To book your reservation, call 808-532-3685.
Or request a tour online.
Admission
$25 General admission
$20 Hawai‘i residents with proof of Hawai‘i residency. Please note that each person ticketed at the resident rate will be asked to present proof of Hawai‘i residency at time of check in.
There are no discounts for seniors, students, military and Honolulu Museum of Art members.
Shangri La tours are not appropriate for children under 12.
Price includes admission to the Honolulu Museum of Art and its permanent exhibitions.
Kama'aina Wednesdays: The first Wednesday of every month, Hawai‘i residents can take the Shangri La tour for free.
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Days and hours of operation
Tours are held Wednesday through Saturday at 9am, 10:30am and 1:30pm, unless otherwise specified.
Programs operate rain or shine unless otherwise noted. If there are severe weather conditions on the day of your tour, please call the Shangri La information line at (808) 532-3685. A recording will inform visitors if tours are cancelled. If no weather-related announcement is heard, then tours have not been cancelled. In the event that your tour is cancelled, you may call the Shangri La reservations office to request a refund or reschedule your tour.
Shangri La is closed to the public Sunday to Tuesday of each week.
It is also closed on the following holidays.
August 15-19, 2012
September 3-October 2, 2012
New Year’s Day
Fourth of July
Thanksgiving Day
Kama'aina Christmas - December 8, 2012
Christmas Day
Reservations and tickets
Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets are issued for a specific date and time.
All reservations must be prepaid and all sales are final.
To reserve and purchase tickets, call 1-866-DUKE-TIX.
The reservation office is open to take phone reservations on Monday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time.
We are also open to take phone and walk-in reservations on Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-4pm Hawaii Standard Time.
If you reach our voicemail, please leave your name and phone number and we will return your call.
Otherwise you may fill out our online Tour Request Form to inquire about reservations.
All other inquiries may be directed to shangrilatickets@honolulumuseum.org.
Japanese Language Tours are available on the last Friday of every month at 12 noon.
Groups are limited to a maximum of 12, advanced reservation are recommended.
Tickets are $20 for full-time Hawaii residents, and $25 for out of state visitors.
Tour information
Group tours of 12 people begin at the Honolulu Museum of Art with a viewing of the Arts of the Islamic World gallery and a short video about Shangri La and Doris Duke.
Visitors then board minivans for the 15-minute drive to Shangri La.
Tours last approximately two and a half hours, with one and a half hours on site at Shangri La.
Tours feature the public rooms of the main house and portions of the grounds, including:
- Entry courtyard
- Foyer and stairway
- Central courtyard & powder room
- Living room
- Mihrab room and library
- Dining room and lanai (with view of Playhouse, sun pavilion, pool, and landscaping)
- Syrian Room
- Mughal garden
Pending future restoration work, the following areas are not currently shown on the public tours: the Damascus Room, an 18th-century interior from Syria; and the Mughal Suite, a marble bedroom-and-bath suite that Duke commissioned in India in 1935. These areas can, however, be seen on the virtual tour at www.shangrilahawaii.org, in the video at the Museum and in the publication Doris Duke’s Shangri La, which is available in Honolulu Museum of Art Shop. The Playhouse is used for special programs and events—check the Shangri La schedule for upcoming programs.
Visitor advisory
The house and grounds are built on several levels and visitors should be prepared to climb several flights of stairs. Wheelchair tours are available by reservation. For more information on wheelchair accessibility, please see the Visitor Guidelines.
Directions & Parking
All tours of Shangri La originate at the Honolulu Museum of Art located at
900 S. Beretania Street between Victoria and Ward Streets in Honolulu.
Paid parking is available at:
- Honolulu Museum of Art School, located at the corner of Beretania and Victoria Streets.
Entrances on Beretania and Young St. ($3 for up to 4 hours) - Neal Blaisdell Center, located one block south from the Museum on King Street
(special flat rate of $4, from 5:30am to 5pm, when you mention the Honolulu Museum of Art)
Public access to Shangri La by the Honolulu Museum of Art mini van only
Under the terms of Shangri La's use permit from the City and County of Honolulu, visitor access to Shangri La is limited to our mini vans, which originate at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Visitors may NOT drive or park on-site at Shangri La or in the surrounding residential neighborhood.
All visitors are required to return to the Honolulu Museum of Art at the end of their tour.
Public transportation
The bus provides service to the Honolulu Museum of Art. For bus information, call 808-848-5555 or TTY 808-848-4500.
Dining information
The Honolulu Museum of Art Cafe offers lunch service Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30am to 2:00pm in a delightful open-air courtyard setting. The menu features salads, pastas, sandwiches, desserts, wines and beverages served a la carte.
Advance reservations are required. Please call 808-532-8734 to make a lunch reservation.
