The beautiful view at Kualoa Ranch while we were waiting for the short bus
We were looking for something a little different to do with the kiddos while in Hawaii. After looking at a few different options we decided to try the Zip & Dip at Kualoa Ranch. We purchased all our tickets at the MWR office during our visit to Fort Shafter. I recommend anyone who is active duty or retired military to get any tickets they can at the MWR, you'll get better pricing. Unfortunately for us, the Zip & Dip was sold out, but we were able to purchase just the Zip portion (Treetop Canopy Zipline Tour).
The drive from Waikiki to Kualoa Ranch took us about an hour and we had to get up fairly early to make it there by 8:00AM, the kiddos weren't too happy about that. Plugging the address into the GPS was easy enough and we found it without issues. The first thing we noticed was how beautiful the place was. Once we checked in we waited for our short bus to give us a ride to the ziplines. The ranch actually offers several activities you can sign up for. I wish we came across this place earlier in our trip, we probably would have signed up for a few more things (Horseback Tours, ATV Tours, Movie Site Tour, and more)
Nine of us headed out on the short bus. Our driver gave us a guided tour of the Kualoa Ranch during the ride showing us where various movies have been filmed such as Jurassic World and 50 first dates (and many more - there have been more than 50 Hollywood movies and TV shows filmed at the ranch) Once we arrived at the zipline arrival area, we all got off the short bus and geared up with the help of the 3 guides that were there to help. The gear includes a harness and a helmet. They have free lockers for anyone who wanted to leave items there. We were told we can take pictures and do whatever, but if anything is dropped it will be lost forever. (we used our iPhones to snap pictures and short videos while on the waiting area for each of the ziplines, I also had my son use our GoPro during the zipline with express instructions to hold it with a death grip!). The zipline adventure includes 7 ziplines ranging from 200 feet to a quarter mile in length!
Our guides were awesome and the ziplines were a lot of fun. Everyone enjoyed the views, which were so beautiful...we all just soaked them in. We couldn't stop taking pictures of everything around us the entire time. I would recommend checking out Kualoa Ranch to anyone interested in movie history or just wanting to have some fun and adventure. We all had a complete blast!!
Another view while at the ranch waiting for our short bus
One of the amazing views during our Treetop Canopy Zipline Tour
My son making his way down the zipline
A photo to show you one of the short trails we took to one of the stations
This was the start of the quarter mile zipline
Watching my kids do "the coconut" down the quarter mile zipline
One of the suspension bridges we crossed
Another view of us ziplining
A picture we took with the GoPro of the entire valley
You can see some of the trail and
one of the zipline stations below
On the short bus ride back to the ranch...a view of
Mokoliʻi (Chinaman's Hat)
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