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393 reviews

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

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.

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

Volcanoes National Park & Rainbow Falls Tour from Hilo and Cruise Ship Pier

Great event

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

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

It's a great way the experience the island in one day

Reviewed by: Sand under foot

The Grand Circle Island tour is a great way to have a compact adventure all in one day. It was full of beautiful scenic views of cliffsides, beaches, cooled lava formations, waterfalls, volanic crater, and so much more. You experience a hike through a rainforest with some inclines at times, volcanic steam vents that feel like you're in a sauna, turtle viewing at Black Sand beach, cliffsides overlooking crashing waves, a coffee harvesting & processing walkthrough, a lava tube cave, and much more. Some hikes can be a bit challenging if you have mobility problems but our tour guide Brent is so accommodating and on the HNP Kilauea hike, you can ride along with him to the top of the viewing area if you're not able to do the short walk. Additionally, Brent is not just a tour guide, he will transport you to another time. He wove an amazing storytelling of Native Hawaiin history into the scenic mountains, beaches, historical battleground sites, trees, buildings, fantastical stories, and rich cultural backdrop. I walked away with a deep appreciation for how the Hawaiian island and culture came to be. This was an amazing way to experience the island!

  • Drained lava dome atop Kilauea

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/10/06
Activity Date: 2024/10/04

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

Lots to see

Reviewed by: Kara

Your in the bus for a long rides but the sights are all beautiful!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/18
Activity Date: 2024/09/12

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

All day event

Reviewed by: Kara

A really well planned day, we really wanted to stargaze so was super happy we got the day tour + the evening

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/18
Activity Date: 2024/09/07

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

Fabulously Done

Reviewed by: Kara

Really easy way to get to see so many fabulous spots around the Big Island without needing to drive and look at directions all day!!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/09/16
Activity Date: 2024/07/21

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

Unforgettable experience

Reviewed by: David D

Todd, our guide, was great. Great driving up the steep dirt road. Great info about the geology, topography, observatories, constellations and more. Engaging, informative. All the other details too - nice sandwich, hot beverage and clothing for the cold. Did I forget to mention the views? Fantastic views of the sun setting into the Pacific and a clear night sky.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/11
Activity Date: 2024/09/09

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

Nice experience

Reviewed by: Rahul

Guide was very informative and friendly. I recommend this trip.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/03
Activity Date: 2024/08/09

GPS Audio E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Fun

Reviewed by: Kara

We expected a better guide around the park then just an app but the bikes were in good condition

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Packages: GPS Self-Guided E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & the Lava Viewing
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/09/01
Activity Date: 2024/07/10

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo

Papa Henry the best

Reviewed by: Catbear

Wonderful small tour with great guide Henry ✨️ lots of fantastic information and lovely attractions. Lunch was awesome too by Millies! Yum great value and excellent tour guide Henry

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Packages: Volcano Adventure Tour
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2024/08/04
Activity Date: 2024/07/30

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

Wonderful experience

Reviewed by: cj

The Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour was amazing. It is a must do and the pictures are a treasure. Our guide was great, took picture that we downloaded and twas very informative.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/08/01
Activity Date: 2024/07/09

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

Great tour.. highly recommend

Reviewed by: Tyler W

We Embarked on a magical family stargazing tour in Hawaii! Marvel at the breathtaking night sky, where countless stars twinkle above. We Learned about constellations and celestial wonders from knowledgeable guides. We Created unforgettable memories together as we connected with the universe and each other under the enchanting Hawaiian night. A must-experience adventure! Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome
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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/07/31
Activity Date: 2024/07/29

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

All in One!

Reviewed by: Kara

This day may be long, but you get to see all the island and find spots you want to go back and see more! The stargazing was unreal!!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/07/21
Activity Date: 2024/06/26

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

Amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Sharda

We thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Circle Island Tour. We had the opportunity to visit so many different parts of the island and experience the true beauty of the Big Island. The tour was well planned and Neil was an amazing host!
I definitely recommend that all visitors try this tour at least once!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/06/29
Activity Date: 2024/06/05

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

Absolutely amazing!

Reviewed by: Phil

Francis was a really fun guide and took care of us really well, making sure we were all doing okay with the high elevation. Sunset was gorgeous, seeing the moon through an 80x telescope was really cool, watching the stars come out was great. If you have a choice, go during a new moon, we had about 70% moon and it created a lot of light pollution in the sky. The other guide (Tom?) was really good at pointing out all the main constellations, even naming some of them in various different languages since we had a mixed ethnic group. Very knowledgeable. Phenomenal, phenomenal tour.

  • Sunset above the clouds at 13,800 feet elevation

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/06/18
Activity Date: 2024/06/16

Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows

Amazing Experience!

Reviewed by: Jody

This was such an amazing experience that I hardly know where to begin.

I can't say enough about Jen, who was our guide. From the moment we met her at 7:30 am (she was early to pick up near our residence) until she dropped us back home ~12 hours later, she made the trip such a positive experience. She was very personable and easy for my husband and I to chat with us as we made the ~1.5 hr drive to pick up the rest of the passengers in Hilo.

She was constantly pointing out areas of interest and sharing background information and context so that we could fully appreciate the sights of the Volcano park.

The 3 mile hike was great, and it was so interesting to spend time on the caldera floor, although I will admit that the trek back up truly tested my stamina!

All in all, an amazing day!

