Kos Tours

Huge Lost fan here, booked the 5 hour tour for me, my wife and my two kids (14 and 10). We were met by our tour guide Dave, who was waiting for us at our pick up spot and asked what shows & movies we were interested in. We lucked out to be the only family on our specific tour, so it really felt personalized. Aside from my Lost obsession, we’re all Hawaii Five-​O fans, we’ve watched 50 First Dates over and over, and we recently saw Jurassic World. We were not disappointed as we saw exciting film spots from all of these. Dave made this more than just a tour — it was fun and educational as he taught us about the island’s geography during our drive, and how the shows and movies were filmed. They have photo albums and a portable DVD player in the hummer to set up the scenes we were about to see and fun props to add action to the photos that he took of the 4 of us with our camera. While I was amazed at all the Lost scene spots, the whole family enjoyed the incredible scenery of Kulaloa Ranch which included many sections of it that are only available to Kos tours. This tour is a must for Lost fans, but also for any movie/​tv buff, or anyone who just wants to see special parts of Oahu you ordinarily wouldn’t think to go to on your own. I can’t wait to travel back to Oahu (from NY) and to take the 8 hour Lost-​only tour, which they say doesn’t overlap much with the 5-​hour.

We took a 2 hour off roaf Hummer tour which began at the Kualoa Ranch. We visited the WW2 Gun Battery, Ka a awa Valley and areas where many such films and shows were filmed like Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Pearl Harbor, Battleship, Journey 2, Lost, Hawaii Five-​O, Fantasy Island among others not listed. It was a great 2 hour adventure!!!

My wife and I wanted to check out one of the tours where you can check out the Jurassic Park film locations. We looked around and found this one to be of the highest rated so we decided to do the 5 hour tour. We had limited time so we were thrilled to find out we could do the tour the same day.
The driver picked us up at our hotel in Waikiki in a yellow Hummer H2. There are 2 rows of 3 seats in he back, so we were pretty sure we would be other people with us on the tour. It turned out the other couple who was going to join us got food poisoning and couldn’t make it, so it was just us and the driver. I though it might be kinda awkward at first but our driver was pretty cool and knew a lot about all the movies and TV locations around the island. We saw over 25 locations including some from Jurrasic Park, Lost, Godzilla, and more! We got some fantastic pictures too!
Off-​roading through the ranch in a humvee was an awesome experience by itself! That thing did some work! While other tourists were on the horses or on a bus, we got to go anywhere and stop anywhere to check things out. Best tour out there by far! Totally worth it. I had done the horseback tour there before, and this was a million times better.
Highly recommend it. Although kinda expensive. Super fun!

I’m a jerk and I don’t remember who our guide was. Big guy with a goatee. A movie buff and great to talk too! 5 stars. The boss was nice too. Good to see the owners working, anyways a plus.
We did the 4 hour tour 5 hours almost. It was really neat to see behindthescenes. We’re lost fans and the extra movie info was a huge bonus too. Even if you’re not a lost fan, the ranch is beautiful, 4 wheeling around is always fun, and our guides knowledge of the islands was top notch.
so I hope you’ll all check it out and ask for the awesome guide with the facial hair who’s favorite movie is caddy shack.

During our trip to Oahu, my husband and I went on the two hour Lost tour at Kualoa Ranch with KOS Tours. I am obsessed with gorgeous Kualoa Ranch and with Lost, so I was excited to experience this different excursion. Whenever we visit Oahu, we go to Kualoa Ranch and have done their ATV tour many times and their bus tour several times as well. I was hoping that by going on the two hour KOS Lost tour, we would see more of the ranch than ever before, and I was so pleased that we did.
Our tour guide was fantastic, and he was waiting for us when we arrived at Kualoa. I am disappointed that I cannot remember his name now because he did a fabulous job. Although we saw many of the same breathtaking Kualoa sights, there were many places that my husband and I had never explored on our previous Kualoa tours. We have so many gorgeous photos from the tour. We were even able to see the set for the newest Jurassic Park movie coming out this summer, which was neat.
I loved everything about this tour and will do it again when we go back to Oahu.

