Big Island Hawaii Volcano Adventure Tour w/ Lunch

Overview

A once-in-a-lifetime, comprehensive Volcano Adventure tour experience on Hawaii Island, known as the "Big Island." This tour focuses on the northeastern, Hilo side of the island. Discover active volcanoes and ancient craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and take in the sights of quaint Hilo Town. Your expert driver-guide will share legends and historical and cultural significance of famous sites and point out numerous scenic wonders along the way.

This tour offers hotel pickups in the Hilo area only (not Kona).

City: Hilo

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $162.08

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $162.08

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What's Included

Pick-up and drop-off at specific Hilo hotels

Tour narration by a professional driver/guide

Lunch

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park admission fee

Additional Info

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 with asthma and other respiratory problems should please consider other tour offerings to avoid potential health problems resulting from exposure to fumes
Please contact the tour provider at minimum of 7 days prior to the tour date for ADA and all special requests.
Lava sightings not guaranteed
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Banyan Drive

Drive through quaint Hilo Town along magnificent Banyan tree-lined streets along Hilo's coastline known as the "Hilo Walk of Fame".

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Home to Hawaii's active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.

Chain of Craters Road

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.

Mauna Loa

Active shield volcano housed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Last erupted in November 2022. Considered one of the largest volcanoes on earth.

Kilauea Volcano

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.

Steam Vents

See and feel the power of the volcano through the steam vents, where ground water seeps into volcanic rock.

Nahuku - Thurston Lava Tube

Tropical forest area featuring a long, subterranean cave formed by ancient flowing lava.

Akaka Falls State Park

Beautiful waterfall, easily viewable from a lookout point and surrounded by a verdant jungle.

Hilo

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.

Liliuokalani Gardens

Renowned for it's lush Japanese gardens.

Rainbow Falls

Witness rainbows forming in the mist at one of Hilo's most magnificent waterfalls.

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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 (73)

Mark M

Oct 2010

The title of this day trip is Volcano Adventure but probably should be called Island tour and volcano adventure. Before we got to the main event of seeing the volcanoes and lava flows we had to visit a Macadamia Nut farm, and Orchid farm and also toured Hilo on a coach. The time spent at these places was way too long and the time spent at the volcano was way too short in comparison. I was disappointed not to be able to spend longer at the crater and also at the lava flow where we got an hour (this also included eating lunch). In saying that, the volcano is stunning - venting steam/gas (at least on the day we visited). Due to increased gases in the air the volcano park is now closed in places but there isn't anything you can do about mother nature! It was a great experience but i do believe that the timings are all wrong and if the trip is called Volcano Adventure then this should be the main focus.

Susy C

Jun 2010

Well what a fantastic day. We were lucky enough for our hotel in Kona to put us on the same tour without having to self drive to Hilo. thank God, our driver Cousin Komo James was just full of information. Even the plants on the side of the road. We travelled the whole island and he did not stop. We enjoyed this tour so much, we learnt so much. this was our second time to the Volcano. The first time as newly weds we drive our selves, but having James driving the bus, we went to places we missed the first time and just his knowledge about the island is amazing and you should not miss this tour. If you go to the Big Island, this is the tour to do.

Brian S

Oct 2009

We had a great time on the Big Island Volcano tour. We were visiting Hawaii on our honeymoon and island hopped to the Big Island for the day. This tour was a great way to see the Big Island and some of it's higlights in a short period of time. We had a fabulous tour guide. She was funny and very educated on the island. We would highly recommend this tour!