After Pearl Harbor the next thing I wanted to do most in Honolulu is climb Diamond Head. Diamond Head tickets have timed entry. Since that can be difficult to predict I picked the latest time (4-4:30pm) and booked a Luau on Waikiki so I could do that right after Diamond Head. The Diamond Head ticket came to $6.15 after fees and can be purchased here.
I used Lyft for transportation from the port to Diamond Head and from Diamond Head to Waikiki. It was $16 to Diamond Head and $13 from Diamond Head to Waikiki.
I like the sunroof. It started raining on the way there but it stopped by the time we arrived.
Cars drop you off in a parking lot just outside of the crater. You have to walk through a tunnel to get to the crater.
Then you have to walk the length of the crater to get to where you start the climb.
If you rent a car and want to park it here, you can do that for $10.
I saw one of these birds, the Brazilian Cardinal on my way out of the crater.
Diamond Head was named by British sailors who mistook the crystals they found here for diamonds.
On the right you can see the people coming up.
A little bit of a delay here while the people in front of me take selfies.
Anything you say in this tunnel can be heard by people at the summit. I’ll show you where when we get there.
The Diamond Head Lighthouse was originally built in 1899. It was rebuilt in 1917 after the concrete started to crack.
This is where you can hear people talking in the tunnel.
That’s a helicopter landing pad.
I need to get to my Luau so I’m heading down.
Anyone coming to this machine hoping for a Pepsi is going to be disappointed.
This is when I saw the Brazilian Cardinal.
This is when I ordered my wait and save Lyft which picks me up on the other side of that tunnel.
That completes my trip to Diamond Head. I highly recommend coming here when you are in Honolulu.
