Honolulu: Pearl Harbor USS Arizona & Battleship Missouri

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Duration6h–7h

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PickupAt your hotel

Two Ships, One Day: From Attack to Surrender in Honolulu

You get picked up from your Waikiki hotel and spend the morning at Pearl Harbor with a briefing, a boat ride to the USS Arizona Memorial, and entry to the Battleship Missouri. The afternoon includes Punchbowl Cemetery and the King Kamehameha Statue. Plan for six to seven hours total, and bring only a small bag.

6h–7h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Pearl Harbor and Historic Sites

Learn about USS Arizona Memorial
Watch Pearl Harbor short film
Boat ride to USS Arizona Memorial
Tour Battleship Missouri
Pass by Punchbowl Crater memorial
Pass by King Kamehameha Statue

The Experience

"The Arizona is still down there," our guide said as we pulled into the parking lot, and that sentence stayed with me the whole morning. You start at the Pearl Harbor Visitor's Center with a briefing that walks you through what happened on December 7th, 1941 — the photographs, the recovered items, the short film that explains the day itself. Then comes the boat ride out to the USS Arizona Memorial, where 1,177 crewmen are still entombed in the ship below. It's quiet on the water. The memorial sits right over the wreck, and you can see the oil still rising from the hull after more than eighty years.

After that, you move to the Battleship Missouri — they call her the "Mighty Mo" — and the mood shifts. This ship fought in the last year of the war against Japan, and then became the place where Japan signed the official surrender documents. Walking the decks, you get a sense of what life at sea was like: the narrow passages, the crew's quarters, the command center. It's a different kind of memorial — less solemn than the Arizona, more about understanding how people lived and worked aboard a battleship. The tour includes admission to both ships, so you're not paying extra at the gate.

The day also takes you to Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, an extinct volcanic crater that now honors those who served and died in US military service. You'll pass the King Kamehameha Statue too, one of Hawaii's most photographed landmarks. The whole thing runs six to seven hours from pickup at your Waikiki hotel to drop-off, and that includes driving time. One thing to know: no bags allowed at Pearl Harbor itself — only small ones measuring 1.5 by 2.25 by 5.5 inches or less. If the Navy suspends boat operations that day, the tour still happens as a driving tour with entry to the visitor center and museums, and your tickets stay valid for seven days if you want to come back and try the boat ride another time.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off from Waikiki, a briefing at the Pearl Harbor Visitor's Center, a boat ride to the USS Arizona Memorial, admission to the Battleship Missouri, and stops at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) and the King Kamehameha Statue. Small bags only are permitted at Pearl Harbor.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Karma Tour Hawaii

Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying in Waikiki who want to see both the USS Arizona and Battleship Missouri in one morning without arranging transport or buying separate tickets. The six-to-seven-hour duration includes driving time, so plan accordingly if you have afternoon plans.