HILO · VOLCANO TOURS
Good hilo volcano tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of a Big Island day trip to volcanoes, waterfalls, coffee farms, Waipio Valley, and Punaluʻu Beach, with practical planning tips.
“When you see 12 hour duration. That’s true, and you will be gone all day. but there are so many cool stops that it does not seem that long. Our guide made it a great day.”
Review the Hilo Volcano Adventure, with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, lava tubes, waterfalls, lunch, guides, and optional helicopter views.
“The forest with magical and giant plants,the waterfalls made my day. I was hoping to See. Active volcanos and lavas but unfortunately didn't happen”
Review of Hilo’s volcano, lava tube, waterfall, gardens and chocolate tour, with practical advice on price, fitness, transport and timing.
“This was a good tour but some improvements could be made. For example our guide was very friendly and welcoming but talked way too much. It was very interesting but at the end we no more listened because he talked non stop. Also too much time spent at some places in volcanoes park (volcano house and echo crater) that could be used to do the whole chain of craters road until the sea arch. Would have appreciated a stop a volcanoes np entrance sign. Candy store, waterfall and gardens were nice stops. Enjoyed the local chips provided. Tour guide was easy to find at port and tour started on time.…”
Review of a small-group Hilo tour to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, with lava tubes, waterfalls, gardens, transport, snacks, and practical tips.
“It was amazing learned a lot about Hilo the volcanos and heritage of the island definitely would do it again”
Review of Safari Helicopters’ one-hour Hilo flight over Kilauea, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, waterfalls, lava fields, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa.
“Great experience, Love it definately will do again when visiting big island”
Review of Malahini Tours’ Hilo Volcanoes National Park trip, with Rainbow Falls, lava tubes, gardens, guides, pricing, and practical tips.
“We made severalstops including the active volcano. It would have been nice if we had more time there to walk the trail.”
Review of Shaka Braddah Tours’ 7-hour Hilo volcano tour, with Kilauea, lava tubes, lunch, turtles, Rainbow Falls, and practical tips.
“Anthony & Desmond were the best local guides ever! They were so knowledgeable and taught us a lot about the ancient Hawaiians and their culture. They even had cool artifacts to show. I had an awesome time. They were so kind and went above and beyond. I really can't recommend them enough. Mahalo, Anthony & Desmond!!!!”
Review of Hilo’s Volcanoes National Park adventure, with Rainbow Falls, black sand beach, lava tube, lunch, pricing, and practical tips.
“Ernie was a great tour guide! It was so interesting and informative! He was flexible and tailored the tour to our multi-generational family of 9!”
Explore Hilo, Rainbow Falls, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on a five-hour guided tour with local history and island treats.
“Our driver and guide Dan was great. He showed us many sights. Especially Rainbow Falls and the Lava Tube in Volcanoes National Park were amazing. We highly recommend this tour! Mahalo from Jan & Lisa”
Review of a Hilo tour to Rainbow Falls and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, with gardens, lava tubes, pickup, pricing, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable. The pictures make Rainbow Falls appear to be in a cool, isolated location, but it is really in a city-like area in the middle of a park. Still beautiful though. The volcano was smoking, but we missed the big eruption by a few days. Bummer. Took us to a beautiful park. Overall, a lot of walking, but some beautiful scenery.”
Explore Kilauea, Thurston Lava Tube, Rainbow Falls, and Punaluʻu Beach on a small-group Big Island tour with lunch included.
“It was worth it. The tour was incredible! Tour guides were spectacular!! I want to take the tour again when I come back to big island🏝️”
Review of a private Hilo Volcanoes National Park tour with a Mercedes van, lava tube, crater views, Rainbow Falls, snacks, and local guides.
“A cool experience in Hilo. Skylar was our guide & he was very kind, knowledgable & professional. We enjoyed our time Volcanos National Park (volcanic craters, steam vents & lava tubes!), Rainbow Falls, then a stop at Mauna Loa macademia nut factory (yummy ice cream). Skylar took photos of us the entire day with his nice camera then we got access to them for free.”
Review of the Hilo Volcanoes Adventure Tour, with Rainbow Falls, gardens, black-sand beaches, Kilauea, pricing, tips, and who should book.
“Typical Aviator tour. Pick up point on confirmation had changed a year ago. Guide had to call people who went to previous stop. Too many “kickback” stops to buy candy, nuts and souvenirs. Most people stood around the van waiting to leave and would have appreciated more time at the volcanos. Too rushed and too long at 8 hours. Stop for lunch was at a convenience store so we could buy a pre-made sandwich. It was 4 hours before we finally got to volcano park which was only an hour from our ship. We stood in the sun to eat. Save your money. Take a taxi to the park and…”
Review of the Elite Volcano Hike from Hilo, with Kilauea views, 2018 eruption sites, meals, winery dinner, price, and practical tips.
“This was a great way to experience Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and some other sites. Our guide Henry was knowledgeable and a lot of fun.”
Review of a private Hilo tour featuring Rainbow Falls, Japanese gardens, Volcanoes National Park, and Thurston Lava Tube.
“Michael was wonderful! He was full of information and fun facts. We got to see so much ….rainbow falls, the garden, lava flowing at the volcano national park, we walked through a lava tube and walked on a black sand beach! It was a fabulous day with a terrific guide!”
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