We booked our Hawaii Aloha Travel adventure thru Kara. We created a customized trip, with 3…read moreislands (Oahu, Big Is, Kauai) and chose our excursions for each island with one excursion each day, and a free day at the end on each island to explore, or just relax at the beach. The excursions we chose were pretty much exactly as advertised online. The only excursion we didn't love was the Catamaran Sandbar Snorkeling, Paddleboard, and Kayaking on Oahu - the boat had no outdoor spaces, and all seating was picnic table style, and pretty crowded - this would be great for families with kids, but it wasn't really relaxing, and not the greatest for snorkeling. The Crew and live entertainment were great though. Highly recommend Diamond Head hike, and Manoa Falls hike on Oahu; Volcano E-bike tour, and Sunset Cruise to Kealakekua Bay on Big Is; and Wailua River Kayak and Rainforest Waterfall hike, and Backcountry Tubing on Kauai - these were all unforgettable experiences! We rented a car for one day on Oahu for our 'free day' and drove up to the North Shore - completely different vibe than Waikiki, and we loved it! Lots of food trucks, shopping, and the ocean views were spectacular - and completely different from Waikiki Beach area. All of the islands are magical, but Kauai was our favorite.

DOn't listen to buy into this company. They are fake and mislead with your gifts and information to…read moregain your attention to buy into their product only to waste your time. They are very observant in making you pay attention to a presentation like you're in a school aged child, only to waste your time at the end and bribe you into getting a free gift at the end.

April did an AMAZING job planning my honeymoon in Kauai. My husband and I got married on Oahu and…read morethen flew over to Kauai a few days after the wedding. April took care of everything from helping take care of flights, rental cars, and fun activities. She not only got us a great deal with one of the hotels that included a helicopter tour and a bus tour taking us to the Waimea Canon and Fern Grotto, but she was also able to upgrade our room to ocean view and get us complimentary breakfast each morning! When we first arrived at our hotel we were greeted with champagne, cake and a letter from April! She also curated a beautiful itinerary for us that we could reference throughout the trip so there was very little thinking required once we got there!! Will definitely use April and TravelChic World in the future with any trips/vacations. Thanks April!

It took me a while to write this but better late than never! April helped my husband and me book a…read more4 night stay for both our families at the Four Seasons Ko'olina in May 2022. She was extremely helpful in getting us and our families the rooms we wanted. She also took care of all the extra stuff we needed for our wedding weekend, including pool cabanas reservations, arranging for the hotel to store our wedding cakes, and organizing Sunday brunch! It was so easy and stress-free. Our families really enjoyed the stay and it added to the weekend's relaxing experience. She made it super easy for us and I would recommend her services to anyone. I'll definitely use her services again for future stays or trips.

First time here, my friends and I decided to take a trip to Japan with Panda Travel. It's a family…read morerun business. Everyone in the office is related. Met Patrick as our Travel person, also Daisy the manager helped too with our trip. Everyone in the office tried to help ... Elena the sister to Daisy helped too. So accommodating! Aloha, Derek

Enjoyed our first trip with Panda so much that we booked a shopping trip to Tokyo. Our guide was…read morePatrick and he was so wonderful! He answered all our questions, helped us get to places we wanted to go in our free time and he was always so patient and kind! The shopping tour was a shoppers dream in speeded up motion! Loved everywhere we went and wished we had had a little more time at each place but speed shopping is my forte so I definitely filled my suitcase!! I've share my Panda travel experience with all my friends and I hope I will get to book another trip this year with Panda!

If you're a tourist, do yourself a favor by talking to Shaka. They are so incredibly patient,…read morehelpful, and *honest*! I actually saved money by booking through them compared to online, because they fully explained the differences in tours/tiers and picked the cheapest ones that satisfied our criteria. It was clear that they knew what they were talking about. Ideally, you should call Shaka before you get to Hawaii and plan your vacation early... but we didn't. Luckily, we stopped by in person and Shaka Tours saved our vacation. They planned our whole itinerary, got us tickets to things that looked closed, and advised us against packages that we came in considering. It actually felt like a tourist stop itself, because they explained the local geography and customs using google maps and videos, and suggested can't-miss, free, no-reservation needed stuff like the Diamond Head Hike. They were easy to reach by text/call at any time, even when we woke up very early because we wanted to make the most of the day. The tours they did book for us were all great with friendly guides. I can't recommend them enough!

The app was a nightmare to use but this is not my main complaint…read more. .whilst listening to the weirdo narrative I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They got their history wrong big time. On the kauai tour the amount of mistakes regarding Hawaiian history was ridiculous. First of all there was no annex but rather a take over initiative by the USA and British plantation owners. The kauai tour claims that the Hawaiian people voted by 93% to annex with USA. Lies! They stated the queen agreed to the annex with USA .The Queen did not leave her monarchy amicably. No....rather she stepped aside involuntary for the good of the Hawaiian people and to prevent further blood shed. Yes Kauai and all of the Hawaiian islands are absolutely beautiful but they the Hawaiian people should charge us, the United States of America rent for any purchased land acquired. Sadly I saw the vast difference in the way the Hawaiian people live today and the way foreigners live on acquired land in Hawaii. No Hawaiian should have to pay for health care or education. I'm grateful that the Hawaiian people invite us to visit their beautiful islands though I'm doubley mad at the USA for basically ruining the landscape there. No to Shaka dummies Guides! They need to update their history lesson with facts not racist misinformation!

