Hawaii
Gabe, our tour guide, was funny, patient and very knowledgeable! It’s a long drive there picking up all attendees and up the mountain. He did a great job sharing interesting facts and keeping us engaged throughout the tour! Plus he was a very safe driver given the rough terrain (4-wheel drive required to get to the top). At the very top Mauna Kea looks like Mars since no life can survive and was a surreal experience for this reason. Plus viewing the sunset over the clouds at the very top was breathtaking! Note we did not stargaze at the very top, since the altitude is too high and actually prohibits ideal stargazing because of prolonged altitude sickness and the fact it’s insanely cold after sundown (FYI it’s windy and cold up there, so wear layers - you’ll thank me!!). Instead we stargazed near the welcome center enjoying hot coco or hot coffee! We learned about the different constellations, etc. Overall it was a great tour and we’re glad to we did it!
My family and I had so much fun on this tour. Driving the ATV was such a rush and the views were incredible. Our guide was friendly and stopped at the perfect places for photo ops. I would do this again.
My family had a lot of fun doing this. Our guide was super friendly and made us feel comfortable riding for the first time.
Our morning waterfall hike was fabulous. Tony was an amazing guide and spent lots of time answering our questions. We have 14, 11, and 6 year old kids and the hike was the perfect amount of time and difficulty for all of them to enjoy it. We loved learning about the history of the area, the agriculture, and experiencing it all firsthand. This was a highlight of our trip.
Aloha Holly, Thanks so much for the wonderful review! So happy you had such a nice time with Hike Maui and guide Tony. We'll be sure to pass your kind words along to him. Mahalo!
You learn about the ranch and the island. Our guide Ali was awesome, and you get to see more of the ranch than horseback riding gives you. I definitely recommend if you like a little adventure.
The overall tour was very interesting including the history of the ranch and what we saw on the way. Our tour guide Paige was great, she was very enthusiastic with a cute perky attitude. Would go again if she was doing the tour!
My first time out on the ocean and it was great. We caught a 40 pound Maui Maui. The crew were Brewski and Darren they were great. Very personable and knowledgeable. They cut up all the fish and decided amongst all the passengers.
This was such an awe-inspiring tour! My kids ages 10,12, 15, and 17 were super excited after seeing this and after our entire Hawaii trip thought this was the best event we did. The guide, James, was so knowledgeable and clearly has a passion for astronomy and photography that makes this very enjoyable. Great photos and great experience. It was also the 2nd star gazing tour we booked when the first tour told us our younger kids could not go to the top of Mauna Kea summit because of altitude sickness. But this tour was very accommodating and it takes place at a lower altitude (more kid friendly) but don't worry the star gazing from this location is top notch! I didn't feel like anything was missing. We had so much fun!
What a spectacular experience. Everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable. From the folks who checked us in to the drivers to the guides... We live on Maui and this was the highlight of our Kauai trip Big Mahaloz to you. Thank you
A good variety of activities with kayaking, hiking and the waterfall/swimming.
Aloha Lee,
Thanks for the 5 hokus/stars.
Feel our Wailua River Paddle and Hike is a nice combination of upper and lower body.
By the time your arms might be getting tired from paddling you are hitting the trail and working the legs to get to the falls.
Stay active and thanks for taking the time to share.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great for kids and adults. Tour guides are fun and friendly.
It was an amazing tour! Ryan was a great tour guide and spoke about many interesting facts during our hike. Definitely would go again. 10/10.
Went on the tour with my family. You get to see a lot of great things! Worth every dollar!
Loved this experience! It was one of the highlights of our trip. We had a really good guide that made the tour that much better. Loved seeing the movie locations and the amazing views!!
One thing I would recommend is that you wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty (no white clothes) and you wear a buff to cover your mouth and nose. The dust kicked up by the UTVs was really thick! By the end of the ride we were covered in dust and it was affecting my breathing. It was in my ears, up my nose, and in my tear ducts.
