BIG ISLAND
Ranked by traveller popularity
The 6 most popular shore excursions on the Big Island. What they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Volcanoes National Park and black-sand beach shore day from Hilo with Kilauea steam, a lava tube walk, turtles, and macadamia tastings.
“I will not use them again, the let us sit and wait in the terminal building for one hour without information, before they finally came with a bus and on top they cut the trip with half and hour.”
Hilo shore excursion to Kilauea, Thurston Lava Tube, and Chain of Craters Road with pickup, snacks, and park admission included.
“Very scenic, rainy but delightful thanks to the trip person who commandeered the van and provided wonderful perspective historically and locally.”
Hilo half-day Volcano Safari with lava caves, black-sand beaches, warm springs, and Kilauea flow history, with port pickup included.
“The guide was informative and knowledgeable and was accommodating to the whole group by adding extra stops that we were all interested in. Highly recommend!”
Sea turtles, a historic Kona church, and Kona coffee samples on a 5-hour cruise shore tour with easy port pickup and local stops.
“Overall, very good tour. Jess was our tour guide. I would recommend. It is a low impact activity level and good for families of all ages looking to see some of the island. Pick up at the cruise port was super easy and tour company does a great job with communication.”
Small-group Hilo shore excursion packs turtles, waterfalls, macadamias, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park into one day. Park fees included.
“Excellent service by driver. He took us to all the best areas to see everything. The volcano was amazing. Waterfalls stunning, Lava tube interesting”
A small-group Hilo shore excursion that pairs Rainbow Falls, gardens, and black sand with Volcanoes National Park and a lava tube walk.
“Perfect tour, Sean is an amazing guide! We had an extremely relaxed day, Sean was able to answer all of our questions and know so much history, flowers and trees and volcano facts. He was so very cheerful and laughing, such a great guy. He made sure my 84 years old Mom was cared for…”