I imagine millions of people travel to Hawaii a year. It's nice to know that you have someone on…read moreisland you can count on, especially when you are in a house that you are renting. The staff is friendly and solved our on property issues that day while we were at the beach! How cool is that?!? We thank Hawaii Beach Homes for treating us like family and making our stay special. Nothing beats an oceanfront home and a homemade mai tai! We will defiantly recommend their concierge suggestions and homes to everyone in the mainland. Mahalo!

Customer service is very poor on behalf of Hawaii Beach Homes. They are defensive and unreasonable…read morewith their solutions to assist their customers. Our group of 8 people rented a beach front house $450/ night for a friend's wedding through vrbo which is managed by hawaiibeachhomes company. When I called to file a complaint their excuses were 1. The cleaners must have been rushing because we had guests prior to your stay. 2. If you're unhappy you can leave and we'll refund you your money 100%. 3. We never had any complaints but your party. 4. You have one of the cheaper stay so the filth is excepted. 5. Inaccurate listing of the beach front home. One of the bedroom is supposed to have beach front view with double doors. Heck the bushes has overgrown and the view was obstructed. Their response was do you want me to tell the owner to cut the bushes down? My reply Either cut it back or update your listing! At this point I was very upset and unhappy with this company. Cheaper stay or not we deserve a clean house! The house was filthy! List of filthiness 1. Dust under beds, inside closets, back and side of night stands. 2. White walls are brown and black marks 3. Stain beddings. 4. Mildew and large yellow stains on mattress that was covered up by bed protectors. 5. Mildew shower liners and curtains. 6. Broken glass bottles on patio. 7. Greasy kitchen cabinets. This was my experience with this company at the beach house. The house was beautiful but the upkeep and maintenance was very poor! They did refund us $300 for cleaning fee.

Dirk was a great tour guide! He's fun and knowledgeable! Enjoyed the tour immensely.read more

Dirk dI'd an amazing tour. We have been to Oahu many times but we learned lots of new things about…read morethe island and the native people. Dirk did a great job answering questions and inserting humor when appropriate. The only issue was the bus ride was very rough.

Emily recently planned a trip to Scandinavia for my partner and I - and it was the most incredible…read moreexperience! I engaged Emily back in March, after we were getting exhausted and burnout planning a trip by ourselves. We were about to cancel our trip or shorten it, when Emily came to our rescue. Emily set up a Zoom call and asked great questions about how we like to travel, activity level, budget, interests and other preferences. She immediately got to work and sent us updates and ideas as she went along. Emily had a keen eye for researching new places, and coupled with her worldwide travel experience, she quickly planned us the trip of a lifetime. I want Emily to help us with every trip that we plan in the future, so we can focus on looking forward to the trip and then making the most of our time when we get there. Thank you Emily for turning our entire outlook on this trip around, and allowing us to enjoy it! We appreciate you and can't wait for the next one.

Emily was so amazing & so helpful while helping my husband and I plan our month long honeymoon…read morethrough Europe! All we had to do was give her the places we wanted to go and how many days we would be there and she took care of the rest! She made us a detailed outline of what kind of accommodations we would need, how to get around once we were there, and even added in some of her own recommendations from her own travel experiences! If you are planning a trip of any kind, Emily is your girl!!

One of my pledges this year is to complete reviews of more dive sites and dive shops. Island Dive…read moreTravel is the dive travel arm of Island Divers Hawaii. IDH owner Matt Zimmerman has organized international dive trips for several decades. I started signing up for some international dive trips 4 years back and I'm hooked! I recently came back this month from a week in Fiji with IDT. The inclusive fee paid for the cabins at the dive resort, all meals (alcohol not included), and the diving. IDT does not include airfare, so divers can use their favorite air carrier or miles if applicable. The flight between Honolulu and Nandi, the capital of Fiji, was relatively short (7 hours) and reasonable on Fiji Air. The kicker was the 3 1/2 bus ride from the airport to the dive resort. The resort drivers did include one bathroom break at a convenience store, and also enabled us to get local refreshments/snacks. The dive resort, Volivoli Beach Resort, was luxurious, isolated, and outstanding food! They had several special events laid on for us like: a trip to a local village and waterfall, and local residents coming to the resort to showcase local dancing and songs. While diving we didn't see any other dive boats during our diving. And the dive sites they took us to were fantastic! Great visibility, reefs that are full of color and life, warm water (84F in March, Fiji's summer), and interesting critters! My favorites, the nudibranch sea slugs, were there- a lot of them new and not found in Hawaii! But my favorite photo series was while we were doing a shallow water stop degassing for 3 minutes near the top of a sea mount. We didn't see too many sea turtles during the dives, and lo and behold there come along a Hawksbill sea turtle (more rare than an run of the mill green sea turtle)! It was going along its merry way feeding, and not paying any attention to the gaggle of divers getting in the way of each other trying to take pictures of the Hawksbill! One of my diver buddies took a picture of me taking a picture of her & the Hawksbill, how meta! All in all, Fiji is probably my favorite international dive trip with IDT so far, but I've enjoyed all of my previous (Cozumel, Honduras, Bonaire, and Palau) trips! I've already signed up for their Philippine trip next year in 2024, come join! Will repeat and highly recommend!

Awesome! Great to work with the tourists visiting Hawaii, custom making packages with your…read moredemographical group make up in mind, looking forward to serving!

Great experience, I had fun on the tours, we had our very own vacation calendar, they followed up…read morewith me after the tour. I love how they package together everything it's fun to see how many things you can fit into your holiday.