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| Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond (Oahu Revisited) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Doughty
Publisher: Wizard Publications Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 1981
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 097172797X
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780971727977
ASIN: 097172797X
Publication Date: February 15, 2007
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Product Description
The most comprehensive yet easy-to-use guidebook series to Hawaii brings you the second edition of Oahu Revealed. Written by the author of the best-selling guides, Maui Revealed, Hawaii The Big Island Revealed and The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. He actually hikes all the trails, rides the boats, scuba dives the reefs, dines in the restaurants, reviews all the resorts, snorkels the coastline, explores the hidden waterfalls and shares all the secrets that he finds. Everything is reviewed anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Oahu so exciting.
Book Description
Most travel titles are put together in a few weeks by visiting travel writers. Wizard guidebooks take over a year to compile and the writers are residents who personally and anonymously review every facet of the island. Their maps are the best you'll find. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba to beaches to trails. They see it all and show you the best the island has to offer. They also reveal who's the worst and who to stay away from. All told in a frank, humorous way that keeps the reading fun.
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 Like it or not, Oahu Revealed cuts to the quick September 30, 2005
75 out of 88 found this review helpful
Travel books are probably a blast to research and write, but after they go to press, the authors probably start preparing for a different kind of "blast," as in the "what planet did you come from that you rated my favorite restaurant as a dive!" kind.
Oahu Revealed is blisteringly candid. You want a travel guide that sings praises everywhere and for everything? Find yourself another book. However, if you want to be prepared for the lines at Hanauma Bay, want to know what "ocean view" means in a hotel two blocks from the beach, want to know whether the Polynesian Cultural Village is a rip-off or entertaining, and how many speed bumps you have to drive over to visit the Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau near Pupukea, then this is the book. It is refreshingly honest, candid, funny, interesting, and educational. I found myself agreeing with the author's comments far more than I disagreed. And yes, there were times I disagreed. I like the folk at North Shore Diving (now Deep Ecology). And I'm queazy about encouraging beginners to rent a kayak and just start paddling offshore. But if this book mirrored my mind, then I would have written it!
Here's a warning, however. There are many folk on Oahu who are upset with this book, and it is not just from getting more visitors into personal favorite places. It also involves having more visitors actually affecting the nature of places, with added trash, human waste, trespassing, and trampling. Ask a local, and know before you go. Don't trash Oahu, please!
My Favorite Oahu Guidebook December 16, 2004
63 out of 91 found this review helpful
There are many guidebooks available for Hawaii in general and Oahu specifically, but this one is by far the best. Not only is the book extremely current (it posts a 2005 copyright date), but the layout is easy to use, and it provides information that is actually useful in both planning a trip and once on the island.
The book is well written, and is especially strong in the section on lodging. Without question the coverage of hotels in this book is superior to any other guide. The restaurant information is also informative, much better than other guides, but remember that no book can completely cover all the restaurants on the island. I have been to many of the places detailed in the book, and generally agree with the appraisals of the authors (the one exception being that I thought the Honolulu zoo was substantially better than the authors did). Even if you don't completely agree with every opinion offered in the book, every claim is well reasoned and nothing is completely out to lunch.
This is the gold standard for Hawaii guidebooks, and I recommend it highly to anyone visiting Oahu!
 What a couple of cynics! April 4, 2005
24 out of 48 found this review helpful
I understand that the some of the layout of the book is helpful, especially the hotel placement in Waikiki. I live in Honolulu, and a friend of mine who visited us last week brought this book with him. We all found this book to be generally negative about places, and wondered if the authors had visited some of the places more than once before forming opinions. After we got over the negative offense of the book, it basically became more a target of our own bad humor.
If you want a true experience of Oahu - I'd say make friends with a local. Otherwise, don't believe everything you read.
An expertly written, information-packed guide November 9, 2004
15 out of 25 found this review helpful
Written by expert travel guide writers who take it upon themselves to hike all the trails, ride the boats, scuba dive the reefs, dine the restaurants, review the resorts, snorkel the coastline, and share their secrets, Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide To Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond is a "must-have" for any tourist, vacationer, traveler, or even resident seeking to experience the best that the Oahu island of Hawaii, including Honolulu, Waikiki, and more, have to offer. Color maps and photographs, concise yet detailed reviews, adventures and activities galore from traditional favorites to lesser-known pastimes such as kitesurfing, and much more pack this useful guide, which distinguishes the best of the best places with icons that declare them "solid gold" or "a real gem". An expertly written, information-packed guide.
The best guidebook I have EVER used! December 30, 2006
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Wow! What can I say? This is by far the best guide book I have ever used. It was my BIBLE for my recent Hawaii trip (12/2006). Everything in here is up-to-date, from kayaking trips in Kailua to snorkeling to eating shaved ice in the North Shore at Aoki's and Matsumotos, this book has it all! It really should be the official travel book for Oahu but I'm afraid the "hidden secrets" it reveals will become too popular! For around $11, it's such a bargain! It is apparent to me that the author has really LIVED the book as they detailed everything you will ever want to explore on the island. With this book, I avoided paying hundreds of dollars to tour companies for simple hiking trips to Manoa Falls, Diamond Head, North Shore and Pearl Harbor. Instead, with it and a rental car for the week, I explored all the spots at my own leisure, and I don't even feel like I missed out on the description and history of the places I missed by not going with a tour guide because this book has it ALL! I just can't say enough good things about it. Absolutely amazing! I tend not to be a homer when it comes to reviews, but this time I really do feel compelled to spill my true feelings, it is kind of strange to be so passionate about a guidebook, but trust me, it is THAT good.
P.S. The picture of the book on Amazon really does it no justice at all. The paper is thick and glossy and the print quality is A+, plus there are so many great pictures in here that it could serve as a souvenier for your trip! Also, I bought the Big Island Revealed book from the same authors and it is every bit as good!
One thing though, Polynesian Culture Center and their Ali'i Luau are total rip-offs, I don't know why the author liked it so much. Avoid it at all costs! I've seen people having seizures that move better than those so called Luau dancers at Ali'i. Shame on them for advertising as the "most authentic" luau on Oahu. Shameful...
GET IT GET IT GET IT!
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