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Deluxe Volcano Unveiled Tour and Golden Lava Cave Expedition with Lunch & Dinner
Great day
Reviewed by: Mr. Sing, 2021/11/06The 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/04 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Fab-u-lo-so!!
Reviewed by: Polly, 2021/11/06Shawn 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/04 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Wonderful experience.
Reviewed by: Jonathan, 2021/10/22Our 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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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/19 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Favorite Big Island Activity
Reviewed by: Nicole, 2021/10/17This 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/07 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Amazing experience
Reviewed by: Jessi, 2021/10/13This 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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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/11 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Outstanding sunset and stargazing experience
Reviewed by: Sergio G, 2021/09/26Pickup 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/21 |
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Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm
Great Trip!
Reviewed by: Jeff Barnes, 2021/09/24This 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/22 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Wonderful tour
Reviewed by: Nanci Granow , 2021/09/16Sean 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/09/14 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Stargazing Stellar exploration tour
Reviewed by: Soham Shah, 2021/09/16Our 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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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Breathtaking Views!
Reviewed by: Cortney, 2021/09/14This 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/11 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing Trip, Great Guides
Reviewed by: David H., 2021/09/13Great 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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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/18 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Amazing time!!
Reviewed by: Giselle + Saul, 2021/09/11Rich 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/09 |
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Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Stargazing
Reviewed by: MS & AG, 2021/09/06Marcus 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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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/09/04 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Great tour! Great time!
Reviewed by: Keisha , 2021/09/02This 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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| Activity Date: | 2021/08/31 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Great tour to be with families
Reviewed by: Sujata, 2021/08/31Dave 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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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/29 |
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Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows
Very Interesting!
Reviewed by: Deb P, 2021/08/30This 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/18 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
OUTSTANDING!
Reviewed by: Nasreen Kassam, 2021/08/28Bryce, 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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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/10 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Magical!
Reviewed by: Spencer, 2021/08/14This 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!
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,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/24 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing once in a lifetime experience!
Reviewed by: Jenn HM, 2021/08/08From the time we were picked up to when we were dropped off at our resort, we had a fantastic time on our tour with a awesome tour guide Shoyo. He was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot, and not just about Mauna Kea, the Observatories and stargazing but also about the Big Island and the area we drove through. This was a bucket list item for me and it did not disappoint in any way.
We went up to the visitors center for a half hour to acclimatize, then up summit (13,800 feet) and got our first taste of elevation. It is definitely a different experience! And it was surprisingly cold but they have cozy warm jackets to keep you comfy. The sunset is amazing as you are above the cloud line, which also makes for awesome photos!
Speaking of photos, our guide took some great ones of us, both on the summit during the sunset and of the stars, as well as amazing photos of the stars themselves. We were super lucky and got perfect weather and viewing conditions, not even any moon light to deal with.
The only thing that might surprise some is the amount of time you spend in the van driving back and forth and especially up to the summit. Totally worth it of course, and there was great commentary to make the time fly.
Aloha, Jenn,
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,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/06 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Awesome!
Reviewed by: Andrea, 2021/08/07Bryce was awesome, very knowledgable. We had a big scare about the fire on the way back to the hotel and he was super professional about letting us know what was going on and even offered to stop at a grocery store in case no food options were open in the evening. Highly recommend!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/01 |
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Ultimate Hawaii Circle Island Sightseeing, Kilauea Volcano & Waterfall Tour
Worthwhile tour
Reviewed by: Sophia, 2021/08/06Pros: It was worthwhile to do this tour to see the entire Big Island all in one day, without having to do any driving. Adam was very informative and shared many Hawaiian mythical stories along the way. Enjoyed the extra stops at the bakery for Malasadas, the driver got us all plain ones, and the fruit stand we stopped at, at the end.
