WWII Pearl Harbor Heroes Adventure

Duration: 8 hours
Location: Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Departs from: hotels on the island

Enjoy the WWII Pearl Harbor Heroes Adventure; relive the moments when the Japanese Zeroes approached; scramble to your squadron. Think about the courage, bravery, and dedication of the heroic sailors defending the homeland. Imagine airplanes screaming death from above and submarines lurking below as American President Franklin Roosevelt matches wits with Japanese Emperor Hirohito.

The WWII Pearl Harbor Heroes Adventure tour is located at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Professional Hawaii state-certified tour guides narrate the historical Pearl Harbor attack. You can also watch films or listen to tapes recounting the events. Learn a great deal about history here first-hand. There are real historical artifacts stored at the Pacific Navigation Museum. Quiz the experts at the Visitor Center. More than 55 million people were killed in World War II.

Take the Navy launch to the USS Arizona Memorial. Oil, referred to as "black tears", still oozes to the surface from the USS Arizona, marring the blue waters. The Arizona deck rests six feet under the water surface. A free shuttle is run by the U.S. Navy between locations.  The Japanese surrendered on the USS Missouri, which is now a memorial at Pearl Harbor. The USS Missouri is a 58,000-ton, 887-foot battleship, with 16" guns capable of firing 2,900 projectiles twenty miles, that served the United States from WWII to Desert Storm. The USS Bowfin submarine had an 80-man crew. Ford Island is an active Navy base.

This is a great tour for maritime afficionados. The WWII Pearl Harbor Heroes Adventure is an 8-hour tour and can be coordinated with tours that investigate old WWII bunkers in the Hawaii countryside. There are pick-ups from most Waikiki hotels.

The U.S. Military has initiated a ''no bags'' policy at the Arizona Memorial and Visitor Center. Tourists cannot carry anything that conceals the contents of their bags (purses, handbags, and backpacks). Visitors must wear closed-toe shoes. A small camera is allowed. Children should be older than 3 years old. The tour begins around 6:00am, so be ready for the full day event. Relive history, as we teach the next generation at the WWII Pearl Harbor Heroes Adventure tour.

Pick-up Information: Complimentary hotel pick up and return provided from most Waikiki hotels. Enter the name of your hotel at time of reservation.

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