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Packages: Elite Volcano Hike from Kona Hotels
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/06/11
Activity Date: 2024/05/18

Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine

Excellent Tour and wonderful tour guide

Reviewed by: Sarah & Scott

Great experience. Our tour guide Grant is top notch. His knowledge on the everything the big island and particularly the volcanoes was impressive and he makes it so much fun. Highly recommend if never have explored the big island before.

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/05/26
Activity Date: 2024/05/24

Big Island Shore Excursion - Historic Kona Town, Place of Refuge & Coffee Farm

Informative Half Day Tour

Reviewed by: CMJ

Cousin Dave from Roberts Hawaii our tour guide was great, has an awesome sense of humour.
Visiting a Kona Coffee house, trying the different types of Kona coffee was educational. Also the macadamia fruit cake samples yummy .
The sacred refuge of Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park so peaceful. Standing on the black sand beachfront beautiful.
Next stop was St Benedict’s Painted Church dating back to 1899, still standing and used for mass. Stunning.

  • Refuge

  • Black Sand

  • Painted ceiling

  • St Benedict’s Church

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Packages: Standard Package - Pride of America Cruise Ship
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/05/05
Activity Date: 2024/05/01

Big Island Hilo Shore Excursion - Volcanoes National Park Tour & Rainbow Falls

Impressive Hilo Volcano

Reviewed by: CMJ

Our guide for the tour was Grover. What a wonderful, knowledgeable kind man.
Volcano National Park is beautiful and lush with an abundance of plant life. Stunning scenery of the volcano and caldera.
Learnt so much about volcanoes, how they have formed, how they behave with earth tremors/quakes, eruptions and the that island continues to grow because of them.
Grover spoiled us by taking us to a couple unplanned locations such as the Lava Tubes, Rainbow Falls and Steam Vents
Highly recommend this tour and especially if you’re lucky enough to have Grover as your tour guide.

  • Volcano/Caldera

  • Lava Tube

  • Rainbow Falls

  • Steam Vents

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Packages: Standard Package - Pride of America Cruise Ship
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/05/05
Activity Date: 2024/04/30

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Great tour

Reviewed by: Elena M

Henry is a wonderful tour guide. He told us so many interesting things about Big Island culture, history, plants, geology, stars. He was great with the kids and took a good care of us all. The Rainbow fall was beautiful and the banyan tree nearby was insane! The star gazing was great even though the conditions were not the best (bright moon). For me the best experience of the tour was getting deep inside the cave - it was amazing, I had never seen anything like it.

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Packages: From Hilo - Rainbow Falls, Kaumana Caves, Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/02/26
Activity Date: 2024/02/22

ハワイ島 キラウエア火山国立公園内をサイクリング!電動アシスト付きバイクツアー GPS英語音声ナビ付き<現地集合>

雨天決行

Reviewed by: JIRO

当日は雨が降り、寒くなりコンデションは最悪でした。
担当した女性の方は分かりやすく、英語のわからない私達にバイクの取り扱いの説明、ナビの設定など丁寧に説明してくれました。
天気の良い日に再度チャレンジしたい。

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Packages: E-バイクレンタル
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/02/07
Activity Date: 2024/02/05

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

Excellent!

Reviewed by: Kara

I felt like I got to see all the best spots of Big Island on this 1 day tour!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/01/28
Activity Date: 2023/10/24

Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge

Didn't see the lava show, but still was amazing

Reviewed by: Eder

This is one of the best tour I had, the driver always take care of you even if you Re late lol.
But it was an amazing experience you can meet new people and have a great time, I would do it again when I come back to kona!

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Packages: Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2024/01/09
Activity Date: 2024/01/07

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

Worth the money for sure!

Reviewed by: Sue

We really enjoyed this tour. It is a long one so be prepared. But they keep you hydrated and fed. I loved the black sand beach, and the sea turtles and the stop along the shore the most. But all of the events were really fun. They packed so much into one day. it was a great tour and we had a lot of fun. The picnic, the stop at the bakery, and the dinner, you were all excellent quality as well.

  • Double rainbow along the way.

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/01/06
Activity Date: 2024/01/04

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Stargazing tour

Reviewed by: Kavya Ganapathy

The trip was fantastic and Ray was super informative. It was a beautiful night and we got to see a lot of stars and planets and the moon rising as well. It was spectacular and a must try for everyone! We thoroughly enjoyed it and I highly recommend it!! Also loved the hot chocolate touch at the end because it was quite cold on the slopes. The pickup and drop off was on time. The one thing that could have been better in my opinion was the food options and I also wished we had stopped somewhere to see the spectacular sunset. Apart from that, we really enjoyed it

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Packages: From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2023/12/30
Activity Date: 2023/12/28

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

Second tour and still amazing

Reviewed by: Leah

Took this tour 6 years ago and had the most amazing experience. So I had to do it again. This tour offers the best of Big Island because you get to see Akaka Falls and Rainbow Falls. We saw lots of turtles at black sand beach and an actual rainbow at Rainbow Falls! Our guide Brent was very informative and helpful.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2023/12/24
Activity Date: 2023/12/23

Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge

Great day in Hawaii!

Reviewed by: Firelight

It was a great days long adventures around the island. I would highly recommend it!

  • Sea turtles at black sand beach!

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Packages: Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2023/12/16
Activity Date: 2023/11/26

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

Amazing experience! Great tour guide!

Reviewed by: Harish

We had an amazing experience and time on this trip. Our tour guide, Stefan, was deeply knowledgeable, fun and friendly. The tour started on time and went out perfect. They provided mitts and coats which kept us warm along with hot chocolate. It was a great evening with no clouds. The views were unforgettable. Five stars, would book again!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2023/11/24
Activity Date: 2023/10/11
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