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341 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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Out of this world!

Reviewed by: Lorrilee

The tour was well-organized, and our guide was knowledgeable and personable.

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Mahalo for booking with us! We look forward to hosting you again.

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Packages: Summit Sunset & Stargazing Adventure
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2024/09/17
Activity Date: 2023/12/31

マウナケア山頂 サンセット&星空観測ツアー <午後/天体望遠鏡/夕食付/英語ガイド> by ハワイフォレスト&トレイル

天候が悪く、マウナケア山頂での日の入りは見られませんでした

Reviewed by: けほや

ハワイ本島での現地ツアーです。元々の予定は、車で山頂(4200メートル)に登り日の入りを見学、その後別の場所で夜空で星を観察というものでした。

ところが、途中のビジターセンター(2800メートル)で辺りが雲に覆われて道路が閉鎖され、山頂に行けませんでした。マウナケア山頂は雲の上にあり天候リスクが少ないと聞いていましたが、途中の道が閉鎖されるリスクを認識しました。

その後、少し下った広場(1800メートル)で夜空の星を観察出来ました。土星も見え、星空は素晴らしかったです。

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Mahalo for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are pleased you were able to stargaze and see Saturn! We look forward to hosting you in the future.

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/09/17
Activity Date: 2024/09/13

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 Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

AMAZING!!!

Reviewed by: Leigh

God’s amazing creativity seen through volcanic activity and celestial bodies. Truly an experience you won’t forget. Maka was the best. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Be forewarned that if you have altitude problems, you may fell icky at the summit. Take it slowly. You’ll fell better when you descend.

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/09/06
Activity Date: 2024/09/03

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

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Exceeded our wildest expectations

Reviewed by: Martin

I'm embarrassed to say that I balked a little at first at the cost of this tour. Let me tell you, 15 minutes into the tour it felt like a total bargain.

The van was super comfortable and clean. We were running a little late and the tour guide called us to make sure we were going to make it. He was kind and understanding.

Our guide's make was Kea. He was the best guide of any tour I've taken in thirty years. So much local knowledge, and very generous with his experience and expertise. He made everyone on the trip feel like an individual. Also, he's hilarious.

The stargazing was simply mind blowing. It was like looking into deep space for nearly two hours. We lost count is the shooting stars after 15.

Kea was also very knowledgeable about the stars and the telescope we used was amazing. We saw nebulas, globular clusters, binary stars, and more.

After a long day, full bellies, and stargazing it was a real relief to have someone else driving us down the dark mountain.

I'll wrap things up by thanking our guide one more time. The quality of this tour really felt like it came from the quality of the person who shared his knowledge with us.

  • Sunset at the summit

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/08/26
Activity Date: 2024/08/23

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Mauna Kea Summit Stargazing tour

Reviewed by: Jana

Wow! What an amazing experience. We were so glad we took this tour instead of attempting this ourselves. It was beyond our wildest dreams, like leaving earth and visiting Mars. Just incredible. Our tour guide, Arthur, was extremely knowledgeable. We all learned a tin from him through the tour. I highly recommend him.
The food was from a local restaurant and was delicious. The bus was comfortable and I would not have wanted to drive to the summit in a rental car. That alone was worth the rate.
Also, Parkas and gloves were provided and they were super nice and warm. This tour was by far thi highlight of our trip to Hawaii. Do not hesitate. The experience is incredible and better than we could have possibly imagined. Not to be missed. And...it's cheap when you consider the quality I'd the experience. We LOVED it.

  • As seen through the microscope brought by our tour guide.

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/08/19
Activity Date: 2024/08/17

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

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Absolutely worth it!

Reviewed by: Yuan

An absolutely amazing experience!!! Our guide Anderson was very nice and energetic, helped us took great photos. The stargazing is a wonderful experience, making me curious about the dark sky.

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/07/15
Activity Date: 2024/07/01

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Do this! Even if you're not into tours...

Reviewed by: Geoff & Elisabeth

Sunset from the summit! This is a $ splurge, at least for us, but between the quirky Hawaiian history and mythology lesson plus solid science and general kind authenticity of our guide Addison; the "you'll never see a sunset quite like this one" moment; a humbling and breathtaking view looking out at the galaxy; and the luxury of being a passenger rather than a driver, with convenient pick-up and drop-off...totally worth it. Thanks for the highlight!

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/07/04
Activity Date: 2024/07/02

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

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

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 Stargazing Tour Experience with Free Professional Photos - Epic Tours

Fabulous event

Reviewed by: Mike

This tour was one of my families favorite adventure while vacationing in Hawaii. James, our guide, was great. Very knowledgeable, had a sense of humor, and did a great job with the photos. He shared some of his other work with our group and his photos are outstanding.
I would do this trip again! But I would pack some additional clothes; it was cold at that elevation.

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Packages: Stargazing Tour - Starting times between 07:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/01/02
Activity Date: 2023/09/18

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Awesome - everything

Reviewed by: David B

We had the best time
Tour guide was so knowledgeable and friendly
We learned so much about Hawaii and the big Island and astronomy
On the way we learned so much

Tour guide was exceptional
- always told us what was coming
- very organised
- everything was like clockwork

Everything was high quality and expert in every way

I can think of nothing to improve

  • Stars!

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Packages: Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour (Dinner not included)
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/01/01
Activity Date: 2023/12/30

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

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

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

Once in a lifetime!

Reviewed by: L in Az

This was on my bucket list. My guide was very informative. He took pictures, individual and group pictures of us during sunset and during the stargazing event. Be prepared to bounce around on the dirt road to the summit. Totally enjoyed the hot cocoa and BLT sandwich that was provided.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2023/11/22
Activity Date: 2023/11/18

マウナケア山頂 サンセット&星空観測ツアー <午後/天体望遠鏡/夕食付/英語ガイド> by ハワイフォレスト&トレイル

最高の体験!

Reviewed by: CORSAIR

全てが素晴らしいツアーでした。

マウナケア山頂は雲の上であり、とても美しいサンセットと星空観賞、星空撮影を満喫できました。キラウエアの溶岩が空を赤く照らす現象も山頂から眺められたことに驚きました。

ガイドの説明や案内のレベルも高く、様々な分野にとても詳しい方でした。
食事場所の雰囲気や環境、味も文句なしです。

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Packages: 基本プラン
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2023/11/16
Activity Date: 2018/07/15
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