Big Island Adventure: Natural Beauty and Local Flavors

Experience the best of the Big Island on a luxury Sprinter tour. Visit a coffee farm, black sand beach, volcano, winery, and more. Breakfast, lunch, and tastings included!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

This incredible Circle Island Tour takes guests through Kona coffee country, visits the world-famous Punalu’u Black Sand Beach and explores all the beauty of Hilo, Akaka Falls and Waipio Valley. This is the newest and most-exciting truly circle island tour on the island! This tour showcases Kona’s best views, the Big Island’s best coastline views with all the stops at the must-see locations! Go Deluxe Today!

In our Mercedes Sprinter Passenger van, we’ll drive through the historic Kona district in the heart of Kona Coffee Country. At Kona Joe’s coffee farm, take a quick behind-the-scenes look at some of the most unique coffee growing techniques and sample bold yet smooth Kona Joe’s coffee overlooking Kealakekua Bay. Enjoy spectacular views, taste award-winning coffee and take home a collector’s coffee mug only found at Kona Joe.

Leaving coffee country, enjoy spectacular coastline views to the Ka’u district. There, we’ll stop in at the Southernmost bakery in the United States – Punalu’u Bakery! Enjoy the freshest Portuguese donuts (malasada) or take some rainbow bread with you to the Black Sand Beach at Punalu’u. This uniquely stunning beach is home to many nesting Hawaiian seat turtles (honu) and the place where many early Polynesian explorers came ashore.

From there, we’ll enjoy and fantastic lunch at historic Kilauea Lodge! Choose from four entrees, sides, a non-alcoholic beverage of your choice and even dessert! After lunch, we’ll explore downtown Hilo, Rainbow Falls, Akaka Falls and the most beautiful view of them all – Waipio Valley! Finally, leave the driving to us as we follow the sun back to your hotel in time for sunset.

Lunch options (please specify your preference in the ‘special requirements’ field at checkout):

Meal Choices:

Your Kilauea Lodge lunch choices are:

Club Sandwich with Fries,

Fresh Catch Salad with a Side of Fruit,

Portabella Mushroom Sandwich with Fruit

Classic House Cheeseburger with Fries

*Lunch includes: Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Main Entrée, and select side. Small dessert is included but extra desserts are available for purchase. Alcohol too is available for purchase. Taxes, tips, and meals are all inclusive at dinner.

Tour Schedule:

Pickup at Hotels and Resorts

Optional Coffee Tour at Kona Joe’s

Punalu’u Bakery

Punalu’u Black Sands Beach

Lunch at Kilauea Lodge

Rainbow Falls

Akaka Falls

Waipio Valley

Return to Hotels and Resorts

Start and end times depend on the number of guests and their hotel locations. Guests may choose from our optional meeting areas if they are staying at a B&B or outside of our normal pickup range.

Points of Interest

  • Greenwell Farms

  • Punalu’u Bake Shop

  • Punalu’u Black Sand beach

  • Volcano Winery

  • Volcano House

  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Rainbow Falls

  • Big Island Candies

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Cold beverages, hot coffee/chocolate
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Kona coffee farm visit
  • Binoculars
  • Umbrellas
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • East Hawaii pickups in Hilo or Volcano
Additional Information

This Kailani Tours experience is unique for its diverse blend of Hawai’i’s natural beauty, local flavors, and rich cultural history. Guests enjoy exclusive perks like complimentary donuts at Punalu’u Bake Shop, wine at Volcano Winery, and sweet treats from Big Island Candies, alongside breathtaking stops like Punalu’u Black Sand Beach, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Thurston Lava Tube, lunch at Volcano House, and Rainbow Falls. The scenic drive over Saddle Road offers stunning views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, while the visit to Parker Ranch highlights the island’s cowboy heritage. With personalized narration and immersive experiences, this tour offers a comprehensive and unforgettable journey through the best of the Big Island.

