Oahu Family Activities

he island of Oahu is the perfect place for a vacation that the entire family will remember and treasure forever. Most visitors to Oahu stay at one of the many hotels or resorts in Waikiki. While Waikiki and downtown Honolulu have plenty of great activities for both adults and children, far too many visitors never take the time to explore the...

Check out this useful and informative list of 101 things to do for free (or at least for less than $10) on the island of Oahu.

Our overview article introducing the best tourist attractions on the island of Oahu.

When totally out of the blue, I was asked if I wanted to go on an Atlantis Submarine Tour on Oahu, I jumped at the opportunity. I really knew very little about the actual Atlantis experience, so I was excited to see what this was all about. I knew that Atlantis had submarines on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island, but not much more.

A guide to exploring Diamond Head State Monument on Oahu, Hawaii.

A visual tour of historic Kualoa Ranch and Ka'a'awa Valley including a horseback ride through Ka'a'awa Valley where numerous motion pictures and TV shows such as ABC's Lost are filmed.

A review of a Dolphin Watch Cruise on the Star of Honolulu Cruises & Events' 149-passenger Hoku Nai'a

A brief history of the Honolulu Zoo and a guide to visiting Honolulu Zoo in Kapiolani Park in Waikiki, Oahu

Featured on Syfy's Ghost Hunters, Oahu Ghost Tours offers culturally sensitive and educational tours of Oahu's most haunted spots all year round.

The Outrigger Catamaran makes several daily speed sails, three weekly eco sail and snorkel tours, and daily sunset sails. Each embarks from the beach in front of the Outrigger Reef Hotel.

Visitors to the Hawaiian Island of Oahu have the unique opportunity to learn about the culture and people of Polynesia, not from books, films or television, but from the actual people who were born and live in the area's major island groups at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa marked the return of the resort's sailing tours with the July 1, 2010 launch of Waikiki's newest catamaran, Spirit of Aloha. The vessel, operated by Port Waikiki Cruises, offers six different tour options daily, from breakfast and snorkel tours to sunset cocktail sails. In addition, a weekly Friday fireworks dinner sail gives guests a front-row seat to Hilton's spectacular fireworks display.

You and your family should not leave Hawaii without seeing the Arizona Memorial and Pearl Harbor where World War II started for the USA.

The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is located next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center in Pearl Harbor. The Park's mission was and remains "to restore and preserve the World War II submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287), and submarine-related artifacts on (the) grounds and in the Museum."

A Profile of the Waikiki Aquarium, located next to a living reef on the Waikiki shoreline

At the Aloha Stadium parking lots, this is more like a carnival that just shopping. There are interesting foods for sale, odds and ends to buy and all sorts of t-shirts for sale.

Part of Hawaii's State Museum, the planetarium has great programs which change from season to season.

Information for all guarded beaches on Oahu. The currents are strong in Hawaii. These are important tips for safe fun in and around the water.

A big 62 acre ocean theme park. Be sure to check out the "wholphin" exhibit - the only one in the world.

Map listing snorkel beaches on Oahu, with description and tips.