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All Reviews for Scenic Hamakua Coast in Big Island

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237 reviews

Umauma Falls Zipline Tour & Waterfall Swim Adventure

Great time

Reviewed by: Stainless

First time and it was great fun.... step off the tower and away you go... I would do it again.... and again....

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Packages: 9-Line Zipline Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/10/14
Activity Date: 2018/10/11

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Big Island Circle tour

Reviewed by: Kay

Awana, our guide was absolutely wondetful. He was so courteous, professional and accommodating. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. I think we best part besides the scenery, was the Hawaii Botanical Garden. It wasn’t user friendly, due to some health conditions, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and could have spent a lot more time there. Awana got us back to the airport to catch our flight in record time, after a long day.

  • Wondetful tour with beautiful sites along the way.

  • Beautiful spot on tour.

  • Black sand beach. Great tour! We highly recommend.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island + Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/09/20
Activity Date: 2018/09/17

Umauma Falls Zipline Tour & Waterfall Swim Adventure

Fun time for all ages

Reviewed by: Happy in Hawaii

My 7 year old was a bit worried. He's definitely afraid of heights and it took a bit of convincing to get him to even agree to try. Standing on a 65 foot platform ready to zip while dangling 150+ feet over a waterfall and rock river was a bit daunting but once we started there was no turning back. He wanted to do the course again but it was time to head back to Kona. The rest of us all had a blast as well (a 13 year old and 2 old fuddy-duddy parents :-)

The guides know how to have fun and make sure everyone is being safe. They were all really great.

And if you are driving from Kona take a few extra minutes to stop on the way. There are some amazing sights along the way that are very picture worthy.

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Packages: 9-Line Zipline Tour
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2018/08/14
Activity Date: 2018/08/13

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

The Grand Circle Island Tour

Reviewed by: Pat and family

A wonderful way to experience the diversity of the island. There were frequent stops with ample time to enjoy the site and/or walk the trails. Many foods to sample along the way and delicious lunch! Awana was an informed and entertaining guide who was flexible throughout the day to make sure we could get the best experience.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island + Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2018/08/06
Activity Date: 2018/08/03

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Excellent

Reviewed by: Father/daughter

Excelllent trip. Microphone would of been nice. Hard to hear everything. I would still recommend this tour!

Reply from activity provider

Mahalo for a great review! We have recently been researching hands-free microphones. Yes, it would be very helpful.
Jeannie Jewell
Kona Glassbottom Boat

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2018/07/16
Activity Date: 2018/07/11

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Good day trip option

Reviewed by: Deonna C.

We only had one day on the big island and wanted to see as much as possible. This tour takes you all the way around with multiple, although brief stops and several locations. Could omit the coffee tasting and spend more time on the black beach or at the falls.

Our guide, Keith, was full of history, folk lore and traditional information which was a big bonus.
If you want history and a good whirlwind tour of the island, this tour is for you.
Of note, lunch was provided and this service has its own chef who prepares the meals. Very healthy sampling of the typical fare at area restaurants, however, when it’s served in lieu of a cold sandwich and a picturesque park, it suddenly becomes one of the best meals of the vacation.

  • Black sand beaches

  • Flowers everywhere!

  • Yummy lunch

  • Black sand valley

  • Falls

  • Paradise

  • Amazing viewing area

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2018/07/12
Activity Date: 2018/07/09

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Glass bottom boat tour

Reviewed by: Debbie

What a fantastic tour, a lot more than expected. Very knowledgeable of all the coral and sea creatures. Not just for kids our party was 2 adults so we had fun too.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Debbie! We are so happy that you had a fantastic tour! Yes it is fun for kids, but most definately for adults too. There is so much to see and learn. Thank you for the review.
Jeannie

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/06/06
Activity Date: 2018/05/30

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Great

Reviewed by: Deborah

This was perfect to see the whole island. We were very fortunate to see lava. However,
We feel by 8 hrs we were ready to get off the bus and feel that the first hour or so could have been cut out

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/05/16
Activity Date: 2018/05/02

Hawaii Zipline Tours - Big Island Waterfall & Rainforest Zip Adventure

Great value and views along this zipline

Reviewed by: Corly

Overall, very satisfied with the value of this trip. I have ziplined in Mexico and in Belize City, and this trip was very comparable in terms of value, excitement, and thrill.

The Hawaii zipline consisted of 7 lines, the first few were relatively short. Although short, breathtaking views. The last three were much longer, more scenic, and best of all, amazing view of a BEAUTIFUL waterfall! The day I went was very gloomy and did have some slight visibility issues due to fog, but the experience was amazing.

This was more expensive than my foreign ziplines, but as I mentioned, it was a great value for the experience relative to the other ziplines I have done.

Thinking back on what I could have paid for other Big Island adventures, no regrets on this trip and would ABSOLUTELY do this one again.

Lastly, the staff were great! Very expeditious, always safety first, and very friendly.

