My wife and I did this hike on our honeymoon what an awesome hike and time..

This was on my list of things to do in Oahu and it was a great experience that also gave us the most beautiful pictures and videos to remember this by!

I love your videos. Helps me plan my trips to Las Vegas and now Hawaii !!!

Very informative. Thanks for this video!

Beautiful place to go .. One of the many things you have to do in OAHU.

Great video Ill be heading to Hawaii in September im super excited and your Video just made me more excited! You explained everything so well!!

My trip planning starts with watching your videos. This helped me in Vegas, NY and now planning for Hawaii..I was not sure weather my parents can do this hike or not. This video gave me proper idea. Thanks for informative video.

Thanks for sharing! Very informative and great views. I'm hiking it this afternoon.

Thank you... Great video.

I was there in 2019. AMAZING!

So many people, thanks for making this & showing how crazy crowded the walk is... I'm rolling up there first light :-)

very informative video!!! will go hike that mountain this nov.!!!

Beautiful , I am so exited for my trip to Hawaii 👏👏👏

I love this place, so beautiful 😍

I love these!!! Thankyou !!!!

This is a great video, we are off to Hawaii in September, your videos are really helpful

Your videos are so helpful!!!! We're going in March! Can't wait to check this out!

Heading to Oahu on Sunday. Can't wait! We will definitely take the trail after seeing your video.

Great informative video! Thanks!

Very informative, thanks!

Great video so informative. Can't wait to hike. I leave for Oahu in two weeks 👍

Amazing review. Very comprehensive.

I love all your videos!! This one was specially great because you took me back to Hawaii, which I love with all my ❤. My last trip to Diamond Head was on 2010 but I can see that the food truck still there and the sandwiches and smoothies are absolutely 💯 👌 delicious. When I was up there, I didn't want to come down😁 that's how much I loved it. You are great at giving all the information step by step. Thank you🙂

Great video! keep up your amazing content I hope you get more exposure!

Great narrative!! Thanks

My wife and I were in Pearl this past Dec. to pay our respects to the sinking of the USS Arizona and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I had been in and out of Pearl several times as a Tin Can Sailor going to and returning from Vietnam back in the sixties but never once stopped to pay respects to the men who died that day in Pearl and it had been on my bucket list for years. Anyway, I took the challange to ascend Diamond Head (and for a 72 year old, a bit over weight and not in the best physical condition it was a challange). Got to admit it was kind of tough getting up that big hill but something I'll remember forever. So happy I took the hike.

Great video! Thank you! It makes me miss Oahu (I lived there for 6 years) and the wonderful trails. I hope you had a chance to also hike the Manoa Falls Trail at the Lyon Arboretum. That area in Manoa is where they filmed the TV program Lost.

Nice video! Love your voice. I’m travelling in May hopefully I can do the hike with my two year old son 😀 probably have to wear him.

It's amazing how some people will climb the trail with high heels, lol! Anyway, the trail looks awesome and the views at the top are amazing. Thanks for the video!

Really nice place, little crowded but definitely rewarding 🙂

Thank you for taking me to those wonderful places you visit. I love watching your videos. Have you been to Shikoku (island) Japan? Onsen and Ryokan are the best there. And you are right!! JAL and ANA are the most customer friendly airlines. I wish they serve within US. Looking forward to your new videos!!

I did that hike in 1992 when I was much younger and much thinner! It was also before the tunnels and spiral stairs were lit. Let me just say there was a lot of groping happening on that spiral staircase!

Great work this is a very fun hike to do

Hey sweet channel ☺ Keep it up!

When I was in aaaHawaii in the 1970s I was Scoutmaster if the Ft. Tiger troop and we would camp out overnight in the crater, get up before dawn to watch the spectacular sunrise over the ocean...

Great informative video.

Great Hawaii series ! :-)

I took the hike the same way and when I squeezed my way out of the pillbox I was the only one up there. Seems everyone else was taking the easier way up to the main viewing area at the top. You can see some passing you as you were coming down.

Take Bus #3 or #9 to get there!! one way adult bus ticket is only $2.75 in Hawaii :)

Great video!

Great video. Yeah, bring a lot of water, sunscreen, sunglasses etc.

Thank you for this video! One piece I was looking for is roughly how long this hike is. To his credit, Chris did say that this took him about 30 minutes each way. A search on the internet revealed that it was 0.9 miles up to the summit with a rise of 560 feet in elevation. Seems pretty steep of a climb, so as I try to get beach body ready for Hawaii, I'll be mindful of mixing in some stair training! =) I just noticed that the trail is currently closed due to COVID, but hopefully it will be open by the end of the year!

I just did the hike. Was fun

Great vid~ Iived there in the late 80s~back then the tunnel was NOT lit! Lol

Great video! I dont know if you've tried it yet, but if you come back to oahu definitely check out the makapuu point lighthouse trail! Not a very long hike, just a bit steep but once you get to the top there's an incredible view. many people also go off the path down the side of a cliff to the tidepools and blowhole below, it's a little more difficult but its still safe enough for kids to go down.

thank you

Great video.

The tunnel has lights now! For years it was completely black.

