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All Reviews for Rainbow Falls, Big Island in Big Island
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Big Island Waterfalls, Hamakua Coast & Sea Cliffs Scenic Cruise from Hilo
Ocean breeE
Reviewed by: John
What a great time we had, breeze, ocean spray, turtles and a school of dolphins. Just being on the ocean is like heaven. Captain and crew were like family from the minute we step on the boat. We will be going out with them agqi.
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| Packages: | 2-hour Afternoon Cruise |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/12/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/12/04 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Great experience
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 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Fun!!!
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 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Great Island Experience
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 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Full day!
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 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Jam packed!
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 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Love the BI
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 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Good guide but fell slightly short of expectations
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 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Magical stargazing tour!
Reviewed by: Steph
We are a family of 4 with 2 teenagers, we had a great time with our guide at the stargazing tour. Our highlights were the lava caves, watching the sunset as well as stargazing. The sky was unbelievable and we learned a ton with our very knowledgeable guide.
Highly recommend.
I would skip the boiling pots when water level is low as there is nothing to see.
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| Packages: | From Hilo - Rainbow Falls, Kaumana Caves, Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Posted on: | 2025/07/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/18 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Stargazing
Reviewed by: Duncan Miller
Sam was fantastic - really gave us all an exceptional tour of the night sky and was very knowledgable and great with the kids too!
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| Packages: | From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/07/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/07/13 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
A fun filled day!
Reviewed by: Kara
Highlights included walking through Volcanoes National Park, seeing steam vents and lava fields up close, the stunning black sand beach at Punaluʻu, and panoramic views over Waipiʻo Valley.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/06/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/05/31 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Fabulous!
Reviewed by: Kara
It’s a long day, but absolutely packed with jaw-dropping sights and well-paced stops.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/06/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/05/31 |
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.
If you don’t want to be herded in a tour bus and would like the ability to customize, book this!!
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
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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 |
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 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Fabulous
Reviewed by: Kara
A great tour, worth the money as the staff details the conditions of the sky during your viewing.
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| Packages: | From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2025/03/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/03/16 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Incredible
Reviewed by: The Bushnell family
One of the highlights of our trip! Sam was fantastic - incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Not only were we awed by the universe, Sam helped us understand Hawaii as well. Keep up the great work.
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| Packages: | From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2025/03/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/03/24 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
I recommend visiting all the places included in this tour
Reviewed by: Laura J
In general, my family and I had a good experience. Dexter was a fantastic driver and tour guide.
The only thing we did not like is that we had to drop and pick-up people at the airport 3 times, I'd rather spend more time in the rainbow falls than going over and over to the airport.
Be prepare for cook weather, rain, slippery trails, etc.
Aloha and mahalo for your review!
We’re so glad to hear that you and your family had a good experience and that Dexter made a great impression as your driver and guide—he’ll be happy to hear your kind words!
We also appreciate your feedback about the multiple airport stops. We understand how this can affect the flow of the tour, and we’ll be sure to share your comments with our operations team as we continuously look for ways to improve our guest experience.
Thank you for choosing Polynesian Adventure, and we hope to welcome you back again for another island adventure!
Warmest aloha,
The Polynesian Adventure ʻOhana
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| Packages: | Volcano Adventure Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Posted on: | 2025/02/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2025/02/19 |
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.
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 |
Volcanoes National Park Tour from Hilo Hotels, Airport & Cruise Ship Pier
Great event
Reviewed by: Kara
Came over from Oahu, and loved every ounce of what we saw. Def coming to BI next!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2024/10/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/10/01 |
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!
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2024/10/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/10/04 |
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 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Papa Henry the best
Reviewed by: Catbear
Wonderful small tour with great guide Henry ✨️ lots of fantastic information and lovely attractions. Lunch was awesome too by Millies! Yum great value and excellent tour guide Henry
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| Packages: | Volcano Adventure Tour |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2024/08/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/07/30 |
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 |
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 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Great tour
Reviewed by: Elena M
Henry is a wonderful tour guide. He told us so many interesting things about Big Island culture, history, plants, geology, stars. He was great with the kids and took a good care of us all. The Rainbow fall was beautiful and the banyan tree nearby was insane! The star gazing was great even though the conditions were not the best (bright moon). For me the best experience of the tour was getting deep inside the cave - it was amazing, I had never seen anything like it.
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| Packages: | From Hilo - Rainbow Falls, Kaumana Caves, Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2024/02/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2024/02/22 |
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 |
Mauna Kea Evening Stargazing & Daytime Solar Viewing Tour with Dinner
Stargazing tour
Reviewed by: Kavya Ganapathy
The trip was fantastic and Ray was super informative. It was a beautiful night and we got to see a lot of stars and planets and the moon rising as well. It was spectacular and a must try for everyone! We thoroughly enjoyed it and I highly recommend it!! Also loved the hot chocolate touch at the end because it was quite cold on the slopes. The pickup and drop off was on time. The one thing that could have been better in my opinion was the food options and I also wished we had stopped somewhere to see the spectacular sunset. Apart from that, we really enjoyed it
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| Packages: | From Kona & Waikoloa - Solar Viewing & Stargazing with Dinner |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/12/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/12/28 |
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 |
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 |
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