Reviewed by: RH
Loved this tour - our tour guide was very accommodating and knowledgeable and we saw some beautiful spots of the island. Definitely recommend this trip as you get to see a lot in one day. My favourite places were the black sand beach with the sea turtles and the Volcanoes National Park (but to be honest, I loved all the sites).
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/11/23 |
Reviewed by: Kara
This evening offered stunning sunset views over Kealakekua Bay, with live entertainment that added a festive, relaxing vibe!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/17 |
Reviewed by: Kara
We got to explore the upper slopes of Hualalai Volcano, exploring ancient craters and crawling through a lava tube!
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| Packages: | Hidden Craters Hike |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/18 |
Reviewed by: Kara
The guides shared geology, Hawaiian history, and local plant life in a way that felt really genuine. The group was also small so it never felt rushed.
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| Packages: | Hidden Craters Hike |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/12 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Loved this tour! We saw so much of the Big Island in a single day. And the guide shared really interesting facts along the way.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/15 |
Reviewed by: Kara
A fantastic way to see the islands highlights in one day like the Volcanoes National Park, Waipio Valley (our favorite), black sand beaches, and gorgeous waterfalls.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/15 |
Reviewed by: Kara
The tour guide was super knowledgeable and kept a smooth pace, making it easy to enjoy every stop. Highly recommend for a comprehensive island experience.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Kara
The Mauna Kea volcano tour is a great balance of nature, science, and culture.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Such a great day - from the black sand beach to the Waipio Valley lookout and multiple waterfalls, of course with visiting Volcanoes National Park as the standout!!
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/06 |
Reviewed by: Yoyo
Our guide was from Hawaii, born on Maui, and has been living on the Big Island for two years. He was handsome, had a great voice, and was genuinely kind. The weather wasn’t ideal — it was cloudy, though we did see the sea of clouds and a bit of sunlight breaking through. It still felt magical watching the sunset above the clouds, even without a clear sky. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see any stars that night, probably due to the season (I went in late October). But the next day, on another tour, I did see a sky full of stars — so it’s still possible! Be prepared for altitude sickness; I felt lightheaded at the summit and was glad we descended soon after sunset. Overall, it was a good experience despite the bumpy mountain road — and it felt great to have “checked off” the highest mountain in the world (from base to peak).
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/11/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/10/27 |
Reviewed by: KB
Our guide Wes was incredible! We learned so much and enjoyed the sunset and stargazing on Mauna Kea so much! Wes was knowledgeable, friendly, and patient. Thank you for an unforgettable experience!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/10/11 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/10/09 |
Reviewed by: Chuck
It was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide was so informative and polite it made the trip that much better.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/10/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/10/03 |
Reviewed by: Dave and Nancy
James, our guide, was very knowledgeable, funny and the added stories he told us were add treat. James made sure we got to see all the views on our way up the volcano. Seeing the views from the summit were amazing. And the star gazing after crazy. Again James showed us all the constellations that were in the sky. The tour also has a telescope were we got top see the moon up close. We even got to see Saturn
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/10/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/10/01 |
Reviewed by: Deb
A great trip. Staff , boat and equipment was excellent. Fun for first time snorkeling
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| Packages: | Deluxe Snorkel & Dolphin Watch Cruise |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/09/27 |
Reviewed by: Brenda San Diego
This was our first time doing this excursion. It did not disappoint. Wes, our guide was so knowledgeable and very impressive with explaining things in English and Japanese. The views were breathtaking.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/24 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/09/18 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Hot at first with the sun coming down, but the sunset views are phenomenal!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/03 |
Reviewed by: Shawnda Starr
I was a little nervous with my mom being 70 need to get into the submarine. They were very accommodating for her. Words cannot describe how amazing it was to be in this submarine. The picture that I posted of my sister and my husband with the most wonderful look, enjoying their selves Beyond words. This is my absolute favorite memory from our big island vacation 2025.
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| Packages: | Kona Submarine |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/31 |
Reviewed by: C. Foerg
An amazing experience watching the sun set into the clouds at the summit of Mauna Kea, breath taking. Followed up with an evening of incredible stargazing, to hard to explain the beauty of it. James was an excellent tour guide diving into Hawaiian history, culture, and his knowledge of the observatories, their work and the constellations that we could see during our star gazing experience made the evening even better.
Warm Jackets are provided but bring a sweater as well.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/16 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/09/15 |
Reviewed by: ks_Hawaii
On the day of our visit, we had the place all to ourselves. The staff was still very courteous and guided us, allowing us to enjoy the experience from the prime seats right in the center. We had a great time on the day we arrived on the Big Island, and it really put us in the mood for Hawaii. I also got a sense of the history of Lahaina, and I hope to contribute to its recovery.
当日は我々だけで貸切状態でした。担当の方はそれでも丁寧にご案内下さり、ど真ん中の特等席で味わうことができました。ハワイ島到着日に楽しみましたが、頭の中が一気にハワイ島になる気分でした。ラハイナの話もなんとなくわかり、復興に寄与できれば幸いです。
The guidance is in English only. What I realized from my experience is that the best seats are in the center of the front row. If you're going, definitely aim for those seats.
ご案内は英語のみです。
実際に経験してわかったのは、1番良い席は最前列の真ん中です。行かれる方はそこを是非狙ってみてください。
このレビューを共有してくれてありがとう!!
