North Shore activity recommendations/General itinerary

[DisneyRunner2009]

We got back at the end of October. The day we went to the north shore took us a full day. We rope dropped Dole Plantation on our way. The speed limit is mostly 35 mph on two lane roads. We stopped at a surf shop, ate at Ted's, Turtle Beach, Sharks Cove and Matsumoto. Glad to know we drove past Banzai. Parking is hard to find the whole way up to Turtle Beach once you get into Haleiwa.

 

[WinterSolider]

Yes, I agree. But Kualoa Ranch would most likely need a THIRD day, if the OP plans on doing the North Shore and PCC as well, as a first-timer. No way could you do all that in a single day.

PCC doesn't open until noon anyways, you could plausibly do North Shore morning, PCC afternoon/evening. But yeah if you want to do all three it's definitely two days at least.

Honestly, I don't really "get" the North Shore. People talk about it like it's a huge Thing To Do but it's never been the highlight of any of my Oahu trips.

 

[maxbuffmelvin]

PCC doesn't open until noon anyways, you could plausibly do North Shore morning, PCC afternoon/evening. But yeah if you want to do all three it's definitely two days at least.

Honestly, I don't really "get" the North Shore. People talk about it like it's a huge Thing To Do but it's never been the highlight of any of my Oahu trips.

We like the North Shore, especially its architecture, but we feel it's overrated and not a must-do on return trips to Oahu. It also has not been a highlight on any of our past trips. We will only visit on trips to PCC.

 

[cruisehopeful]

I'm a big fan of the North shore. We stayed at what was then, Turtle Bay resort. It was an amazing experience. I love Waimea both the beach and the garden walk to the waterfall. My next visit was split between Waikiki and Aulani. While I didn't like the Ko Olina area overall (just too far away from the stuff I enjoy), I will end up staying there because I own DVC now.