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All Reviews for Kilauea in Big Island

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239 reviews

Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows

Great experience

Reviewed by: John & Leena Western Australia

We enjoyed a great day learning and exploring the Volcanos, Craters, Lava Tubes. The bus was clean and on time, the tour guide (Torrie) was really good and informative. The lunch was really good as was the dinner. Overall it was a great experience. I would definitively recommend this company and tour.

Tips and suggestions

Good walking shoes and light jacket.

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Packages: Elite Volcano Hike from Hilo Hotels
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Cloudy
Posted on: 2025/06/15
Activity Date: 2025/06/14

Big Island Backroad Adventures - Water & Fire Private Volcano Tour with Meals

Fantastic custom experience

Reviewed by: The relaxing and exciting way to see Big Island

Shawn is super polite and well educated in many topics regarding the lava, plant life, history and sites on the islands. He was particularly helpful in suggesting to us to change the itinerary so we could see the active eruption and we are so happy he made the suggestion. 100% well worth the private tour. We changed things up and kinda called audibles throughout the day and Shawn was all about it. We had a great dinner and the day was a total success. Thank you.

Tips and suggestions

If you don’t want to be herded in a tour bus and would like the ability to customize, book this!!

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Monika,

Mahalo for taking the time to share your experience with us! One of my favorite parts of just doing private tours is the ability to call those audibles and customize our itinerary based on our guests desires, or in this case the Volcano. Happy that we were able to get to the Volcanoes NP, see the eruption before it stopped, still be able to take you to the other locations we had planned, and enjoy a great dinner! Thanks again!!

Mahalo,
Shawn

  • We got to see the eruption and Shawn got us there

  • Really nice nature walk and falls

  • The beautiful falls

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Packages: 12-Hour Private Tour with Lunch & Dinner
Attended as: Families
Weather: Rainy
Posted on: 2025/05/18
Activity Date: 2025/05/16

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

AMAZING EXPERIENCE 10/10

Reviewed by: Sarah 5-10-25

This tour was mind blowing especially because of tour guide Felix! He showed us all the best spots and gave so much interesting history and facts without making you want to fall asleep LOL. First time in Hawaii and I’m so grateful to have been on this excursion! Amazing food, views and so much more. Thank you wasabi tours and even bigger thank you to Felix!! ❤️❤️

Tips and suggestions

This is an ALL day trip be prepared to have nothing else planned but a great time!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Friends
Weather: Rainy
Posted on: 2025/05/12
Activity Date: 2025/05/10

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Wonderful day

Reviewed by: Kara

Kilauea was just amazing, I could go every day if it was possible!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2025/05/07
Activity Date: 2025/04/11

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

Big Island Tour

Reviewed by: Paule965

The tour guide was great. We really enjoyed ourselves

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Families
Weather: Cloudy
Posted on: 2025/04/25
Activity Date: 2025/04/22

GPS Audio E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Great way to explore the park

Reviewed by: Kara

Our family loved it, as we love the e-bikes to keep the speed up, but get around the park at a good pace!

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Packages: GPS Self-Guided E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & the Lava Viewing
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2025/03/19
Activity Date: 2025/02/12

Evening Volcano Tour from Hilo - Kalapana Village, Black Sand Beach & Dinner

WOW!

Reviewed by: Kara

Great day, we got lucky to get to see the current ruption! What a perfect experience.

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Packages: Evening Volcano Explorer
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2025/01/19
Activity Date: 2024/12/28

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Wow!

Reviewed by: Kara

The Big Island is so beautiful and to wrap up at Mauna Kea- the perfect tour!!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2025/01/14
Activity Date: 2024/10/25

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Excellent day tour!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed by: DJW

Brett was an excellent tour guide. Funny engaging and informative. It is a long day as the island is rather large. Greenwell Farms (coffee farm) was our first stop. Excellent coffee! Brett explained the growing and harvesting process, followed by tasting and souvenir purchases. Then on to the Punalu'u sweetbread bakery for treats. I lived the Lilikoi flavored pastry. Nice gift shop also. Next stop was Punalu'u black sand beach with a bonus sleeping turtle. Quick provided tasty lunch at a shady state park. Next into Volcano National Park. Brett has fantastic volcano pics. Kilauea was steeming and erupted hours later. Traveled down a large lava tube, very cool. Huge old lava fields. Next on to Rainbow falls and majestic Akaka falls on the East side of the island. On the North end, we visited Waipi'o lookout for sunset. It was along day, but excellent. Strongly recommend. Brett made the trip very enjoyable.

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It is a long day, lots to see.

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/01/11
Activity Date: 2024/12/22

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

It's a great way the experience the island in one day

Reviewed by: Sand under foot

The Grand Circle Island tour is a great way to have a compact adventure all in one day. It was full of beautiful scenic views of cliffsides, beaches, cooled lava formations, waterfalls, volanic crater, and so much more. You experience a hike through a rainforest with some inclines at times, volcanic steam vents that feel like you're in a sauna, turtle viewing at Black Sand beach, cliffsides overlooking crashing waves, a coffee harvesting & processing walkthrough, a lava tube cave, and much more. Some hikes can be a bit challenging if you have mobility problems but our tour guide Brent is so accommodating and on the HNP Kilauea hike, you can ride along with him to the top of the viewing area if you're not able to do the short walk. Additionally, Brent is not just a tour guide, he will transport you to another time. He wove an amazing storytelling of Native Hawaiin history into the scenic mountains, beaches, historical battleground sites, trees, buildings, fantastical stories, and rich cultural backdrop. I walked away with a deep appreciation for how the Hawaiian island and culture came to be. This was an amazing way to experience the island!

