Day Trip from Oahu to Hilo: Volcano Adventure
Description
Escape to another Hawaiian island for a day on this all-inclusive tour. Hop on an inter-island flight from Honolulu on Oahu to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii for a once-in-a-lifetime, comprehensive Volcano Adventure Tour. Discover Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the sights of Hilo Town. Your expert driver-guide will share with you the legends and cultural significance of famous sites and point our numerous scenic wonders along the way. Also available with an optional helicopter tour based on availability.
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Itinerary
Drive through quaint Hilo Town along magnificent Banyan tree-lined streets along Hilo's coastline known as the "Hilo Walk of Fame".
Home to Hawaii's active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile (31 km) long winding paved road through the East Rift and coastal area of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii. Some areas are inaccessible.
Active shield volcano housed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Last erupted in September 2021 when vents spewed lava from within Halema'uma'u, a pit crater in the volcano's summit caldera.
See and feel the power of the volcano through the steam vents, where ground water seeps into volcanic rock.
Tropical forest area featuring a long, subterranean cave formed by ancient flowing lava.
Beautiful waterfall, easily viewable from a lookout point and surrounded by a verdant jungle.
Drive through historic Hilo Town, where tsunamis in 1946 and 1960 caused cataclysmic damage and forced the town to be rebuilt further inland. Today, wooden storefronts remain in the laid-back, town that manages to keep the country vibe alive.
Renowned for it's lush Japanese gardens.
Witness rainbows forming in the mist at one of Hilo's most magnificent waterfalls.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Passengers must provide date of birth and gender at the time of booking per TSA requirements
- Once reservation is made, tour is non-refundable and non-changeable
- The interisland airfare may fluctuate based on flight availability. Additional fees may be required to be paid by the customer in these cases.
- Passengers with asthma and other respiratory problems should please consider other tour offerings to avoid potential health problems resulting from exposure to fumes
- Lava sightings not guaranteed
- IMPORTANT: The name you enter at the time of booking must exactly match what appears on your valid government-issued I.D. photo I.D. that you will use during travel. This is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and FAA requirement and there is no flexibility with this policy. A valid government-issued ID (passport for non-US citizens) is required on the day of travel. If a passenger is denied boarding, there will be no refund.
- Special Needs requests must be called in to the local supplier AT LEAST 1 week prior to tour date.
- Interisland flight times and routes are subject to change
Reviews(580)
Company communicated well and provided exact instructions so no confusion. Tour needs to be about 3 hours shorter though. We had to circle back and pick up those who opted for a helicopter tour, which means site information was repeated once they rejoined us. Do not need to get out at some sites to look around for "20 minutes" such as the kings statue; I'm all for hearing about the local history but some stops just aren't necessary. The volcano portion and waterfalls were great though and the guide was informative but extremely repetitive (heard about the clock tower meaning 3-4 times). Lunch option was so-so but the Chocolate shop stop was great. We got to see things that we can't see in Indiana but not sure I would recommend due to the length of time required for the day (at airport by 5am, flight 6-7am, return flight 6:55pm so not back to hotel until 7:30/8pm if no delays).
Aloha Melissa, thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad you enjoyed the volcanoes, waterfalls, and chocolate stop, and that the tour information was clear and helpful. We appreciate your feedback regarding the pacing and overall length of the day and will share your comments with our team. Mahalo for spending the day exploring Hawaiʻi Island with us.
I would like to go again, the views were amazing.
Great experience, our tour guide/ driver was very knowledgeable and helpful. Explained lot of history and sightseeing places in details
It's pricey and all day but worth it. Our tour guide Dexter was amazing, very knowledgeable and nice. The volcano waterfall and lava tube was incredible.
We took a tour bus around the big island. Albert was our tour guide. We planned to view the volcano eruption until it was closed for safety precautions. Albert was more than pleasant and did his best with last minute closures. He was knowledgeable about the island's history and thoroughly answered our questions 👍🏽😊
Minimal volcano adventure. The volcano adventure mentioned in the title is minimal; instead, they take you to other places, which takes up a lot of time. The lunch is poor and lacks atmosphere. Taxi rides to and from the airport are expensive. The messages—especially SMS—are hard to follow. The only positive is the tour guide’s personality.
Mahalo for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear the experience did not meet expectations. Your comments have been shared with our team to review the overall tour experience. Mahalo!
Unfortunately I can’t really recommend this trip and it isn’t a reflection of the travel company as such- it’s all just a bit boring and was very expensive for the quality of the experience. We were up very early to be at the airport for 5am, arrived and had a while hanging around for the helicopter trip which was cancelled due to weather conditions- this is absolutely one of those things and not anybody’s fault. There are no cafes open at that time at the airport to get a coffee so we were pretty tired already when we started the rest of the trip minus the helicopter. Steam vents and waterfall were decent for a few minutes and a picture opportunity and then nothing particularly of interest was seen for the remainder of the very long day. Much of it in fact was spent on the highway. Lunch was a sandwich and bottle of water in the van and there were no other refreshment opportunities throughout the day which we felt was lame given the early start and sandwich at 11am. There was a brief stop at a cookie factory and although we aren’t big cookie fans we were at least able to buy an overpriced box to stave off the hunger. Our guide was very pleasant and the company were extremely responsive in issuing refunds for the helicopter element so that’s a positive but even so - after the refund we still paid £1k for 2 of us and it just wasn’t worth it to spend the best part of the day inside a van feeling tired bored and hungry. I appreciate that the tour company can only show what is on the island and they can’t magic amazing sights out of thin air but nonetheless they could at least provide more than a sandwich and 1 bottle of water throughout the duration of a very long and costly day. We arrived back at our hotel at 10.30pm feeling quite deflated and sadly would not recommend this trip to others .
Mahalo for taking the time to share your experience. We’re sorry to hear the day did not meet expectations. Your feedback has been shared with our team to review. Thank you.
We had the most amazing day with Sean! He was a fantastic tour guide! We started with a stop at a cute local coffee shop. as we drove to the volcano, he provided so much historical information about the big island. The Hawaii National Volcanoes park was so picturesque. The lava tube was very different than caves and such we have seen at home in Wisconsin. Rainbow Falls was beautiful and the black sand beach was amazing. We saw a lot of turtles! Our lunch stop at the farmers market was fantastic. We highly recommend this tour to see the volcano and the experience of the environmental differences between the islands.
The day was gloomy but Alberta sunny personality and story telling made the day brighter. he was very helpful with both my toddlers and even had our stroller set up before we stepped off the bus.
Knowledgeable and likeable tour guide.