Cons: many errors due to the fact that Veltra books the tour, through the Hawaii Activities, but they don’t run the tour. So the lunch options were not the options listed when we booked. They called to clarify the meals for our group and still got the lunches completely wrong. No chicken on the salads, not enough sandwiches and too many plain veggie salads. Also, we booked a private tour. We booked a private tour. The website said private tour up to 10, we had 9, so we were under the impression we would be the only group on the tour. This was not the case! There was a group of three in the van when it arrived to pick us up. And the other group had much better looking lunches than ours for some reason. Another disappointing thing was that it was rainy and cold for the volcano portion of the tour. Our tour guide informed us that rainy weather is very very common at the volcano park and near Hilo. We were all dressed for warm weather and we were all freezing for a large part of the tour. Our van had 6 rain jackets, but 12 passengers. It would have been very helpful if the person that called to confirm the tour would have told us there is a chance it might be rainy. One last thing, we accidentally left some candy purchases on the tour bus, we called the company, but have not heard back about retrieving these purchases.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/04 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Great packed one day tour of Big Island!
Reviewed by: Roxene Gascoigne, 2021/07/20This was great! Gabby was our driver and she was absolutely amazing. She knew everything about Big Island and was so friendly. This is a nice tour to get it all in in one day.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/19 |
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Evening Volcano Explorer Adventure, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm Tour
Volcano Tour
Reviewed by: Jalise Kerkenbush , 2021/07/18So Beautiful and our guide was so friendly!!! It felt like I was in a different world!!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/21 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Must go
Reviewed by: uuu, 2021/07/14Originally the reason for us to book a tour instead of driving ourselves to Mauna Kea was because we didn't rent a 4WD car, but now I'm sooooo glad we made such a decision.
The view of sunset and milky way was breathtaking without saying. What I really want to mention is that our tour guide/driver/photographer Shoyo was amazing. He knew EVERYTHING about Hawaii, during the tour we learned a lot about Hawaiian history, the plants and animals, good restaurants to go, etc.. He also took great photos of us.
Aloha, uuu
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,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Activity Date: | 2021/07/09 |
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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Kick off your vaca with this trip!
Reviewed by: Amanda, 2021/07/14We had a great time with Jim! The trip was very informative and we learned much about the history of Hawaii. I would suggest taking this tour at the beginning of your vacation so that you can explore in-depth some of the places we visited. The winery and tea tour was amazing! I learn so much about tea and the winemaking process in HI!
Thanks so much!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/12 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
A bit of a let down
Reviewed by: Paula, 2021/07/13Steph and Gin picked us up and they were even a little early!! They were great host and very friendly. Beyond that it was a little disappointing. We were suppose to get "dinner", we got a BLT, no chips, no cookie, only water and later a "hot beverage". The pictures our hosts took were great and they sent to us at no charge. We have taken this trip before with another company and we had a very nice sit down dinner, no fancy, but you felt like you had something to eat when you were done. After going to the summit, they set up a telescope and we look at many, many stars and it was explained to us all about that star. The guide was very knowledgeable and we spent close to an hour doing just that, it was fantastic. With this tour we only saw one star and I right now could not tell you what it was. The other tour showed us the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter, etc. But this trip was so not that. I am sorry to say if we do this again it won't be with this tour. We really enjoyed our hosts, but that was not the purpose of the trip
Aloha, Paula
Thank you for participating in our tour. I am sorry I did not meet your expectations.
Mahalo
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Activity Date: | 2021/07/07 |
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Ultimate Hawaii Circle Island Sightseeing, Kilauea Volcano & Waterfall Tour
Wonderful tour and guide!
Reviewed by: Mary A. , 2021/07/07Hank was a wonderful guide and truly went above and beyond to ensure we had a great day! Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting an introduction to the island!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/07/05 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing experience
Reviewed by: Vipin, 2021/07/02Stephen and Jin did a great job in explaining things, showing places and clicking pictures.
And the sandwich was amazing
Aloha, Vipin
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 !! Stefan and Jin are waiting for you !
Mahalo,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/30 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Mauna Kea Tour
Reviewed by: Anh, 2021/07/01Our tour guide West is a really knowledgable fellow. He is very considerate and thoughtful. I highly recommend this tour to everyone.
Aloha, Anh
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 Sunrise tour next time. Shotaro is doing Sunrise tour now !
Mahalo,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Activity Date: | 2021/05/27 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Great experience!
Reviewed by: Michelle, 2021/06/30The van was in great condition and the guide was amazing! defiantly would recommend this to anyone who wants to go up the Mauna Kea summit.
Aloha, Michelle
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,
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/16 |
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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 !