  • Drained lava dome atop Kilauea

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/10/06
Activity Date: 2024/10/04

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Lots to see

Reviewed by: Kara

Your in the bus for a long rides but the sights are all beautiful!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/18
Activity Date: 2024/09/12

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

All day event

Reviewed by: Kara

A really well planned day, we really wanted to stargaze so was super happy we got the day tour + the evening

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/18
Activity Date: 2024/09/07

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Fabulously Done

Reviewed by: Kara

Really easy way to get to see so many fabulous spots around the Big Island without needing to drive and look at directions all day!!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/09/16
Activity Date: 2024/07/21

GPS Audio E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Fun

Reviewed by: Kara

We expected a better guide around the park then just an app but the bikes were in good condition

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Packages: GPS Self-Guided E-Bike Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & the Lava Viewing
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/09/01
Activity Date: 2024/07/10

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

All in One!

Reviewed by: Kara

This day may be long, but you get to see all the island and find spots you want to go back and see more! The stargazing was unreal!!

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/07/21
Activity Date: 2024/06/26

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Sharda

We thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Circle Island Tour. We had the opportunity to visit so many different parts of the island and experience the true beauty of the Big Island. The tour was well planned and Neil was an amazing host!
I definitely recommend that all visitors try this tour at least once!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/06/29
Activity Date: 2024/06/05

Elite Volcano Hiking Tour - Explore Kilauea’s Most Recent Eruption & Lava Flows

Amazing Experience!

Reviewed by: Jody

This was such an amazing experience that I hardly know where to begin.

I can't say enough about Jen, who was our guide. From the moment we met her at 7:30 am (she was early to pick up near our residence) until she dropped us back home ~12 hours later, she made the trip such a positive experience. She was very personable and easy for my husband and I to chat with us as we made the ~1.5 hr drive to pick up the rest of the passengers in Hilo.

She was constantly pointing out areas of interest and sharing background information and context so that we could fully appreciate the sights of the Volcano park.

The 3 mile hike was great, and it was so interesting to spend time on the caldera floor, although I will admit that the trek back up truly tested my stamina!

All in all, an amazing day!

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Packages: Elite Volcano Hike from Kona Hotels
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/06/11
Activity Date: 2024/05/18

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

Excellent Tour and wonderful tour guide

Reviewed by: Sarah & Scott

Great experience. Our tour guide Grant is top notch. His knowledge on the everything the big island and particularly the volcanoes was impressive and he makes it so much fun. Highly recommend if never have explored the big island before.

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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/05/26
Activity Date: 2024/05/24

Big Island Hilo Shore Excursion - Volcanoes National Park Tour & Rainbow Falls

Impressive Hilo Volcano

Reviewed by: CMJ

Our guide for the tour was Grover. What a wonderful, knowledgeable kind man.
Volcano National Park is beautiful and lush with an abundance of plant life. Stunning scenery of the volcano and caldera.
Learnt so much about volcanoes, how they have formed, how they behave with earth tremors/quakes, eruptions and the that island continues to grow because of them.
Grover spoiled us by taking us to a couple unplanned locations such as the Lava Tubes, Rainbow Falls and Steam Vents
Highly recommend this tour and especially if you’re lucky enough to have Grover as your tour guide.

  • Volcano/Caldera

  • Lava Tube

  • Rainbow Falls

  • Steam Vents

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Packages: Standard Package - Pride of America Cruise Ship
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/05/05
Activity Date: 2024/04/30

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雨天決行

Reviewed by: JIRO

当日は雨が降り、寒くなりコンデションは最悪でした。
担当した女性の方は分かりやすく、英語のわからない私達にバイクの取り扱いの説明、ナビの設定など丁寧に説明してくれました。
天気の良い日に再度チャレンジしたい。

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Packages: E-バイクレンタル
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/02/07
Activity Date: 2024/02/05

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Excellent!

Reviewed by: Kara

I felt like I got to see all the best spots of Big Island on this 1 day tour!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2024/01/28
Activity Date: 2023/10/24

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Didn't see the lava show, but still was amazing

Reviewed by: Eder

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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Packages: Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2024/01/09
Activity Date: 2024/01/07

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Worth the money for sure!

Reviewed by: Sue

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.

  • Double rainbow along the way.

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Packages: Twilight Volcano & Stargazing Tour
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/01/06
Activity Date: 2024/01/04

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Second tour and still amazing

Reviewed by: Leah

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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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2023/12/24
Activity Date: 2023/12/23

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Great day in Hawaii!

Reviewed by: Firelight

It was a great days long adventures around the island. I would highly recommend it!

  • Sea turtles at black sand beach!

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Packages: Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2023/12/16
Activity Date: 2023/11/26

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

Great tour!

Reviewed by: Mpy14

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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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2023/11/21
Activity Date: 2023/11/19

Twilight Volcano Tour with Stargazing, Black Sand Beach & Coffee Farm

Amazing Tour Guide!

Reviewed by: Brittany B-M

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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Packages: Standard Tour
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2023/11/05
Activity Date: 2023/10/19

Deluxe Volcanoes National Park Experience, Black Sand Beach & Restaurant Dinner

Fabulous Trip

Reviewed by: Tracy

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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Packages: Deluxe Volcano Tour
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2023/10/29
Activity Date: 2023/10/02

Evening Volcano Tour from Hilo - Kalapana Village, Black Sand Beach & Dinner

AWESOME

Reviewed by: Richard Robertson

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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Packages: Evening Volcano Explorer
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2023/09/27
Activity Date: 2023/09/20

Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls

Best way to experience BI

Reviewed by: Kara

You hit it all and you do not need to drive and miss views along the way!

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Packages: Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2023/09/18
Activity Date: 2023/08/02
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