wahoo i'm so excited for this week's video because i'm sharing with you two of my favorite
itineraries adventuring just outside waikiki and if you're new here aloha i'm christine with where
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i got to see before i travel to a place and specifically there are two things i love about
today's video one i love itineraries that are conveniently located right next to each other
easy logistics and also i'd love to know the prices so i know what i'm getting into so let's
dive in this first itinerary is a 20 to 25 minute drive from waikiki headed toward the east side
and we're going for priceless views and really the only cost in this itinerary is the food
so depending on how much you eat and drink that will determine how expensive this itinerary is
but i love to work out then chill then drink or work out drink and chill or any combination
of those works for me but let's start with two options for a really awesome workout
the first one the coco crater hike so so steep but so so beautiful i really love
this hike but if you want to go and bring a coffee and keep it easy then i recommend just
strolling along the paved path of the makapuuu lighthouse trail
two really great options and for both of these i have a full oahu hiking video in link in the
description below so make sure you check that out one other option is the makapuu tide pools
a lot of people recommended it on the day that i went it was so windy so i didn't really want
to hike down but that's another option if you can time it with low tide go check out the tide pools
and afterwards take a short drive over to the china walls park your car in the neighborhood
and then walk in bring with you a chair or something to sit on maybe some drinks
and sunscreen definitely bring sunscreen but go watch the beautiful waves and the surfers as well
and also watch the tourists who try to take pictures of themselves getting wet by the
waves but also be careful because the waves can be very big and could potentially suck you out
so just make sure you're being careful but it's such a phenomenal place for amazing days
worth mentioning in the area i i thought it was really fun to park your car and
just go look at the blowhole it's pretty i mean when the water hits it just right
you'll see a beautiful rainbow that was a good one to see for just a few minutes
also in the area the famous hanama bay so beautiful there if you do choose to go there
is an admission fee and if i could go back there are two things that i wanted to do that i didn't
get a chance to do the first is the distillery i could see that one being fun and the second
is the coco crater botanical garden it looked really beautiful so those are two to consider
for your trip let's grab something to eat i loved eating at leeco's oh my gosh such an amazing
spot to grab some brunch my plate cost me 15 and if you grab a drink all together 25 for that
meal and if you choose to head back towards waikiki mud head and water cannot be missed
i loved eating all of their little small plates and i had
three or four small plates with two glasses of wine and that put me at fifty dollars for that tab
and if you have any tips of your own add them in the comments below so that we can help each other
to build awesome itineraries and if you're having some fun with me cheers that like button if you
haven't already and consider subscribing and let's talk about the next one which
is a 30 to 40 minute drive north of waikiki heading towards hai state park to go kayaking
the amazing thing about this kayak trip is you head out to a sandbar that on average depending
on the weather and depending on the currents and the wind generally takes people around 45 minutes
to do this kayak out one way to the sandbar i think i had the current working with me or maybe i
was just in beast mode that day but it took me 18 minutes to get out to the sandbar but there's one
thing you have to know make sure you time going there with low tide when i went it's beautiful
out here but my tip for you make sure you look at the tide calendar and come here when it's low
tide so you can actually come out on the sand bar if you're thinking what sand bar this down
here is a sand bar and it's huge it's just that i'm here during high tide so if i were to get
out i'd probably be up to my thighs in water so come during load side so you can enjoy the sandbar
and here's what you need to know about renting a kayak i rented with kama aina kayak which is right
in the haiya state park and it normally costs 59 for a half day or four hour kayak rental but a pro
tip check groupon i actually looked at groupon and they were on there and instead of buying it
i just showed them on the app and asked them to price match it on the spot which they did
and they also do things like they rent coolers and wet bags and snorkel gear etc in case you want
to bring some drinks or jump in the water but the four hour kayak rental plus a five dollar wet bag
in total cost me 43 dollars for the half day which i was totally stoked about so if i could
do it over again i would time it correctly with low tide i would probably get the kayak
for the full day the eight-hour day and i would bring a cooler and go hang out on the sandbar
there's one more thing you should know a 45-minute kayak is pretty far so here's another tip the
weather's really coming in i'm glad to be getting out of here now make sure you come on a clear day
so i was pretty lucky in not getting caught in some potentially really bad weather
and speaking of weather here's something to know there's another kayak adventure in that
area that looks so much fun it's to the twin islands and it's another really really awesome
one that so many people recommend but one thing to consider is depending on how the weather is
choose your kayak adventure carefully in other words the kayak to the sandbar is isn't as
difficult in terms of like waves and currents etc versus the kayak out to the twin islands
can get some pretty big waves etc so if the weather on the day that you're going is kind
of intense consider doing the sandbar like i did but if you have a perfectly clear day
and if i had a perfectly clear day i would have gone out to the twin islands
so i'm praying for good weather for you and if you do get good weather and you are able to kayak out
to those twin islands then you should definitely do the really short and really beautiful hike
to the lanakai pillboxes again check out my oahu hiking video for more info on that one but
stunning stunning views and in that area you should eat it cinnamons afterwards oh such a great
place for breakfast and eating things like guava pancakes that won't make you feel well afterwards
but are so worth it in the moment all right to recap i've shared with you two of my favorite
itineraries on the east side and north of waikiki by just a 30 minute drive out but the question is
how much did you pay for your car rental i share more info about that in my waikiki video but the
headline here is that for my car rental i paid 38 dollars per day with taxes and all that info etc
via hertz and if i have one tip for you in looking for a car rental consider getting your car rental
not at the airport you'll save significantly more money in that way i love oahu if you had
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