Big Island Mauna Kea Summit Puesta de sol y observación de estrellas
Descripción
Experimente la magia de Mauna Kea a casi 14,000 pies sobre el Océano Pacífico. Vea una puesta de sol impresionante desde la cumbre, luego disfrute de la observación de estrellas dirigida por expertos con un telescopio profesional en uno de los mejores lugares del mundo con cielo nocturno. Este tour para grupos pequeños ha sido operado ininterrumpidamente desde 1989 por una compañía local confiable y totalmente permitida. Viaje en furgonetas 4WD de lujo con guías capacitados profesionalmente que priorizan la seguridad, la comodidad y el servicio personalizado. Aprenda sobre el significado cultural de Mauna Kea y las maravillas del universo, donde los antiguos hawaianos creían que la Tierra se encuentra con los cielos. Parkas de alta resistencia, aperitivos locales y chocolate caliente están incluidos. Cómodas recogidas en Kailua-Kona y Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Nos tomamos un tiempo en el Centro de Visitantes para aclimatarnos con seguridad a la gran altitud mientras exploramos la tienda de regalos y las exhibiciones educativas que destacan los observatorios de clase mundial de Maunakea, su entorno único y su profundo significado cultural.
Explore la cumbre, hogar de observatorios de renombre mundial, y observe una impresionante puesta de sol hundirse en las nubes y el horizonte.
Descienda a un lugar de observación de estrellas de menor elevación (entre 13,000 y 9,000 pies) después de la puesta del sol, y experimente el cielo nocturno desde uno de los mejores lugares de observación de la Tierra. Su guía experto dará vida a las estrellas con fascinantes perspectivas del universo, mientras que un telescopio profesional revela impresionantes objetos celestes de cerca.
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Qué incluye
Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Los viajeros deben tener al menos un nivel de condición física medio
- El tour puede cancelarse antes de la salida debido al clima o al cierre de carreteras. Si eso sucede, se le ofrecerá una nueva fecha o un reembolso completo.
- Si el clima se vuelve desfavorable durante el tour, aún haremos todo lo posible para brindar una gran experiencia. Si no podemos llegar a la cumbre debido al cierre de carreteras u otros problemas imprevistos, recibirá un reembolso o crédito completo.
- No se permiten bebidas alcohólicas.
- No se permiten huéspedes borrachos o intoxicados.
- Se requiere un mínimo de 3 personas para realizar un tour. Si tenemos menos de 3 reservas 24 horas antes de la salida, el tour se cancelará a menos que los huéspedes existentes elijan pagar la diferencia.
- No se permite a las mascotas, incluidos los animales de servicio, garantizar la comodidad y seguridad de los huéspedes con alergias o fobias a los animales.
- No se incluyen comidas. Por favor coma una comida completa antes del tour. Proporcionamos algunos aperitivos locales agradables.
- Durante la observación de las estrellas se servirá una taza de chocolate caliente.
- Si un invitado se enferma o se lesiona y no puede continuar, el grupo puede necesitar ajustar el itinerario. Cualquiera que salga del tour debe ir acompañado de un acompañante (si aplica) y organizar su propio transporte de regreso a su propio costo.
- Si necesita una parka XL, solicite la cantidad en la reserva.
- Restricción de edad: 13 a 80 años
- Se permiten huéspedes con afecciones cardíacas, enfermedades pulmonares o problemas médicos graves.
- No se admiten huéspedes embarazadas.
- No se permiten huéspedes que hayan estado buceando dentro de las 24 horas.
- No se permiten huéspedes con obesidad grave (IMC superior a 40,0).
Opiniones(21)
Happy to be on on this 7.5 hour tour with the super knowledgeable, conscientious, and helpful tour guide John Soreyama! My friends and I may now actually bother to remember how to locate the North Star, should our light-polluted-filled city skies back home allow, and marvel at the small but significant information of humans' understanding that the star's position correlates with one's latitude. Of course getting to top of the world's tallest mountain on this incredible island in such a comfortable fashion alone was the cat's meow, considering our "golden" years, but dipping our toes into a small slice of the starry skies was icing on the cake. Great short visit!
A sunset above the clouds you could never see from anywhere else. John was our tour guide for the day and made an incredible experience for us. He was so knowledgeable, nice and fun while taking great care of us with his attentive driving, coats, food and hot chocolate. We were so glad we didn’t try to drive this on our own not only because of the steep and small roads, but also because we would have missed so much of his experience and knowledge of the summit and island. The star gazing with him showing us the stars, planets and zodiac signs and how many light years away everything is. It was unexpected and really fun. Now the sunset- just unreal. We took so many pictures it was so so beautiful to see. We were also fortunate to have the moon rising at the same time. Thanks John for a day we will cherish as a special vacation memory.
Booking the Mauna Kea Sunset and Stars tour with Taikobo was the highlight of our family trip to the Big Island, and our guide, John, made it absolutely incredible! The small group size of just 9 people made the entire experience feel personalized, and John was a phenomenal driver up the rugged summit roads. Watching the sunset from the peak was breathtaking, but the stargazing portion was where John really made our night! My son is a huge astronomy buff and really wanted to see nebulae. John went completely out of his way, taking extra time to align the telescope and track down beautiful deep-space nebulae just for him. His deep knowledge of the cosmos and patient, engaging attitude made it an unforgettable night for our family. The heavy parkas and hot cocoa kept us warm, but John’s hospitality is what we will remember most. If you book with Taikobo, ask for John!
This was an awesome unique experience. This is one of the top places in the world for stargazing (like top 3), countries around the globe build all their observatories here, and I've never seen so many stars in the sky in my life. Our tour guide John had an elite telescope with him and was incredibly knowledgeable about the stars. He showed us three planets, and insane closeup of the moon, did some amazing night photography that he shared, and we had parkas and snacks packed. The snorkeling, beaches, and waterfalls are probably what Hawaii is most known for, but I've seen / done that type of stuff at many locations. This was truly unique and something you can only do here. The sunset while looking down at the clouds was crazy. To stand on top of a mountain and look down at the clouds as if you were on a plane was just crazy. It is cold, and though there were parkas, if you are planning in advance, I'd bring a winter hat with you to wear, otherwise long pants is probably sufficient.
It was an amazing experience, getting to see the sunset was captivating. We were treated with snacks and hot chocolate and a telescope to see the moon, Jupiter venus and mercury. Our tour guide John was very knowledgeable and very accommodating. 11 out of 10
We had such a nice time and the sunset was beautiful. John was an excellent tour guide, he was knowledgeable and so kind. He made the experience memorable.
John our tour guide was absolutely awesome! He made sure the tour went smoothly without any issues, even went above and beyond to help another groups tour member who was sick. The views were absolutely stunning. It was such an awesome experience to see the telescopes, the sun set and all the beautiful stars. I cannot recommend this enough tour enough! We road up the mountain in a super comfy van, the snacks were delicious and I appreciated the hot chocolate once the sun went down. Definitely bring layers.. because it gets cold as soon as the sunsets! 20/10 recommends this tour.
Expect to be treated well, have expectation that are 100% aligned to the outcomes you will experience. If John is your guide, you will have a seamless trip, start to finish!!!
Incredible experience. Our guide John was fabulous and was incredible with knowledge and facts about the entire experience.
John was our guide for the tour and did an amazing job! The ride to the top of Mauna Kea was comfortable complete with locally sourced snacks. We were not able to see stars as clearly as we would have liked, but it was cloudy and one day after a full moon. John still made it interesting and informative with his high powered telescope and knowledge of astronomy. Great excursion worth the time and money.
