A common area includes a large living room and a formal dining room, but the best place for reading and napping is Joanne's enormous lanai. Antiques fill the rooms, and original artwork hangs on every wall. This grand Hawaiian home is set on the flank of Diamond Head crater in a lush tropical garden - a shady oasis from the bustle of Waikiki. This is where the locals come to jog in the park, swim at Sans Souci Beach or barbecue dinner with family and friends. However, not enough visitors find time to visit the other end of Waikiki, where 200 acres of parkland wrap around the base of Diamond Head Crater and there's always a quiet spot in the shade. The beach is wide, the water is safe and any beach toy imaginable is available to rent. Next door, the Hilton Hawaiian Village stages hula shows to welcome the weekend and blasts fireworks visible from miles away. It is here where Hawaiian canoe clubs train and stately yachts strut their stuff. It all begins at the yacht harbor where every boat imaginable, from sporty, racing numbers to salty-dog blue cruisers, lines the water. One can walk from one end of the island to the other in 20 minutes, but 20 days is not enough to experience all Waikiki has to offer. From throbbing nightclubs to quiet parks, from long-boarders to the lions at the zoo, Waikiki has something for everyone. These days, however, the playground is of a different sort. Now, cheap hotels and package tours allow just about anyone to visit. More than 100 years have passed since Waikiki was the exclusive playground of Hawaiian royalty and their chosen friends. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.Waikiki is no longer a paradise just for the upper-crust. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm – and may even bring benefits.
Our Sailing Trips invite you to spend a week experiencing the best of the sea and land in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Our Mini Trips are small and mighty - they squeeze all the excitement and authenticity of our longer Epic Trips into a manageable 3-5 day window. Epic Trips are deeply immersive 8 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and enough down time to really relax and soak it all in. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travellers and friends who want to explore the world together. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Epic Trips, Mini Trips and Sailing Trips.
Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.
Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful - and this is still in our DNA today. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel – and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.
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