportunity to check out the rest of the island. We signed up for the 6 hour Circle Island Tour. When we met with our guide Jared he was very understanding when I let him know that we would like to keep the itinerary flexible since we have 2 kids with us. We talked through the itinerary and discussed where we would definitely want to spend more time doing (more time at the Dole Pineapple plantation so the kids could enjoy the train and pet the cats), and we preferred to eat an early lunch there instead of the food truck stop originally planned to keep things simpler for the kids. Jared was very accommodating of our preferences and helped us to tailor the rest of the trip to fit our needs and fit the length of the trip, including still stopping at a great surfers beach to see the giant waves, the Macadamia Nut farm where we cracked our own macadamia nuts, and going by a scenic route on the way back so we could see the sights. We decided to skip some of the lookout stops but it totally worked for our family, and we were all very happy with the wonderful trip. Jared was easy to talk to and extremely knowledgeable. We peppered him with questions throughout the 6 hour trip and didn't manage to stump him at all - he's born and raised here and answered all our questions as well as provided us with great tidbits of history and interesting facts about Hawaii. We would absolutely recommend this tour for anyone including families with kids. read more

Paolo is the owner of Hawaii Rainbow Tours. My friend booked Paolo and his company for our friend's birthday. We had a group of 7 and didn't want to use Lyft or Uber. We all wanted to ride down together and wanted to support a local company. Paolo was our driver for the night. Paolo was really awesome. He showed up at our friend's house a little early, and we got to talk story with him while we waited for our other friends to finish getting ready. When we were all ready, Paolo pulled out a little step stool and we loaded into the spacious van. Paolo was hilarious and provided great conversation while driving us. He let us play our own music during the 20 minute ride to the restaurant. The van looked very clean and I felt very safe while riding inside the van. We got dropped off and picked up right outside the restaurant. After our dinner, Paolo gladly took us to the near by 7-11 for a snack run. We quickly loaded back into the van and dropped us back off at the house. Overall, it was a great experience. I'd definitely recommend Paolo and his company. read more