Reviewed by: DJW
Brett was an excellent tour guide. Funny engaging and informative. It is a long day as the island is rather large. Greenwell Farms (coffee farm) was our first stop. Excellent coffee! Brett explained the growing and harvesting process, followed by tasting and souvenir purchases. Then on to the Punalu'u sweetbread bakery for treats. I lived the Lilikoi flavored pastry. Nice gift shop also. Next stop was Punalu'u black sand beach with a bonus sleeping turtle. Quick provided tasty lunch at a shady state park. Next into Volcano National Park. Brett has fantastic volcano pics. Kilauea was steeming and erupted hours later. Traveled down a large lava tube, very cool. Huge old lava fields. Next on to Rainbow falls and majestic Akaka falls on the East side of the island. On the North end, we visited Waipi'o lookout for sunset. It was along day, but excellent. Strongly recommend. Brett made the trip very enjoyable.
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Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2025/01/11 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/22 |
Reviewed by: C Holland
Small group experience with a great guide! He was very informative and wanted us to understand about the area! Would recommend this to newcomers!
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2025/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2025/01/08 |
Reviewed by: Joe
My tour guide, James, was great! He was informative, kind, patient and made the experience fun. Seeing the sunset on a volcano summit and then stargazing afterwards is a bucket list thing that everyone should do! Unforgettable!!!
The altitude is a bit much. I felt dizziness several times, but it was manageable.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2025/01/06 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/22 |
Reviewed by: Shuttle
Exceptional experience!!!! AAA+++!!!! Highly recommended, we loved it!!
Book early
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2025/01/05 |
Activity Date: | 2025/01/02 |
Reviewed by: ウィル
あいにくの曇り空でしたが、陽気なクルーのおかげでテンションがあがりました。私のつたない英語でも、理解してくれて、優しく対応してもらいました。
海は冷たかったけど、美しくて忘れられない思い出になりました。、
乗客に日本人がいなくて、海外に来たー!って実感できます。それが楽しめる方にはお勧めです。
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Packages: | 14:00出港 |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Cloudy |
Posted on: | 2025/01/04 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/09 |
Reviewed by: Seema
We had a wonderful time with James! He explained things thoroughly! He did not try to rush us in any way, and took lots of nice pictures! I would highly recommend taking stargazing tour with Hawaiian eyes!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/29 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/25 |
Reviewed by: Ziying C
We took the tour on 12/24/2024. It was a full car but very friendly and nice guests together! The eruption was very stunning and the star gaze - wow!
Our guide James is very helpful patient and good at photo shooting as well. He can also speak a little Japanese. Parka jackets saved our lives for sure.
The overall trip experience was excellent. The sandwich was surprisingly good as well.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/26 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/24 |
Reviewed by: Swapped
Host was really good, very polite and understanding.
The sandwiches were good, and the hot coco while stargazing, was delicious cherry on top of the whole experience.
The only issue I would complain about is the vehicle, because the space was really cramped up and it was a struggle to get in and out of the vehicle. Many from the back of the vehicle complained about the air conditioning, but I didn’t feel any discomfort, even though I was in the last row
I would recommend adding details of the vehicle, and leg space availability.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/23 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/21 |
Reviewed by: An amazing time!
My husband and I had a great time in the tour. We were picked up on time and the guide made the trip to the summit entertaining and we learned many different things about Hawaii during that time.
The sunset at the summit is breathtaking and our guide was prepared to take pictures that he later shared with all of us!
It got cold after the sunset…. so be ready. The hot chocolate while stargazing was a very nice addition!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/21 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/30 |
Reviewed by: Sourya
I don't think too many people know about this, but it is an excellent experience. Our driver was a Waipio local who drove us down into the valley - a sacred place in Hawaiian culture - and showed us the beauty, the self-sufficient culture, and the hydroponics. We also got to see horses extremely up close on the way back (this is not guaranteed though). Most of all, I appreciated the commitment to preserving nature and living in harmony with it. Do go and check it out!
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Cloudy |
Posted on: | 2024/12/15 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/13 |
Reviewed by: QP
The best decision on Big Island
I enjoyed every moment of the ride with K who has so much knowledge about Waipio being from the valley
100% recommend
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/15 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/13 |
Reviewed by: Chandfam
We loved the Waipio valley tour and our guide was awesome! He grew up and lives in the valley and we learned so much! We are glad we did the tour down into the valley instead of just visiting the lookout.
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/14 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/22 |
Reviewed by: Eric M.
James who was the tour guide was very nice and thoughtful in providing anything we needed and gave a very informative details about Mauna Kea and the surrounding areas. He was also very helpful in pointing out specific constellations during the star gazing tour. He offered and took pictures of us with our phones. I really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend anyone who comes to The Big Island of Hawaii to take this tour and hopefully James will be assigned as your tour guide.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/04 |
Activity Date: | 2024/12/02 |
Reviewed by: Trout
Had an incredible time. Our guide was local and new everyone in the valley. HE sang to us, played music and really showed us the best views. Highly recommend.
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/12/01 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/25 |
Reviewed by: Briza Del Villar
This was such an amazing experience. I felt like I was on another planet and our guide James was such an awesome guy. I’m hoping to experience this again in the future soon
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/11/30 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/27 |
Reviewed by: Kay
It was fun. Nice weather.
Food was disappointing. Chairs were not comfortable. Entertainment was great.
