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All Reviews for Mauna Kea in Hawaii
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Awesome - everything
Reviewed by: David B, 2024/01/01We 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
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/12/30 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Stargazing tour
Reviewed by: Kavya Ganapathy, 2023/12/30The 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/12/28 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing experience! Great tour guide!
Reviewed by: Harish , 2023/11/24We 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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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/10/11 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Once in a lifetime!
Reviewed by: L in Az, 2023/11/22This 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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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2023/11/18 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
A full package
Reviewed by: Varpu M, 2023/11/12The guide was great and shared loads of interesting facts and stories about history, nature, culture, language, habits and astronomy. His knowledge and captivating way of presenting things were amazing. I also highly appreciate his deep respect towards the Hawaiian culture.
The trip was organized very professionally. The warm parkas were also highly appreciated.
I highly recommend this service.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2023/11/10 |
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Hawaii Waterfall Swim Adventure, Waipio Valley Lookout & Botanical Garden
Drew's the best!
Reviewed by: Tricia , 2023/11/08The six if us had a great time with Drew who kept us entertained while ensuring we understood the historical and cultural importance of many of the sites we visited. The dad jokes were appreciated over the course of the day travelling from Kona to Hilo and points in-between. The consensus highlight was the swim in the waterfall pool. Even the weather cooperated. Fabulous day! Mahalo Drew!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/11/06 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Amazing Tour Guide!
Reviewed by: Brittany B-M, 2023/11/05The perfect experience for first time visiting Kona! Loved the Coffee farm, black sand beach, and stargazing the most on this full-day excursion!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/19 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing Experience
Reviewed by: Mikey, 2023/11/04The entire experience start to finish was amazing. Wes was our guide and driver and took the time to explain what to expect and educate all of us on the island and the history of Hawai’i! I would recommend this tour to anybody who would like to enjoy the beautiful Mauna Kea! Wes also took the time to take photos of us at sunset and stargazing!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/11/02 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Amazing evening at Mauna Kea!
Reviewed by: Andrea, 2023/11/02My husband and I had an amazing time with Fernando! He was an incredibly knowledgeable guide and made the trip very fun. If you have the opportunity to do the evening stargazing and sunset do so and request Fernando!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/26 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Above and Beyond!
Reviewed by: Sandra McCaffrey, 2023/11/01Our guide Gabe (I think that was his name - sorry if I’m mistaken!) was superb.
He picked us up near our condo and the van was very nice and spacious. We had 5 adults and were very comfortable.
The drive up he pointed out things of interest, answered any questions and was just overall very upbeat, fun and informative.
He was great up to this point but he crossed over to superb when my mom got altitude sickness. He was constantly checking on her, giving her sickness bags, anti-nausea meds and overall just very attentive.
He very professionally handled both her and the rest of the guests.
Will definitely book with this company and guide again.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/10/29 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
10/10
Reviewed by: Andrea, 2023/10/24This was definitely the highlight of our Hawaii trip. Will definitely try it again!!! 10/10 will recommend their service.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/22 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Great afternoon trip
Reviewed by: Steve S, 2023/10/19We had a group of 4 and had an excellent afternoon. Our guide was very knowledgeable and warm and friendly. The van was comfy and had big windows for viewing scenery along the drive. The starts were amazing as was the sunset.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/16 |
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Mauna Kea Stargazing Tour Experience with Free Professional Photos - Epic Tours
A MUST DO!
Reviewed by: Rachel D, 2023/10/17This stargazing experience was absolutely fantastic! James did an amazing job with explaining what we were seeing and keeping the group engaged. He was informative yet entertaining…and the pictures almost look unreal. As our family returned to the hotel, our kids raved about how much fun they had. Definitely an experience not to miss!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/15 |
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Kohala Mountains, Sea Cliffs & Waterfalls Helicopter Tour with Landing Option
Amazing Experience
Reviewed by: HFI, 2023/09/17Highly recommended tour! The staff was really kind and helpful. The pilot was also really kind and funny as well! The tour was the best thing we ever did!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/23 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
ABSOLUTE RECOMMENDATION!
Reviewed by: Annet & Jeroen; NL, 2023/09/17Excellent tour with SUPER tour guide, Kailikea! Full service , including tasty meal, excellent transportation, LOTS of very interesting information on Hawaii, the stars at night, Hawaiian Culture and History. Absolute recommendation to book with MKSA!!!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/09/15 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Great experience!
