Hawaiian Discovery (First Class)

This was a wonderful holiday and Trafalgar had it all organised. We were treated to many different experiences but still had plenty of free time to follow our own pursuits. Our tour guide was efficient without being officious and the itinerary covered all and more of the sights we were planning to see if we had travelled on our own. The accommodation was excellent and the meals that were included in the trip were very satisfying. Highlight for us was the trip to Haleakala and the lunch at the...read more O'o farm afterwards. These were included in the cost of the tour. An extra indulgence was the helicopter flight over Mauna Kea and the spectacular coastline on the east coast of Hawaii. We would highly recommend this trip.

We enjoyed our tour of Hawaii very much. We were on an 11 day tour which Trafalgar combined with a 7 day tour and a 14 day tour to make a group of 45 people. Although the Tour Director did a great job, with so many people it was hard to get a holiday vibe happening. The coach we travelled in was a 50+ seater so despite the number of people there was always plenty of room. For the last few days we were down to 27 people and that was much more relaxed and friendly. The group was made up of 6 Australians,...read more 1 Kiwi, 1 Spaniard, 2 Canadians and 35 Americans.
As we visited 4 islands and US airport checks are tedious and sometimes slow, there was quite a bit of downtime at airports. All the islands were different so I don't know which one I would leave out to reduce the airport time. The Tour Director managed the luggage and boarding passes very smoothly and made sure we were there in plenty of time but the food at these airports was very expensive and poor quality and even at Honolulu Airport the shopping was very limited. Recommend that you have a day or two in Honolulu before the tour starts. We all felt jet lagged for the first 24 hours. At the end of the tour we hired a car and rented a house at Hanalei on Kauai. This was a most beautiful place and a great way to relax before heading home. Thanks to Yvonne who managed our booking, answered questions promptly and provided extra information when requested.