Hands down one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. A must for any Lost fan. Worth every cent. Scotty our guide was really great. Would do the 8 hr tour if I could.

My husband and I are huge lost fans and it was on our bucket list to visit Hawaii and see where they filmed the show. We took the 8 hour lost tour and it was awesome. We saw a bunch of locations that were matched to screen grabs of the show. The coolest part was walking around the Dharma camp. In addition our tour guide showed us other cool places on the island that only a local would know about. The tour guide was also a huge fan of the show which added to the tour. Also, ABC has removed all props throughout the island. Keep that in mind when reviewing other people’a posts.

We actually extended our stay to attend the tour. Ou guide was great. Very informative, fun Lost tour. I had always wanted to see that beautiful valley. Ed the owner is great. If you like Lost, you have to take this tour!

I started watching Lost two years ago. My boyfriend and I decided to watch the whole series by watching a couple of episodes every night after work. Fell in love with it, became huge fans. My mother was already a huge fan. I remember when the show started and she was immediately hooked. When we planned this trip to O’ahu, she was dead set on doing this tour. Of course our group of 4 had to join her. We didn’t want to miss out on anything.
Three of us were Lost watchers and the other two were not. I am happy to say that the two that never watched Lost enjoyed the tour immensely. They found everything just as interesting and exciting as we did. We did the 4 hour tour and were able to get out and take pictures where other tours could not. Scotty was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and pretty dang funny. He has to love what he does (a little jealous). We did some off roading too, which was pretty cool.
We all agreed to do the 8 hour tour the next time. Hawai’i is just a beautiful place to be.

As a gigantic lost fan, I wasn’t sure whether or not any tour would satisfy my longing for nostalgia, as the show has been over for a while now.
I chosen the five hour package and my guide was Jeff. He really guided my family and I through an array of places where many iconic and memorable scenes were shot. His humor and knowledge provided us with a fantastic and unforgettable experience.
Overall, I would highly recommend this tour, and for more sights, check out
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I went on the 5 hour Lost tour and Ricardo was our guide. We didn’t want to rent a car during our vacation so it was great that Ricardo picked us up/​dropped us off right in front of our hotel in Waikiki. I’m a huge Lost fan and Ricardo definitely knew the show inside and out! At every location he showed us, he was able to describe the parts of the story/​scenes in depth and that really made it fun for me. He even had a lot of background info on the actors on and off the set from living in Hawaii during filming.
The locations were great and you really get to see awesome parts of Oahu. I thought a 5 hour tour would be too long, but it flew by because Ricardo had us laughing the whole time with funny picture set-​ups and jokes. He really made the trip fun and memorable.
Like many other reviews note, it would have been amazing to take this tour before the series ended since all the sets are gone, but I definitely feel I saw enough recognizable locations to make the tour worthwhile. Just make sure Ricardo is your guide!

First off, this is a review for the five hour tour. I want to start by saying that we really did enjoy ourselves, but I’m not sure that it is worth the money. I would recommend that you drive to the ranch for the two hour tour because you can see the rest on your own. The Hummer ride through the ranch is worth the tour.
The tour was fun and I loved seeing familiar Lost scenery, but I feel like it is getting a little stale because so much time has passed since the show ended… I would have LOVED to take this when Lost was still filming. From what I understand people used to see the actors. That would have been awesome!

