In order to truly appreciate the beauty of Oahu, you need to get away from Honolulu and Waikiki. There's no better way than to drive out to leeward or west Oahu and take a trip on the Wild Side. Wild Side Specialty Tours offers several boat trips from the Waianae Boat Harbor.
For several years they have offered tours on their 42 foot sailing catamaran, the Island Spirit, featuring up-close and personal experiences with Hawaiian Spinner dolphins including the opportunity to get into the water and swim with these amazing creatures.
Now, with their second boat, the 34 ft BAHA King Cat Alaka'i, Wild Side Tours offers tours for up to six people and the opportunity to venture further out to sea where you will likely see spotted dolphins and, if you're as lucky as we were, a pod of pilot whales.
Conditions permitting you'll still have the chance to get in the water with the spinner dolphins and/or with Hawaiian green sea turtles at a location known as the cleaning station off of Makaha Beach where you'll see more green sea turtles in one location than anywhere else in Hawaii.
