Travel in style and comfort with Big Island’s Premier Tour Company - Kailani Tours. Cruise along the scenic Kona coastline on your way to Hawaii’s most active volcano – Kilauea! Sample Kona coffee, visit Punalu’u Black Sand Beach, and explore a lot of what Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has to offer. Features of this tour include everything from our first class beverage and towel service, exceptional food selections, and our incredibly knowledgeable guides. We provide transport in luxury Mercedes Sprinters. This luxury tour highlights Kilauea, shows off several natural wonders of the island, and treats guests to an incredibly indulgent touring experience. This unique and unforgettable tour provides the most comprehensive exploration of Kilauea Volcano’s past, present and future.
The day starts with a drive to Greenwell Farms where you’ll be able to taste the full-bodied flavors of Kona coffee beans and learn about the process of the perfect brew. As you ease into your day, breathe in the clean mountain air, and enjoy a deli-style picnic lunch.
Located at the Southernmost point in the United States, this bakery is a must-visit location. Bakers buzz around as locals and travelers alike peer into the glass cases, where fresh malasadas, sweet bread and other baked goods are showcased- try one for yourself!
This iconic location on the southern tip of the Big Island is home to the most recognized black sand beach anywhere on Hawaii Island. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean. Punaluʻu is frequented by endangered hawksbill and green turtles, which can often be seen basking on the black sand.
Witness the stunning views of a crater that experienced thousands of earthquakes, many explosive rockfalls and the draining of Kilauea Caldera’s gigantic lava lake. Kailani Tours’ guides will provide an intimate behind-the-scenes tour of the park that guests simply cannot experience on their own. These park-certified guides will provide the ultimate guest experience as they show off their favorite locations of the park.
End your day of adventure and awe-inspiring sights with a well-deserved three-course dinner at the Kilauea Lodge’s acclaimed restaurant located in the town of Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The dishes are prepared using fresh, local ingredients and creative flavor combinations that delight the taste buds.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Big Island: Deluxe Volcano Experience with Restaurant Dinner lasts about 11 hours. The itinerary has 5 stops.
Prices start at $342 per person for this Big Island of Hawaii experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 13 participants.
Children under 5 years old not permitted on this tour Children must be accompanied by an adult
Those with any mobility limitations should contact Kailani Tours before booking. Easy to Moderate Difficulty
The tour was amazing. Derek our tour guide was so easy to get along with. The whole day went according to plan. Derek took his time and explained a lot of Hawaiian history and culture. I would recommend Derek as a tour guide every time. The restaurant for dinner was on point. The group size was small and manageable. The atmosphere was as family like. Very cool tour.
DO NOT USE Kailani Tours! They are a SCAM!! They cancelled our tour the day before. Took over a week to reach. FRAUD! THEY CANCELLED. NEVER REFUNDED. Still fighting for refund five months later. Stressful. Business going under.
We had a great time on this tour! Derek was a great guide, very knowledgeable and energetic. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a great excursion on Kona/Kailua!
My wife and I had a wonderful day tour with Kailani Tours leaving from Kona Hawaii and heading south. We stopped at a local cafe for coffee, a wonderful bakery, black sand beach where we saw sea turtles, then up to Volcanoes National Park for a crater rim walk and a great lunch included with the tour. From there we went to Hilo where we saw Rainbow Falls, stopped at Big Island Candies (great shortbread and chocolate), a local farmers market then back to Kona on the Saddle Road. The tour van was comfortable and our tour guides very informative regarding local scenery, geology and history. On the way back to Hilo we did unfortunately experience a flat tire on the tour van but the tour guides made sure we remained comfortable while they replaced the tire and got us back on our way. I definitely recommend Kailani for tours on the Big Island.
Just a few comments… Plus points 1. Nice tour, good driver/guide (Derek), comfortable van, relaxed vibe 2. Restaurant meal was good although the alcoholic drinks were expensive and the service was unexceptional 3. Walking through the amazing lava tube at nighttime Minus points 1. The volcano chose to be pretty inactive on the day we visited 2. The sky was overcast so we didn’t get dark-sky star viewing 3. Unresponsive customer service from the tour company prior to the trip - outsourced to the Philippines, it seems Overall good, but we’d probably hire a car and do it ourselves next time
The best money I spent on Hawaii, an incredible day!!
