Anyone use Perillo Tours to visit Hawaii?

I have heard they did a great job with Italy tours but I need to know if anyone has used them for Hawaii? Thanks.

Anyone use Perillo Tours to visit Hawaii?

IMO you don%26#39;t need a tour to enjoy Hawaii. Would you book a tour to any other state?

It%26#39;s pretty easy to select your own flights, pick a lodging, rent a car and drive Hawaii%26#39;s good and well marked roads. Read up beforehand in any decent travel guide so you can go where you want, when you want and skip the tour bus schedule. If there are certain places on the islands that you want a tour guide, just book that tour on that island.

Anyone use Perillo Tours to visit Hawaii?

Thanks ChiSue,

I%26#39;m just not crazy about renting a car and driving aruond in a place I%26#39;m so unfamiliar. I also read that Hawaii is expensive for inter-island flights and car rental, etc. and I thought it would be a smoother vacation if Perillo did the work for me.

I will keep researching though. Thanks for your thoughts.

Hawaii really is an easy place to drive. If you can drive in Orlando, you can drive anywhere in Hawaii. You can rent a car for less than 20$ a day. Inter-island flights can be had for 64$ one way if you fly morning or evening hours. Do a lot more research before you decide on a guided tour. My sil did a tour 10 years ago for their 25th wedding anniversay. She hated every minute if it. My dh and I did an Oahu/Kauai trip a year later for our 25th on our own and were thrilled.

Travelbuff, I can do the work for you and drive. You just need to pay for my airfare, lodging, and food. Please provide your interests, budget, and anything else you think would make a good vacation for you and I can provide a custom fit itinerary for you. See, even better than Perillo!

I think others on this forum might be interested to provide you similar service. ;) Let the bidding war begin!

Ok, all kidding aside. Interisland fare is not that expensive, check out Hawaiian Airline website to get an idea. Rental cars can be a bargain, checkout Costco, http://www.carrentalinhawaii.com/, etc. There are many different lodging offerings from lux hotels to condos to b%26amp;bs to extreme budget camping/hostel, you can check out aerial pictures of hotel properties on the Wizardpub website.

Get a few good guide books and figure out which island(s) you want to visit and what you want to see.

You have come to the right website to get further information and insights for your research.

Good luck.

Travelbuff, a good overall guidebook is ';Hawai`i for Dummies,'; which should be available at any large bookstore or online. It%26#39;s a good idea to get a feel for which island(s) you want to see - figure at least 4 days on each, although that%26#39;s pretty short - then come back to specific forums here with questions.

Would you enjoy a cruise to see the four major islands? DH and I own a condo on Maui and will be there in February, but first we plan to spend a few days in Honolulu and try the NCL cruise. You could do something like that -- cruise, then spend a few more days on one island.

You guys are great! THANK U!!! And yung4fr, if I hit Lotto I%26#39;ll be sure to write you but you have to keep your word and be our personal tour guide! LOL

ChiSue, yes, I was thinking of the NCL cruise except then you really are rushed on an island each day or so........I think I would rather hotel and enjoy the scenery. So, I am researching.

Ok, ok, I will have to rent a car.I%26#39;ll do it. Decided on 2 islands, O%26#39;Ahu (HNL), Waikiki and then Maui. four nights each. I read that the interisland flights take a chunk out of your time cuz u have to be at airport 90 mins. before, but I guess I%26#39;ll deal with it.

The number of hotels around is really overwhelming. I%26#39;m going to buy the Hawaii for Dummies Book. Meanwhile, if anyone has suggestions on hotels (reasonable.....by Hawaii means) for Waikiki and Maui, I%26#39;d appreciate it. They all look beautiful.

Thanks again and any more suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated.

Hey guys,

I%26#39;ve found some reasonable hotels that are CONDOS for rent for my stay so far in Waikiki.

Anyone stay at any of the following or know if they are ';good';:

Waikiki Banyon, 1 blk from Waikiki Beach

Kalakauan Hotel on Kalakaua Ave., 1 blk from beach

Waikiki Grand Hotel, 1 blk from beach

Monte Vista, 2 blks from beach (with view of Ala Wai Golf Course)

also, in Maui, I want to see Crater so I want WEST Maui correct? I found a condo in Whalers Condo in

Kaanapali near K. Beach.....looks pretty....any of these places known by anyone?

THANKS SO MUCH!

You want to see the crater of Haleakala? No, west Maui is almost as far as you can get from it!! It will take you at least 3 hrs. to drive to the top from Kaanapali with no traffic problems!!

With only eight nights you might decide to stay on Oahu OR stay on Maui, but not do both this trip. (Don%26#39;t worry about seeing everything. *Everybody* comes back to Hawaii! LOL)

You could stay Honolulu most of the time and perhaps stay two nights Turtle Bay (unless you are coming in winter, when it%26#39;s apt to be cool, windy and rainy up north). A daytrip to Kauai from Oahu is another possibility -- no luggage concerns, and Kauai is small enough that you can see a lot of it in one day.

Or stay just Maui. South Maui is more convenient for touring. (You do understand that Haleakala on Maui is a dormant volcano, yes? You%26#39;d have to visit Big Island to see the active one.) You could split a stay here too: half West Maui and half South Maui.

I%26#39;m sorry I can%26#39;t advise on Oahu lodgings although Banyan has been recommended to me.