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

Overjoyed!

Hawaii Forest and Trail stands for competence, professionalism, passion and respect for the environment they allow to see and for travelers. They really think and manage everything with great knowledge and kindness. I felt cared for in every way, even the chocolate cake! The lesson on the stars was fantastic and we all got to use the telescope. Every wish was realized. The only thing we had to do was to be overwhelmed by the mystical magic Mauna Kea!

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Packages:	Standard Package (until May 28th, 2015)
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2015/04/15
Activity Date:	2015/03/25

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

Great Tour

Reviewed by: DanV

This tour was great including the tour guide Greg

The only part that was not good was the food. The food was terrible. There must be a place closer that make much better food.

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Packages:	Standard Package (until May 28th, 2015)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/03/28
Activity Date:	2015/03/17

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Stunning scenery, don't miss this

Reviewed by: Jesper

Definitely do this during your holiday! The sunset and scenery at Mauna Kea is out-of-this-world and impressive. The stargazing afterwards is fun, as well as amazing to see so many stars so brightly.
The tour was excellent too, with well-informed guides and an un-rushed feel. Dinner was decent too.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2015/02/09
Activity Date:	2015/01/24

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

見たことない景色

Reviewed by: You

雲海に沈む夕日はとにかく凄かったです。夕日が沈んだ後も徐々に空の色が変わっていくのがすごく綺麗でした。
星空も月が三日月くらいだったのでそれほど月あかりは邪魔にもならず、プラネタリウムを見ているような星空が生で見れました☆
ぼんやり眺めていると流星も結構見れましたよ。
今回は日本語ツアーがいっぱいで予約出来なかったので英語ツアーに参加しました。ちょっと心配でしたが、簡単な英語なら何とか理解できるので問題なく楽しめました！

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Packages:	カイルアコナ地区プラン / 催行会社オフィス集合＜2015年6月12日まで＞
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2014/12/07
Activity Date:	2014/11/24

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

A lifetime Experience!

Reviewed by: Daniel

Whilst reading this activity when planning my vacation to Hawaii I knew that going to the summit and doing some stargazing would be something not to be missed. I'm glad it did not disappoint! The sunset atop Mauna Kea is amazing with only clouds below us, and we were able to view a great deal of objects in the night sky. It does definitely get chilly up there, and even though they supply Parkas and gloves be sure to wear some heavy pants and thick covered in shoes (lest your toes succumb to frostbite!) I have recommended this tour to friends whom I know will be going to Hawaii in the next few years.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/12/07
Activity Date:	2014/11/11

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

英語がわからなくても、、、

Reviewed by: もちる

日本語ツアーがいっぱいだったため、英語ツアーで参加しました。
英語がわからなくて星の説明はハッキリわからなかったけれど、望遠鏡で1人1人星をのぞかせてくれたり簡単な英語を使ったりしてくれていました。
サンセットは素晴らしかったです

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Packages:	ワイコロア地区プラン（2015年12月31日まで）
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/12/02
Activity Date:	2013/08/13

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Had a good time

Reviewed by: Kathy

Seeing the sun set at the top of mauna kea was a once in a lifetime adventure. However dInner wasn't that great - was handed the food to eat at the visitor center -no where to sit and eat and had to balance dinner plate on my lap. This was not what I expected. As well, food was not very good. No drink included. Astronomy lesson after sunset was interesting. Although overall the trip was ok I did not think it was worth the money.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/11/15
Activity Date:	2014/11/09

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Mauna Kea summit tour

Reviewed by: Phoenix family

Excellent tour. We'll worth the money. More educational than expected. We would have liked to have more time to ask questions but the two guides did a fantastic job trying to see everyone was comfortable and amazed. We would book it again just because it was one of the highlights of our vacation. A job well done.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/11/09
Activity Date:	2014/10/28