Tour was very good. Derrick was an excellent guide. Explained everything very well. Safe driver. Van very comfortable. Provided plenty of restroom breaks. Restaurant dinner was very good. Could have used some mustard or mayonnaise on sandwiches for picnic lunch. Could have used a second video on ride home. Otherwise it was an awesome experience.
Get ready for a fun adventure. I received a call from Laurie, I call her the office queen, who had me in stitches as she took care of business about our meals and pick up information. I was disappointed that she couldn’t have made the trip with us. Professional with some old fashioned humor thrown in. Thanks for your help Laurie . (Please forgive me if I got your name wrong, old people have lousy memories 😁) It is a long drive from Kona on a winding road. My brother had always driven and didn’t see much but the road. This was an entirely different experience for all of us. Getting some history and backstories that only a resident can bring had us looking at things differently. Lunch at the coffee farm was tasty and then on our way. The bakery stop was disappointing because of the remodeling and I’m sorry for the people who hadn’t been there before. It has always smelled so good with yummy treats. Apparently Grant had notified the turtles to show up at Black Sand beach. And they sure did, I can relate to their laying in the sand relaxing. What a sight. We had visited the state park near the volcano several times, but this was the best trip ever. Thank you Grant for that experience. Pointing out where to look and what we were seeing. . It added another layer to our volcano experience. Unfortunately Grant couldn’t make the volcano explode while we were there, but enjoyed it on the Two Pineapple website 48 hours later. Dinner was good and the drinks I paid for were worth it. But the ‘surprise’ dessert, maybe we should have asked for the dessert menu instead of the drink menu. But that wasn’t the reason for our trip. The reason was for an experience we hadn’t really had before driving ourselves. Information we probably only absorbed half of that was presented with facts we sure hadn’t researched. And lucky Grant didn’t have to research because he’s lived it and was gracious to share. Make the reservation, we sure were not disappointed.
Derek was an excellent guide- never rushed, and very knowledgeable. He went above and beyond to ensure we got to see the volcano erupt, even leading us through the woods at night in the rain to a private lookout. So so grateful we got to travel through the park with him! Outside of Derek’s great work, itinerary was great and van is lux. And $300 is pretty good for a 12hr day including 2 meals. We were disappointed the tour did not have all that was promised… no hot towel service, no all day snacks/drinks (just water). Lunch was an inedible sandwich and a bag of chips, and the 3 course restaurant dinner was a small house salad, an okay entree, and a slice of white cake. Restaurant also didn’t overlook park/volcanoes, though they didn’t say it would.
Very poor! Our excursion was cancelled by the company on January 5th. Per their policy we were entitled to a full refund. 5 weeks later we have not received any refund. Been told it’s under review. Paid $1180.24 4 months in advance. Unfortunately being forced to seek legal action for non-payment. Will not recommend ever going with this company. I paid in good faith and expected to be treated the same.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Island: Deluxe Volcano Experience with Restaurant Dinner | 11 hours | 4.9 (631) | $342 | |
 Small Group Big Island Twilight Volcano and Stargazing Tour | 12 hours | 4.9 (1,746) | $309 | View |
 Big Island Historical Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay | 3 hours | 4.7 (1,371) | $189 | View |
 Deluxe Snorkel & Dolphin Watch Aboard a Luxury Catamaran from Kailua-Kona | 4h 30min | 4.8 (832) | $184 | View |
 Deluxe Sail & Snorkel to the Captain Cook Monument | 4h 30min | 4.9 (580) | $179 | View |
 Big Island Scenic Tour: Volcano Hilo Town Waterfall Beach & Lunch | 7 hours | 5.0 (110) | $199 | View |
 Kona Coast Hualalai Volcano-60Min Helicopter Tour-Door Off or On | 1 hour | 4.8 (21) | $640 | View |