Volcano Adventure: Hilo Sightseeing w/ Optional Helicopter Tour
Description
Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime Volcano Adventure tour on Hawaii's "Big Island," focusing on the lush, northeastern Hilo side. Explore the dynamic landscapes of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to active volcanoes and historic craters. Delight in the charming vistas of Hilo Town. Your knowledgeable driver-guide will enrich your journey with tales of the area's legends, history, and culture, highlighting scenic wonders throughout the tour. Note: This tour is available with hotel pickups exclusively in the Hilo area (Not Kona).
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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. Latest eruption in June 2023! Vents spew 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
- A light sweater may be needed at the volcano area and sturdy walking shoes are required
- Passengers with asthma and other respiratory problems should please consider other tour offerings to avoid potential health problems resulting from exposure to fumes
- As we cannot predict volcanic activity, features may vary daily depending on conditions. In an effort to make this an unforgettable experience, the tour operators will take you as close as possible to the volcanic activity
- Lava sightings not guaranteed
- Please contact the tour provider at minimum of 7 days prior to the tour date for ADA and all special requests.
Reviews(418)
Tour guide was exceptional her knowledge of the island and its history were fantastic. She went to great lengths to ensure everyone felt special and had a world class tour experience
Disappointed we couldn’t go because of the cloud cover buy the tour with Dexter was excellent lovely gentleman very knowledgeable.
We had a great time with our guide Albert.
Excellent I would like to recommend it to More people
Albert was awesome. Informative, interesting, caring and fun.
Albert is fun and informative. Aperfect combination of a tour guide. The entire time we spent in the bus Albert was pointing out things telling stories and informing us on the history of the island of Hawaii.
Was very interesting and learned a lot about volcanoes on Hawaii. Albert was our driver and did a great job. He explained a lot about what we were seeing.
Robin was a fantastic, very knowledgeable and brilliant narrator. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this excursion!
Robin is very informative and funny. Enjoyed the tour. Glad he was our tour guide. God Bless have a great day
We had an amazing experience touring Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and a macadamia nut farm with Albert. He is extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about Hawaiʻi’s history, culture, and geology. He explained the volcanoes in a way that was easy to understand and very interesting, and he made the macadamia nut farm visit fun and memorable. Albert was friendly, professional, and never rushed the experience. He answered all our questions and made the tour feel personal rather than scripted. This was one of the highlights of our trip to Hawaiʻi, and we highly recommend booking with Albert.
