Honolulu: Getting around
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.
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