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Packages: | Ohana Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/11/28 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/26 |
Reviewed by: Lhs
We had an outstanding tour with Forest. He was incredibly knowledgeable about this amazing valley. The entire experience was well worth the cost!
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Weather: | Sunny |
Posted on: | 2024/11/16 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/12 |
Reviewed by: Ravinder
The best part is the guide took excellent pictures of everyone with the sunset and stars.
Very knowledgeable and answered all questions. Was very considerate and made sure all were ok during the trip.
Setup the telescope very well - we could see the rings of Saturn very clearly.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Weather: | Cloudy |
Posted on: | 2024/11/14 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/12 |
Reviewed by: Joan
Our guide, Koki, did a fabulous job with the Sunset photos for each of us at the summit and also a great job getting everyone's photo with the stars. He was an excellent driver and went slowly on the bumpy gravel part of the drive.
Because Koki's Japanese dialect is not something most English speaking people understand, he needs to speak more slowly and distinctly. I had a great deal of trouble understanding him - seems like I could only catch 4 out of every 10 words, and that is not something I expected on this tour. Granted, out of the 10 people, there were 2 Japanese men and Koki spent a lot of time on the way home speaking only to them in Japanese.
So, I had very mixed feelings about this tour. I come to Hawaii at least a couple times a year and I would definitely ask more questions about the guide and his speaking and understanding ability before I take my nest tour.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2024/11/11 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/09 |
Reviewed by: TAKA
初心者でもレベルに合わせ、他の参加者と一緒に体験できます。1時間以上、コハラ山・丘を海を見ながら、そして馬と話しながらゆっくりと乗馬します。本当に楽しいです。
最初の受付は日本の方は迷うと思います。なぜなら駐車場のゲートが閉まっていて、自分で開けてまた閉めなけばなりません。その案内はありません。
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Packages: | 1.5時間プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/10 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/08 |
Reviewed by: Rick
We took this tour with Jason. It was amazing. Jason, a local, was fantastic. He was personable, engaging, entertaining and extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the tour, and Hawaiian culture and lifestyle. The views speak for themselves and are breathtaking.
Highly recommend this excursion to anyone who is interested in views, astronomy, and something different to do, when on vacation. I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure and look forward to the next time.
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Packages: | Summit Sunset & Stargazing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/09 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/07 |
Reviewed by: Mark and Camy
We had a wonderful time at the luau, met nice people at our table as well. Was a little disappointed with the food as I was expecting a more traditionally cooked food. The entertainment was first class.
Overall we had a wonderful time and would do it again.
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Packages: | Ohana Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/09 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/17 |
Reviewed by: Linda
Enrich your life by learning sustainability by a local resident living in the valley of the kings. The all terrain vehicle takes you steeply down to the valley to your taro fields and exotic tropical homesteads that only locals reside. This experience is a must!
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Packages: | Waipio Valley Shuttle & Off-Road Tour Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/09 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/18 |
Reviewed by: ゆうゆ
シュノーケリング初体験の主人が楽しかったアクティビティとして今回のケアラケクア湾の体験を一番にあげました。泳ぐのが苦手な主人でしたが浮き輪を借りてスイスイと魚達のいるところまで見に行く事ができました。ストレスがかからず良かったです。私は船の二階からのダイブを楽しみました。5mはある高さから海に飛び込むとはいえ勇気が必要でした。還暦夫婦の海外旅行の良い思い出となりました。お世話になりました。
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Packages: | 9:00出港(シュノーケル2.5時間) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/07 |
Activity Date: | 2024/11/05 |
Reviewed by: Kurt
ハワイ島の広大な上空をフライトしている時は、風景の変化も乏しく、少し期待外れのところもありましたが、キラウエア火山、海岸線等では、楽しめました。キラウエア火山周辺では、溶岩等が見えることも期待していましたが、残念でした。
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Packages: | 基本プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/11/03 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Laura
Gorgeous, unimaginably beautiful views. Very interesting and informative guided tour. Strenuous though, they warned us about the low oxygen and a couple people were visibly feeling ill. "Dinner" was hot but not very good (heavily salted vegetable lasagne).
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Packages: | Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/10/27 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/25 |
Reviewed by: Missy S.
My husband, adult daughter, and I had a spectacular time on this excursion. Our driver/guide/astronomy guru, Maka, was the lynch-pin of the whole experience. After seeing the beautiful sunset at the top, we scurried down to set up for our tour of the night sky. Maka has significant knowledge, a great sense of humor, and an amazing telescope! We all want a laser pointer now!! Fortunately, the three of us experienced only giddiness as an effect of the altitude…the three of us were silly and laughed so much. What a great memory! We had rented a Jeep for our week on the Big Island. Someone had suggested we were wasting our money going on a tour, rather than driving ourselves. But, though the tour was not inexpensive, it was worth every penny for the experience! Highly recommend!!
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Packages: | Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour (Dinner not included) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2024/10/26 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/02 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Came over from Oahu, and loved every ounce of what we saw. Def coming to BI next!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2024/10/23 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/01 |
Reviewed by: Peggy
The horses were well taken care of and the guides are great!! All of our group had a great time! I would highly recommend!!
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Packages: | 1:00 PM Afternoon Ride |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/10/19 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/17 |
Reviewed by: Sherry
Food was not good. Meat was too tough and dry. Chairs were uncomfortable and too close together. I could not see the show at all!
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Packages: | Ohana Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/10/19 |
Activity Date: | 2024/10/17 |
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