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Atlantis Kona Submarine Tour & Undersea Adventure - Descend up to 100 feet

Good Experience

Reviewed by: Kara

It was a smaller boat, so I felt a little bit squished, but I guess that is how submarines must feel!

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Packages: Kona Submarine
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/12
Activity Date: 2021/11/10

4.5-Hour Deluxe Kona Snorkel Tour & Dolphin Watch with Lunch - Body Glove Cruise

Loved it!

Reviewed by: Kara

Lunch was delicious and the boat is amazing! The size is awesome and it is super clean! We loved the snorkel and the crew was extremely knowledgeable as well as helpful assisting me in the water!

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Thank you so much for joining us! We appreciate your kind words and hope to see you again in the near future!

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Packages: Deluxe Snorkel & Dolphin Watch Cruise
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/11
Activity Date: 2021/11/09

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

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Fab-u-lo-so!!

Reviewed by: Polly

Shawn was an excellent tour guide. He answered all of our questions, and was very knowledgeable about a range of subjects. We were confident in his driving ability, especially in the dark downhill with the goats :-)
Overall, best part of our trip so far!

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Thank you for participating in the tour.

Shawn is good guide. He can do everything.

Please join us for other tours the next time you visit the Big Island of Hawaii.

Mahalo !

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/06
Activity Date: 2021/11/04

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Wonderful experience.

Reviewed by: Jonathan

Our tour leader Stephan was exceptional in that he does great photography and is an excellent tour guide and leader. He shared interesting info about the area as we traveled and then took great sunset photos our our group of 3 and airdropped them to us. The parkas provided were an essential and welcome addition since it was quite cold at the mountain top. Wonderful trip!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/10/22
Activity Date: 2021/10/19

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

Great show, tasty food, friendly staff

Reviewed by: eburatto

This was our first luau experience and it did not disappoint! We were all very pleased with the friendliness of the staff, the beautiful location, the delicious food, and the spectacular show. It was really entertaining!
Just one thing I found odd was that the Mai Tais felt "virgin". I am a very light drinker, and I get tipsy with 2 glasses of wine, but I had 5 Mai Tais and I was completely sober... weird. They were delicious though! That's why I had 5 :)

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/10/20
Activity Date: 2021/10/17

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Favorite Big Island Activity

Reviewed by: Nicole

This was such an amazing experience and our favorite activity that we did on the Big Island! Hiro was a wonderful tour guide, shared lots of great information and was super funny and personable. They have everything covered from making sure you're acclimated to the altitude, stopping for spectacular views, warm winter gear, food, water/hot chocolate/tea, the most amazing star-gazing I've ever seen, etc. Dress warm and don't forget your cash tip money because they will go above and beyond and you'll want to show your gratitude for the incredible experience. Do not miss this activity!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/10/17
Activity Date: 2021/10/07

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

Good food, and I loved the production.

Reviewed by: Terri Zimmerman

Good venue and parking was easy to find. Plentiful food with a lot of variety and a beautiful view with the water. I especially liked the production showcasing the different island cultures.we brought family with us that had never exp Hawaii or a luau so was especially nice to share that experience in a positgive light.

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/10/16
Activity Date: 2021/10/14

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Amazing experience

Reviewed by: Jessi

This activity was great. Our tour guide gave us informative details on our stops we visited. Getting to view the stars, the moon and the planets were stellar! My 7 year old had a blast. We would do it again. The area we stopped at had a restrooms and nice little playground. The sandwiches were good and the hot coco was yum!

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Packages: From Hilo - Rainbow Falls, Kaumana Caves, Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/10/13
Activity Date: 2021/10/11

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Outstanding sunset and stargazing experience

Reviewed by: Sergio G

Pickup by the crew was timely, and the vans comfortable, in good condition and clean. The sandwich was delicious, and the two hosts super friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. Thank-you, Stephan.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/26
Activity Date: 2021/09/21

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

Island Breeze luau

Reviewed by: Becky

The islander Breeze Luau was everything we expected and more. The staff went above and beyond to make sure that Covid restrictions were in place and the experience was not compromised. Each party had their own table that was 6 feet apart. The food was fantastic and fresh! The drinks were good as well! And the star of the show was the music, dancers and the master of ceremonies! They all really put their aloha into the show! Thank you for a great experience.


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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/25
Activity Date: 2021/09/23

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

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

Not what I expected

Reviewed by: GnC

I give the music snd dancing all the credit. It was a wonderful show. My impression of the food was it was just ok. Maybe we just don’t like Hawaiian
Food but thanks for trying. The deserts were soggy and lacked flavor. For the total experience, this was way over priced and disappointing.I don’t think I would recommend this luau to my friends due to the food.

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/21
Activity Date: 2021/09/19

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Wonderful tour

Reviewed by: Nanci Granow

Sean did a wonderful job at making this tour be a terrific experience !!! He was always making sure everyone had an enjoyable and comfortable time !!
This experience was above my expectations . I appreciate his help capturing many pictures of this experience!!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/16
Activity Date: 2021/09/14

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Stargazing Stellar exploration tour

Reviewed by: Soham Shah

Our tour guide Krystal was amazing. She had background in Astronomy and physics with lots of stories from Big Island. We observed entire milky way galaxy with powerful telescope and it was out of the world experience. Our best part was watching all planets and moon with craters. Thank you Krystal for wonderful explanation and experience.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/16

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Breathtaking Views!

