Henry is a wonderful tour guide. He told us so many interesting things about Big Island culture, history, plants, geology, stars. He was great with the kids and took a good care of us all. The Rainbow fall was beautiful and the banyan tree nearby was insane! The star gazing was great even though the conditions were not the best (bright moon). For me the best experience of the tour was getting deep inside the cave - it was amazing, I had never seen anything like it.
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Activity Date: | 2024/02/22 |
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I felt like I got to see all the best spots of Big Island on this 1 day tour!
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Activity Date: | 2023/10/24 |
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This is one of the best tour I had, the driver always take care of you even if you Re late lol.
But it was an amazing experience you can meet new people and have a great time, I would do it again when I come back to kona!
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Activity Date: | 2024/01/07 |
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9時半に農場に到着すると人懐っこい犬や猫2匹がいて、豚やアヒルやロバがムシャムシャ朝食を食べていて農場から遠くに海も見えます。(クジラも見えるらしい)
馬の鞍付けの準備が終わると、樹齢80年のユーカリの小道を馬に乗って歩いていきます(犬も一緒に駆け回ってついてくる)
お馬さんの機嫌があまり良くなかったのか、一頭は草を何度もムシャムシャ、もう一頭は勝手にちょっと駆け足してしまったので、綱を引いてもらうフォローをしてくれました。
折り返し地点ではマウナケア火山も見えてたっぷり記念撮影。
近道で建物に戻るとピザの昼食。
持ち帰りのピザ箱をもらえるので全部食べられなくても大丈夫です。
チョコレート作りは製造説明と板チョコ製品ひとかけらの試食程度で端折られた感じでしたが、オーガニックカカオのチョコは美味しいです。
ダンディで非常勤麻酔医師のお父さん、MIT大学院卒で写真家のお母さん、親戚なのかバイトなのか乗馬ガイドの綺麗なお嬢さんにピザを作ってくれたイケメンあんちゃんとさわやか系のホームドラマな面々が良い感じ。
海岸沿いからPali Nanaロードに入る道が狭くて分かりにくいのと、入ってからも1マイル(1.6キロ)ほど奥に入ったとこまで行くと、やっと左側に看板があって農場入口が判るのと、コナからは遠い(レンタカーで2時間かかった)のでヒロからのアクセスがおすすめです。
あと、英語ガイドなのでグーグル翻訳の英語と日本語をダウンロードしておいたほうが良かったと思いました(牧場内はT-MobileSIMの携帯電波が入らなかったです)
まだ2~3年程度の農場みたいで、インスタやyoutubeもあるようなのでチェックしておくのも良いかも。
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Activity Date: | 2023/12/31 |
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We really enjoyed this tour. It is a long one so be prepared. But they keep you hydrated and fed. I loved the black sand beach, and the sea turtles and the stop along the shore the most. But all of the events were really fun. They packed so much into one day. it was a great tour and we had a lot of fun. The picnic, the stop at the bakery, and the dinner, you were all excellent quality as well.
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Activity Date: | 2024/01/04 |
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The 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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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 beach and an actual rainbow at Rainbow Falls! Our guide Brent was very informative and helpful.
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Activity Date: | 2023/12/23 |
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It was a great days long adventures around the island. I would highly recommend it!
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Activity Date: | 2023/11/26 |
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The tour was very well organized and very well planned. I felt I saw so much and learned a lot about the culture and history of the island. Jim was full of interesting information and made the trip memorable Fun group.
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Activity Date: | 2023/11/19 |
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自然に満ちた場所で乗馬を楽しむことができました。
乗馬場に到着して驚くのは、海の青と緑のコントラスト。本当にきれいで癒やされます。
山の中を1時間30分程度、馬に乗りながら歩きます。
かけっこ、早足などはしませんでした。
素人だと言っておいたので配慮してくれたのかもしれません。
程よく疲れが出て帰ったところで、共同運営者のお子さんが作ってくれた手作りピザ。身体に染み入りました。
注意点
ハワイ島のホテル地域(西海岸エリア)からは車で2時間近くかかりました。Uberで2万円程度です。
※帰りのUberは事前予約できません。
(とても好意的なドライバーに出会うことができ、交渉して帰りも乗せてもらいました)
日本語は通じません。英語が話せないと無理というわけではありません
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Activity Date: | 2023/10/29 |
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The tour guide ( Dexter) from Polynesian Adventure Tour picked us up from the hotel on time. Very knowledgeable and very informative . He knows all the places and history of the Big Islands (Hilo). Patiently waiting for us to finish the tour. We really had a great time. We will use the Polynesian Adventure Group again.
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Activity Date: | 2023/11/08 |
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The 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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This tour was the highlight of my families trip. The tour was amazing and our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. He was happy to answer all of my children's questions.
