Page 3) Things to Do in Big Island in 2025 – Tours & Activities

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

Great trip but a long trip!

Reviewed by: Karen

A great day trip but a long day. I would recommend that this trip is done ex Hilo as opposed to ex Kona. The lava tube was excellent and exciting to get close to a live volcano. We had a great glow going on the evening we were there. Tour guide was informative and knowledgeable.

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Packages:	Twilight Standard Package with Night Lava Viewing [Temporarily Not Available]
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/03/31
Activity Date:	2022/03/29

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Big Trip

Reviewed by: Mike

Bryce our guide is who made the trip extra special. Great and intelligent conversations. Very informative, and it didn’t hurt that the volcano was fantastic.
For sure your tour will be recommended to anyone that asks!
Good job.

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/03/28
Activity Date:	2022/03/26

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Experience

Reviewed by: Barbara Fleischman

I really enjoyed the tour. Aaron was very pleasant explained what we were seeing and gave sufficient time to enjoy the site. The best for me was the black sand. Prior to this trip I had never heard of black sand or even that it existed. To sum up the tour, I would go again. It was worth the money I paid for it. There is nothing negative that I could find.

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2022/03/27
Activity Date:	2022/03/01

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Outstanding

Reviewed by: Kara

Beautiful tour of the Big Island of Hawaii! The volcano park is awesome!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2022/03/21
Activity Date:	2022/03/20

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

Beautiful sites

Reviewed by: Kara

I would love to bring my family back on this trip! it was so beautiful

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Packages:	Daytime Standard package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/03/10
Activity Date:	2022/03/08

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Best ever

Reviewed by: Mary Rossi

The whole tour was well planned out and excuted. Drew was great and in the flow with weather conditions. Hewent above and beyond what he needed to do for all of us. Providing critical information and Hawaian History, mixed in with a little humor. Made it the best tour I have had to date. My grand kids said it was their favorite thing we did on our visit. Ages 11 and 14, you should know we snorkled with a tour. Parasailed and more. So Drew you win the best award from all of us. Thank you for a happy memory weshare and treasure forever.

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/03/04
Activity Date:	2022/03/02

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Tour guide Aaron is amazing!

Reviewed by: Megan

Wow, if only every tour guide held a masters in history and was a native to the area they were leading a tour! Aaron was truly brilliant and super knowledgeable about everything from Hawaiian history to language and culture to geology and astronomy. His easy going personality put the group at ease, and we had fun connecting with the rest of the guests while learning a ton! The day flew by and we would do it all over again. Ask for Aaron!

Lava at night

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/02/26
Activity Date:	2022/02/24

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Big Island Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm / Twilight Volcano Tour with Night Lava Viewing

Reviewed by: Kathryn

We enjoyed our tour and Drew our tour guide was energetic and shared a lot of knowledge with everyone.

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/02/23
Activity Date:	2022/02/18

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Absolutely amazing!

Reviewed by: Lleur

This tour was an amazing experience! The drive to Volcano National Park was beautiful and we enjoyed each stop along the way. Viewing the lava field was phenomenal! Our tour guide, Bryce, was a font of knowledge and made the day even more special. Every comfort was thought of from a clean, spacious Mercedes van, to rain jackets and warm parkas. I would do this tour again in a heartbeat!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/02/08
Activity Date:	2022/02/06

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Great tour

Reviewed by: Satisfied customer

A wonderful tour. Definitely worth while. Our tour guide, Aaron, was very knowledgeable. Learned so many things. From the coffee making process to the history of King Kamehameha. The night tour of lava view was great. Although you don’t actually see the lava itself you do see the red glow. It was a long day of touring but Aaron made it very enjoyable. Don’t miss the lava tube walk.

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/01/29
Activity Date:	2022/01/27

Evening Volcano Explorer Adventure, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm Tour

The tour guide was very knowledgeable

Reviewed by: Zarin Daruwala

The tour was enjoyable due to the guide Adam’s knowledge of horticulture, Hawaii’s history and lots of folklore.

