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Best Mauna Kea Summit Tour (Free sunset and star photo!)

Best Mauna Kea Summit Tour (Free sunset and star photo!)

Overview

We will take you to the summit of Mauna Kea to see the sunset and we will do stargazing afterward. Our most unique part is that our guides will take the photo of the sunset and stars for you using their DSLR camera.
All photos are free of charge and you will get it to your smartphone at the end of the tour.

City: Big Island of Hawaii

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $280.00

Make a reservation

Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $280.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Free DSLR camera photo of sunset and stars with you in it!

Bottle water and hot drink while stargazing

Admission Fee for Mauna Kea

Veggie Sandwich (Please message us for other meal option)

Snow parker, Ski pants, Gloves to keep you warm

Expert tour guide

4x4 Passenger Van to the summit

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Please check the message through Viator we will send after confirmation of your booking, about pickup time and location.
Please note that we do not take any responsibility or liability for any damage or loss caused through the parking
Operated by Hawaiian Eyes Tour
Not recommended for person weight more than 300lb
Not recommended for person having respiratory problem such as asthma
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Kailua-Kona

Pick up guests from each pick up location starting from Target in Kona. (pick up time varies depending on the season) 14:00-15:00pm Target's parking lot meet in front of the Mcdonald’s that is in the Target parking area (74-5453 Makala Blvd, Kailua-Kona) 14:45-15:45pm/ Queens’ Market Place Please meet up at the backside parking area of Queen's Market Place in front of Island Gourmet Markets (69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr #201, Waikoloa) 15:30-16:30pm/ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park (44-5400 Daniel K. Inouye Hwy, Waimea)

Onizuka Astronomy Complex

Onizuka Visitor Information Station We will take a break at the Onizuka Visitor Center at an altitude of 2,800m or 9,000ft for early dinner and altitude acclimatization. We also change clothes for winter clothes here depending on the weather. Also gift shop is open for guests to purchase the items. (No food or drink sale)

Mauna Kea Summit

Mauna Kea summit at an altitude of 13,796 ft (4,205 m) At the peak of Mauna Kea, you will see most of the observatory at the summit and we will be watching the sunset from the highest peak oin Hawaii. Enjoy a fantastic moment！

Onizuka Astronomy Complex

After the sunset, we will do stargazing using our refractor telescope and razor pointer. Our guide will explain about the star, constellation, and planets. Also we will take the astro photo with you in it! (The location of where we will do the stargazing may varies depending on the weather conditions)

Kailua-Kona

Returning to the pick up locations starting from Gilbert Kahele Recreational park.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (481)

nicopL7948WC

Apr 2021

We had an amazing trip with our Guide Shoyo. We started our trip at around 3pm and drove to the visitors center at the volcano to aclimate and eat the delicious sandwich which Shoyo had prepared. We spent there around 60mins before going up to the summit to watch the sunset. Warm jackets and pants were included in the tour since it can get pretty cold up there. After the sunset we went down again to the visitors centers to watch and explore the night‘s sky. Shoyo knew a lot about the stars and the zodiacs in the sky - very interessting. During thr whole trip Shoyo was taking pictures of us with his professional camera and he sent us thr pictures once the trip was done. We had an amazing afternoon/evening with Shoyo and we thank him for taking his time with explaning a lot of interesting things to us as well as taking amazing pictures!

ChloeKing1234

Apr 2021

My family and I absolutely loved it and really appreciated the tour guides, Wes and Shoyo for the kindness they showed throughout the tour. Yumiko was the sweetest answering every question we had leading up to the tour and helping us with the reservation. The views at the summit are truly breathtaking and must be on everyone’s bucket list. I do want to advise to prepare to be in best condition for the tour as altitude sickness can be tough for some. Thank you Hawaiian Eyes Tour for unforgettable memories and highly skilled photos the tour guides took of us.

Z-Traveler

Apr 2021

Fantastic tour! Seeing the sunset at Mauna Kea is breathtaking. They take you to the visitor's center for acclimation for about an hour (sandwiches they provided were delicious!), then drive you to the summit with a couple of short photo stops in between. They take pictures of you and your group and then send them to you at the end of the tour. On the way down, you stop at the visitor's center again for stargazing (and they give you hot chocolate and cookies!). They set the telescope on the moon the night that we went. I wished they would have also set the telescope on some of the stars. There's one telescope for the whole group to share (for us, there were 6 on the tour that night). My teens and I loved it. They gave us coats, gloves, and offered ski pants (unnecessary).