We felt very lucky to be able to book our trip last minute to go up Mauna Kea. We rented an all terrain Jeep to do this, but last minute realized was going to be very difficult to go up to the peak driving ourselves.
Our tour guides, Wes and his partner, were really professional, knowledgeable, courteous, and made us really feel at home. We really learned a lot about the Hawaiian culture, history of the mountain, the stars; got great views of the island from the top, saw great sunset, and of course had great photos for memories.
We very highly recommend this tour, A must thing to do on Big Island.