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Packages: Zipline Tour (7-Line Course)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/04/14
Activity Date: 2018/03/25

Hawaii Zipline Tours - Big Island Waterfall & Rainforest Zip Adventure

Zipping in the forrest!

Reviewed by: Dr. Mendoza

Outstanding experience, and great crew. The whole crew was helpful, informative, and really experienced. Not only did we have a great zipline experience, but also learned a lot about the flora and fauna of the area.

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Packages: Zipline Tour (7-Line Course)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2018/02/27
Activity Date: 2018/02/24

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

AMAZING Tour!!

Reviewed by: Alexis Albert

Our tour was AMAZING!! Our tour driver was Nathan or Nate. He was awsome!!
They pick you up at your hotel, which is super convenient! The tour group can fit up to 12 people. So it is nice and small. Our group was super fun and Nate was very informative and talked to us about everything and anything he could! The van is nice and clean and not to mention Eco friendly! It rained alittle, and they had raincoats for everyone just in case.They provide bento lunch for everyone. We actually had 2 vegans in our group and Nate was very caring and took them to a nearby grocery store, so they could pick up a few things to eat since they could not eat much from the bento. Nate not only took us to the places mentioned, but he also drove by a few other places he thought our group would like! He was AMAZING!! This tour was so much fun, the sights were beautiful and very informative!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2018/02/20
Activity Date: 2018/02/08

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Experience of a lifetime

Reviewed by: Leah

This tour was life changing for me! Such an awesome experience to really see the island and have someone guide you through it so you really understand what you're seeing and the history behind it.

Tour guide was Chris who was excellent. He has a real gift for this, and you can tell he is truly passionate and loves what he does. Makes the tour feel more real and less like show and tell or reading from a script. 10/10 highly recommended tour.

Tour provides you with all the comforts you need for the day so you're never hungry, cold, or unsure of where a clean bathroom is. Even had plugs for you to charge your phone although I had a portable charger with me that day which I recommend for any trip.

  • Rainbow falls

  • Volcano park crater

  • Black sand beach (yes there were turtles!)

  • Waipi'o valley lookout

  • Rainbow falls lookout

  • Akaka falls park

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2017/12/24
Activity Date: 2017/12/21

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Informative!

Reviewed by: Scott Reimer

My girlfriend broke her ankle trying to go snorkeling so going again was out for us. The next best thing or better even was this tour; Kat, our guide, answered every one of our questions and it was super fun! We saw all kinds of critters and fish and it felt like you were under the waves yourself! Clear and colorful! I’d do it again, and the price was the most reasonable of all the activities we’ve tried so far on the Big Island ;)

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Scott, Glad you had a great time and thank you for such a nice review. Sorry to hear about your girlfriend, hope she is better now...ankles take time healing though!
Mahalo,
jeannie

  • Lots to see!

  • Lots to learn!

  • Fun!

  • Great tour!

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/11/22
Activity Date: 2017/11/17

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Recommend this tour.

Reviewed by: LJKouri

This tour is very informative. You get to see black sand, volcanoes, waterfalls, and more. Our driver/guide was excellent.
There was more walking than indicated on the website, including climbing lots of stairs. Therefore I was not able to see some of the sites. But if you don't have any mobility issues, I recommend this tour.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/11/15
Activity Date: 2017/11/06

World Botanical Gardens & Waterfall Walking Tour [Open Soon]

Gardens

Reviewed by: Rick

Very beautiful. Did the self guided and enjoyed itverymuch

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Packages: Self-Guided Tour (Day Pass)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/11/13
Activity Date: 2017/11/08

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Glass bottom boat

Reviewed by: James Henderson

Great experience!!!! Tour guide was very knowledgeable, experienced, super friendly, and accommodating! Loved this!

Reply from activity provider

We are happy you enjoyed the tour. Hope you will join us again!
Mahalo,
Jeannie
Kailua Bay Charter
The Glass Bottom Boat

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/10/21
Activity Date: 2017/10/18

ハワイ島　ジップライン8本　ワールド・ボタニカル・ガーデンの中を滑走！＜英語インストラクター＞

初ジップライン

Reviewed by: ディー

スタッフは皆さん明るく親切でした。青い空の下、森の上を滑走する感じが気持ちよかったです。ただ、予約した回が、おそらく、マックスの参加人数で、新しいジップラインに行くたびにかなり待たされました。1時間から1時間半、と言われていましたが、2時間近くかかりました。
でも、風景も楽しめたから、良かったかな？かなり年配のアメリカ人のおばあちゃまも初挑戦されていて、家族で楽しめるジップラインでした。

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Packages: ジップライン
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2017/10/16
Activity Date: 2017/10/10

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Great Day on the Ocean Harbour

Reviewed by: Good

Very exciting to see the dolphins on our outing as well as the tropical fish below. The guide was very knowledgeable and provided lots of info on what we were seeing! Excellent outing.

