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Day 1 – Home to Honolulu
Fly to Honolulu today. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your hassle free flight. Check into the beautiful Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort with Oceanview rooms. Tonight relax and get settled in for a three night stay here in Waikiki. Choose from the many restaurants surrounding your hotel for dinner on your own this evening.
Hotel: Sheraton Waikiki Resort (Ocean view)


Day 2 – Honolulu
Tour Pearl Harbor National Memorial Park. Cruise by Navy Launch to the sunken USS Arizona. This is a moment you won’t forget as your thoughts turn to Dec. 7, 1941 and the beginning of World War II. This impressive Memorial to the 1,102 men still entombed will be a special moment of the trip. Sightseeing includes Hawaii’s State Capitol, Iolani Palace, Punchbowl, and Honolulu lookout. Motor through lush rain forest to the Nuuanu Pali Lookout for a scenic view of Honolulu and the valley below. Enjoy an included open air dinner this evening at the extravagant buffet.
Included Meals: Dinner


Day 3 – Honolulu
Take advantage of the wonderful location of your hotel within walking distance to International Market Place and the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. Some may want to visit the USS Missouri stationed here in Honolulu. Tonight maybe walk down the beach and enjoy dinner on your own at one of the many waterfront restaurants.
Included Meals: Breakfast


Day 4 – Honolulu to Kona
Enjoy breakfast this morning before we take a short flight to The Big Island of Hawaii featuring everything from volcanos to lush valleys and expansive pasture lands. Hawaii has more variety than any other island its size. Stop in the seaside village of Kona before we continue to the lovely Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, an outstanding resort set on the sun drenched shores of Kohala Coast in the Kailua-Kona area. The Sheraton Keauhou offers views of the ocean and Keauhou Bay.
Hotel: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa (Ocean view)
Included Meals: Breakfast


Day 5 – Kona
After breakfast we explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See Mauna Loa, the most massive mountain on earth, and Kilauea Crater, which rises over 4,090 ft. above a volcanic wonderland of steaming fire pits and fern forests. Lunch today is in the old sugar town of Pahala at the historic Pahala Plantation House, featuring a performance by local singers. Walk the black sand beach at Punalu’u Beach Park. See waterfalls, high cliffs that drop into the ocean, and beautiful Rainbow Falls. We’ll also enjoy a brief stop at a local Orchid Nursery. Return to your lovely resort overlooking black rocks and ocean blue.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch


Day 6 – Kona
Awake and enjoy breakfast with the rest of the day at leisure. R&J Tours has arranged for our guests to enjoy complimentary free shuttle service into nearby Kona Village, a charming old seaside town. There is much to do on the Big Island, including great shopping at your fingertips. Options include a submarine ride, a glass bottom boat ride, golfing, catamaran, or deep sea fishing excursions.
Included Meals: Breakfast


Day 7 – Kona to Kauai
Board an inter-island jet to Kauai, the oldest island in the chain. One look at the lush, green vegetation that covers most of Kauai tells you why it is called the “Garden Isle.” Lunch today is served at the Aloha Beach Resort Restaurant before we cruise up the scenic Wailua River to the famous tropical Fern Grotto for the singing of the Hawaiian Wedding Song. Arrive at the Sheraton Kauai Resort, the perfect “Garden Isle” hotel.Ideally located on Kauai’s famous Poipu Beach, you can enjoy a host of activities from ocean sports to nearby championship golf, shopping and more. Surrounded by exotic lagoons, cascading waterfalls and lush tropical setting; and all of Kauai’s great activities including an optional helicopter ride.
Included Meals: Lunch
Hotel: Sheraton Kauai Beach Hotel (Ocean View)


Day 8 – Kauai
Breakfast is served at your leisure. Today we explore breathtaking Waimea Canyon, nicknamed the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” by author Mark Twain. Waimea Canyon is one of Kauai’s natural wonders with canyons eroded by water, wind and rain. Waimea Canyon is the largest canyon in the Pacific measuring 10 miles long, 2 miles wide and over 3,500 feet deep. Like the Grand Canyon, the lines along the canyon’s walls indicate the different volcanic eruptions and lava flows that have occurred over the centuries.
Included Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 9 – Kauai to Maui
Enjoy breakfast before we fly to the “Valley Isle,” and experience the island’s lush jungle valleys, ribbons of sand, cool uplands, vast crater, and historic treasures. Visit peaceful Iao Valley hidden among the beautiful towering peaks and Iao Needle. Take a tram tour with lunch at the Maui Tropical Plantation, with living exhibits of Hawaii’s agriculture. See Lahaina, the famous little whaling village enroute to your hotel located on Kaanapali Beach. We’ve chosen one of the Maui’s most luxurious oceanfront hotel, the Hyatt Regency Maui featuring oceanview rooms for your pleasure! Maui is said to be the favored island and it is with that in mind we have given you three relaxing nights in this tropical paradise with some of the finest beaches in the world! All you have to do is walk out on the courtyard and see whales spouting in the distant waters.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Maui (Oceanview Rooms) or Sheraton Maui