Thanks Adam for a wonderful day spent on the tour!

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Packages:	Pick-up from Kona Hotels
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2021/12/30
Activity Date:	2021/12/28

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Amanda

Derek had so much knowledge and an amazing personality! He made the tour personal and fun! This tour really takes you through some of the coolest parts of this island. Coffee farms, bakeries, black sand beaches with sea turtles, volcano glow, lava tubes, the most spectacular view of the stars, and so much more. It’s well worth the experience. The food was not so great, but everything else was beyond amazing so it made up for it. 10/10 would recommend this tour!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/12/02
Activity Date:	2021/11/30

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Amazing tour

Reviewed by: Kevin L.

We had an amazing time on this tour. PJ, our guide, could not have been better. He was so entertaining and informative, and made the whole day fun & interesting. The highlight was getting to see the lava at night - truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Highly recommend!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/11/19
Activity Date:	2021/11/11

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Great guide!!!!

Reviewed by: Mike

Dastan was a wonderful guide, very knowledgeable with a great sense of humor. Had some much knowledge of everything Hawaiian. Enjoyed all parts of the tour, was a long day and glad we were the first stop on returning!!!!

Lava tunnels
Volcano glow

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/11/19
Activity Date:	2021/11/17

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Amazing Experience. SO. MUCH. FUN!!

Reviewed by: Kara

This tour will have you learning so many great things about Big Island. They pushed our tour back a tad but they did this to let us see more of the night lava flow!

There are simply too many good things about this tour - from the stop at Black Sands (breathtaking) to the 3 course dinner that was TO DIE FOR and all local!

I would recommend this to anyone!!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/11/08
Activity Date:	2021/11/07

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

Great day

Reviewed by: Mr. Sing

The guide was very knowledgeable of the fauna and history of the island. He pointed out things that would have otherwise been overlooked. At the volcano he even setup a telescope for the group to get a closer look. My wife and I really enjoyed the tour.

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Packages:	Twilight Standard Package with Night Lava Viewing [Temporarily Not Available]
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/11/06
Activity Date:	2021/11/04

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Great Trip!

Reviewed by: Jeff Barnes

This was a rally fantastic trip. Be prepared because this trip is over 10 hours. (We ran closer to 11) and requires a lot of walking. That being said, the day was EXCELLENT. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Would definitely do it again.

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Packages:	Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/09/24
Activity Date:	2021/09/22

Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows

Very Interesting!

Reviewed by: Deb P

This was a very interesting adventure. Our tour guide, Don, was fantastic. and helped make it a very enjoyable trip. He was very accommodating and made sure we saw as much as time would allow. Very long day but lots of good information and local lure.

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Packages:	Elite Volcano Hike from Hilo Hotels
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/08/30
Activity Date:	2021/08/18

Evening Volcano Explorer Adventure, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm Tour

Volcano Tour

Reviewed by: Jalise Kerkenbush

So Beautiful and our guide was so friendly!!! It felt like I was in a different world!!

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Packages:	Pick-up from Waikoloa Hotels
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/07/18
Activity Date:	2021/06/21

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

Awesome Guide! Company not very accommodating

Reviewed by: Julia W

The good- our guide Garry was incredibly knowledgeable about the rocks, plants, birds, very accommodating regarding bathroom breaks and stops along the way, and incredibly kind and thoughtful. We have nothing but raves for him. The company on the other hand was a bit of a pain in the butt. We first booked this tour as a party of 6, and we were told that these tours booked in groups of 9, so they would be adding in 3 additional fares to the tour group. Later they informed me that my son was too young for the group tour, but the private tour had no age restrictions. For an extra ~$400-500 we booked the private tour, since we wanted a tour that would let us see the lava glow at night, and this was literally the only tour that did that. However, even though we were paying so much extra for a private tour, they said that they couldn't accommodate us by going to any stops different from the usual tour, they couldn't start/end earlier, and they were unable to provide pick up/drop off from our hotel 15min away. Then, a few days before the tour, they called to tell us that because the lava flows stopped, they were changing the tour from 10a-10p, to 7a-7p, and adding a stop at Rainbow falls to make up for the loss of the lava flow at night. No dinner meal. Still unable to pick up/drop off from the hotel. And unwilling to make any time changes. I would have appreciated some compromise for our requests considering the extra costs of the private tour or some discount since they were both unable to accommodate our requests and had changed the original nature of the tour significantly.