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Activity Date: | 2023/10/02 |
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MUST DO!
This was a great tour - really educational and fun. Be prepared for rain, you are in the rainforest and it rains a lot. Our guide came prepared with umbrellas and rain jackets, flashlights for the lava tube, water and snacks.
Andre, our tour guide was amazing, experienced and incredibly knowlegable of the volcanoes, land, plants and trees, Hawaiian culture, plus more, and the history of all mentioned. He made sure we were always entertained during the approx. 8 hour trip.
Would recommend shorts, closed toed shoes (sneakers fine) suntan lotion, somewhat water repellant light jacket (in case your tour does not provide).
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Activity Date: | 2023/09/20 |
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You hit it all and you do not need to drive and miss views along the way!
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Activity Date: | 2023/08/02 |
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Incredible tour but our Tour guide, Anson really brought the island and the tour to life. Honestly enjoyed the tour to the max but we would pay to just hang out with Anson again. Lol. I'm sure all the guides are great and extremely courteous.
All the jokes we made he would rebuttal and be involved all while still maintaining his poise and professionalism. It's the little things guys and this tour has it all. Thank you From the bottom of our hearts.
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Activity Date: | 2023/09/08 |
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We had a lot of fun on the tour Ridge was amazing and gave us a lot of good local history and knowledge. If he didn't know the answer to a question he found it out for us. We'd highly recommend this tour to anybody looking for a great day on the island.
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Activity Date: | 2023/09/05 |
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Good 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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Activity Date: | 2023/09/02 |
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My 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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Activity Date: | 2023/08/01 |
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This 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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Activity Date: | 2023/08/17 |
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I definitely recommend taking this tour. It’s very well paced so that you’re never stressed out or rushed, but never bored either. I loved learning Hawaiian history and fork lore expertly told by my tour guide Uncle Jim. I would request him if you can. The stops are great and it’s a really nice day trip. Hope you can do this and have fun!
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Activity Date: | 2023/07/24 |
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This 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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Activity Date: | 2023/07/20 |
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So much goodies in 1 day- we loved the Kona coffe and cannot stop thinking about it!
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Activity Date: | 2023/06/19 |
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Breathtaking 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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Amazing experience! Lots of the island wrapped up in a day you can't go wrong.
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Activity Date: | 2023/06/09 |
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The horse ride event was excellent the trail guides were super great Katani and Shelyn
We enjoyed our ride they knew their horses really well and they knew everything about the horses was going do great views of the Hamakua coast
Everyone was so friendly we can’t wait to come back and have the same guides
Pizza hits the spot after a while of horse riding
As far as the chocolate making was disappointing we didn’t get to see any of the process of making it
And only had a tiny sample that we had shared among our group a tiny inch square among 3 people
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Activity Date: | 2023/07/27 |
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We loved this tour! P.J., our Tour guide, loves his job, and that was obvious in his knowledge and enthusiasm. Comfortable shuttle. Great service. Good food. Great sights!
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Activity Date: | 2023/07/19 |
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Would absolutely recommend to other and we will both be back! The ranch is beautiful; nestled on the hillside overlooking the ocean. We arrived a bit early and were greeted in the parking lot by Brooklyn. While they were finishing up, we were invited to explore the ranch. We opted to help out with grooming of the horses. The ranch house is beautifully open with a few friendly cats lounging around soaking up the Aloha. Brooklyn and Kuiana matched our experience and personalities with 2 horses (Wonder and Jack) and gave us a refresher before we headed off on the trail. The trail was a breathtaking walk/trot through eucalyptus trees, hills and views of Hamaku coastline. Brooklyn and Kuiana engaged us in conversation the entire time and made sure that we were both having fun and were comfortable. The clouds moved in at the beginning of our ride, so we both had warmer clothes on, but were able to shed a layer as soon as they passed and stow extra clothes and water in our saddle pockets. We finished the ride and were served wood-fired pizza! We ended with a tour of the farm plants/crops and fresh chocolate tasting. It was a memorable time that we will treasure!
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Activity Date: | 2023/07/05 |
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We 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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This was a great hike with our guide Jennifer. She adjusted it to match my kids’ level of interest. She was well prepared with all the supplies including backpacks, snacks, rain gear and jackets. On our visit we got sun and rain and sun and rain. My kids’ were tired so we cut our hike short but it was just enough to have great introduction to the park, and the plants and history around it.
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Activity Date: | 2023/06/13 |
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Aloha, Barbara!
Thank you for sharing your positive experience! Ridge is indeed a fantastic guide, always eager to provide local history and insights. We're thrilled to hear you had a lot of fun and enjoyed the tour. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we hope to welcome you back for another great day on the island in the future! Mahalo again!