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Punaluʻu is famous for its striking black sand beach, formed by volcanic activity. Known as Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, it's a popular spot for spotting Hawaiian green sea turtles basking on the shore. The beach’s unique scenery, with jet-black sand, swaying coconut palms, and dramatic ocean views, offers a distinctive and serene experience. Punaluʻu showcases the island’s volcanic beauty and provides a memorable glimpse into Hawaii’s natural wonders.

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

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

2024/10/06 Couples 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. ... more

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

Fabulously Done

2024/09/16 Friends 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!!

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

Amazing experience!

2024/06/29 Families 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 amazin... more

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

Excellent Tour and wonderful tour guide

2024/05/26 Couples 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 b... more

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

Excellent!

2024/01/28 Friends Kara

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

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

Second tour and still amazing

2023/12/24 Solo Travelers 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 ... more

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Punaluu, Big Island tours & activities, fun things to do in Big Island | HawaiiActivities.com
Punaluʻu is famous for its striking black sand beach, formed by volcanic activity. Known as Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, it's a popular spot for spotting Hawaiian green sea turtles basking on the shore. The beach’s unique scenery, with jet-black sand, swaying coconut palms, and dramatic ocean views, offers a distinctive and serene experience. Punaluʻu showcases the island’s volcanic beauty and provides a memorable glimpse into Hawaii’s natural wonders.