| Finding Hawaii tours suitable for toddlers can be a | | | | turtle feedings and a Pirate's Lagoon play area for the |
| challenge. You can't put them on the back of an ATV | | | | littlest tourists. All are amazing, but it was watching the |
| or a horse; they can't scuba; and most get restless on | | | | interaction between my toddler and the dolphins that |
| a long bus tour. So how do you ensure tantrum-free | | | | really made this the number one tour for me. Who |
| tours of the Hawaiian Islands? How do you make sure | | | | knew that dolphins spoke toddler? And who knew that |
| the other guests aren't rolling their eyes in despair as | | | | my toddler spoke dolphin? I just wish I could have |
| your little bundle of joy flops on the floor like some | | | | understood what they were saying about me. |
| Hawaiian tropical fish out of water? | | | | 2. Atlantis Submarine Adventure, Oahu. Snorkeling, |
| You find excursions that will captivate and enthrall | | | | even on those floating boogie boards with viewers, |
| them. Outings that will cause their mouth to drop open, | | | | can be scary for young children. But diving 100 feet |
| not in a wail of exhaustion and boredom, but in a silent | | | | underwater in a glass-windowed submarine, well that's |
| wonder of sights and sounds and mystery. | | | | just mesmerizing. If your toddler is 36 inches or more, |
| These are the top 2 tours that captivated and | | | | he can venture into the world below the sea safely |
| mesmerized my little kicking Keiki and kept me from | | | | and serenely in this air conditioned boat. Shipwrecks |
| being a wailing Wahine. | | | | and colorful tropical fish kept my 36 inches of energy |
| 1. Dolphin Encounter at Sea Life Park, Oahu. On this | | | | enthralled. |
| tour your child can get as up close and personal with | | | | I believe his nose was pressed up against the viewing |
| the dolphins as he or she chooses. My son was | | | | window for the entire hour. I found out later that he |
| awestruck as the dolphins splashed and swam, | | | | was intent on finding Nemo, but at the time it was one |
| waved and blew kisses. He was riveted by the | | | | hour of education and wonder for him, and bliss for |
| energy and happiness of the dolphins, and the only | | | | me. |
| downside was the insistence that we get a pet dolphin | | | | There is lots to captivate children of all ages in Hawaii |
| upon our return home. For older children, there is an | | | | tours, but to awaken your child's imagination, enthrall his |
| alternate dolphin encounter where they can actually | | | | senses, and temper his tantrums, I recommend these 2 |
| hang on to the fins of the dolphin and go for a ride. | | | | tours be at the top of your to do list. |
| Sea Life Park also has penguins, Hawaiian rays, sea | | | | |