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Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Amazing experience!
Reviewed by: Sumi
We will give 5 *****, The tour was amazing. Derrick did an awesome job in keeping us all informed with many details and of course quizzed us as well. It was a fun trip. Thanks for taking care of the special request on our food as well. Food wise- it was very well organized and catered. Breakfast and coffee at the coffee plantation was very apt. Wine tasting and Lunch was very well paired. Snacks and soda at the waterfalls was cool! Raincoats and umbrella was very helpful when it started raining while heading to the volcano view point. Superbly planned and catered to everyone’s needs. We will definitely recommend our friends and family.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/12/20 |
Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Terrible..
Reviewed by: Lola
The tour was not complete… the main atractive “volvcano park” was terrible… we was there less than 1:30… terrible !!
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/12/19 |
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Great Host and Fabulous Guide and a Good Samaritan.
Reviewed by: IanM
Hawaiian Eyes and our guide, Stefan were awesome to the nth degree. Funny, friendly, helpful, prepared, photographic prowess, and he even stopped to help an elderly woman, not attached to any tour, after she collapsed at the side of the road in a snow bank, due to altitude sickness. First aid training, oxygen tanks, blankets, and past experience likely saved her life.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/12/13 |
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing
Reviewed by: Saro
It’s funny to say, but a tour to the summit of a snowy mountain was the highlight of our Hawaii trip! Hiro was the best guide anyone can ask for. He also does the Lava walk tour which I’ll be sure to book with him next time we’re back to the islands.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/12/11 |
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 |
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Mauna Kea Sunset & Stargazing
Reviewed by: Christina E.
Shoyi and Hiro were wonderful! Very knowledgable and patient with many questions that were asked. We learned so much! Shoyi's photography was a bonus! This was a fantastic tour and an experience we will never forget. Thank you!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2021/11/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/11/21 |
Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
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!!!!
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/11/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/11/17 |
Deluxe Big Island Day Tour, Volcanoes National Park & Dinner at Kilauea Lodge
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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| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Packages: | Test Package |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
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 |
Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
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 |
Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
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 |
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!
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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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/08/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/24 |
Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Meal, Transportation & Guide
Amazing once in a lifetime experience!
Reviewed by: Jenn HM
From 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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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/08/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/06 |
Big Island Highlights Tour - Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach, Coffee & Wine
Awesome!
Reviewed by: Andrea
Bryce 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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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2021/08/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/01 |
Ultimate Hawaii Circle Island Sightseeing, Kilauea Volcano & Waterfall Tour
Worthwhile tour
Reviewed by: Sophia
Pros: 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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| Packages: | Private Tour from Kona/ Kohala (up to 10 passengers) |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2021/08/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/04 |
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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 !