{"id":53,"date":"2011-07-05T23:12:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T23:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2011-07-05T23:12:07","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T23:12:07","slug":"kids-hawaiian-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/kids-hawaiian-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Kids on a Hawaiian Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/kids-oahu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-58\" title=\"Kids on Oahu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/kids-oahu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/kids-oahu.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/kids-oahu-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a>When you plan a family vacation to Hawaii, Oahu makes a great destination. Not only can you take advantage of what is offered in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/island-oahu\/city-honolulu.shtml\">Honolulu<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/island-oahu\/waikiki.shtml\">Waikiki Beach<\/a> has lots to do, all within close proximity to lodging. Most families operate on a fairly strict budget and Oahu will stretch your budget well.<\/p>\n<p>Distances are fairly short on Oahu (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/maps\/\">maps<\/a>), making it simple to hop in your rental car to shop at Ala Moana Center, snorkel at Hanauma Bay, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honoluluzoo.org\/\">Honolulu Zoo<\/a> or visit famous beaches of the North Shore.<\/p>\n<p>The mini vans and SUV\u2019s we rent make lots of sense when traveling with a young family. These <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/rental-cars\/\">vehicles<\/a> provide ample room for strollers and car seats.<\/p>\n<p>Teenagers might find a Jeep to be \u00a0a more appealing rental vehicle. We rent 2-door and 4-door Jeeps with removable tops. The open-air advantages of Jeep-travel are many. They can carry boards, traverse the more remote roads, and provide photo ops on the fly.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that most airlines now require strollers and car seats fly as checked baggage (no more whizzing through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/island-oahu\/honolulu-airport-hnl.shtml\">airport<\/a> with your kids in a stroller) \u00a0Although our national car rental desks (except Enterprise) rent child seats, availability is dependent on demand.<\/p>\n<p>For those who are traveling with young children, we suggest you visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradisebabyco.com\/\">Paradise Baby Company<\/a>. They receive great reviews and rent everything you\u2019ll need to keep your little one happy and safe during your vacation. They deliver everywhere on Oahu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teenagers have a lot to do on Oahu. Fun can be booked&#8211; for every interest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zip-lining<\/li>\n<li>Helicopter riding<\/li>\n<li>Eco-tours<\/li>\n<li>Ice skating (north of HNL Airport)<\/li>\n<li>Indoor electric kart track racing (west of Honolulu near Ewa Beach)<\/li>\n<li>Swimming and snorkeling<\/li>\n<li>Horseback riding<\/li>\n<li>Hiking<\/li>\n<li>Learning to surf, snorkel, sail<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to take appropriate gear for the activity, such as close toed shoes or sun screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Honolulu is a big city, with a wide variety of residents and travelers. Not everyone shares the same views on &#8220;entertainment&#8221;. We suggest older kids be kept safe with simple guidelines such as staying with groups of other people, avoiding pickpocketing, and walking only in well lit areas after dark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you plan a family vacation to Hawaii, Oahu makes a great destination. Not only can you take advantage of what is offered in Honolulu, but Waikiki Beach has lots to do, all within close proximity to lodging. Most families &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/kids-hawaiian-vacation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[24,25,21,26,22],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-travel-tips","tag-children","tag-families","tag-honolulu","tag-kids","tag-oahu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheaphonolulucarrental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}