Travel in comfort with Kailani Tours in luxury Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, featuring high roofs, flip-down monitors, cell phone charging, surround sound, and spotless cabins. Enjoy a first-class experience with every ride.

  • Children under 5 years old are not permitted on public tours.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Meal options (Regular, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, & Lactose-Intolerant)
  • Breakfast baskets of cereal bars and lunch are included. Please let us know in the Special Requirements section if you have any specific dietary restrictions or food allergies.
  • Those with any mobility limitations should contact Kailani Tours before booking. Easy to Moderate Difficulty
  • Private, Custom, and Group Tours are available.
  • Tours on cruise ship shore excursions are also available.
Location
Greenwell Farms
81-6551 Mamalahoa Hwy
Cancellation Policy

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

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G2681hdnancym
Oct 6, 2024
BRETT serves chocolate on his tours! - The seats in the bus were comfortable, the traveling companions were personable and our guide, Brett, was very informative and a joy to have him as our driver. He serenaded us at lunch with his ukulele and even serves chocolate on the trip! :-)
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Bcn403
Oct 2, 2024
Big Island highlights and beyond - Excellent tour of Big Island. Tour guide Thia made the experience exceptional! Knowledgeable, went above and beyond, safe. Total experience was wonderful start to our trip to the Big Island.
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101brentn
Oct 1, 2024
Big Island Highlights - Great tour for our second day on the island. Touched on all the big topics to see. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and some great stories from growing up on the island. This is a must do tour if its your first time coming to the Big Island.
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Deborah_t
Oct 1, 2024
Great all around tour - The views. The different places we were taken. The wonderful history our guide provided. He was very friendly and professional. We will definitely recommend the tour to our friends and family.
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Cynthiam838
Sep 30, 2024
Exceptional excursion - The guide, David, was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. I use a walker, and he was very considerate of my mobility limitations. The tour was well paced, van comfortable. Would highly recommend and I look forward to booking another tour with them when I return in a few months. Thank you
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Robworld
Sep 30, 2024
Insanely unexpected good tour - the tour really was all day and all night! - If you go on this tour ask for Dave, hands down best guided tour I've ever been on thanks to him. He was really knowledgeable and gave some nice insights into Hawaiian culture, meaning of words, and great depth into facts about the formation of the island, and types of lava flows. I did the massive day tour and it was 10-12 hours, but it was beyond worth it. The night time star gazing, and night tour of the lava tubes were arguably the best thing I've seen my whole trip to Kona. If you are looking at this thing and questioning the value, don't, just book it. Only tour I've been on where I felt it was underpriced for the value. I will say the dinner food at the restaurant we stopped at was pretty sad, but nothing to do really with the tour, and that's a tiny minus. The lunch sandwiches were nice though! If you are seeing this review, look no further and book this!
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Rosemaryl458
Sep 30, 2024
Volcanoes, Coffee and Fun! - Dave C was an amazing guide! The tour was a long one that covered a lot of history and fun facts about Hawaii big island, the culture, coffee and of course volcanoes. We were lucky to have an upbeat fun group on the tour. Lunch at Volcano House provided beautiful views of the caldera. Dave kept us all entertained. I would definitely request him as our guide on any future trips.
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Expedition797826
Sep 22, 2024
Big Island, Big Fun - They call it the big island for a reason. This tour is a great way to see the highlights. Kawika and Makayla were great tour guides. They were so very knowledgeable and told such interesting stories. Everything was top notch from the tour bus to the food and stops.
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Natalie_h
Sep 17, 2024
Full Aloha experience - The day was amazing and covered so many aspects of the island and its’ history. Our tour guide, Kāwala, was stellar. The only disappointment was the lunch meal. I wouldn’t let that stop me from doing the tour again.
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Hazel
Sep 16, 2024
Volcanoes, did not see turtles on Black Sand Beach but still a great trip. Enjoyed volcanoes and lava tubes. - Enjoyed the tour so much. Kawika was our tour guide. Entertaining and full of knowledge. Would highly recommend this tour. Had a blast. Thank you
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