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Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Wonderful Tour and Tour Guide, Exceeded Expectations!
Reviewed by: Justine Z
It was my first vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii and I booked a full day circle tour with Wasabi Tours with my boyfriend, in order to get acquainted with the island's landscape and popular destinations. Our tour guide, Kala, was absolutely phenomenal! Not only did he show us all of the beautiful sights and landscapes that the island has to offer but he was also an encyclopedia of information! You could ask Kala almost anything about the island and he would almost certainly have the answer. Kala was a historian, a geographer, a geologist, a horticulturalist and even a sociologist all in one! He was a great story teller! Kala was also extremely hospitable, professional, warm, and inviting--right from the start to the end of the tour!Somehow he managed to keep enthusiastic for the 10+ hour long day. Kala mentioned he used to work in the high end resorts in the North Shore and you can really tell that he did, as he provides extremely professional service. He really went out of his way to make sure the guests were all getting the most out of the experience. When we learned the lava was really high in the Volcanoes National Park, Kala made a few separate attempts to return to the site, as the grounds were extremely steamy that particular day. He REALLY wanted us to see the lava, but it is so sad to say the weather did not cooperate that particular day despite Kala's greatest efforts. Despite this bad luck, we were fortunate enough to see all the other beautiful sites that Wasabi tours promises to take you! Finally, to top the day off, Kala knew how much I wanted to see some of the Hawaiian Honu (sea turtles), and he found me some of those as well! Overall, Wasabi Tours does a really great job preparing a fun and informative day for guests. Ultimately, a big thank you to Kala for keeping us entertained and showing us around the tropical paradise of Hawaii!
Mahalo!
Justine & Sam.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/05/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/04/26 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Excellent Big Island Tour!
Reviewed by: James
We were out in Honolulu on our first trip to Hawaii. My girlfriend and I purchased the Small Group Circle Island, Waipio Valley & Volcanoes National Park out of quite a few similar guided tours around the Big island. It was a fun experience that helped us learn quite a lot about the Big Island, geographic facts, ancient legends, etc. This drive is about 10 hours or so and is on and off the beaten path. Different from Honolulu and Oahu, this mostly rural island has its own culture, farmers’ markets, tropical rain forests, and black, green, and white sand beaches. Our tour guide was awesome (and I totally forgot his name) and a great story teller. He was punctual in picking us up from the Kona airport. Although the weather didn't really cooperate that particular day, it was rain and cold, our tour guide made it fun with providing us all kinds of great information as well as a really smooth ride. It was obvious he loves what he does and where he lives. The sights and landscapes were incredible - black, green and white sand beaches, lava fields, waterfalls, etc. Our approximately 250 miles tour (long but fascinating) touched at first the Parker Ranch in Waimea the bay-side town of Hilo and an orchid nursery. We stopped at the Waipio Valley Lookout, a must see location. The lookout offers sweeping views of the valley, which is breathtakingly beautiful even though the weather was very cloudy and it probably took away from the experience. We stopped at the Mauna Loa a macadamia farm and packaging place for lunch and snacks. We stopped at the Rainbow Falls very close to Hilo. It is a shorter visit with great photo ops. An absolutely fabulous view and yes, we did see a rainbow. At the Volcano National Park we saw smoke but no lava flows from the viewing area but walked through a lava tube. The black sand beach is one that is different to anything else we saw so far. We counted 12 turtles resting on the beach. My girlfriend and I highly recommend this guided tour.
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| Packages: | 2-for-1 Review Rebate Special |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/11/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/11/19 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
practically Perfect in Paradise
Reviewed by: Vicki2West
Our tour guide Denis, (spelling?) was fabulous - I wanted to take him home with us. He is very knowledgeable and entertaining. This tour was more than we expected and would do it over and over again! Especially because of our guide! He is so patient and kind....the BEST!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/10/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/10/20 |
Grand Circle Island Tour - Volcano, Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley & Waterfalls
Awesome experience
Reviewed by: Yim
I had Paul as my tour guide and had an amazing experience. Got to see a lot of cool places and Paul was very knowledgeable and very friendly. Will definitely book another tour when I come back to visit the big Island.
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| Packages: | Grand Circle Island & Volcanoes National Park |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2014/10/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/10/21 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Volcano tour
Reviewed by: Sindhu
The tour is very informative and enjoyable. The guide is very patient and expalined in detail.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/26 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Need Streamlining
Reviewed by: Gene From Texas
The tour was OK. There was a lot of bus riding just picking folks up and dropping them off. I think were the only folks staying in Hilo. There were a couple of stops at commercial sites that could be left off the tour. The guide was good and knew a lot about the area. This tour could be streamlined and only take half a day.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2012/07/12 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Volcano Visit Disappointing
Reviewed by: Mary Liz
I flew from Honolulu to Hilo early for trip which was scheduled for 8:30 AM. We were delayed starting by about one hour for other guests who took a later flight. My main reason for this tour was to see the volcano. Because of air quality, the observation area was closed. Because of cloud cover, we could not see the top of the volcano. We were able to visit the National Park Visitors Center which was worthwhile.
The tour guide was just fair. We visited several commercial sites.
He tried to make up for the closing of the observation area by stopping at other volcanoes in the park & a lava tube.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2010/02/03 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Good but could be better
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Overall the tour was enjoyable, but it could have been better. The driver forgot to pick me up at my hotel and I had to call to remind them. The driver/guide gave a great deal of information about everthing, so much so that the constant talk became a blur after a while. The sights we saw were great for a first timer to the island, but if I were to come back, I would stay on the west coast and drive over to see the volcano.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2009/04/11 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Active Volcano!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
It was great! We could hear the earth's heart beat here. My five year old wanted to know more about the volcano after the trip, he didn't stop asking me questions!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/07/11 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
What a wonderful experience!!
Reviewed by: Beverly Quek
Our tour guide Sharon was wonderful!! She was very informative and knew the history and tour sites very well. She was also funny and entertaining even though our group was not very responsive at first. She made us laugh in the end.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/12/23 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Great for First Timers!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Great way to see the highlights of Hilo and the volcano. Good price for it too.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/10/30 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Great fun
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was fun because we were able to go see different things along the tour and learn about the island. Thank you.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/09/26 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
A Wonderful Experience
Reviewed by: Erin
I went on this tour alone and found it very informative with lots to do even if you have nobody to share it with. The other tourists were very friendly and helped me take plenty of pictures and the tour guide was a sponge of information!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2007/09/18 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Tour & Tropical Waterfalls Sightseeing from Hilo
Knowledgeable Staff
Reviewed by: Brad Handy
Polynesian Adventure Tours has very knowledgeable staff members. They share information freely during the tour, which is a great asset in learning more about Hawai'ian history and the volcanoes specifically.
The only problem my wife and I had was how much talking went on. While the information was welcome at times, it seemed the talking never stopped. For some this may be perfect, but it was a little overwhelming/annoying for us.
Overall, the tour went well and the sites were spectacular.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/04/18 |
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