Hilo Shore Excursion: Explore Volcanoes National Park and Rainbow Falls
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984 Ratings
Hilo
Embark on an easy-grade Hilo shore excursion to explore Volcanoes National Park and Rainbow Falls. Highlights include Black Sand Beach, Liliuokalani Japanese Garden, and a visit to the Kilauea Visitor Center. Enjoy a delicious lunch from a local vendor.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Banyan Drive - Our first path drives us down Banyan Drive known as the “Hilo Walk of Fame” for the banyan trees planted by celebrities, such as Babe Ruth and Franklin Roosevelt and many others. These trees have withstood several tsunamis that have devastated the town of Hilo
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • National Park fees
  • Port / Hilo Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • What to bring/wear: Walking shoes, light sweater, camera, hat, sunglasses
  • Souvenirs
  • Gratuities
  • Stop is made to purchase food
Additional Information

Cruise Ship Visitors: Special permits let us provide direct pickup from the Hilo port. We strive to align our departure times with your ship’s arrival and departure schedule.

Hilo Hotel Guests: We convene at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

Ease of tour: Simple

This tour will showcase the Black Sand Beach, Rainbow Falls, Liliuokalani Japanese Garden, a drive through downtown Hilo, Big Island Candies,
Volcanoes National Park featuring Steam Vents, Sulfur Banks, Thurston Lava Tube, Kilauea Visitor Center, Kilauea Iki Crater lookout and various exhibitions.

Meal: A pause for lunch will take place at a local vendor

  • Vehicle: 12-14 passenger van or mini bus max 25 pass mini bus

  • HOTEL : You can meet us at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to join this tour.
  • CRUISE PASSENGERS : We have special permits to pick up directly from Hilo port
  • We will ensure your timely return back to the ship in Hilo Pier for this activity. If your ship does not come into port , your money will be refunded. If is is delayed we will adjust our departure time to the ships itenerary. See our terms and conditions for full details
  • DEPARTURE TIMES: Because we are a shore excursion company we schedule our departure times around a ships arrival and departure.
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Easy tour - Involves walking over relatively level terrain, possible gravel or uneven ground in some areas. Lava tube is .4 of mile long with descending and ascending steps. Comfortable walking shoes & light jacket recommended
  • WALKER / WHEEL CHAIR: We must be informed before you arrive if you are bringing a walker or foldable wheelchair in order allow space.
Location
Port of Hilo
Kuhio Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Veronica_p
May 29, 2024
Wonderful, beautiful trip. - Great experience. Highly recommend it. Volcano was amazing. I learned much I didn't know. Narrative was enlightening.
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Douglasm790
May 28, 2024
Lani is great - Lani did the best tour ever.. she was very knowledgeable and interesting .. we stopped at places unexpected and she went the extra mile to make the experience memorable
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72perezf
May 28, 2024
History and culture of Hilo Volcanoes - Ernie was a great guide who shared history and culture of the island and volcanoes. Got a little taste of everything and got us back to the ship in time.
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Tourist643072
May 28, 2024
Gio was the best! - Giovanni was such a great tour guide! Really friendly and informative. Kindly took family photos at all the sites. Fun to see the sights around Hilo!
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Jimry7707pe
May 28, 2024
Hilo Shore Excursion with Donna - This was our first time to Hawaii and we were not sure what tours we wanted to take. We came to the island on a Celebrity ship. When we came across C big Island tours we liked what we saw both in designations and reviews. We worked Oleathia booking this and one for Kona. The cruise ship changed the itinerary by moving things up a day. The team was able to move the tours around to accommodate us. They were amazing!! The tour was great! Small bus and great group of people. Donna did an amazing job guiding us with information and answering questions. We spent a perfect amount of time at each destination and were never rushed.
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Liana_c
May 27, 2024
Really great tour! - Great tour, sadly raining but worth seeing black sand beach, little of the city. The Volcano tube was pitch black, bring a flash light - the cell phone flash light is not enough. But very cool. Guide was awesome, super helpful - a miracle woman - she told us of her adventures in building a house off grid. The Candy factory was great too, rather expensive though but can see how they are made right from the store. The falls were gorgeous, well worth it. Thank you!
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Michelle_b
May 23, 2024
Great Experience - Great time was had, was really worth it. From the volcano to the caves. Our guild Luna really knew her stuff.
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Anonymous
May 22, 2024
Nice to get a feel of island life and see how Hawaiians live every day life! - Paul was great! Lots of fun and weather cooperated wonderfully. Bus was warm as AC was apparently not working in rear of bus.
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Ricardo_r
May 23, 2024
Rabow falls was... - Rabow falls was beautiful. although we had a very cold rainy day our tour guide was excellent and kept us engaged
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57dorians
May 21, 2024
Overall experience was a good one. Took lots of pictures and made great memories. - The views were amazing I have to admit that I was out of my own comfort zone due to my fear of heights. But our tour guide Gio was amazing & funny as well as being understanding. I wouldn’t recommend this excursion to someone who is afraid of heights but outside of that definitely a good experience to site see!
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