Reviewed by: Cortney

This experience was unreal! Dominic was our guide and he was fabulous throughout. We got to go to the top of the worlds tallest mountain, Mauna Kea, to watch the sunset. When we got up there we had some time to walk around and look at the landscape/telescopes. After that, we watched the sunset and Dominic took photos of us. Once the sun set, we went down the mountain a bit for stargazing. Dominic and the other guide, Hiro, set up and telescope so we could see Saturn and then Hiro gave a great talk on all of the stars. It was absolutely breathtaking! You could see so many stars, planets and the Milky Way! It’s also freezing up there but the tour provides gloves, winter coats and ski pants. This is an absolute must do!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/14
Activity Date: 2021/09/11

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Amazing Trip, Great Guides

Reviewed by: David H.

Great Views, both sunset and star gazing. Food was OK but we weren't going for the Food. The telescopes were OK but they could invest in some better telescopes. They could also work on the routing to save gas.

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2021/09/13
Activity Date: 2021/08/18

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

family fun

Reviewed by: Lina

We decided on this luau -from many- because they were family friendly and the other reviews. They were right, we had a blast. The staff were so accommodating to my daughter (1.5yo). She loved the show and even tried to Hula. We were also celebrating my moms 77th birthday and she loved it too. The best buffet of hawaii's essential plates and desserts too. I would definitely would go back.

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/09/12
Activity Date: 2021/09/08

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Amazing time!!

Reviewed by: Giselle + Saul

Rich was the best guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable about everything we saw, and even when it was cloudy on Mauna Kea, he told us ancient Hawaiian stories until the clouds cleared and we could see everything we came out to see. A++++ would go again in a heartbeat. Thanks Rich!!!

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Packages: From Hilo - Rainbow Falls, Kaumana Caves, Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/11
Activity Date: 2021/09/09

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

So great!

Reviewed by: SB

Loved it and felt safe.

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2021/09/07
Activity Date: 2021/08/12

Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner

Stargazing

Reviewed by: MS & AG

Marcus our tour guide was Amazing! Really knowledgeable about the stars and facts regarding them. He was very friendly and patient with the kids! The only reason this doesn’t have a 5 star rating is because the food was blah.

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Packages: From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/09/06
Activity Date: 2021/09/04

Volcano Highlights Tour, Rainbow Falls, Black Sand Beach, Coffee Farm with Meals

Great tour! Great time!

Reviewed by: Keisha

This tour was amazing and worth every penny! We decided to do the circle tour on our first island day as an introduction to the Big Island and we couldn’t be more happy about it. Our guide, Jim was so knowledgeable and had such a soothing voice, his storytelling and information were great. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/02
Activity Date: 2021/08/31

Volcano Highlights Tour, Rainbow Falls, Black Sand Beach, Coffee Farm with Meals

Great tour to be with families

Reviewed by: Sujata

Dave was very knowledgeable he picked up on time from airport on time and we could cover entire island on one day very nice lunch and breakfast on time amazing tour

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/08/31
Activity Date: 2021/08/29

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

Volcano Highlights Tour, Rainbow Falls, Black Sand Beach, Coffee Farm with Meals

OUTSTANDING!

Reviewed by: Nasreen Kassam

Bryce, our driver, was amazing! Made the tour everything it was. We all enjoyed the amazing tour with friendly employees and clean vehicle.

Thank you!

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/08/28
Activity Date: 2021/08/10

Island Breeze Luau at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel with Show, Dinner & Drinks Included

Impressed

Reviewed by: Stacey D

My husband and I took our 15yr old son. We enjoyed the food, good portions and several options were available. The show was fascinating, and the performers were enjoying themselves which made the show even better. Would highly recommend.

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Packages: Ohana Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/08/25
Activity Date: 2021/08/22

Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide

Magical!

Reviewed by: Spencer

This experience was unforgettable! Being on top of Mauna Kea above the clouds was the best sunset I’ve ever seen. The photos the crew took were very professional and the star gazing was great!

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Aloha, Spencer

Thank you for participating in our tour. I am very happy that the weather was nice and everybody enjoyed the spectacular view from the summit of Mauna Kea.

Please join us on our tour next time again !!

Mahalo,


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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/08/14
Activity Date: 2021/07/24

Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay with Live Entertainment | Body Glove

Family trip

Reviewed by: Bridget D

Lovely evening and views with informative narration and entertainment and great food.

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Thank you so much for joining us! We appreciate the time you took to leave us a five star review! Mahalo! We hope to see you again some day!

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Packages: Dinner Cruise
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/08/13
Activity Date: 2021/08/07

Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay with Live Entertainment | Body Glove

Family Summer Vacation 2021

Reviewed by: V&M N.

My husband and I got to experience this activity five years ago for the first time and we knew we had to bring our kids this time. Our kids liked the food and the family enjoyed the entertainment. It was great seeing Derek again (the musician/singer). He sang pearly shell again per our request :)

Reply from activity provider

Aloha V&M N, Thanks for joining us again! We appreciate that you took the time to share your experience and rated us five stars! We wish you all the best!

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Packages: Dinner Cruise
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/08/10
Activity Date: 2021/08/08
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