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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Great experience !!
Reviewed by: Quinn
Great experience overall, our guide James is very nice, he is knowledgeable and funny, definitely would recommend it to my friends
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/02/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/02/25 |
伝統ルアウ＆フラ・ハワイアンショー ボイジャーズ・オブ・ザ・パシフィック（ロイヤルコナリゾート内）＜月・火・水・金催行／ブッフェ夕食／飲み放題／シェルレイ付＞
満喫
Reviewed by: ごーごー
お酒も美味しく、お料理もカルアピックなど郷土料理も堪能できら上に圧巻のショー。曲も踊りも全てが素敵でした。サンセットビーチで観れたのであの夕焼けが忘れられません。また来る機会があったら、絶対もう一回観ます。
お誕生日や結婚祝いの方、ゲスト皆んなから祝福してもらえますよ。
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/02/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/02/18 |
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
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/02/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/02/13 |
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.
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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.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Others |
| Weather: | Snowy |
| Posted on: | 2025/02/05 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/02/02 |
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
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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.
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 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!!!
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!
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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.
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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
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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 |
Kona Manta Ray Snorkel & Night Dive Tour at Keauhou Bay - Sea Paradise
Six Amazing Mantas and Rolling Waves
Reviewed by: Jackie
Night snorkeling with the manta rays was incredible! We had a wonderful show from six different rays the entire time we were in the water. The guides were all very friendly and helpful. They assist with wetsuits before you board, then assist with masks onboard, and assist with floating noodles and less-experienced swimmers while in the water.
A word of warning - the water (and subsequently, the boat) were rolling intensely once we left the dock. And once you leave the dock, there is nowhere to go to get away from the rolling. Several individuals succumb to seasickness on our cruise. Not sure if maybe the ocean was just rough on our night, or if this amount of rocking is normal. Either way, I would advise caution if you are sensitive to motion sickness or vertigo.
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| Packages: | Manta Ray Night Snorkeling [Early Evening Tour] |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2024/10/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/09/29 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Great experience
Reviewed by: Tyner
The location, the food, and entertainment was amazing. Truly worth your time and money for this experience. Would go again. My family enjoyed this. The breeze off the water felt heavenly. Go you will not regret it.
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/09/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/08/21 |
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 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Fun
Reviewed by: Kara
Smaller than luaus we have seen on other islands, but that did not take away from the love the crew puts into it!
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/09/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/07/03 |
野生のマンタ シュノーケリングツアー ＜英語ガイド／軽食付き＞
目の前をマンタが泳ぐのが見えた。
Reviewed by: RygerSeven
夕方六時十五分。ハーバーに集合。トイレは近くの公衆トイレのみ。きれいではない。乗船して近くのポイントに行く。船の中でブリーフィングをするが、英語が分からなくても何とかなると思う。十五分ほどの移動でポイントにつく。マスクとシュノーケルは貸してくれるが、度付きではないので、視力が悪い人は自分のマスクを用意することをお勧めする。船の後部から海に降りる。一メートルほどの長さの浮き具をもって水上に固定してある金属製のバーまで泳ぐ。そこで浮き具を足の甲において、両手は金属製のバーを持ち水面に平行になるように浮く。下を眺めるとライトが下方向に照らしているのが分かる。しばらくするとマンタが下から海面に向かって泳いでくる。こちらに向かってくるような感じがして迫力がある。ただひとによっては暗い中でマンタがやってくるので恐怖を感じるかもしれない。小さい子供だと怖がるかもしれない。この体制を一時間ほどする。私は最初の二十分で十分と感じた。残りの四十分は結構長く感じた。一時間ほど海面に浮いてから船に戻り、船の中でトイレを済ませて、飲み物を飲んでから下船した。下船したのは八時過ぎだとおもう。ここからワイコロアまで一時間ほどかかって帰るので、ワイコロアに戻るのは十時前になり、運転手は結構疲れると思う。それでも迫力のあるマンタには満足した。
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| Packages: | サンセットプラン |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2024/08/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/08/13 |
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 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Luau at hotel
Reviewed by: Kara
Was a good evening, was smaller than I imagined but none the less the crew puts in the work!
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/07/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/06/25 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Awesome show!
Reviewed by: Maverlynchance
Great service and fantastic dancing! We loved the entire show and Dinner! Fire dance was great at the end!
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2024/07/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/07/17 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Honeymoon luau
Reviewed by: Erin
This was the most perfect event. We has a great time celebrating our honeymoon.
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/07/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/07/12 |
伝統ルアウ＆フラ・ハワイアンショー ボイジャーズ・オブ・ザ・パシフィック（ロイヤルコナリゾート内）＜月・火・水・金催行／ブッフェ夕食／飲み放題／シェルレイ付＞
少しがっかり
Reviewed by: パンダ
時間通りに行きましたが、案内があまりなくどうしていいかもわからず、ドリンクも何も分からずあたふたしました。日本語が通じないのは仕方ないけどスタッフも笑顔もないし。雨が降り始めてからの案内もなく部屋に戻りました。
食事もハワイ料理だと思いますが、味もいまいち。少しガッカリでした。
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/07/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/07/05 |
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.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/06/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/06/16 |
Oceanfront Royal Kona Luau with Open Bar - Voyagers of the Pacific Show
Wonderful experience
Reviewed by: Natalie R.
Such an enjoyable experience!! Nearly all the food items were gluten free ( I have Celiac disease). The only suggestion I would make is to not put the gluten free dessert on the same plate as the glutinous items as there is chance of cross contamination. The wait staff were phenomenal. Our waiter Geno was on top of all our needs. The performers were out do this world and the musicians with equal talent. Loved the experience and encourage others to attend.
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| Packages: | Royal Kona Resort - Standard Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/02/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/02/02 |
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