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Oahu to Hilo Day Trip: Exploring Active Volcanoes & Hilo Town
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497 Ratings
Honolulu
Embark on an all-inclusive day trip from Oahu to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Explore active volcanoes, visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and discover the charms of Hilo Town.
Embark on an all-inclusive day trip from Oahu to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Explore active volcanoes, visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and discover the charms of Hilo Town.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Banyan Drive - Drive through quaint Hilo Town along magnificent Banyan tree-lined streets along Hilo’s coastline known as the “Hilo Walk of Fame”.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Home to Hawaii’s active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
- Chain of Craters Road - Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile (31 km) long winding paved road through…
- Banyan Drive - Drive through quaint Hilo Town along magnificent Banyan tree-lined streets along Hilo’s coastline known as the “Hilo Walk of Fame”.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Home to Hawaii’s active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
- Chain of Craters Road - Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile (31 km) long winding paved road through the East Rift and coastal area of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii. Some areas are inaccessible.
- Kilauea - Active shield volcano housed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Last erupted in September 2021 when vents spewed lava from within Halema’uma’u, a pit crater in the volcano’s summit caldera.
- Steam Vents - See and feel the power of the volcano through the steam vents, where ground water seeps into volcanic rock.
- Nahuku - Thurston Lava Tube - Tropical forest area featuring a long, subterranean cave formed by ancient flowing lava.
- Akaka Falls State Park - Beautiful waterfall, easily viewable from a lookout point and surrounded by a verdant jungle.
- Hilo - Drive through historic Hilo Town, where tsunamis in 1946 and 1960 caused cataclysmic damage and forced the town to be rebuilt further inland. Today, wooden storefronts remain in the laid-back, town that manages to keep the country vibe alive.
- Liliuokalani Gardens - Renowned for it’s lush Japanese gardens.
- Rainbow Falls - Witness rainbows forming in the mist at one of Hilo’s most magnificent waterfalls.
What's Included
- Tour narration by a professional driver/guide
- Lunch included
- Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Round-trip interisland airfare included
- Admission to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Tour narration by a professional driver/guide
- Lunch included
- Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Round-trip interisland airfare included
- Admission to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Transportation to and from Honolulu Airport
- Airline flight overage charges
- Gratuities
- Transportation to and from Honolulu Airport
- Airline flight overage charges
Additional Information
Take a one-day, all-inclusive trip to another island in Hawaii. Start from Honolulu on Oahu, then take a flight across to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii for an unforgettable, extensive Volcano Adventure Tour. Explore the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and take in the views of Hilo Town. Our professional guide will enlighten you with the folklore and…
Take a one-day, all-inclusive trip to another island in Hawaii. Start from Honolulu on Oahu, then take a flight across to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii for an unforgettable, extensive Volcano Adventure Tour. Explore the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and take in the views of Hilo Town. Our professional guide will enlighten you with the folklore and historic importance of notable locations, while pointing out many breathtaking sights throughout the journey.
Based on availability, an auxiliary helicopter tour can also be arranged.
- Passengers must provide date of birth and gender at the time of booking per TSA requirements
- Once reservation is made, tour is non-refundable and non-changeable
- The interisland airfare may fluctuate based on flight availability. Additional fees may be required to be paid by the customer in these cases.
- Passengers with asthma and other respiratory problems should please consider other tour offerings to avoid potential health problems resulting from exposure to fumes
- Lava sightings not guaranteed
- IMPORTANT: The name you enter at the time of booking must exactly match what appears on your valid government-issued I.D. photo I.D. that you will use during travel. This is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and FAA requirement and there is no flexibility with this policy. A valid government-issued ID (passport for non-US citizens) is required on the day of travel. If a passenger is denied boarding, there will be no refund.
- Special Needs requests must be called in to the local supplier AT LEAST 1 week prior to tour date.
