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Getting around
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A network of over sixty
bus
routes, collectively named TheBus, covers the whole of Oahu. All journeys, however long, cost $1.50, with free transfers onto any connecting route if you ask as you board (enquiries tel 808/848-5555,
). The most popular routes with Waikiki-based tourists are
#2
to downtown,
#8
to Ala Moana Shopping Center,
#20
to Pearl Harbor,
#22
to Hanauma Bay, and the bargain "
Circle Island
" buses (
#52
clockwise and
#55
counterclockwise), which take four hours to loop around the central valley and the east coast, passing the legendary North Shore surf spots.
In Waikiki, Aloha Funway (tel 808/942-9696) offers
bicycle rental
at seven locations, charging $20 for 24 hours. Among companies running
city and island bus tours
from around $25 for a full day, as well as off-island packages, are Polynesian Adventure Tours (tel 808/833-3000,
) and Roberts (tel 808/539-9400,
). Honolulu TimeWalks (tel 808/943-0371) runs a changing program of themed
walking tours
of the city. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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