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

満足のサンセット＆星空観測

Reviewed by: 部留賀

２０１４年１０月、例によって日本語ツアーが満杯でこちらに参加。ガイドさんの英語説明はネイティブスピードでほとんどわからないが、食事やトイレ時のこちらからの質問等にはゆっくり答えてくれた。
また日本語のツアーは標高２８００メートルのオニズカ・ビジターセンターで食事をしながら標高に体をならしていくようだが、こちらのツアーは麓の「とある場所」で食事をし、その後は見晴しの良いところで少し休憩はあるものの、一気に山頂まで登るため、高山病が心配な人には水分を多く取るような注意が必要だ。そのための水は食事の時に１人１ボトル配布された。
山頂での各国の天文台、雲海に沈む夕日、その後の夕焼けは文句なくすばらしかった。
日が沈むと寒さが増し、貸してくれた防寒具がありがたい。さらにすこし暗くなるとトイレの後、星空観測のためオニズカ・ビジターセンター付近に移動。こちらも他のツアーがセンター敷地内での観測になるのに対し、周りの光がより少ない道路脇の空き地での観測だった。
昔、夜中にスキー場で見た星空の素晴らしさが忘れられないが、それに匹敵する星空と天の川が堪能できた。天体望遠鏡での観測もあったが、星空観測には天敵の月の光も今回の三日月程度なら天体望遠鏡でクレーターがよく観察でき、逆によかった。
今回のツアーはバス１台に１６人の参加者中、日本人は我々夫婦２人だけでした。もう１台別のバス（食事だけ同じ場所で）も日本人参加者は１組の新婚さんのご夫婦だけでした。
日本語のツアーの方がおすすめとは思いますが、こちらも総合的に良いツアーです。
ただし、食事をいただいた上記「とある場所」は簡易トイレなので、極端に清潔好きな人はほんの少々ですが覚悟しておいた方がよいでしょう。

途中の車窓から（マウナ・ロア？）
「とある場所」奥のテントで食事
マウナ・ケア山頂から
サンセット風景１
サンセット風景２

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Packages:	ワイコロア地区プラン（2015年12月31日まで）
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/11/05
Activity Date:	2014/10/26

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Amazing

Reviewed by: Chris

Great tour guide amazing experience the best view on earth

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Packages:	Test Package
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Posted on:	2014/10/25

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

すばらしい！★星空★

Reviewed by: k.s

両親と三人で参加しました。マウナケア星空ツアーは人気なようで旅行代理店に予約をお願いしたがとれず、はじめて、インターネットで予約しました。
最初は、本当に大丈夫かなと不安でいっぱいでしたが、ガイドさん、スタッフの皆さんは親切で、
全く問題なく楽しんで参加できました。
不安だなと感じた点について、
現地集合ということもあり、どうやって現地まで行こうか悩みましたがタクシーを利用しました。
集合場所の会社名を伝えたらすぐにわかってもらえました。
また、帰りの送迎が無いと覚悟していたのですが、しっかり、ケアウホウのホテルまで送って頂けました。「帰りの送迎あり」と記載して頂けると安心できると思います。
車での移動ですが、下から山を見たら雲に覆われていたのですが、車は、雲の上を通過していくため山頂の晴天率が高いこともうなずけます。また、頂上付近の道は、舗装されておらず、途中、故障車が停まっていました。やはり、レンタカーでは無理だと思います。高山病も、すこし頭が痛いかなと思ったりもしましたが、特に大丈夫でした。
山頂には、しっかり夕日の時間に到着し雲海に沈む夕日を見ることができ、とても幻想的でした。
肝心の星空ですが、
新月ということもあり,とても綺麗でした。天の川をあんなにはっきり見たのは、はじめてでした。
また、観測中のチョコブラウニーとあたたかい飲み物は、とっても美味しかったです。
一つだけ残念なのは、すべて英語ということです。
一番困ったのは、電話です。前日までに予約確認の電話をしなければならないため、電話をしてみたものの伝わらず、結局旅行代理店の方にお願いしました。
また、両親は全く英語ができないためガイドさんの説明が？？？だったと思います。
しかし、日本人ばかりいるオアフ島と違って一緒にいったツアーの皆さんも様々な国からお見えになっていて、海外旅行にきたと言う感じがして良かったのかなと、見方をかえれば言えなくもないです。
日本語じゃないからとあきらめず、参加してみるのもいいと思います。
ツアー会社の回し者じゃありませんが、、ツアー料金以上に満足できると思います！
オススメですよ！！

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Packages:	カイルアコナ地区プラン / 催行会社オフィス集合＜2015年6月12日まで＞
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/10/19
Activity Date:	2014/09/24

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

Mauna Kea Summit - Excellent

Reviewed by: KSD2014

Jason was our guide, very knowledgeable and friendly. Amazing views from the peak, wonderful sunset and star gazing, even got to see the rings of Saturn. Dinner at deserted sheep farm was OK. Hotel pickup would have been nice.

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Packages:	Test Package
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Posted on:	2014/10/12

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

Wonderful tour

Reviewed by: kakukaku

The office was situated in an area easy to find from Kailua Kona.
I was quite satisfied to visit Mauna Kea with an excellent guide (attached is a picture of him with Mauna Loa). I learned a lot from his wealth of knowledge and experience. His sense of taking picture was also appreciated.

