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Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Beaches & Hilo Highlights Day Tour
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Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Beaches & Hilo Highlights Day Tour

Native Hawaiian guided tours, get the best and the most of what people truly want to experience in the Big Island! Being that we are...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Active Volcano, Lava Tube, Waterfall and Gardens
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Active Volcano, Lava Tube, Waterfall and Gardens

A day trip to Hilo is not complete without a visit to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to one of the world's most active volcanoes....

5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (445)
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcano Safari Lava Caves & Black Sand
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcano Safari Lava Caves & Black Sand

Approx 6 hr long. Explore the places less traveled among Hawaii's back roads of Kilauea volcano. Explore exciting Lava Caves and Lava trees in a...

6 hours • Free Cancellation
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Hilo Highlights Small Group Tour
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Hilo Highlights Small Group Tour

See two of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, on a small group tour that features the natural wonders of Hawaii Volcanoes National...

5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Hawai'i's Volcanoes National Park from Hilo Only
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Hawai'i's Volcanoes National Park from Hilo Only

Get the most of your time in Hilo. Have a local driver get you to the most popular attractions on Hawai'i Island. The best scenes...

4 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Ultimate Big Island Experience: Volcano Waterfall Beach and Lunch
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Ultimate Big Island Experience: Volcano Waterfall Beach and Lunch

Join us for a half-day adventure tour exploring the Big Island from summit to sea. We offer a unique tour including hands-on artifacts, fresh fruit,...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Big Island Scenic Tour: Volcano Hilo Town Waterfall Beach & Lunch
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Big Island Scenic Tour: Volcano Hilo Town Waterfall Beach & Lunch

Explore the captivating beauty of the Big Island on this immersive day tour that dives into its natural wonders and rich culture. Guided by locals...

7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch

Make the most of your shore visit with our half-day adventure tour exploring the Big Island from summit to sea. We offer a unique tour...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Big Island Waterfalls, Blacksand Beaches, Lava Tubes & Volcanoes
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Big Island Waterfalls, Blacksand Beaches, Lava Tubes & Volcanoes

Dear Future Attendee! Just wanna cut to the chase! We offer the Ultimate Volcano and Hilo Highlights Day Tour period! Because we get you to...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Private Shore Excursion Hilo Volcanoes National Park up to 10 PPL
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Private Shore Excursion Hilo Volcanoes National Park up to 10 PPL

We are a small tour company rated #1 out of 14 outdoor activities in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park by Cool Hawaii. Our vans seat up...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Experience Hawaii Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach & Lunch
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Experience Hawaii Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach & Lunch

If your time is limited and you want to see the best of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, this tour is for you! Join us...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Akaka Falls, Volcano, & Black Sand Beach
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Akaka Falls, Volcano, & Black Sand Beach

Experience the lush beauty of Big Island’s Hamakua Coast on our tour to ʻAkaka Falls State Park, where the Island’s tropical splendor is on full...

7 to 8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Volcano, & Hilo
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Volcano, & Hilo

Discover one of Hawaiʻi’s most unique and visually striking natural wonders on this unforgettable visit to Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach. Stroll along the shoreline where...

7 to 8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls and Hilo Adventure
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Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls and Hilo Adventure

As a Native Hawaiian born and raised in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, I’m not just showing you the sights—I’m sharing the home I’ve known my...

6 to 7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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From Big island Hilo Private Volcanoes and Waterfalls Tour
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From Big island Hilo Private Volcanoes and Waterfalls Tour

Explore enchanting sights on the Big Island during this shore excursion exploring Volcanoes National Park, waterfall, black sand beach, and more. You'll make stops at...

6 hours • Free Cancellation
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$950
Private Tour: Experience Active Kilauea Volcano & Hilo Rainbow Falls
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Private Tour: Experience Active Kilauea Volcano & Hilo Rainbow Falls

Treat yourself to an exclusive private tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Hilo's tropical beauty. Travel to the summit of Hawaii Island's youngest and...

5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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$2,255