Nice content!! :)

Yesterday was my first time in Hawaii and we did this hike

i really want to go to oahu

Back in about 1970 I lived in Waikiki for a few months, where I had as a girlfriend Barack Obama's half-sister Beth Davis (look up Frank Marshall Davis). I was from the Chicago area, but my brother lived in Hawaii for 35 years after his two duties in Vietnam. I'd heard that there were cool tunnels and rooms up on Diamond Head, so one day I decided to trek on up there. I took with me a canteen full of water, and I went through the neighborhoods until I found a spot that seemed good to go up to the ridge. On my way I passed a man raking his yard and he had a tangerine tree just brimming with fruit. He said I could take all I wanted so I took a few tangerines. When I reached the top I realized that there was a path that entirely circled the crater. I went completely around the crater, but when I was near the peak, I was able to experience the levels they show here, and the windows opening out to the ocean, and the spiral staircase that went to the very topmost point of Diamondhead. I'll never forget it. The amazing thing is that during my entire time on Diamondhead, I was totally alone. There was no tourist traffic as seen in this video. I feel so privileged to have been able to experience this at that special time when there was little attention focused on that crater.

What time of the day did you do the hike? I read lots of reviews about how crowded this spot could get. People said they even got turned away by park staff because there weren’t any parking left. They recommended going super early in the morning. What about late in the afternoon? Like 4ish? Is the weather going to be really hot and humid in mid December to do the hike during the day? Thx

Fantastic video. Great info. Any good food spots on the way to or from Diamond Head?

YAY!!! 😍

I can see this was a very voggy day, which means the regular trade winds weren't blowing and instead the wind was from the south, bringing volcanic haze from Hawaii Island - all of which means it would've been hotter and more muggy than usual.

Great video, with one minor correction. Bug/Mosquito spray would have been immensely helpful when getting to the absolute top of the lookout. the lower circular area was fine, but when we got up to the top part, we were absolutely bombarded with a cloud of Mosquitoes, nosee ems, whatever the hell they were. I mean covered my arms, face, instantly. Go down a few steps, none. We went in early June. Also, a hotel valet guy gave me a tip to check out Tantalus lookout, it's essentially the view from the other side of Diamond Head. The pictures I took from here were stunning, captured (panoramic) the whole crater of Diamond Head, and the sea of high rises and shoreline of Waikiki. Highly recommend, if you haven't mentioned it in another video.

I certainly felt like a "donkey" doing all that walking lol. I do think the diamond head hike is something you should do once tho. I really wish I could have gotten the chance to do the haiku stairs, or stairway to heaven. Tho an illegal hike, and now not possible from what I'm told due to storm erosion, it looked like an amazing view.

My wife and I made the mistake of walking from our hotel in Waikiki. I can’t remember the name of the hotel but I know is was close to the zoo. I don’t know how many miles it was but it was all uphill. We did make the top which was a miracle considering I was in my mid fifties and out of shape. Needless to say, we did catch a cab back down to Waikiki.

Ha, we almost made it up to the top but got a mild head stroke, and stopped 75 steps short.

Maybe a silly question, are there any roads that take you to or close to the top? I am not sure I can walk that far and I am Diabetic with tingles in the feet sometimes. But how I want to see it. Thanks.

I had a question, what is inside the crater look like houses. I've seen two videos and they don't film that part, why is it forbidden?

Wow, did not expect concrete bunkers and tunnels...

Just finished the hike

Didn't understand why the trail is closed due to Covid until I saw this video!

My wife and I are hoping to hike Diamondhead in April 2018! Thanks for the tips! Is there an option to missing/avoiding the 99 stairs after the tunnel?

I've hicked it twice. I thought I would die. It was so hot!!!! I felt like an old donkey.

The time I went back in 1995 it was free today it’s a $1 bring water because it can very tired and hot be advised thanks

Hello All!! I am having a really hard time deciding if i want to go to Oahu or Maui. Just my wife & I with no kids. We are not night life people and both enjoy the beauty of nature. Which destination should I choose?

I read that there are shuttles that pick up tourists directly from their hotels to get here. Is it better to ride the shuttle or drive there? I just worry that parking will be scarce if I drive there. When is the busiest time of the day to hike? I plan to get there around 8am...not sure if it's crowded then.

If u wants to avoid the crowds. Go right before they closed which is before <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="270">4:30</a>pm😁

Are there taxis in parking lot after you finish the hike?

All of this was 100% off-limits until the 1980s, because it was all still controlled by the military. You weren't even allowed to drive into the crater. In the late '60s there started to be occasional public events in Diamond Head but this trail and lookout were still forbidden.

You know that part where you have to go through the window? Yeah. ...when I was going back in, my left foot slipped off the ladder and I fell. I wound up with my left leg pinned against the wall, with my right leg at a 90 degree angle to the rest of me. I got out of that without a scratch, so I can say "I fell in Diamond Head and pulled myself out!"

You did pass a behind at the rest area.

Is it easy to get a cab back to your hotel?

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Are runners allowed? Or are they able to?

It’s a cool view but a seriously bad tourist trap.

I’m said to know that there are tunnels 😔 It makes me claustrophobic. Will not be able to do it 😭😭😭

Man, I can’t imagine going through that with a mask on now 😔

Wonderful! I was there too, and I'll be happy if you see my videos and say your opinion))

This is so touristy

I love the you say is not snakes there i'm so scared of the snakes

Locals wear what you call flip flops (slippahs) hiking up diamondhead. Not a crazy thing, if you were born and raised in hawaii.

Btw guy behind you pulls a bad gang sign at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="225">3:45</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="226">3:46</a>

Lay off the food trucks 😓 and more climbing 👍🏼

Too many stairs. Where is the escalator ?

How come you don’t have a tan lol

It's great hike but it would be nicer if they made the idiots with the boom boxes up there shut them off.

Reservations required now. $5/person, $10/parking

Your Vid literally has​ made me not want to climb this mountain!!!

Honolulu is a bad city

Great video!