Big Island Active Volcano Adventure Tour
Overview
This tour offers hotel pickups in the Hilo area only (not Kona).
Inclusions
- Tour narration by a professional driver/guide
- Pick-up and drop-off at specific Hilo hotels
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park admission fee
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Mauna Loa
- Entry/Admission - Kilauea Volcano
- Entry/Admission - Nahuku - Thurston Lava Tube
- Entry/Admission - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Entry/Admission - Rainbow Falls
- Entry/Admission - Steam Vents
- Entry/Admission - Akaka Falls State Park
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Banyan Drive, Island of Hawaii, HI
Drive through quaint Hilo Town along magnificent Banyan tree-lined streets along Hilo's coastline known as the "Hilo Walk of Fame".
Stop At: Volcano National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, HI
Home to Hawaii's active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Chain of Craters Road, Island of Hawaii, HI
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.
Stop At: Mauna Loa, Volcano, Island of Hawaii, HI
Active shield volcano housed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Last erupted in November 2022. Considered one of the largest volcanoes on earth.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kilauea Volcano, Island of Hawaii, HI
Active shield volcano housed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Latest eruption in June 2023! Vents spew lava from within Halema'uma'u, a pit crater in the volcano's summit caldera.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Steam Vents, 1 Crater Rim Drive, Pahoa, Island of Hawaii, HI 96778
See and feel the power of the volcano through the steam vents, where ground water seeps into volcanic rock.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Nahuku - Thurston Lava Tube, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, HI 96718
Tropical forest area featuring a long, subterranean cave formed by ancient flowing lava.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Akaka Falls State Park, End of Akaka Falls Road Off Hwy 220, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96728
Beautiful waterfall, easily viewable from a lookout point and surrounded by a verdant jungle.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Hilo, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
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.
Pass By: Liliuokalani Gardens, Banyan Drive, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720-4680
Renowned for it's lush Japanese gardens.
Stop At: Rainbow Falls, Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720
Witness rainbows forming in the mist at one of Hilo's most magnificent waterfalls.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional information
- A light sweater may be needed at the volcano area and sturdy walking shoes are required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Passengers with asthma and other respiratory problems should please consider other tour offerings to avoid potential health problems resulting from exposure to fumes
- As we cannot predict volcanic activity, features may vary daily depending on conditions. In an effort to make this an unforgettable experience, the tour operators will take you as close as possible to the volcanic activity
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Lava sightings not guaranteed
- Please contact the tour provider at minimum of 7 days prior to the tour date for ADA and all special requests.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 46 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Very cool tour and a really good and entertaining driver. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
Very cool tour and a really good and entertaining driver. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
Captain Rob was our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and funny. He was very easy to understand. We learned a lot about Hawaii and the volcano. The weather wasn’t very good, but that wasn’t his fault. Lunch is not included in this tour. Stopped briefly at a candy store at the end of the ...
Captain Rob was our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and funny. He was very easy to understand. We learned a lot about Hawaii and the volcano. The weather wasn’t very good, but that wasn’t his fault. Lunch is not included in this tour. Stopped briefly at a candy store at the end of the tour.
This was by far the WORST and I mean the WORST tour I've ever taken! To begin with, there's no such thing as a Volcano Tour here, period! Ever since Kilauea decided to erupt back in April, this tour should have been canceled--or else, call it a different name--period! The tour did not take u...
This was by far the WORST and I mean the WORST tour I've ever taken! To begin with, there's no such thing as a Volcano Tour here, period! Ever since Kilauea decided to erupt back in April, this tour should have been canceled--or else, call it a different name--period! The tour did not take us anywhere near the volcano, of course. Instead, they took us on a really long and boring tour around Hilo and some other natural attractions i.e., water falls, and a black sand beach. Other than that, all you see is the exiting town of Hilo, a nice Japanese park in Hilo too and have lunch at the Hilo mall. They also had to stop for some other people at the airport--the ones who actually booked a helicopter lava tour?. Of course, we had to wait for them sitting on a bus for I don't know how long. What bothers me the most about this tour is that even when they knew the Volcano National Park and Jaeger Museum had been closed for quite some time, they didn't even bother to contact me to let me know about the modifications they did to the tour--which, like I mentioned, had nothing to do with volcanoes at all. Instead, they just changed the scheduled altogether and that was that. I had to actually contact them directly to find out about the status of this tour. They person who picked up the phone sounded like a clueless high school kid with absolutely no knowledge of the services her company was offering (not Viator, by the way). The only redeemable feature of this tour was our guide Leroy, who was super nice and professional. He was able to tell us many interesting stories about Hawaii, which were very enlightening and entertaining. My daughter and I ended up taking a Lava Tour on a boat instead with a different local provider. That was a really an unforgettable experience. So... bottom line, if you want to do something, anything remotely related to volcanoes, this tour AS OF NOW is definitely not for you.
I absolutely loved the tour. I'd strongly recommend it for anyone looking for a fun and informative day tour from Hilo. The tour guide was informative and entertaining and we were lucky enough to be able to view some volcanic actions from Halemaumau after the fog had lifted. I can't wait to re...
I absolutely loved the tour. I'd strongly recommend it for anyone looking for a fun and informative day tour from Hilo. The tour guide was informative and entertaining and we were lucky enough to be able to view some volcanic actions from Halemaumau after the fog had lifted. I can't wait to return to Big Island and take the tour again.
The tour was eh....We spent too much time going to other places and given time to shop and not enough time for the Volcano. Better off going to the Volcano National Park yourself and doing everything. And our tour guide was nice but had the most boring and monitone voice.....put you to sleep...
The tour was eh....We spent too much time going to other places and given time to shop and not enough time for the Volcano. Better off going to the Volcano National Park yourself and doing everything. And our tour guide was nice but had the most boring and monitone voice.....put you to sleep....
Wonderful tour, I highly recommend it. Captain Rob clearly loves Hawaii and is extremely knowledgable in all aspects of volcanology. Fascinating and informative.
Wonderful tour, I highly recommend it. Captain Rob clearly loves Hawaii and is extremely knowledgable in all aspects of volcanology. Fascinating and informative.