 

Day 10 – Maui
A full breakfast is served at your leisure. Public shuttle service is available for those who would like goto Whalers Village. This evening you are guests at a delightful luau called “Drums of the Pacific”. Experience traditional food, music, hula dance, tiki torches, swaying palm trees, and the ocean blue. As the sun sets over this spectacular setting it will be an evening you will long remember.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Luau Dinner

 

Day 11 – Maui
After a full breakfast, we take an included whale watching cruise off the sunny shores of Maui. You’ll learn why they call this season the “Running of the Whales”. The waters are full of humpback whales calving their young in the warm waters between Lanai and Maui. It’s sure to be a highlight of your trip! Later, stroll along the beach front which takes you to all of the hotels, many that have been on “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. Stroll to Whalers Village with a variety of shopping and many restaurants. This evening don’t miss the sunset over the black rocks and the famous sunset divers on the beach! This evening enjoy a wonderful Aloha dinner overlooking the crashing waves on the most beautiful of all the islands!
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

 

Day 12 – Maui
Enjoy a relaxing morning and early afternoon before we board our late afternoon flight. You will be flying home through the night.
Included Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 13 – Maui to Home
Arrive early this morning at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport today with memories of a grand Hawaiian vacation.

 

 

Flyaway Per Person Pricing Information

Double: $4,499
Single: $5,799
Triple: $4,289
Quad: $4,059

Flyaway Travel Protection Per Person

Double: $305
Single: $445

Travel Bucks

$55 Travel Bucks per person earned with this tour

Deposit Due

$100 deposit per person due at time of reservation. Full payment due 45 days prior to depart.

Passport Needed

No

Price Includes

Roundtrip airfare from MSP including all bag fees, taxes & surcharges appox. $100 per person included,) 15 meals including Inflight Meals, all activities as stated in brochure, Expert Local Driver/Guides



The average temperature while R&J is visiting is 82°
Travel with R & J Tours to a warm destination where it is...
27°
Minneapolis, Mn
63°
Hawaii Grand Tour
Flyaway Departure Date:
01/23/2012
Flyaway Return Date:
02/04/2012

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Tour Highlights

Oahu - Oceanview Rooms
Spend three nights at the Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort set
directly on shores of Waikiki Beach. Enjoy ocean view rooms at
the resort overlooking beautiful Waikiki Beach. Steps from International
Marketplace, the best shopping, dining, and attractions.
There are many opportunities to fill your free day with fabulous
options. Sightseeing includes Pearl Harbor visit and Honolulu
city tour including Punchbowl.
Kauai - Oceanview Rooms
The lush green Garden Isle of Kauai is not to be missed. We’ve
given two nights at the beautiful Sheraton Resort on the sunny
southeast side of the island Poipu Beach. Sights include a cruise
on the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto and a tour to lovely
Waimea Canyon, the “Grand Canyon of the South Pacific.”
Maui
- Oceanview Rooms
This is the favorite of all the islands,
so we’ve planned three nights on world
famous Kaanapali Beach with oceanview
rooms. Island sights include:
Iao Valley, Maui Tropical Plantation Tram Tour,
and an exciting whale watching cruise during the
running of the whales! Explore the village of
Lahaina. Take in an authentic Hawaiian Luau.
Hawaii - Oceanview Rooms
Three relaxing nights await you at the sprawling oceanfront Sheraton
Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa on the sun drenched Kohala Coast
of Hawaii. After visiting the Volcano National Park, enjoy a special
lunch at the historic Pahala Plantation House with entertainment,
plus leisure time in the charming village of Kona.



Travel with R & J Tours to a warm destination where it is...
27°
Minneapolis, Mn
63°
Hawaii Grand Tour
The average temperature while R&J is visiting is 82°
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