Reviewed by: Justin, 2023/09/04Good tour! Aaron was our guide and he did a perfect job! I only wish the volcano was erupting so we could see more activity. The meals were good, the views were good and we learned a lot.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/09/02 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
A lovely day around the southern part of the Big Island
Reviewed by: Sandrine, 2023/08/27My partner and I went on this tour with Aaron. He was a fantastic tour guide, with lots of interesting tidbits about the history of the island and plenty of jokes. He also offered to take plenty of photos of us at all the stops. A huge thank you to him for remaining so cheerful and helpful after such a long day. If it was a long day for us, I can't imagine how long it was for him.
The tour was exactly what's stated in the description. We chose to do the tour in part because we weren't certain how to navigate Volcano National Park, and the tour offered highlights of the Park. After the tour though, I wish we had had more time on the island so we could explore Volcano National Park ourselves. Two hours wasn't nearly enough. If you're lucky (we unfortunately weren't), there will be lava at the Park. But don't worry, the volcanoes on Hawaii won't kill you, but bad tour guide jokes will (thank you for that one Aaron!).
Another highlight was Punalu'u Bake Shop. Try the pineapple malasadas: you won't regret it! I was initally hesitant because I'm not a fan of pineapple not in its raw form/juice, but the pineapple malasada was the best of those we ordered. I wish we got more. The passionfruit (lilikoi) and apple ones were also delicious.
After the bakery, we went to Punalu'u Black Sand Beach. It's absolutely lovely and a nice chance to see the endangered Hawaiian sea turtles up close. It's also very picturesque. Just don't get too close to the waves or you'll get very wet.
We finished the tour with stargazing.
Overall, I highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants a quick, yet interesting and surprisingly thorough, tour of the southern part of the Big Island. If/when we go back, we would book with Wasabi Tours again.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/01 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Aaron was outstanding!
Reviewed by: Diana P., 2023/08/26This was a long tour, about 13 hours, and it was so informative and fun! Our guide Aaron was very safe, smart, and informative during our tour. We had a great time at the coffee plantation, black sands beach, a famous bakery, and at the volcano national park. Dinner was good and so was lunch they provided. We had a great and unforgettable time.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/17 |
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キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水～土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能＜フライト100分／英語パイロット／ワイコロアヘリポート＞
ヘリでハワイ島1周
Reviewed by: タコさん, 2023/08/25料金が一人10万円超え、高いと思いながらの参加でしたが、日本語のパイロットのリクエストがかなってTosiさんがお出迎え安心しました。
イグアスの滝遊覧でもヘリに乗りましたが15分で2万8000円、今回のフライトは2時間半、単純計算で10倍とすると28万円。実際ワイコロアのヘリポートからヒロまで飛んで給油、燃料代もかかっています。何よりパイロットが日本語で説明、いろいろな質問にも明快に応えてくださり、火山の火口も迫力満点！渓谷の滝も素晴らしかったです。ハワイ島の成り立ちが良く分かり、絶対損はしません。余裕があれば滝に降りるコースもいいのでは… 2023,8,22参加
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/22 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Must do experience on Big Island!!!
Reviewed by: Dave T., 2023/08/16Our tour guide Addison was awesome. Excellent in setting tour expectations and safety guidelines from the start. His knowledge of Hawaiian history, culture, volcanology, and astronomy was impressive. VIP treatment. Don’t miss this tour on your visit to the Big Island.
Thanks Addison and team.
- Dave T.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/14 |
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キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水～土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能＜フライト100分／英語パイロット／ワイコロアヘリポート＞
是非是非！
Reviewed by: Dr.Evazan, 2023/08/15・ヘリコプターに乗機するだけでも興奮する．
・前席であれば、離陸時の興奮はより高まる．
・日本人パイロットのToshi（別名sushi）の山の説明もわかりやすい．
積極的質問にも対応してくれる．
・乗機中の機内＆航路記録は購入して良かった．離陸時の乗客の表情の変化も記念になりました．
・滝付近に着陸オプションをつければ良かったです．
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/07 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
One of the best event I had in my life!!!