- Interisland flight times and routes are subject to change
Location
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Rodgers Boulevard
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(497 Ratings)
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M8181yndenisep
Oct 8, 2024
Wonderful Experience - The Polynesian adventure made this whole trip worth while especially with Aki he gave us so much information about the island and the legends even if we just drove around all day we would have enjoyed it. He made it fun and informative
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Jerry
Sep 27, 2024
Fantastic - Gabriel was great and very informative . Very friendly and helpfulerexplained everything we saw pointed out many interesting plants and trees and land marks very knowledgeable of the area
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Karen
Sep 24, 2024
Remove the candy shop from the tour ! - The driver Gabriel was great , But the stop at the candy stop was a waste of time. More time at the volcano stop would have given us time to go to Nahuku - Thurston Lava Tube. Very disappointing to go to a shop with candy & coffee instead
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Vicki_f
Sep 18, 2024
Shared Experiences - While the weather didn’t quite cooperate, our tour guide Dexter was great. And the people I met made the trip that much more memorable.
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676sandyw
Sep 10, 2024
Excellent - Dexter was an amazing tour guide. The crater, lava fields and lava tube is a spectacular site to see, walk on/through and experience. The waterfalls are breathtaking! Provided lunch was not the typical dry sandwich. Instead, Dexter provided the group with fresh chicken wraps, Hawaiian chips and cookie and water. The only downfall to this tour is the black sand beach in Hilo was disappointing as it was not as beautiful as i had heard they were. However, we were informed to see the beautiful black sand beaches you have to drive over to Kona. Definitely recommend taking this tour.
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K575nhcg
Aug 27, 2024
NCL VNP - The trip was great and views were amazing. Our tour bus driver Albert was so informative and gave us lots of historical information.
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Q2756kumichaelm
Aug 6, 2024
Macnuts are the best! - Went on the NCL Best Of Hilo tour with Gabe. It was super cool, fun, and informative! We went to akaka falls, rainbow falls, a candy store, a zoo, and a macnut farm. We had such a great time!
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Mike_h
Oct 6, 2024
Loved The Waterfalls - Akaka Falls was pretty spectacular. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was good, but not really great for photos. Rainbow Falls is under-rated.
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Glent798
Sep 11, 2024
Volcano tour - Trip was very good, Dexter, the driver, was excellent. His commentry was informative and he passed on a great deal of information, that made the trip even better. He was very helpful by volunteering to take photos of the features with the clients in the foreground.
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Pfnovak
Oct 17, 2024
Think twice! Probably better companies to go with. - While the trip was good, the service that this company offered was not. We took the flight very early in the morning and was supposed to be picked up at the airport between 7:30 and 7:45. By 8:00 there still was no one there to pick us up and there were 9 people waiting on the same bus. We called the company and the girl first told the caller that she was not in their system and that they did not have a tour scheduled that day. Then, she finally figured it out and the caller could hear her turn to someone and ask them to come and pick us up. She stated that they would be coming. It was still over an hour that we waited for the pickup. Not a good way to start the day nor a good evaluation for this company. Also, there were two persons on the trip that had a helicopter ride scheduled and were told that they were not scheduled for that either....although they had paid for it. They were told that they did not have helicopter trips on Saturday. Totally irresponsible. This trip should have been at least partially refunded for all the screw ups on the part of this company.
To note, the bus that they provided for this tour was extremely small and uncomfortable. The seats were worse that those on an airplane with a isle that even the smallest of people had to squeeze through. To spend 8 hours on this was not a good time.
To save the day we did get a good tour guide and he made the day pleasurable and fun. It was not his fault that the company screwed up and thank goodness the trip that he was supposed to have that day was cancelled.....otherwise I guess we could have just been standing at the airport all day waiting for a return flight His name was Gabriel and he was very good and tried his best to make up for the downfall of the company.
All in all we got to see the National Park which was the whole point of the trip and even though I know our time was cut short due to their inadequate system/communication, we had a good time. Still would not rate the company well nor recommend them to anyone.
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