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All Reviews for Kilauea Volcano, Big Island in Hawaii

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4.71 4.71 / 5

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516 reviews

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

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

上空からのハワイ島は感動!

Reviewed by: ポコポコ

家内は最初乗車するのが怖がっていましたが、
たいして揺れることもなく、日本語での説明をしてもらいながら
色々な山や火口付近・滝などをヘリコプターから見られて
感動しました。
お値段はちょっと高額ですが、それ以上に良い思い出が出来ました。

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スマートフォンで動画を撮影するときは電池切れに注意!(私は切れてしまいました)
離陸&着陸時全然揺れずビックリしました。ジェット機の方が怖いです。

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Packages: 基本プラン
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/08/03
Activity Date: 2025/08/02

Oahu to Big Island - Helicopter Tour & Volcano Sightseeing Adventure with Lunch

Amazing views and sights to see

Reviewed by: Mia

We were really lucky with our tour because Kilauea started erupting in the morning of our tour day and we had a helicopter tour at 9:00 AM. We were able to see unbelievable sights from the helicopter as we were flying over the caldera.

The downside of it was that everyone else also knew about the eruption and wanted to get to the volcano park so we were stuck in the traffic for hours with others queuing to get into the park. This affected slightly the schedule of our tour, but we still managed to see the main things, and as I had visited the park before, it didn't matter so much to me. The thing I hoped and expected from the tour most was seeing lava spouting up in the air, and that came true!

Just as a reminder, you don't always get to see lava flowing, but the sights overall are still amazing and definitely worth the trip.

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Packages: Day Trip to Big Island: Helicopter & Sightseeing Tour with Airfare Included
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/07/28
Activity Date: 2025/07/09

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

ハワイ島で一度は体験すべきツアーです

Reviewed by: Yuki

為替レートの影響もあり、家族4人で参加するのは本当に勇気がいる選択でしたが、思い切って参加してよかったです!人生初のヘリコプターも、スタッフとパイロットの細やかな心遣いで心配せず、心から楽しむことができました。キラウェア火山がマグマを噴き上げている様子を見たくて参加したのですが、その動画も撮って、日本で待っていた年老いた母にも見せることができました。また、せっかくならば・・・と滝に寄るツアーにしたのですが、これが大正解!自然豊かなハワイ島を感じる内容となりました。海から見る山や谷の緑とサンゴ礁の海の青、火山や溶岩の茶黒。カラフルで自然の姿をしっかりと目に焼き付けることができました。そして、アイドル犬が出迎えてくれます。とってもキュートですよ。心からお薦めのツアーです。

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紫外線が強いです。私は目が紫外線に弱いので、サングラスをしていきました。サングラス、水1本(無料配布)以外は持ち込みできないので、日焼け止めクリームなどの日焼け対策は事前にしっかりとした方がよいです。

  • 滝の谷から見える海

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/07/28
Activity Date: 2025/07/09

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

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.

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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

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

感動しました

Reviewed by: 68-73夫婦

もう2度とハワイ島まで来られないだろうと、奮発して搭乗しました。
普通では見られない渓谷や岸壁、溶岩が流れた跡など、ヘリコプターならではの風景に感動しました。パイロットさんとマイクを通して質問したりお話し出来たのも良かったです。

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あともう少し奮発して助手席にすればもっと楽しかったかも。
写真やビデオを撮りすぎて気づいたらスマホの電源が切れてしまいました、気をつけましょう!

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Cloudy
Posted on: 2025/06/04
Activity Date: 2025/05/28

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.

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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!! ❤️❤️

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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

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

大満足と不満

Reviewed by: アキ

2025年5月7日体験しました。
1、体感は、ロケーション、パイロット、スタッフのみなさんには大満足でした。
おすすめです。100点

2、席が左サイドだった為、見所は全行程右サイドで、隣りの人越し、機体が邪魔になり、せっかくのロケーションが写真も思うように撮れず、心が折れましたよ
パイロットに旋回をリクエストしたがその1回切りの対応でした。
マイナス40点。

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前例の席が最高ですよ。

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/05/08
Activity Date: 2025/05/07

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

Oahu to Big Island - Helicopter Tour & Volcano Sightseeing Adventure with Lunch

Outstanding Experience

Reviewed by: Marjie

One important thing to note when you arrive at Hilo Airport is to head to the Bus Loading Zone pickup area at the end of the Baggage Claim Terminal. Walk outside of the Baggage Claim area on the first floor, turn right, and proceed toward the restrooms at the west end of the terminal, where a Polynesian Adventure vehicle will pick you up.

Our tour guide, Dexter, was incredibly knowledgeable, as he was born and raised on the Big Island. He was a wonderful gentleman, showing great respect, kindness, and compassion for everyone. A lunch was provided, which included a turkey wrap, kettle-cooked chips, a chocolate chip cookie, and a refillable metal water container. We also made a stop at Big Island Candies for some sweet treats. While we didn't need to wear pants or jackets, wearing hiking boots for ankle support is highly recommended due to the rough and slippery terrain.