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Volcano adventure
New York City
Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls and Hilo Adventure
Pamela_G, Sep 2026
Volcano adventure
Great experience! Highly recommended! You don't have to walk a lot but you are gonna get tired after the day!
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Absolutely Amazing Expirence
New York City
Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Beaches & Hilo Highlights Day Tour
L2950BQsarahs, Sep 2026
Absolutely Amazing Expirence
Justin was a wonderful tour guide! Constantly keeping us engaged and laughing. Very knowledgeable and was able to answer every question we threw at him. He made sure to interact with every individual on the tour and make you feel like part of his family. The van he uses is very clean and we'll kept. You can tell he takes great pride in his job. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting the bid island!
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Happy Hawaiian Adventure
New York City
Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Beaches & Hilo Highlights Day Tour
jenniferkP3007ME, Sep 2026
Happy Hawaiian Adventure
Our trip began with an on-time pick up from our driver/guide Justin. He was friendly and attentive to all the tour members. This included a wide age range and abilities. Highly recommended, very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Look no further.
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Amazing, outstanding a must do on the big island
New York City
Ultimate Big Island Experience: Volcano Waterfall Beach and Lunch
michaelavon, Sep 2026
Amazing, outstanding a must do on the big island
The tour was outstanding! Our tour guide Anthony was amazing. Very knowledgeable about the culture and history of the island. Very engaging and informative. Very upbeat, positive, accommodating and fun. The overall timing of the stops were adequate. We didn’t feel rushed and the lunch was fantastic local fare at a local restaurant. Overall it was one of the better tours in my travels. Anthony went above and beyond to ensure a great experience.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & Hilo Tour
New York City
Experience Hawaii Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach & Lunch
lorrainebW567GZ, Sep 2026
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & Hilo Tour
Our tour was provided by Shaka Braddah tours and Desmond and team was fantastic.  They were both so knowledgeable and funny – we felt like friends by the end of our tour. They also provided snacks and local delicacies throughout the day. We started the day with a slow drive pass Lili’uokalani Park and Gardens, before stopping at Rainbow Falls which were beautiful. We then proceeded to a black sand beach (we were due to visit Punalu’u Black Stand Beach, but that was inaccessible due to Hurricane Lala which had hit the island 2 weeks previously). However, this beach we went to did not disappoint and we saw a couple of green turtles chilling on the rocks! After a lovely lunch at a local restaurant, we then went to the Volcanoes National Park which was spectacular. Even though we did not see an eruption (it had erupted the week prior), it was certainly smoking a LOT and the views were fantastic. This was followed by a walk through Thurston Lava Tube which was completely different to anything we had experienced before. All in all a fantastic trip and would highly recommend it – FIVE STARS!
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Great day
New York City
Hilo Shore Excursion: Akaka Falls, Volcano, & Black Sand Beach
mickmP181JY, Sep 2026
Great day
Amanda was good fun, knowledgeable and entertaining. The day was just perfect
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Perfect day
New York City
Hilo Shore Excursion: Active Volcano, Lava Tube, Waterfall and Gardens
paulmP811BO, Sep 2026
Perfect day
I have been searching for the perfect superlative to describe this tour, but everyone else seems to fall short in expressing just how wonderful it was. If you are fortunate enough to have Jill as your guide, you are in for an enlightening experience. She greets you with her effervescent personality, and as the tour progresses, you are introduced to the Hawaiian language, history, and sagas. Time flies by, and at the end, you wish you could have started again.
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A great day seeing the volcano
New York City
Hilo Shore Excursion: Active Volcano, Lava Tube, Waterfall and Gardens
Paul_M, Sep 2026
A great day seeing the volcano
I have been searching for the perfect superlative to describe this tour, but everyone else seems to fall short in expressing just how wonderful it was. If you are fortunate enough to have Jill as your guide, you are in for an enlightening experience. She greets you with her effervescent personality, and as the tour progresses, you are introduced to the Hawaiian language, history, and sagas. Time flies by, and at the end, you wish you could have started again.
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Unexpected fun in Hilo
New York City
Hawai’i’s Volcanoes National Park from Hilo Only
183fredg, Sep 2026
Unexpected fun in Hilo
What a great excursion! Our tour guide “Kimo” did an incredible job of explaining the island as we moved from place to place. His insights and humor made the experience even more memorable. Absolutely recommend this trip.
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Hospitality Tops
New York City
Experience Hawaii Volcano, Waterfall, Black Sand Beach & Lunch
monis45, Sep 2026
Hospitality Tops
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can I give more stars? Desmond and Anthony were amazing. Saw and learned so much! Tour was well planned and free flowing enough to allow for exploring. They even gave us ideas of other spots to visit on other days of our trip.
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Very knowledgeable tour guides!
New York City
Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch
skluttz126, Sep 2026
Very knowledgeable tour guides!
Our tour guides were very knowledgeable of the area and shared lots of information about the Hawaiian culture and history on top of the sites we visited.
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Best Tour Guide on the Big Island hands down
New York City
Big Island Scenic Tour: Volcano Hilo Town Waterfall Beach & Lunch
Joseph_P, Sep 2026
Best Tour Guide on the Big Island hands down
Man I can’t say enough good things about Big Mike and his tour. Soo professional. He took the time to show us a slide show during our tour, he explained each and every stop, gave us history of the big island. He got off with us and walked with the group at each stop and gave us some insight on each stop and history of each stop, its significance to the island. Our Lunch stop was great. Food was awesome. His van is nice and comfortable, very clean and tidy. He’s super polite and very engaging with his guests and makes you feel like Ohana. Please do not hesitate to book this tour if you are on the big island. A+++++ Thank you Big Mike we had a blast. Mahalo Joe and Amanda from Houston Texas
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A great way to see the volcanoes and some Hawaiian history
New York City
Big Island Scenic Tour: Volcano Hilo Town Waterfall Beach & Lunch
nwilliams, Sep 2026
A great way to see the volcanoes and some Hawaiian history
Loved this tour and it’s no surprise Big Mike is booked out! It was very convenient as Big Mike picks you up and drops you back and the cruise ship. We enjoyed visiting the volcanoes and all the other places we stopped. Big Mike is a local and his knowledge and stories was terrific. He has really thought through his tour experience and will ensure you enjoy your day. Thank you Big (King!!) Mike, we loved our day!
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A great mix of lots of...
New York City
Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes, Waterfalls and Hilo Adventure
Lucinda_B, Sep 2026
A great mix of lots of...
A great mix of lots of sights. Aaron our guide was very good! I wish we had a bit less time at Volcano and more time at Farmer's Market.
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Hilo volcano
New York City
From Big island Hilo Private Volcanoes and Waterfalls Tour
Kathleen_H, Aug 2026
Hilo volcano
Our guide Michael was very informative. Enjoy every minute of our tour. He took great care to be sure we had a good time
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Volcano Erupted!!!
New York City
Ultimate Big Island Experience: Volcano Waterfall Beach and Lunch
Allison_G, Aug 2026
Volcano Erupted!!!
Anthony and Desmond were outstanding tour guides! They had so much knowledge and even had like a little hands on museum in the van during traveling. It was so enjoyable! To top it off we did see the Volcano erupting for real! It was life changing. Lunch was amazing at a cute Hawaiian spot. I got the Loco Moco!!! Wonderful day!
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