The Honolulu Zoo
After a tasty breakfast at Lulu’s Waikiki, we headed across the street to visit the Honolulu Zoo on our first full day in Hawaii. Mac and I love zoos, so we definitely wanted to check out Hawaii’s option. The Honolulu Zoo is a bit smaller than many of other zoos I have visited, but it has a decent selection of animals and lots of beautiful flowers. The zoo is easy to walk around, and they offer a military (and local) discount. We went right after they opened, so we didn’t deal with any crowds. There were a fair number of field trips, though. We took around an hour or so to walk through and see almost every animal.
The Waikiki Aquarium
From the zoo, we walked the half mile or so down to the Waikiki Aquarium. The aquarium was also pretty small, but it had some nice native fish exhibits and a habitat for the endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The Waikiki Aquarium has several rooms off of a main hallway that you work your way through before going outside. The touch tanks for rays, the monk seals, and a few more animals are outside. They also offer military and local discounts, and it’s a nice detour along the main drag just off Waikiki Beach. Since the Waikiki Aquarium is smaller, it took us about 30 minutes to see every exhibit.
Catch up on our trip to Hawaii: We booked our vacation through Costco Travel | Our Oahu eats | The Dole Plantation | Pearl Harbor | Cruising with Hawaii Duck Tours | Iolani Palace | Hiking through Waimea Valley | Kayaking with Turtles in Kawela Bay | The Polynesian Cultural Center