Despite that little set back it was an incredible time!
We had an amazing tour, this was great fun and so worth the money. I would do this again. Our tour guide was great, energetic, fun, and knowledgeable of the ranch. She made our experience great. Highly recommended
It was a great ride along the park, my tour guide was very knowledgeable friendly and helpful. Would do it again when I'm in Honolulu.
The horses seemed well trained and not overworked, which made me happy and feel better about Riding the horses.
If your in the Honalulu area you must try this activity. Veltra also made it easy for me to book.
We had a great guide named is Grace. She knows about Waipio Valley and provided great service and information for us. Waipio Valley is a beautiful and historic place and I really wanted to visit. We had a great time.
The only problem with the 1 hour raptor tour was that it wasn't the 2 hour raptor tour. Wish we planned the longer ride!! It was a ton of fun. We also wished we signed up for multiple tours that day..................
I highly recommend this tour! They picked us up right by our hotel. The tour guide was very informative on the drive up the mountain. He also took a lot of really cool photos for us and airdropped them before the end of the night. The sunset view and stargazing can not be beat. We really wanted to go to the summit and Hawaiian Eyes made the whole experience very easy and fun. Would definitely do it again.
Aloha, Dani.
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 !!
A hui hou !!
Hawaiian Eyes Tours
Of all the reservations and activities we made while visiting Oahu, this was one of our families favorite ones!! Definitely worth the price, great experience and great service!
This experience exceeded our expectations.. this is a must if you’re on the island!
First time riding an ATV. Great staff. Great views of the island.
Really cool to see the island this way! The staff was informative and friendly. The views are absolutely amazing!
Had a great time here! Nice and relaxing, and it was the perfect end to the day!
Me and my husband had a great time on the ziplines, the lead people were amazing and fun, the scenery was breathtaking as you got to speed over waterfalls and such. I would definitely do this again.
Sean was a great tour guide. He was very helpful and willing to go the extra mile to help us in any way. I would highly recommend this excursion.
This was definitely one of my favorite experiences. I highly recommend it. You see the island in all of its beauty. Also arrive a little early so you can get to film an extra little film on site.
Make sure you bring good sunglasses and I recommend either a bun or braid if you have long hair because just a ponytail will still hit you a bit. It does get chilly so bring long sleeves. And if you’re a freeze baby long pants too.
And if you can’t see something clearly on your feel free to ask your pilot to flip the helicopter around so you can get a better view! They’re super nice and accommodating about making sure you can see :)
this was such an awesome tour! our tour guide was such a blast. highly informative and the tour moved at a very fun pace. the terrain was amazing and so was the history presentation. the only regret i have is not booking the 2 hour tour. by the end of the 1 hour, i was not ready for leave... do yourself the favor and go for the 2 hour package!
The Mauna Kea summit tour was a definite highlight of our trip to Hawaii. The ride up the mountain in the van was beautiful and rugged. Our guide was very thorough and attentive to the needs of the group. He was exceptionally knowledgeable of the history and cultural significance of this mountain. The view from the summit was amazing. The telescopes look like something out of Star wars. It is a most unique and unusual place. The star gazing was just phenomenal. We had a beautiful clear night with an awesome view of the moon from the telescope, as well as many other unique stars and constellations and night sky features. We were able to see the Southern Cross which I am told is very rare. On a negative note I was very unimpressed with the lasagna meal. Mine was not very hot, and the noodles were slightly dry and crusty on the bottom. However the hot chocolate and snack during the stargazing was a very nice touch. All in all the entire experience will stay with us forever. It is one of those things you will talk about for years to come.
This was a really cool & interesting thing to do. We saw some spectacular stars, star clusters and Mars. We even saw the Southern Cross, which was awesome!! Our original date was "clouded out" but they were so accommodating to re-schedule us.
Mahalo and Aloha! Keep reaching for the stars!!