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Hawaii Horseback Riding Tour with Waterfall Swim at Umauma Falls

Wonderful

Reviewed by: Kara

immersive experience in the big island waterfalls on horseback, unbeatable!

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Packages: 9:00 AM Morning Ride
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2025/02/15
Activity Date: 2025/01/06

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Amazing experience. Must do

Reviewed by: Hawaii lovers

This was truly awe inspiring. It is absolutely a must do, our tour guide Wes was incredible. We can’t rave enough about it

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/02/15
Activity Date: 2025/02/13

Hawaii ATV Ride Tour at Kohala Coast - Sea to Mountain Off-Road Adventure

Didn't get muddy

Reviewed by: Muddy

Very nice got to see a lot scenery and water falls

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Two Riders Package (1 Driver + 1 Passenger)
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/02/08
Activity Date: 2025/02/05

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Memorable and Informative

Reviewed by: Oscar

Riding up to the top of Mauna Kea with James, our tour guide and driver, was interesting and entertaining! James is very knowledgeable about the Hawaiian culture and history; volcanic geology; the telescopes on Mauna Kea; and the night sky. And he always paid close attention to all his customers. A better telescope would have made this tour perfect.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 3

Comfort & well-being: 4

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/02/07
Activity Date: 2025/02/03

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Cold but gorgeous

Reviewed by: Obarc

James was a great tour guide, very informative. Didn't care for the sandwich choices. Was nice to have the hot chocolate though. The view was amazing.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 4

Comfort & well-being: 4

  • Sunset

  • Some of the telescopes

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Others
Weather: Snowy
Posted on: 2025/02/05
Activity Date: 2025/02/02

Deluxe Big Island ATV Tour & Waterfall Swim at Umauma Falls

Great family adventure!

Reviewed by: Julia

My husband and I and our two kids (ages 8 & 6) rode in the 4-seater and it was great fun! Driving through the mud was slippery and exciting and while we all got a bit muddy and wet the UTV protects you from most of the splash. Our favourite bit was swimming in the waterfall. There were life vests for the kids which made it easy not to worry about them. The water was cold but really refreshing and beautiful. The guides were great and helped us out of a few jams after we fishtailed off the track!

Local customer service: 4

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

Tips and suggestions

Bring a change of clothes and change of shoes for after! Putting wet socks back on is the worst.

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Packages: 4-Seater UTV Package: 1 Driver + up to 3 Passengers
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Weather: Cloudy
Posted on: 2025/02/03
Activity Date: 2025/01/29

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

The sites we went to were excellent.

Reviewed by: AG

Sites we went to was brilliant, and transport was all ok

Local customer service: 4

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 4

Comfort & well-being: 4

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/01/25
Activity Date: 2025/01/04

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Excellent Tour!

Reviewed by: Jerry

The driver-and-guide James has a rich knowledge of history of volcanoes and history of hawaii, and also provides expert guides on the stars.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Take your warm shoes with you.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/01/20
Activity Date: 2025/01/19

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner - Hawaii Forest & Trail

The MOST AMAZING Tour ever - once in a life time

Reviewed by: Bob and Rita

I would not change one thing about this tour. It exceeded our expectations. the communication before the experience was excellent. Jason was an exceptional guide - so attentive! He is an expert in astronomy and Hawaiian history which we greatly enjoyed. He had a great telescope and a cool machine that takes pictures of celestial objects in the sky that he EVEN EMAILED TO US LATER! Just wow! The chicken stew was delicious too! An overall amazing, once in a lifetime experience. Thank you! Rita and Bob

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

Tips and suggestions

None - great communication too!

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Packages: Summit Sunset & Stargazing Adventure
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/01/20
Activity Date: 2025/01/10

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Wow!

Reviewed by: Kara

The Big Island is so beautiful and to wrap up at Mauna Kea- the perfect tour!!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2025/01/14
Activity Date: 2024/10/25

ハワイ島 乗馬ツアー コハラ・コーストの牧場をゆったり乗馬! <午前・午後/英語ガイド>by ナアラパ・ステーブルズ

素晴らしい体験

Reviewed by: ぱーく

写真のような大変素晴らしい自然の中で、乗馬体験ができます。お馬さんたちはみな大人しく、よくトレーニングされており、初心の私も楽しく乗馬を楽しめました。
現地での注意書き、記入用紙などは日本語版が備えてあります。
ガイドは英語のみですが、大変ゆっくりとわかりやすく話してくれます。
乗馬の際にヘルメット着用は選択性になっていますが、必ず着用しましょう。
牧場は標高が1000mくらいの所にあり、風が吹いたり雨が降ったりすると、かなりの寒さになります。ジャケットは貸してもらえるのですが、防寒対策もきちんとしていきましょう。

現地スタッフ: 5

場所・雰囲気: 5

スケジュール: 5

設備: 5

サービスの快適さ: 5

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Packages: 1.5時間プラン
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Rainy
Posted on: 2025/01/12
Activity Date: 2024/12/30

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Amazing stargazing!

