Big Island of Hawaii Day Trips & Excursions

This self guided tour was everything! I loved that it gave us the option to choose our own adventures. If we passed something, the tour would recognize it and move on to the next thing. It was so nice to have something that linked directly to gps for us. When we lost internet connection in the rainforest, this tour got us through to the main road. The tour guide had an awesome voice too!

Like many tourists, we rented a car to see the sights around the Big Island. I am so glad we purchased this audio tour to add to our drives. At first, I was frustrated with this app because I didn’t understand that we had to wait to pass a landmark (marked by a little dot on your map) before the guide would start talking. Then we loved it.We put like 700 miles on our rental car, and listening to fun facts about King Kamehameha and the Hawaiian kingdom, the pianolos, all the different volcanos on the island (there’s more than one!) and other information made our drives really special.Our guide even suggested a drive we didn’t have on our itinerary which turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip - the drive from the Kohala Coast to the Palulo Valley. This audio tour was great value for money.

the Auto tour was very informing. A nice background to the drive. Well worth the money spent. have a good time.

This definitely gave us a starting place to know what was available around. Some of the activities we ended up finding we wouldn't have found had we not done this tour. They did well picking a route that is scenic but also easy to follow.

The guide was good, I only used it on the first day. Forgot to turn it on when we drove to the Hilo side of the big island.

Perfect. And so much cheaper than a guided tour. We only made it to 1/2 way before turning around. Motion sickness took us down.

We really enjoyed the information that the app provided during our drive around the island. Wonderful!

This is great, and we saved a lot of money from tours! As soon as we turn it on when we start driving around, the narrator starts talking. And boy, he has given us a lot of information. We drove around the island for 2 days. It has given us alternate scenic routes also. It helped us when we visited the volcanoes, waterfalls, and beaches. I think we should also purchase this when we travel to other places and plan to drive around.

Great tour and easy to use. My only “but” is that it would have been helpful to know that the excursion into volcano national park was not the main park entrance. We were fortunate that the road was closed and we didn’t spend 40 minutes driving all the way to the end and then discover we had not seen the main park area. It would be helpful to advise the options well before the first entrance to Volcano National Park. The Volcano National Park was incredible - the highlight of our trip to Hawaii!

Lots of information about Hawaii and not very much about actual sights along the way but very professional. Was a little hard to find the starting points. It would be nice if you could pick it up somewhere along the route rather than having to go to the starting point.

I’ve been on many tours all over the world and this has to be the most memorable because of the service. The bus was clean, had rest room and outlets for charging phones. Mr Patrick the tour guide was exceptional. So friendly and always willing to assist.

The self drive audio tour is great for setting your own pace and focusing on the areas that you want to see on each Hawaiian island.

The audio tour was very informative, but missed some things that I think would have been fun to know. Overall, the money was worth it and my husband and I enjoyed hearing the history while driving. And it did make us aware of some appts to visit along the island that we wouldn't have.

This was our second guided driving tour—the first was in Kauai—and once again, it was fantastic! We drove to the Waimea Lookout and visited two beautiful beaches along the way. The narration was informative, engaging, and full of fascinating stories that made the drive so much more enjoyable.The views from Waimea Lookout were absolutely breathtaking and well worth the trip. We also had our 8-year-old grandson with us, and he was completely captivated by the stories and interesting facts throughout the tour. It kept all of us entertained from start to finish. We highly recommend it!

Our tour guide, Kevin, was friendly, knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful. Every stop along the way to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was amazing—from the Kona coffee tasting and the bakery to the beautiful black sand beach, scenic overlooks, and finally the National Park itself. Kevin went above and beyond to share fascinating facts and local history throughout the tour, making each stop even more meaningful. Exploring the lava cave and walking through the lava tubes were unforgettable experiences. This tour was well organized, informative, and truly one of the highlights of our trip. We highly recommend it, especially if you have Kevin as your guide!

We stayed for a little over a week on the Big Island with a car rental and this tour was perfect for the kind of tourism my family enjoys. (Go at our own pace to the places we choose when we decide.) The commentary is informative, sometimes funny, and paced well. There are places we wouldn't have known to stop, or would have stared at without understanding its significance or context had we only followed the itinerary we planned. Once you get used to the interface, the GuideAlong app is easy to use. We would turn it on any time we got in the car for the first few days and after, for each new trip. Your phone's GPS tells the app where you are and the right tour detail plays automatically. It plays in the background and you can use your phone to do other things, too. We found it easy to use, educational, informative, and trustworthy. The main thing to note is that traveling the island will suck your phone battery dry. Make sure you have a way to charge as you go.