I took the two hour Lost tour in December 2012. My husband and I figured we would take the shorter tour because to be honest, we have never seen a Lost episode! But the tour got so many good reviews and we wanted to do something more on our trip than just hang out at the beach! Why not spend a couple hours in a beautiful scenic area being driven around HUGE Kualoa Ranch in a Hummer? They filmed many more movies than Lost, some which included Hawaii Five-​O, the Windtalkers, Brady Bunch, Journey 2-​the Mysterious Island, Jurassic Park, and some others I cant remember anymore! Our tour guide Jeff was great, he showed us clips from some movie scenes from a portable DVD player in the hummer, and then would let us get out of the car and «experience» the part right where it happened. He also offered to take pictures of us and would hold up some tiny props to make the pictures look like we were in the movie scenes! It was pretty funny. Even if you’re not a Lost fan, the views in and of itself were amazing. We had a great time.
There is also a little gift shop unrelated to the tour on the property where they serve food and sell souvenirs at very reasonable prices. This was our first time to Oahu Island (we usually go to the Big Island or Maui), but if we ever come back here, this is a tour I would think about doing again!

I’m a freakishly obsessed Lost fan, so I knew this was the tour for me. Literally, we went to Oahu on our honeymoon for the sole purpose of seeing Lost film sites, so this was by far the best thing we did on Oahu. Our tour guide was fantastic and a lot of fun (we had fun battling our Lost trivia knowledge) and the small size of the tour (4 people per tour) really helped make it something extremely personal. He catered the sites that we visited to our interests and was very flexible and informative, both about Lost and about the island as a whole. Honestly the best tour I have ever been on, Hawaiian or otherwise. We opted for the 5 hour tour and if we ever come back to Oahu, I would love to go again for the 10 hours one. Absolutely recommended.

The tour takes you to several places on the island where movies and tv shows were filmed. They even provide a dvd player and a binder of screenshots from the films for reference. Our guide was funny and highly enthusiastic about his job, which made this tour entertaining. It is roughly 90% about the show Lost so if you’re a huge Lost fan (which I am not) than you will love this tour. If you are like me and have never seen the show than you will spend most of your time trying to follow along with the tour.

We moved to Oahu about a year ago and at that time I had vaguely heard of some TV show called «Lost» but my husband got interested in it when he visited one of the beaches where it was filmed. So I started watching it with him. Then I learned there was a «Lost tour» of the island. At first I was disappointed that the 8-​hour tour was no longer available but the 5-​hour version did not disappoint!
Our guide and driver, Ricardo, met us promptly in Waikiki and we were off in the Hummer. He immediately engaged with tidbits of information about Lost and other TV and movies filmed on the island and he let us in on some of the cast gossip from when Lost was still filming on-​island. No spoiler alert here — take the tour, you’ll be glad you did!
I knew we would see sites where other movies were filmed and I was worried that I either hadn’t seen the movie or wouldn’t remember it. Not to worry — Ricardo had a portable DVD player in the Hummer and played the scenes to refresh everyone’s memory. Then he would hold up still shots from the various movies once we were actually on location.
The photo ops are plentiful and, again avoiding a spoiler alert, highly creative with Ricardo’s help. The pricetag is a little steep but we were pleased with the value for our money. We definitely recommend!