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Packages:	カイルアコナ地区プラン / 催行会社オフィス集合＜2015年6月12日まで＞
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2014/10/09
Activity Date:	2014/09/30

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

Sunset and stars

Reviewed by: Anne

Amazing sunset from the summit and a very informative evening all round. The meal en route was pretty average but the pause in the journey for the meal made the transition
to 14000 feet more manageable. The views are out of this world and it was a relief not to have to drive ourselves to and from the summit, even though on our trip the minibus broke down and it took an hour to get the replacement bus up to us. It was handled well though and overall was a very worthwhile trip.

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Packages:	Standard Package (until May 28th, 2015)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/08/17
Activity Date:	2014/08/10

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

LETS DO IT AGIAN

Reviewed by: Ara kahramanian

The tour guides were ver knoweldgable, especaiily Chris. It was my childhood dream to see the Keck telescopes and it became a reality, The sunset view was amazing and the diamonds in the sky, aka the starts were even better. I saw satellites and shooting stars and the milkyway galaxy.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2014/07/19
Activity Date:	2014/07/17

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Stellar!

Reviewed by: Ultrasonics21

It was a very educational tour with a breathtaking view. I just expected astronomy but the tour guide knew a great deal about volcanos, geology and island plant and animal life as well. The guide was awesome and I love taking tours with someone as trained and passionate about his work as this guy was. The food was so-so but it was hot and ready. The bus was cramped but it got us there and had big windows for great viewing. Once at the top, the observatories were incredible to look at as they opened up for evening viewing. The view of the sunset was also breathtaking, and not just from the lack of oxygen on top of the mountain. Once we headed back down for stargazing, our guides did a great job of pointing out astronomy as we used there 11 inch telescopes. Very great tour and highly recommended!

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/04/21
Activity Date:	2014/04/10

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

summit

Reviewed by: Floyd Wilson

Trip was the best. Food was wonderful. Nate was super. Very knowledgeable. Learned so much. Thank you and we will tell all our friends.

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Packages:	Standard Package (until May 28th, 2015)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/04/19
Activity Date:	2014/04/16

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Manua Kea Summit and Stargazing

Reviewed by: Neil Wright

As a family with teenagers this trip catered to our needs. Our trip up the mountain was very good and our stop at the visitors centre for our meal gave us a chance to acclimatize before moving onto the summit. We made it to the summit and saw a wonderful sunset before moving onto some stargazing. Our artic jackets were more than handy and we arrived back in Kona by 11pm.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/04/16
Activity Date:	2014/04/13

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

Expected too Much

Reviewed by: JMC

Good organization but a rather long ride to the top. Stargazing was only so-so. I expected that we would see the stars through one of the observatories located at that top but instead, about 20 of us took turns looking through a kids reflective telescope. Not very exciting. Air is rare up there so be prepared for the possibility of altitude sickness.

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Packages:	Test Package
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Posted on:	2014/01/31

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Spectacular viewing!!

Reviewed by: George and Barbara

We had a great guide Jim. His knowledge of Hawaiian history, plants and wildlife was great. When we were at the Summit with the large world telescope buildings and when we did the viewing of the stars he was excellent there as well.

Highly Recommend this tour.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/01/23
Activity Date:	2014/01/15

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

多くの星座があったんだ

Reviewed by: 山田　紀子

マウナケア山は世界の天文台と呼ばれてきた。今ではその他、南米のチリや宇宙に浮いているハッブル望遠鏡もある。日本にいるときは星座早見盤では星座がたくさんあることは知っていたが、実際には見ることができなかった。山に行き、暗闇が訪れ、まず最初に見えたのが、カシオペア座、とても低い位置に5つの星が見えた。そうだ！ここはハワイ、北緯20度ぐらいだから周極性もとても低く見える。北極星も20度の高さ、わたしが住んでいるところは北緯35度だから35度高さに見える。銀河もくっきり見え、あらためて、こんなにも星があったんだ、と感動した。ハクチョウ座もｶﾞｲﾄﾞの説明で、きっちり見えた。帰りの車の中で、東の方向をみると、オリオン座が山から今にも登ろうとしていた。真ん中の三つ星が山並みと垂直になっていた。オリオン座の三つ星は、登るときと、沈む時には地平線と90度になることで知られていたが、今回、このツアーに参加して初めて、確認することができた。とても寒かったが、温かい飲み物のｻｰﾋﾞｽがあり、ほっとさせられた。

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Packages:	ワイコロア地区プラン（2015年12月31日まで）
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2013/12/17
Activity Date:	2013/11/24

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Great Experience!