Reply from activity provider

Thank you so much for your nice review. Glad you enjoyed the tour.
Mahalo!
Jeannie

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2017/10/06
Activity Date: 2017/09/25

World Botanical Gardens 8-line Zipline Canopy Adventure with Free Photos

Super Fun!

Reviewed by: Renee

A great zipline course -- especially for young kids and first timers. Staff is organized, nice and safety focused. Terrain is tropical lush, with ziplines in close proximity to one another. We enjoyed it so much, we would have re-booked in next tour if it wasn't closing time!

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Packages: Zipline Adventure (8-lines)
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2017/08/07
Activity Date: 2017/07/30

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Island tour

Reviewed by: Kenneth Kacenga

Excellent. Chris was exceptional. Had passion for his job and loves Hawaii

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/07/28
Activity Date: 2017/07/25

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Very interesting

Reviewed by: Shari

Had a great time Kevin the tour guild was great ,
We even had great weather
If you only can do one tour this would be the one and must have kevin

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2017/07/28
Activity Date: 2017/07/25

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Big Island Circle Tour

Reviewed by: Linda

Our driver and tour host presented us with a very interesting and colorful history of the Big Island. He had a great sense of humor too! He paced the trip on the attendees, when there was an obvious interest in an area. This tour is a good for those wanting to get a broad acquaintance with the Big Island and it's various areas and interests. It was our springboard for other activities!

  • Akaka Falls

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2017/07/27
Activity Date: 2017/07/24

World Botanical Gardens 8-line Zipline Canopy Adventure with Free Photos

Good first time zipline

Reviewed by: Sam

Went with my wife and sister, it's easy to find and has parking available. The staff is friendly and helpful. The zipline course itself is through beautiful landscapes and a small valley with a river at the bottom. Overall if you have ziplined before in treetops this course won't be as exciting for you. I would still recommend for the views and to those who haven't done ziplining before.

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Packages: Zipline Adventure (8-lines)
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2017/06/27
Activity Date: 2017/06/21

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

A "Grand" Tour

Reviewed by: Staci S.

This was a great tour for our first full day on the island. Kala , our guide, was a world of information about all things Hawaiian! He was so excited to show us turtles on the black sand beach, lava at the volcano,and beautiful Waipio Valley. He gave us great ideas on where the best burgers and the most delicious malasadas on the island where...and yes we went back to try them ! It was a long day, but as others had commented before me, it flew by!


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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/06/27
Activity Date: 2017/06/13

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

First time on a Glass bottom boat

Reviewed by: Joe

It was good the people were very nice! If you don't like to snorkel then this will be great for you!

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2017/06/10
Activity Date: 2017/06/07

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Take the time to see the island.

Reviewed by: Barbara Helms

Tour Guide was great!!!!!! Great Value!

Would suggest that you have passengers switch seats during the tour. Unfortunately we get the back seats and the viewing is not as good as the seats further towards the front. Also it was harder to talk to the guide from back there. Might be nice if halfway thru the tour everyone switch seats.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/06/06
Activity Date: 2017/05/29

Hawaii Zipline Tours - Big Island Waterfall & Rainforest Zip Adventure

Amazing, amazing, amazing!

Reviewed by: Dawn Weston

We had a total of 8 in our group, and did this tour on 5/9/17. The guides were very helpful and did a god job in making you feel comfortable on the lines especially for us first timers. The views were undescribable. Make sure to really just enjoy the ride and not fuss too much with your camera or phone because you will miss all the beautiful scenery. It can take away from the experience. You get to see a lot of banana trees and even try some right off the tree. It was by far one of the best things we did while visiting. A must do activity!

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2017/05/19

Hawaii Zipline Tours - Big Island Waterfall & Rainforest Zip Adventure

Very good

Reviewed by: Arun

My wife and I had a great time doing our first ever zipline here at Akaka falls. The crew were very nice and ensured we were careful and had fun.

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Packages: Zipline Tour (7-Line Course)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/04/21
Activity Date: 2017/04/17

Hawaii Zipline Tours - Big Island Waterfall & Rainforest Zip Adventure

250 Foot Waterfall!!

Reviewed by: mwills5304@gmail.com

Even with a rainy day it was amazing! The last Zip is definitely the best. Great guides

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Packages: Zipline Tour (7-Line Course)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2017/04/04
Activity Date: 2017/02/27

Kona Glassbottom Boat & Guided Coral Reef Tour with Marine Naturalist

Under the Sea

Reviewed by: Jessie

The staff was great, their knowledge about the fish and the area is beyond amazing. The children were so excited to see the fish and corral.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Jessie, Thanks for your nice review. We are so glad you and your family enjoyed the tour!
Mahalo,
Jeannie
Kailua Bay Charter Company
The Glassbottom Boat

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Packages: Kona Glass Bottom Boat Cruise from Kailua-Kona Pier
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2017/03/05
Activity Date: 2017/02/13
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