Mahalo for sharing this review!!
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| Packages: | ラハイナ |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/27 |
Reviewed by: Rick
This was the highlight of our cruise. We were lucky to see the Volcano erupt, which was well worth the trip. The restaurant we stopped at for lunch was also very good. Desmond and Anthony were great guides.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Others |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/09/02 |
Reviewed by: Song Z
We enjoyed a perfect sunset and stargazing was cold, but worth it. The tour guide and driver were very good, professional and enthusiastic.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/29 |
Reviewed by: Shenyi & Yan
The good: Black Sand Beach and Volcanoes National Park are as good as they can be. Halema'uma'u Crater is amazing.
The average: The Coffee Farm we visited is a small one. We saw the coffee plants, but didn't see much about how the coffee is produced as the machines are taken apart and stored. Food is ok-ish, lunch is fast-food bento, dinner is at a small restaurant.
The unfortunate: We didn't see any star due to the cloudy weather. If you want to do stargazing, join a stargazing group as they will have better planning and equipment.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/09/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/29 |
Reviewed by: はるパパ
I participated because it was said that you could join without a license, but it was just a slow line of cars and not interesting at all. If that's the case, I'd much rather go to Yanbaru in Okinawa, which is a hundred times more fun.
免許がなくても乗れるということで参加しましたがちんたら列をなして走るだけでなんの面白みもなかった。これなら沖縄のやんばるんちゃの方が100倍楽しい
It might be good for those who are scared of rides and prefer to go slowly.
乗り物が怖くてゆっくり走るにはいいかも?
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| Packages: | 1人乗りプラン |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/07 |
Reviewed by: Kara
So many gorgeous stops along this tour, and the guides are so funny and make a long day seem like a breeze.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/06/30 |
Reviewed by: Julie
Anthony and Desmond were spectacular tour guides! Desmond is an expert at taking the amazing photos of your group, and Anthony is so knowledgeable and taught us so much with words, pictures, and artifacts while driving. But most of all, they were friendly and caring. I've never been more impressed with two tour guides! The tour showed us many interesting sites and we had a blast. It was the highlight of our trip to the big island!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/08 |
Reviewed by: Mieli
Viel Zeit auf dem Gipfrl vor Sonnenuntergang, um alles anzuschauen, toller Sternenhimmel mit Erklärungen, sehr gute Organisation , super Guide, James
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/18 |
Reviewed by: TL
Tour guide was informative. Ride was comfortable. BLT bacon was really good. Veggie burger was more filling than the BLT. Stargazing was minimal due to full moon but fun. Best not to go during around full moon time. Download a star app like Night Sky to help enhance the experience. Dress for cold wind. You are going to want to take a lot of pictures so if if your hands get cold easily, bring mitts!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/06 |
Reviewed by: L&H
No doubt of the beauty of Hawaii and God’s Creation. Tour Guide (Francis) was excellent…knowledgeable, fun and caring (we had one participant having trouble with altitude so had to return to welcome center taking about 1 hour of the group’s time to go back and travel back up, however, care extended by Francis is to be commended).
Disappointed in that part of the tour was to look through a telescope (explicitly listed as part of the tour) but that did not happen. Vans were “dated” but did the job. Overpriced in our opinion of what the experience provided.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/08/02 |
Reviewed by: MC
We had a fantastic time on the nighttime stargazing and sunset tour with James! We learned so much and had a memorable night - the sandwiches, sunset and stars were top notch!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/30 |
Reviewed by: Mama Bear
I was disappointed with this tour for lack of hospitality, communication and false advertising. The tour guide is not an astronomer or someone who writes articles for astronomy mazagines or even a local Hawaiian. They are very knowledgeable, patient and friendly guides but also lack communication with the tour company. For instance, we had 10 people in our tour and they were told only 6 so he wasn’t prepared with enough hot chocolate or parkas. It may also be the reason he didn’t offer snacks or water to anyone and tried to get more people to drink coffee at 9 pm! I was also disappointed that we didn’t go to the Kona coffee farm as advertised in the itinerary and confirmed when they called. You also have to select your meal prior to arrival or seeing the options which is undesirable. Finally, when they called to confirm they told me not to bring anything - no water, jacket, hiking boots etc since all would be provided and tennis shoes were enough. First off, I came prepared with everything in my luggage but since they said not to bring a big bag or too many items we were underprepared. My son was freezing because the parkas are huge and they were passed out but left for people to get when they were freezing. Our tennis were covered in dirt and sand because we stopped at a beach and walked the sand. I would have to be informed in advance that we’re going to a beach and not the coffee farm and to have proper attire. The stargazing was nice and we saw a lot of stars and constellations but it was not pleasant because of the lack of preparation. I do not recommend this tour. If you book, don’t listen to their advice and come prepared with attire, water and snacks on top of the exorbitant price you pay. Or you could ask to go with the tour that matches the advertisement but I tried that already. Heed the warning. I didn’t and while we don’t regret it we regret the company.
All of the above. Confirm, confirm, confirm!
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| Packages: | From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Weather: | Rainy |
| Posted on: | 2025/08/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/31 |
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The only recommendation if you want to see the stars schedule your trip when the moon is near the ne