Reviewed by: GopiK, 2023/08/14This whole event and trip was astonishing. I never had an opportunity to see the sky like this ever before. The trip was well organized and our guide Nate was so brilliant and he explained each and every part of the sky so beautifully in addition to having us watch different planets through the extraordinary telescope that he brought. The whole sky is so active in the night where we were able to see bunch of shooting stars, starlink satellites and other individual ones. I probably will do this again next time when I am in Big island!!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2023/07/20 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Beautiful!
Reviewed by: Vanessa V, 2023/08/13Fernando was our tour guide and he was great. We had the perfect weather. Its was an amazing experience! Definitely need the parka even though it was August. It was 44 degrees at the top and got colder after the sun set.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/11 |
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キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水～土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能＜フライト100分／英語パイロット／ワイコロアヘリポート＞
ハワイの自然を感じることのできる特別な体験
Reviewed by: Mucho6, 2023/08/05料金は少し値をはりますが、ハワイまできたのでそこは思い切って参加してみました。
結果いいお金の使い方をしたと思っています！
まずヘリに乗ることなんてなかなかない中でヘリの揺れなんかも大変貴重な体験でした。
景色も地上からは見れない景色を存分に楽しめることが出来て満足しています。
一点だけあるとすると、やはり英語が苦手であれば多少追加料金はかかりますが、日本人の運転手にお願いしたほうが無難だと思います。
我々は英語のツアーで多少は言ってることがわかるものの、やはり歴史やその土地の情報なども実際に見ながら説明してくれるので吸収力が違うと思います。
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| Activity Date: | 2023/07/15 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Don't Miss Out
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/07/31Breathtaking views, I wish I could sleep under this view nightly, great vent and wont forget!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/16 |
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Mauna Kea Stargazing Tour Experience with Free Professional Photos - Epic Tours
Loved this evening
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/07/31Our photos were nothing short of amazing. Thank you to the Epic team for this epic tour!!!!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/16 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Great experience
Reviewed by: Stefan, 2023/07/30We took the tour yesterday. It was a great experience which I can absolutely recommend. Worth mentioning is in particular the star gazing with the expert explanations of our guide.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/07/28 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Educational and entertaining
Reviewed by: Heather P., 2023/07/29If you're looking for an experience where you are cared for, entertained, and learn more about this island, look no further. It was a day full of sight-seeing, history, and stimulation. This company has put time into thinking of everything from bathroom breaks, food, and health/safety. As one of the oldest tour companies on the island, there's perks they get that others do not.
Completely worth every penny to make the memories of this day!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/07/27 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Adventures Sunset & Stargazing Guided Tour with Transportation
Better than ever!
Reviewed by: Pete and Tara Hudson, 2023/07/01This is our second trip up the mountain with Mauna Kea Stargazing Tour & Sunset Adventure. We were so awed in 2015, we wanted to take it all in again. Of course, we never expected it to be even better than our first experience. Our host/driver/guide, Kea, was excellent! His knowledge of the land, the people, and the culture was extensive and well-delivered. We wanted to listen to him for hours more! Kea's respect and request, in Hawaiian, to visit the mountain was moving. It reminded us we were guests, and to honor those before us and where we were. Stepping out of the van for stargazing took our breath away. The stars are so brilliant. Kea had so much information to share on each of the selections he chose to show us through the mighty telescope. We saw Polaris, the Southern Cross, and the Milky Way all in the same sky. Quit searching and choose Kea with Mauna Kea Stargazing! Best in Class!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/06 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Island your with Aloha
Reviewed by: M & A, 2023/06/20We booked this tour based on these reviews, it seems that these reviews were spot on. Our tour started when Tod picked us up on time and whisked us off to our island adventure. He was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to explain Hawaiian culture and pointed out things in our drive that were informative.
The stargazing portion of our tour was an incredibly unique and awe-inspiring experience. Tod was a knowledgeable guide and took us to a dark and remote location in Mauna Kea, perfect for stargazing. With the use of his personal high-quality telescope, binoculars and a powerful laser pointer, we were able to see constellations, planets, and even faint nebulae. Tod also shared interesting facts and stories about the night sky, making the experience both informative and enjoyable.
Tod even made the experience memorable by playing The Planets by Gustav Holst, its those little details, that made this tour the highlight of our Big Island Vacation.
Overall, this tour is a must-do for anyone who wants to see the stars in all their glory accompanied by our an amazing guide Tod.
Make sure to request him on your next stargazing adventure.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/05/13 |
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