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7-DAY DEEP-DIVE WAIKIKI

🏨 BASE-CAMP: SHERATON WAIKIKI Pro: dead-center “universe” – 50 m to food court, 2× Honolulu Coffee, ABC & Island Vintage downstairs. Con: rooms ageing + street noise; ask Ocean-Front HIGH floor (slip 20 $ at check-in = instant upgrade). View: fig. 2-4 = sunrise straight from bed = no filter needed. 🌅 DAY 1️⃣ – WARM-UP Hike + City Stroll 06:30 UBER to Diamond Head (10 min / 15 $) Trail 1.6 km, 40 min, 360° Waikiki postcard summit. Gear: grippy shoes, SPF 50, hat – lava gravel = nature’s Lego. 09:00 Back to hotel ➡️ shower ➡️ Kalākaua Ave walk: Gucci → surf shops → Honolulu Coffee acai bowl. 17:00 Sunset mai-tai on beach; crash 20:00 – jet-lag defeated. 👟 DAY 2️⃣ – CONVERTIBLE LOOP 🚗 Book ahead (Turo for Mustang drop-top or Hertz via). 10-hr circle = enough for pics + shrimp. Google-map pit-stops pasted fig. 8; copy-paste list below ⬇️ ⚠️ Skip West-side (Nānākuli etc.) – locals prefer privacy 🔥 MUST-STOP LINE-UP Kahala Resort – white sand, crooked coconut trees = Jennie shot spot. Park roadside, walk lobby path. 🌴 Lanikai Beach – powder sand, Mokulua backdrop; arrive 09:00 or circle streets for parking. Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden – symmetrical mountain road (IG candy); lake 1-mile walk, free entry. Disney Aulani – photo outside only (gate-guard checks ADRs). Rainbow shave-ice truck outside = 6 $. 🍧 Bonus add-ons (if 2nd rental day) Kualoa Ranch zip-line / ATV – book 30 d early. North-Shore shrimp trucks (Giovanni’s) – garlic-butter coma. 🦐 🚗 LOGISTICS Pick-up 08:00, drop 22:00 = no extra day charge. Gas: fill at Costco (near airport) before return – cheapest on island. Convertible top DOWN inside tunnel = instant music-video. 🎶 📸 PHOTO CHEAT-SHEET Kahala: 16 mm wide, coconut arc frames hotel. Lanikai: drone 30 m, water gradient Pantone 299 U. Ho‘omaluhia: center-line shot at 08:00 – no cars, just you + Tolkien mountains. 🍴 FUEL STOPS (car-friendly) Island Vintage Coffee (Kahala) – açai bowl 12 $. Kāne‘ohe food-court – garlic chicken plate 9 $. Hale‘iwa Matsumoto shave-ice – rainbow stack 4 $. 💡 MICRO HACKS Bring dry-bag – kayak splash / sudden rain. Reef-safe sunscreen ONLY – rangers confiscate neon chems. Turtles at Kailua 99 % – keep 3 m distance or auntie volunteer scolds. 🐢 Stay tuned for Part 2: turtles, sunset sail & secret foodie alleys! #US #Hawaii #Honolulu

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7-DAY DEEP-DIVE WAIKIKI

🏨 BASE-CAMP: SHERATON WAIKIKI Pro: dead-center “universe” – 50 m to food court, 2× Honolulu Coffee, ABC & Island Vintage downstairs. Con: rooms ageing + street noise; ask Ocean-Front HIGH floor (slip 20 $ at check-in = instant upgrade). View: fig. 2-4 = sunrise straight from bed = no filter needed. 🌅 DAY 1️⃣ – WARM-UP Hike + City Stroll 06:30 UBER to Diamond Head (10 min / 15 $) Trail 1.6 km, 40 min, 360° Waikiki postcard summit. Gear: grippy shoes, SPF 50, hat – lava gravel = nature’s Lego. 09:00 Back to hotel ➡️ shower ➡️ Kalākaua Ave walk: Gucci → surf shops → Honolulu Coffee acai bowl. 17:00 Sunset mai-tai on beach; crash 20:00 – jet-lag defeated. 👟 DAY 2️⃣ – CONVERTIBLE LOOP 🚗 Book ahead (Turo for Mustang drop-top or Hertz via). 10-hr circle = enough for pics + shrimp. Google-map pit-stops pasted fig. 8; copy-paste list below ⬇️ ⚠️ Skip West-side (Nānākuli etc.) – locals prefer privacy 🔥 MUST-STOP LINE-UP Kahala Resort – white sand, crooked coconut trees = Jennie shot spot. Park roadside, walk lobby path. 🌴 Lanikai Beach – powder sand, Mokulua backdrop; arrive 09:00 or circle streets for parking. Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden – symmetrical mountain road (IG candy); lake 1-mile walk, free entry. Disney Aulani – photo outside only (gate-guard checks ADRs). Rainbow shave-ice truck outside = 6 $. 🍧 Bonus add-ons (if 2nd rental day) Kualoa Ranch zip-line / ATV – book 30 d early. North-Shore shrimp trucks (Giovanni’s) – garlic-butter coma. 🦐 🚗 LOGISTICS Pick-up 08:00, drop 22:00 = no extra day charge. Gas: fill at Costco (near airport) before return – cheapest on island. Convertible top DOWN inside tunnel = instant music-video. 🎶 📸 PHOTO CHEAT-SHEET Kahala: 16 mm wide, coconut arc frames hotel. Lanikai: drone 30 m, water gradient Pantone 299 U. Ho‘omaluhia: center-line shot at 08:00 – no cars, just you + Tolkien mountains. 🍴 FUEL STOPS (car-friendly) Island Vintage Coffee (Kahala) – açai bowl 12 $. Kāne‘ohe food-court – garlic chicken plate 9 $. Hale‘iwa Matsumoto shave-ice – rainbow stack 4 $. 💡 MICRO HACKS Bring dry-bag – kayak splash / sudden rain. Reef-safe sunscreen ONLY – rangers confiscate neon chems. Turtles at Kailua 99 % – keep 3 m distance or auntie volunteer scolds. 🐢 Stay tuned for Part 2: turtles, sunset sail & secret foodie alleys! #US #Hawaii #Honolulu

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