Polynesian Cultural Center FULL TOUR | Oahu, Hawaii
Every village. Almost every activity. Plus the luau, movie, and the Ha: Breath of Life night show. We did everything at the Polynesian Cultural Center and shared our full experience with you so you can decide if it's worth the price. (Spoiler: it is.)
This is the first video in a 5-day trip to Hawaii for our baby-moon. Make sure you subscribe to see the other videos as we post them (North Shore, Dole Plantation, Hanauma Bay, and more).
We spent our first day in the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) and ended up going back a second day because there is far too much to do in one day. Honestly, we think this is one of the best things to do in Oahu. We visited all six villages (representing the islands of Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, and Aotearoa - New Zealand). We also ate at the luau, watched the Imax movie and the night show, and learned how to play the ukulele for free. It's all included with admission and we wanted to do it all.
Here are some timestamps for different parts of the video, and then I'll put some ticket info below that.
Samoa - 0:44
1:10 - Making fire from two sticks, weaving, and fire knife twirling
Hawaii - 2:46
3:19 - Hula dance practice and traditional Hawaiian games (konane and 'ulu maika)
Tahiti - 6:38
6:40 - Spear throwing and pole fishing
7:48 - Tahitian coconut bread
Fiji - 8:11
8:18 - Using the derua (bamboo percussion instrument)
9:00 - Temporary Fijian tattoos, making coconut oil, and chief's house
Aotearoa (New Zealand) - 13:44
13:44 - The Haka (warrior dance)
14:23 - Titi torea (stick toss game)
14:45 - Poi balls
Tonga - 15:45
15:51 - Ma'ulu'ulu (Tongan seated dance)
16:17 - Ta nafa (drum show - this is hysterical in real life)
3:55 - Canoe pageant
5:20 - Free ukulele lessons
10:54 - Ali'i Luau buffet
17:27 - Gift shop and Imax movie review (Hawaiian Journey)
18:27 - Ha theater preview (the show is absolutely incredible!)
18:47 - BYU Hawaii and temple tour
Ticket info:
First off, we were not sponsored for this video. We didn't even get a discount. We paid the full $120+ each for the Ali'i luau package. It was a lot of money and it took a lot of convincing for us to spend that much money. We wanted to make this video to show you everything that the PCC has to offer so you can decide if it's worth the money. For us, it was worth it without a doubt.
There are lots of ticket options, all of which you can read about on their website:
The most basic package (as of January 2019 when I'm uploading this) is about $90. That doesn't include the luau and show, just a buffet dinner at the restaurant in the center. We decided to spend the extra $30 to upgrade for the luau.
The ambassador luau package was another $25 upgrade and that gave you better seating at and a behind the scenes tour for the Ha night show. You can see the theater at 18:27 in the video; I don't think you really need the closer seats.
There are other packages that include tours of Oahu and private VIP tours, you can read about those options on the site.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below. We respond to every comment.
-Brian and Isa
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Lord of the Rings - Set-Locations in New Zealand
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: New Zealand is middle earth! The amazing and divers scenery of the joungest country on earth is the only place, where this great storys of hope by J.R.R. Tolkien could be filmed. A lot of the locations are the unknown New Zealand, far away from known tourist attractions but so beautiful in scenery and nature. Breathtaking views, scenic landscapes, awesome nature: mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, tussok grassland, green hills, woods, bush, wilderness: Discover 100% Pure New Zealand. It is 100% middle earth experience. A must do for Tolkien-Fans who like to travel.
World-famous film director Peter Jackson used New Zealands unspoilt scenery to make middle earth remarkably real. While he is proud New Zealander, he chose to film in his country because NZ geography can provide a huge variety of filming locations. From snowy mountains and desolate volcanic wasteland to serene beaches and enchanted forest, New Zealand is a cinematic paradise. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is one of the biggest cinema projects ever undertaken. It had a budget of $280 million and was filmed in some of New Zealands most beautiful places.
LotR-cast and crew about New Zealand: Elijah Wood: I have never seen a country in wich there are so many different gorgeous landscapes. Peter Jackson: Because we are making the movies I got to see incredibly magical remote places in New Zealand. Its the just most amazingly stunning place, beautiful. Richard Taylor: In New Zealand is still an innocence within the landscape a untouched blessed feel. This environment that feels as though mankind has not yet visited it. Sir Ian Mc Kellen: Middleearth is a real place and its New Zealand.
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The following places and sites are seen in this video or are nearby: Mount Ruapehu, Iwikau Village, Whakapapa Ski Field, Tongariro National Park, Arrow River, Arrowtown, Mount Solitary, Mount Chrisholm, Mount Vera, Seaforth River, Fiordland National Park, Matamata, Alexander Farm, Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt, Birchville, Brown Owl, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Manakau, Keeling Farm, Otaki Gorge, Takaka Hill, Kanaan Road, Abel Tasman National Park, Ford, Bush Creek, German Hill, Turret Range, Precipice Peak, Mount Olympus, Clark Peak, Mount Owen, Hope Range, Kahurangi Natonal Park, The Remarkables, Double Cone, Lake Alta, Rastus Burn, Paradise, Mount Alfred, Mount Earnslaw, Mill Flat, Sugar Loaf, Humbold Mountains, Dundas Creek, Waiau River, Rangitikei River, Omatane, Closeburn, Lake Wakatipu, Cecil Peak, North Mavora Lake, Mount Eldon, Mount Aspiring, Popes Nose, Aeroplane Peak, Moncrieff Peak, Rainbow Col, Waiatoto Lake, Volta Glacier, Mount Aspiring National Park, Whakapanui Stream, Mount Ngauruhoe, Pinnacle Ridge, Meads Wall, Poolburn Reservoir, Raggedy Range, Dunstan Mountains, Smooth Peak, Hummock Peak, Bald Hill, Franz Josef Glacier, Mount Campbell, Mount Sunday, Erewhon, Mount D' Archiac, Black Mountain, Havelock River, Rangitata River, Mount Potts, Deer Park Heights, Mountain Tarn, Peninsula Hill, Frankton, Queenstoen, Fernside, Featherston, Tauherenikau River, Putangirua Pinnacles, Ben Ohau Station, Ben Ohau Range, The Pyramid, Fraser Stream, Tukino Ski Field, Rangipo Desert, Upper Waikato Stream
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