Reviewed by: William C

The temperature was colder than I expected but the viewing was spectacular!

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2013/12/11
Activity Date:	2013/11/15

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

Reviewed by: miyu

日本語ツアーが満杯だったので、こちらに参加しました。日本人一人参加でしたがつたない英語を理解しようとガイドさんが気遣ってくれてとても楽しかったです。

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Packages:	ワイコロア地区プラン（2015年12月31日まで）
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2013/10/17
Activity Date:	2013/10/13

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

絶景と貴重な体験

Reviewed by: AKIKO

日本語ツアーがどれも満員だった為、どうしようと思いましたが、今回の旅の目的だったので英語がわからなったかですが、何とかなるかなと1人でしたが思いきって参加しました。集合場所までタクシーでいかないといけないのであらかじめ下調べは必要です。着いてからは殆ど欧米のカップル（年齢はバラバラ）でした。日本人も何組かいたので少し安心しました。全てバスでマウナケアの山頂までいくのですが、途中かなり寒くなるので防寒対策は上下しっかりしていった方がいいです。途中テントを張ったとこでゴハンを食べます。その後は、ガタガタした道を進んでいくのですが霧で前が見えなく、星が見えるのか心配してましたが、頂上にいくと一気に晴れ夕焼けが見えます。今までに見た事のない感覚でした。酸素も薄くなるので飴など持っていった方がよかったです。日が沈んでから星を見に行きます。星が大きくすごくきれいでした。英語ツアーなので説明は全くわからなかったですが景色を堪能して下さい。寒すぎてバスに戻りましたが（笑）ドライバーのmakaさんがとても優しく気にかけてくれたので嬉しかったです。帰りは23時くらいですがホテルまてま送ってくれたので助かりました。貴重な体験ができすごくよかったです。

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Packages:	カイルアコナ地区プラン / 催行会社オフィス集合＜2015年6月12日まで＞
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2013/10/02
Activity Date:	2013/09/26

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Mauna Kea

Reviewed by: Kathy

It was a once in a lifetime experience. It's very cold up at the summit, but the sunset and stargazing were worth it. The only complaint I had was that the dinner (vegetable lasagna) was terrible.

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Packages:	Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Dinner
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2013/07/01
Activity Date:	2013/06/04

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Mauna Kea lived up to my expectatio

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

I expected this trip would be a magical chance to get to stand "on top of the world" and watch the sunset and see the stars. It was indeed spectacular. The stargazing portion was really geared towards people who are absolute astronomy beginners, so if youre an amateur astronomer you'll be a little disappointed that you don't get to see more. But the guides were great the whole time giving a great history of the Big Island ranging from botany to politics to Volcano development. Don't expect a very lively time, if you're there as an individual it's a quiet, lonely world up there. but would be great as an adventurous couple to see something totally out of the ordinary.

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Packages:	Test Package
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2013/03/04

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

Great Trip on New Year's Eve

Reviewed by: Steve Frey

Our guide provided a trip filled with interesting history, fun facts, and a great stargazing discussion! Probably the best activity we did on our Big Island vacation.

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Packages:	Test Package
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2013/03/04

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

Travel Agent

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

We had Nate as our tour guide, he did a wonderful job. We learned
about about the Hawaii, Observatories, and stars. He enjoys his job and it shows. Would recommend this tour to those in good health with no lung issues. It was amazing to be at 13,700+ feet.
Star gazing was fun with all the information presented.
Dinner was good. Would recommend this tour.

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Posted on:	2013/01/03

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation

Hawaii Eco Tour - Mauna Kea Summit

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

We had a wonderful guide/driver. She really gave us a lot of information on the way up and at the site. It was nice to not drive or worry about packing warm weather gear. Well worth the money. And the meal was very good and filling.

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

Great evening under the stars

Reviewed by: Lindsay

My husband and I enjoyed our afternoon/evening learning all about Mauna Kea and the journey up the mountain. Our tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable.

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Overjoyed!

Great Tour

Stunning scenery, don't miss this

見たことない景色

A lifetime Experience!

英語がわからなくても、、、

Had a good time

Mauna Kea summit tour

満足のサンセット＆星空観測

Amazing

すばらしい！★星空★

Mauna Kea Summit - Excellent

Wonderful tour

Sunset and stars

LETS DO IT AGIAN

Stellar!

summit

Manua Kea Summit and Stargazing

Expected too Much

Spectacular viewing!!

多くの星座があったんだ

Great Experience!

最高

絶景と貴重な体験

Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea lived up to my expectatio

Great Trip on New Year's Eve

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