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Packages:	Volcano Unveiled - Private Charter (up to 12 passengers)
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2021/06/01
Activity Date:	2021/05/27

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Joyb

Reviewed by: Joyb

Awesome awesome awesome. We had a volcano tour on 3/8/20 with Mike. He was the best. He was especially good with our very inquisitive grandson. He was knowledgeable also!!!! He was great great great!!!!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2020/03/30
Activity Date:	2020/03/08

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

A very educational and fun tour

Reviewed by: TT's mom

Pick up was right on time!
Our guide Matt was very knowledgeable and passionate about Hawaii island from legends to Hawaii original plants and animals. He kept entertaining us until his voice got hoarse! My favorite part of the tour was definitely the lava tube. it's really amazing!! The way to and from the lava tube is super bumpy and rough. If you get motion sickness, you should take medication for it. I brought kids (12 and 10) with us and they enjoyed themselves as well. Hiking was very mild so anyone can enjoy this tour, I think.

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Packages:	Daytime Standard package
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2020/02/19
Activity Date:	2020/02/18

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Def worthwhile

Reviewed by: Tanya

The total experience is awesome! We had a looong day without questions. But the guider made sure the tour was full of fun, stories and care, we didn't feel exhausted.
Started from the lava cave, which is cooler than I expected. Black beach is beautiful. The newly formed lava flow is stunning, also sad when we heard stories from local residents, sorry for their loss. Didn't spend much time in the national volcano park, but it was exactly what we needed, also good timing enjoying the sunset there. 3-courses dinner in the volcano house was perfect, with yummy food and wonderful view overlooking the whole crater. Last but not least, stunning stargazing with professional telescope. Sorry I'm terrible at remembering people's name, thanks very much, our lovely & kind & interesting driver & guider!

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2020/01/06
Activity Date:	2019/12/14

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Outstanding outing discovering the island, its volcanoes and also the life of its people.

Reviewed by: Joelle

Outstanding outing discovering the island, its mysteries, its volcanoes, the life of its people. Thank you Uncle Jim to have made this day so lively and personalized to our group.

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2019/08/29
Activity Date:	2019/08/26

Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows

Great experience

Reviewed by: Randi

My husband and I moved to Kailua-Kona last year and are still in discovery mode, so we were happy to play tourist for a day to join this tour. Although the rides were long (it is a big island), the stops were all interesting and worthwhile, the other guests were friendly and engaged, and - notwithstanding all of our pre-move diligence and studying - we learned a ton from our fabulous tour guide, Kent. Kent was extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic, engaged, warm, and courteous - we thoroughly appreciated the positive impact he had on the day's adventures.

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Packages:	Elite Volcano Hike from Kona Hotels
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2019/08/04
Activity Date:	2019/07/27

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Had an unforgettable day!

Reviewed by: Swati

The beauty of big island speaks for itself, and it only gets better with an awesome tour guide! Brett was an exceptional tour guide. He is extremely knowledgeable, loves what he does, and it shows. I had a great time learning so much about the islands and volcanoes from him, and he's a great storyteller too! The black sand beach is beautiful, and the sunset from the volcano house is unforgettable. Probably the highlight of the tour was stargazing at the end. We got lucky with a gorgeous clear sky! There's a lot of driving so just relaxing in the van listening to Brett tell us about the islands while staring out at the scenery made for a great and laid back day. Just what I needed to end my vacation with before getting back to school. Thanks for teaching me so much! I highly recommend this tour, and will hopefully do it again when I come back with my family!

