Mauna Kea Stargazing Tour Experience and Free Photos [Open Now]
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5.00
Kids Loved It and Adults Too!
Reviewed by: Tom P., 2021/06/09This was such an awe-inspiring tour! My kids ages 10,12, 15, and 17 were super excited after seeing this and after our entire Hawaii trip thought this was the best event we did. The guide, James, was so knowledgeable and clearly has a passion for astronomy and photography that makes this very enjoyable. Great photos and great experience. It was also the 2nd star gazing tour we booked when the first tour told us our younger kids could not go to the top of Mauna Kea summit because of altitude sickness. But this tour was very accommodating and it takes place at a lower altitude (more kid friendly) but don't worry the star gazing from this location is top notch! I didn't feel like anything was missing. We had so much fun!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/04 |
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Highlight of our entire Hawaii Trip
Reviewed by: Adam, 2020/03/14Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, and clearly had the same passion for astronomy we did. He took fantastic romantic photos with the galaxy in the background, while explaining what it is we were looking at. It felt like being on another planet up on Mauna Kea! Would definitely recommend, it’s an unforgettable experience.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2020/03/11 |
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Spectacular
Reviewed by: AJ89, 2019/05/28Our tour guide was personable, knowledgeable and had incredible talent as a photographer. He has a great eye for nature’s beauty and is without a doubt a perfectionist. The tour covered a lot of ground in a relatively short amount of time without feeling rushed and I was happy to be taken to spots I wouldn’t have ever found on my own.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/25 |
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Fabulous time under the Stars!
Reviewed by: Travelooza, 2019/02/07We enjoyed it a lot. We wish we had gone earlier in our trip so we would’ve had the opportunity to build other activities around what we saw on this trip. James runs this business on his own and he does a lot of research and individualizes each trip to the current conditions of the atmosphere and weather. The photos he took of us were amazing. I could see couples booking this for engagement, honeymoon or anniversary photos. The star gazing was the highlight. We see stars from our house very well but it doesn’t even compare to the clarity of the sky at that altitude. I would definitely recommend this excursion.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/01/26 |
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Really epic!
Reviewed by: C D, 2019/01/28James was a very knowledgeable and chill guide. He also takes amazing pictures! This is a really unique tour that you can't find elsewhere. Definitely recommend for those who visit the big island.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/01/25 |
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Stargazing Like No Other!
Reviewed by: Mara, 2018/12/02Highly recommend this excursion. Great way to see the entire island from lava rock to waterfalls to Japanese gardens to a lave tube cave, it was all amazing. But the best part is the stargazing on Mauna Kea. Its like nothing you have experienced before. To see the sky in this way was simply inspirational. James from Epic Tours gave us a amazing tour and having pictures taken all along the way was the icing on the cake. Definitely a must do on the Big Island.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/11/29 |
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We enjoyed the tour very much!
Reviewed by: Alice Chia-Hua Tsai, 2018/11/28James was very knowledgeable and we did learn a lot about the big island. Walking in the lava cave was fun, don’t think you can do that elsewhere. The stargazing pictures he took was phenomenal! He even showed us how to take professional-looking pictures by just using iPhone! Definitely recommend this tour! You are gonna love it!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/11/21 |
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