My Boyfriend and I heard there were Atving and he was completely sold!
did the 8 hr tour, which mean you pick 4 different excursions to attend.
There were 2 tours that we had chosen which were Very similar, so be careful with that! I wished we had did something dealing with the water but my bf is terrified of getting sea sick so we stay clear from water activities! =T
So after eating a quick breakfast at there Cafeteria we went on our first excursion which was the Jungle Expedition — It basically is this Jeep that fit about 10 people and they drive you through a couple of scenic destination (mainly consist of Trees and some history of Hawaii) Alot of where the TV show LOST was filmed here. Beware this ride is quite bumpy-​, I sat at the very end of the Jeep and as we were driving off the door swung right open– if this was during more of a bumpier trail — this would of been a pretty crazy Lawsuit!
They provide you with Lunch, I had called prior to make sure they had more than just Salad for me (since i am a Vegetarian). Sadly everything was buffet style and naturally it was not very vegetarian friendly– my bf who eats meat did not really enjoy the food very much either, he ended up eating only the fruits and salad more than anything else.
After Lunch we hopped on over to our next excursion called the Kualoa Ranch Tour, (This was the one i mentioned earlier that is Very similar to the the Jungle Expedition). So the only difference is that you sit in these Big school buses without windows and they take you to a spot where most of the movies were filmed such as: 50 first dates, Me, you & Depree, Jarrassic Park and Peal Harbor was filmed. This was all basically in ONE location …
I personally feel the Bus tour was a little better than the Jungle Expedition, only because First, I didnt almost die and second, I was simply more interested about the movies than about trees and nature.
Horseback riding was next! Most people would enjoy this for the scenic route and the fact that the horses were well trained and knew a couple of commands! I would probably enjoy this a lot more if I didnt’t discovered i was allergic to the horses– I was placed at the very end sneezy like a mainac, and watching my bf’s horse poo right in front of me — what a sight!
I was however, very appreciative of the trainers that follwed behind us for helping us take some awesome scenic pictures!
Lastly it was the ATV ride! I had experince this in Thailand and when your in Asia everything goes– So Hawaii ATV was just not as grand– mainly because it was super SLOW! Anywho– i got in trouble half way through because i was going too fast and ended up hitting the slow atv rider ahead of me! They had mentioned if we hit any other atvs we would be thrown into ATV jail and can not ride the rest of the way! …sigh thats what happened to me because i am a REBEL — blah after the ride my whole face turned dirt brown and a visit to the restroom is a must!
Overall despite my prison sentence it was a pretty fun day, Esp if you want to have a whole days worth of things to do! =)

I took the 8 hour «Lost» tour and it was nice… but I guess I wanted more.
There were six of us in the van. I came solo. There was a girl from Minneapolis, a couple from Ireland and a couple from Texas. Considering how tight the group was, I was hoping our guide (Matt? Mike?) would do some sort of icebreaker thing. I mean, I was about to spend the next eight hours with these people. It would have been more fun if we knew each other a little.
In the absence of introductions, I was hoping there would be almost wall-​to-​wall commentary so I didn’t feel like I was on a long, awkward road trip. In truth, there was a lot of silence. I kept spitting out questions to try to make the drive a little less boring. Eventually, I ran out. And as great as Michael Giacchino’s score is, it’s not really the best driving music.
Our first stop was Paradise Park — a shut-​down bird park where they had the Orchid Station, Kate & Sawyer’s cages and the Temple. Pretty cool.
We stopped just long enough to see the pier where Michael betrayed Sawyer, Kate, Jack and Hurley. But we saw it from a long, long distance. We couldn’t walk on it?
We ate dinner at Ted’s Bakery, where we were advised to eat the chocolate haupia (coconut) pie. Pretty good. Nothing mind-​blowing.
We hiked up to the waterfall where Kate & Sawyer went swimming for the gun case — also where Kate, Jack & Hurley landed on their return. It’s Waimea Valley Falls. Very pretty. You could swim in it if you wanted, but we only had about 15 – 20 minutes to stay.
On the way out of the falls, you pass the banyan tree where the drug plane landed. They shot the Pearl Station hatch scenes right there — covering the parking lot with palm fronds and dirt. But we only saw this from the van. Couldn’t get out and look around or take pictures.
We saw the Survivors’ beach from seasons 2 on. (Papa’iloa Beach.) This was probably the highlight. We were given lots of time to walk around and take pictures. Ben’s grave was still dug out.
I was most excited to go to Mokule’ia (Army Beach). That’s the beach where they shot the pilot and all the beach scenes of season one. Unfortunately, the tides had eaten away most of the beach during my visit. And we weren’t given any time to walk around. We spent ten minutes there, tops.
We also stopped at Camp Erdman — The Others’ Camp. This was also a cool stop. You have to pay $ 5 to the YMCA to walk around on the property. Our guide told us which cabin was whose.
And then it was a long, long, long drive back to Honolulu.
I’m happy I got to see those sites, but I did expect more for $ 145. Now that you know where these things are, you can see most of them on your own. (I think Paradise Park may not be open to the public, but lots of people were parking there and paying the attendant.)
You can also find a good list of shooting locations and directions here:
I’d recommend renting a car and going on your own, so you can spend all the time you want.
I asked our tour guide if he knew where Jack died at the end of the series. He said it was a bamboo field off the Pali Highway. Um, can I see that, please? No? Well, here’s $ 145 anyway. Thanks for the generally awkward road trip punctuated by pretty cool sights.

