Hilo Volcano Adventure and Lava Exploration

Approx 6 hr long. Explore the places less traveled among Hawaii's back roads of Kilauea volcano. Explore exciting Lava Caves, waterfalls, and Lava trees in a lush volcanic rainforest. See the 2018 lava destruction and the newly formed Black Sand Beach just created. A truly amazing experience!
Cruise Ship Guests: We have special permits to pick up directly from Hilo port of call. Departure times may be adjusted to fit your ship's arrival & departure.

Hilo Hotel Guests: Meeting location Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

Meeting Point

Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

71 Banyan Dr, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

HOTEL GUESTS: Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel located at 71 Banyan Dr. Hilo HI . Please wait in lobby for pick up. The lobby also has a cafe lounge if needing something to drink.

Port of Hilo

80 Kuhio St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS MEETING LOCATION: When departing the ship you will enter a large terminal building. Look for your guide holding the sign "C Big Island Tours." If you have exited the building, you've gone too far. MEETING TIME 10-15 min prior to tour time

What's included:

• Professional guide
• Port pickup and drop-off / Hilo Hotel pickup and drop-off

Not included:

• Souvenirs
• Lunch- Stop made by local vendor for customers to purchase

What to expect:

Duration: 6 hours

Lili'uokalani Gardens

189 Lihiwai St #151, 49 Banyan Drive, Adjacent To The Hotels And Along Hilo Bay, Hilo, 96720-4680, Hawaii

This is the largest Japanese garden outside of Japan donated by Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1917. Throughout the gardens are stone lanterns, gazebos, and torii gates, recalling the Japanese immigrants who came to Hawaii.

Pass by without stopping

Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

Drive through the historical downtown Hilo as you will learn about the devastating tsunamis of the past

Pass by without stopping

Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Drive, , Hilo, 96720, Hawaii

Breathtaking 80 ft waterfall, Rainbow Falls. These beautiful falls get their name from the rainbow that is often visible in the mist that rises as the water cascades to the rocks 80 feet below.

20 minutes

Kaumana Caves Park

Kaumana Drive, Mile Marker 4, Hilo, Hawaii

Time to explore lava caves is next! We walk you down into a lava cave through a skylight, also locally known as a lava tube. Kaumana Caves was created by one of our largest volcanoes, Mauna Loa. The guide will explain how molten lava makes these spectacular lava tubes and the fascinating colors inside.

20 minutes

Pahoa

Pahoa, Hawaii

On our drive we will drive through a quaint town called Pahoa. Once a booming plantation town and now a laid-back hippie town with old school artistry charm and wood-plank boardwalks. You will see the current lava flow that nearly wiped this town off the map.

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Lava Tree State Park

Pahoa-Kapoho Road, Puna district, Pahoa, Hawaii

We will walk a trail among lava trees that looks somewhat of a petrified forest and look down into a deep fissure. This unusual volcanic sight is one stop that shouldn’t be missed.

25 minutes

Pohoiki Bay

Pohoiki Bay, Hawaii 96778, USA

WALK ON THE NEWEST BLACK SAND BEACH IN HAWAII!! is truly an amazing creation by Kilauea’s lava flow. Let us show you the newest created black sand beach. Once in this location was the old boat harbor and ramp that you can still see and has now been cut off from the creation of a large black sand beach. There is no swimming at this location

20 minutes

Pohoiki

Pohoiki, HI 96778, USA

VOLCANICALY HEATED HOT POOL
If conditions permit, as a special highlight we will be walking a small trail to a volcanicaly heated hot pool where you can feel the warm water as the guide explains how it is heated volcanically. This small hot pool is quite special since the last lava flow as wiped out all other volcanicaly heated hot ponds. After this wonderful experience enjoy the sights back to port. There is no swimming at this location

10 minutes

Leilani Estates

Leilani Estates, HI 96778, USA

Several earthquakes cracked open the roads, lava fountains started spewing lava 300 ft into the sky and nearly 2,000 residents we evacuated. This amazing force even evaporated Green Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in Hawaii. We will be showing you areas of mass destruction from Kilauea Volcano.
Note: The order of stops on this tour may be adjusted to help provide the best experience.

10 minutes

Malama Market

15-2880E Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa, 96778-7720, Hawaii

Local Deli for a lunch stop or a local vendor ( depending on the day, we use a different vendors for our lunch stop)
Note: The order of stops on this tour may be adjusted to help provide the best experience for customers.

15 minutes