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!!!

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 4

Tips and suggestions

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

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Outstanding experience!

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!

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/12/29
Activity Date: 2024/12/25

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Breathtaking sunset and star gaze!

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.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/12/26
Activity Date: 2024/12/24

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Awesome experience

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

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 4

Comfort & well-being: 4

Tips and suggestions

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

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Great Memories!!!

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!

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/12/21
Activity Date: 2024/11/30

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Excellent Tour Guide James

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.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/12/04
Activity Date: 2024/12/02

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Stunning and otherworldly views

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

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/11/30
Activity Date: 2024/11/27

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Excellent Guide - knowledgeable and helpful

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.

Local customer service: 5

Location & environment: 5

Schedule & duration: 5

Equipment & facilities: 5

Comfort & well-being: 5

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Cloudy
Posted on: 2024/11/14
Activity Date: 2024/11/12

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset Stargazing Tour

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

ハワイ島 乗馬ツアー コハラ・コーストの牧場をゆったり乗馬! <午前・午後/英語ガイド>by ナアラパ・ステーブルズ

初心者でもかなりの体験ができます!

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

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner - Hawaii Forest & Trail

Blown Away

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.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Rick, Thank you so much for your kind review! Jason is a wealth of knowledge are we are so glad you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to hosting you again soon!

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Packages: Summit Sunset & Stargazing Adventure
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/11/09
Activity Date: 2024/11/07

Hawaii ATV Ride Tour at Kohala Coast - Sea to Mountain Off-Road Adventure

Outstanding crew of people for the tour!

Reviewed by: Hunter

The tour guides are great, they are funny and give you really cool insight in to the history of the land where you will be riding on.

The views are really cool on each stop

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Packages: Two Riders Package (1 Driver + 1 Passenger)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/11/02
Activity Date: 2024/10/31

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Good, but not for everyone

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

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Family memory created!

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

Hawaii Forest & Trail - Kona Volcano Hiking Tour & Hidden Craters Adventure

Amazing hike!

Reviewed by: Kathleen

This hike adventure was awesome! The views at different stops along the way were just amazing. Our Guide Jon was great! He was a knowledgeable about so many things such as the local birds, plants and history of the area. Entering a lava tube that was hundreds of years old was interesting, and fun. Jon made sure our group remained safe and also had fun along the way. One has to experience this activity to really appreciate it! I would definitely recommend this activity.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Kathleen, Mahalo for your glowing review. Jon is an accomplished Naturalist and we are so happy you enjoyed your adventure with him! We hope your return soon to experience another great adventure!

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Packages: Hidden Craters Hike
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/10/24
Activity Date: 2024/10/21

Hawaii Horseback Riding Tour with Waterfall Swim at Umauma Falls

Great horses and beautiful country!

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

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Way better than expected!

Reviewed by: Nathan S.

Our guide was a local, born and raised, and very knowledgeable about everything! He was entertaining, friendly, and went out of his way to make it special for us! Highly recommend!

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/10/17
Activity Date: 2024/10/15

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Our Driver was 95 out of 100

Reviewed by: OSAMU M.

It was our 2nd time at the summit after 14 years with your company and we were more concerned about the summit weather due to last time it was so windy and cold to stay outside of the car.

But, the weather this time thanks to god it was good to watch the sunset.

Our driver was so nice was caring, professional skill of guiding and a gentleman.

He was caring everyone.
This made our trip OUTSTANDING.

I would recommend this trip to anyone eligible it is good tour with a Mercedes 4WD van with 14 passengers.

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour (Dinner not included)
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/09/23
Activity Date: 2024/09/21

Umauma Falls Zipline Tour & Waterfall Swim Adventure

Lots of fun

Reviewed by: Lauren

Great experience. Worth it to rent the camera. Great views of the falls.

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Packages: 9-Line Zipline Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/21
Activity Date: 2024/09/19
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