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2019/07/27

Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition [Not Available]

A Dream Come True

Reviewed by: Annie

This was purchased as a birthday gift for my sister. She has always been fascinated by volcanoes and it's been her lifelong dream to come to the island and see the volcano for herself. She was incredibly excited to have this tour. However, the day before it was scheduled, she received a call and was told that there had been a mistake when recording her reservation and they no longer had room for her on her scheduled date. They offered to move her reservation to a different day or to schedule her for the same day as her initial reservation for instead for the Epic Circle Island Volcano Journey. She chose to keep her originally scheduled day and do the Epic Circle Island Volcano Journey.

The woman who called was very apologetic and kind, let's face it, humans make mistakes sometimes, we've all done it. They did their very best to make it right. In the end, my sister said her experience was incredible and she was glad there had been a little bit of a mix up, because she thought the tour she went on was better (granted, that is based purely on the description of the originally scheduled tour).

Her guide was knowledgeable and told all kinds of stories about Pele and the island and recounted the history of the volcano. The lava tube they visited was unique and interesting and fascinated her.

Overall, it was a huge win and even in spite of the little problem I would definitely book again!

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Packages:	Daytime Standard package
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2019/06/10
Activity Date:	2019/06/07

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

WOW!

Reviewed by: Irwin Ohana (Family)

Jim Carey is an outstanding and knowledgeable guide who wove Hawaiian folklore, geology and local current events into an experience that we (ages 12 to 72) all enjoyed. We had a nice small group (just seven of us) which allowed Jim to go a little off script and pack a lot of experiences into our day. The transportation van was comfortable but be ready for a long drive because Jim really covers the Big Island. From the lava flows in Kona to Hilo to Kilauea, there was a lot of ground covered. The gourmet dinner of organic and locally grown steaks, fish and produce was exceptional. Don't even get me started on the dessert. We are still talking about it. The stargazing was a spectacular finish to the day.
Thank you Jim for an unforgettable experience.

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2019/02/17
Activity Date:	2019/02/13

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Amazing Value!

Reviewed by: Atlanta Couple

Let me start off by saying I had a pretty low expectation for the meals when I saw they were included. The food was really great—chef made lunch and delicious beef ribs at dinner. I’m still dreaming about them. That alone provides so much value for the price.

Now, onto the tour—Keith was an amazing tour guide! He started off by learning and continually speaking to each of us individually by name. He had the greatest stories at AND between each tour stop. We really enjoyed the tour from start to finish and almost forgot how long of a day it was! And for the stargazing, we lucked out with a beautiful clear sky and Keith was knowledgeable about not only the stars we were seeing, but so much beyond that!

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Packages:	Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2019/02/04
Activity Date:	2019/02/01

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Great day touring the big island.

Reviewed by: Gary T

Brett, out tour guide did an outstanding job, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable.

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Packages:	Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2019/01/07
Activity Date:	2019/01/04

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All Reviews for Volcano Night Lava Viewing Tours in Big Island

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Great trip but a long trip!

Big Trip

Experience

Outstanding

Beautiful sites

Best ever

Tour guide Aaron is amazing!

Big Island Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm / Twilight Volcano Tour with Night Lava Viewing

Absolutely amazing!

Great tour

The tour guide was very knowledgeable

Amazing experience!

Amazing tour

Great guide!!!!

Amazing Experience. SO. MUCH. FUN!!

Great day

Great Trip!

Very Interesting!

Volcano Tour

Awesome Guide! Company not very accommodating

Joyb

A very educational and fun tour

Def worthwhile

Outstanding outing discovering the island, its volcanoes and also the life of its people.

Great experience

Had an unforgettable day!

A Dream Come True

WOW!

Amazing Value!

Great day touring the big island.

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