If you are a movie/​TV fan and want to see and recognize filming locations, then these tours will be awesome and will be a 5-​star experience for you. If you are not a big TV/​film fan, then this can still be a 4-​star experience. You truly cannot appreciate the beauty of Oahu without leaving Waikiki and seeing some of the beautiful landscapes and beaches that this tour will introduce you to. You’ll get to drive through some private areas on the Kualoa Ranch which have some amazing valleys and views and recognize films that were filmed there. Other bonuses were that we saw so many sea turtles feasting on algae on the LOST survivor’s beach.
The other huge benefit for those staying in Waikiki without wanting to rent-​a-​car is that they will pick you up from your hotel and drive you around to other parts of the island.
There are several tours available to choose from and only a few have overlapping sites. I took both the 5 hour and 8 hour tours (can you tell I’m a big LOST fan) on separate days with only 1 overlapping location, and both tours were excellent. The guides are great and very knowledgeable and appreciate your questions.

I’m just going to say it: the top reason I wanted to visit Oahu was to take a Lost tour. I didn’t have to go to Oahu. Maui and the Big Island were already scheduled. I voluntarily added Oahu at the front of my trip to become emerged in all things Dharma. After checking out reviews online and various people’s blogs, Kos Tours came up repeatedly. I scheduled the 5-​hour tour for my friend and I and was nervous if it would live up to my grandiose expectations.
You can pick between 3 types of tours: 2-​hour, 5-​hour and 9-​hour. The 9-​hour goes around most of the island, specifically hitting up the beach scenes and the Others’ camp. The 5-​hour focuses on the jungle, with lots of the jungle scenes, Hurley’s golf course and Jughead. I didn’t really look into the 2-​hour since I wanted to see something pretty substantial. After debating the cost with what we’d see, we selected the 5-​hour tour that took off at 1pm (versus the other choice of 7am).
We were picked up from our hotel (awesome perk) in a dirty, white Hummer. Scotty introduced himself and immediately began asking if we were Lost fans, how into it we were, and what our theories on Season 6 were. We picked up a middle-​aged couple (D&D) and were soon off to the other side of the island.
Actually, we got stuck in traffic for 45 minutes trying to go 5 blocks. THEN we were off to the other side of the island.
We spent the majority of the day in the Kahana Valley State Park. It’s privately owned and Kos is the only external group with a contract to roam the grounds. Let it be known: you’re in a Hummer for a reason. There are no roads where we went (who am I… Doc from «Back to the Future?»). It was really bumpy for a while, so if you recently had butt surgery, DO NOT go on this tour.
Whenever we saw a scene from Lost (or numerous other movies such as «50 First Dates,» «Jurassic Park» or «Godzilla»), we would be shown either a movie clip or screenshot beforehand. Then when we arrived, we could compare the scene to what we just saw.
Scotty was super informative and friendly. He gave us options on what we wanted to spend more time on. And he was laid back and never got annoyed with the traffic or if (when) we stopped to take ridiculous amounts of photos.
We did stop somewhere in the middle for a bathroom/​drink break, but no food or drinks are included in the 5-​hour tour (only the 9-​hour one). So if you get the grumblies in the afternoon like I do, pack some snacks!
Overall, great experience. I wish there was more of an option to include some of the beach scenes or some combination of both in one tour… but I wouldn’t let that hold you back.
Get Lost with Kos.