Our Blue Hawaiian Helicopters pilot, David (nicknamed "Chewy"), was also very knowledgeable. He videotaped our entire flight upon request, and we even had our photo taken, which was uploaded onto the USB thumb drive. Remember to bring your photo ID. You will also need to view a safety video.

Overall, it was an excellent experience and well worth the money.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Marjie,
Mahalo for your wonderful review!

We’re so glad you had an excellent experience from start to finish, and we appreciate you sharing those helpful arrival details for future guests. It’s fantastic to hear that both Dexter and David (aka “Chewy”) made such a lasting impression with their knowledge, kindness, and genuine aloha spirit. We’ll be sure to pass along your kind words to them—they’ll be thrilled!

We’re also glad you enjoyed the lunch and special stop at Big Island Candies, and we agree—good footwear is a must for Big Island’s diverse terrain. Thank you for choosing Polynesian Adventure; we’re honored to have been part of your Hawaiian journey and hope to welcome you back for another unforgettable adventure soon!

Warmest aloha,
The Polynesian Adventure ʻOhana

  • In flight

  • In flight

  • In flight

  • Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele

  • Chain of Craters Road

  • Thurston Lava Tube

  • Akaka State Park Botanical Garden

  • Akaka Falls

  • Akaka State Park Botanical Garden

  • In flight

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Packages: Day Trip to Big Island: Helicopter & Sightseeing Tour with Airfare Included
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/04/22
Activity Date: 2025/04/21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Biking Adventure- EBike Ride with GPS Audio Tour

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

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

貴重な体験

Reviewed by: なお

ヘリコプターの初搭乗なこともありますが、エキサイティングでした。パイロットさんが日本語でも解説してくれたので、助かりました。まあ、火山活動なので仕方ないですが、キラウエアの赤い溶岩は見られませんでした。あと、滝への着陸ツアーではありませんが、見られると思っていたので少し残念です。

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やはり助手席だったらと思います。グループ外の人がパイロット助手席に同乗した場合、その人の服装、振る舞いで、後席の人は快適性、外の見易さに影響アリです。ガイダンス通り暗めの服装をして欲しいです。

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Families
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/03/05
Activity Date: 2025/02/28

Oahu to Big Island - Helicopter Tour & Volcano Sightseeing Adventure with Lunch

Amazing adventure

Reviewed by: Ileana

Paseo impresionante, muy recomendable, extraordinaria comunicación, organización y responsabilidad

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Packages: Day Trip to Big Island: Helicopter & Sightseeing Tour with Airfare Included
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2025/01/25
Activity Date: 2025/01/03

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

Oahu to Big Island - Helicopter Tour & Volcano Sightseeing Adventure with Lunch

Awesome way to see craters, lava fields and rain forests of Hawaii

Reviewed by: Happy Canadians

Tour bus was easy to find at Hilo airport, driver friendly and very knowledgeable but hard to understand over the speakers. Lunch and water was provided along with a fruit snack. Tour bus on time from site to site and dropped us off at Blue Hawaiian Helicopters for an excellent ride with David. We had plenty of time to walk over to the airport terminal for our flight back to Honolulu.

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Be sure to have a light jacket and closed, soled shoes. It is a very long day so rest up for it

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Packages: Day Trip to Big Island: Helicopter & Sightseeing Tour with Airfare Included
Attended as: Couples
Weather: Sunny
Posted on: 2024/12/21
Activity Date: 2024/11/29

Honolulu to Hilo One Day Fly Away Tour - Volcanoes National Park & Waterfalls

Amazing tour and worth every minute!!!

Reviewed by: Laurie & Karl

We flew from Honolulu to Hilo where we were greeted by our tour guide Dexter who was already waiting at the airport. He was born and lived on the Big Island for his entire life so his knowledge of history on the island was phenomenal. We highly recommend this tour and especially if you're lucky enough to have Dexter as your guide!!! Thank you Dexter for making our experience the best!

  • All these were taken on our tour!

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Packages: Oahu to Big Island Volcano Adventure with Lunch
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/11/03
Activity Date: 2024/11/01

キラウエア火山 ヘリコプター遊覧 水~土曜日10:30限定で日本語パイロットのリクエスト可能<フライト100分/英語パイロット/ワイコロアヘリポート>

ハワイ島の広さを実感しました!

Reviewed by: Kurt

ハワイ島の広大な上空をフライトしている時は、風景の変化も乏しく、少し期待外れのところもありましたが、キラウエア火山、海岸線等では、楽しめました。キラウエア火山周辺では、溶岩等が見えることも期待していましたが、残念でした。

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Packages: Test Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/11/03
Activity Date: 2024/10/11

Small-Group Best of Kauai Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Awesome!

Reviewed by: Kara

Really beautiful sights and tour of Kauai with a great guide.

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Packages: Best of Kauai by Land & River Tour
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2024/10/23
Activity Date: 2024/10/02

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

Kauai Island Tour - Hanalei, Kilauea Lighthouse, Chocolate Tasting & Movie Sites

Great Kauai tour!

Reviewed by: Kara

Hit some really gorgeous sites in Kauai- we loved the North Shore!

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Packages: Standard Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2024/09/18
Activity Date: 2024/09/08

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

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Biking Adventure- EBike Ride with GPS Audio Tour

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