Big Island Hawaii Self-Guided Driving Tour: Explore Coastline, Jungles and Hawaiian Culture
3.9
23 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Embark on a self-guided driving tour of Hawaii's Big Island, exploring its stunning coastline, lush jungles, and rich Hawaiian culture. Discover pristine beaches, hike dormant volcanoes, and learn about the island's fascinating history and ancient burial grounds.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hilo - Hilo is a town on Hawaii, commonly called the Big Island, in the state of Hawaii. It’s known for Wailuku River State Park, featuring Waianuenue, or Rainbow Falls, with its colorful mist effects. The bubbling basalt-lava rock pools known as the Boiling Pots are nearby. To the south is Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to rainforests and the active Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.
What's Included
  • GPS-activated storytelling ensures a hands-free, automated touring experience with full customer support available.
  • Comprehensive tour package with full itinerary, travel tips, professional narration, enriching videos, textual content, and local secrets.
  • Tour seamlessly with offline GPS maps and route guidance, allowing exploration without the need for cell signal or wifi.
  • Enjoy a personal adventure in your own or a rental car, with the freedom to stop for photos, snacks, and hikes at your leisure.
  • Easy access to your tour via a downloadable Tour Guide App, complete with an Action Password for entry.
  • Flexible access to the tour, available any day and time, with the option to spread your journey across multiple days or future trips and no expiration date.
  • Affordability for groups, requiring only one purchase per vehicle, resulting in savings compared to individual fees on bus tours.
What's Not Included
  • Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
Additional Information

Buy one tour for each car, not each individual. Everyone can listen together!

Discover a slice of heaven on the Big Island of Hawaii. This self-driving tour takes you along the stunning coastline and through dense verdant landscapes. Relax on immaculate beaches, trek on ancient volcanos, enjoy snorkeling in transparent waters, and more—all while delving into the captivating history and culture of the locals who inhabit this island. Moreover, explore the island’s past, pay a visit to age-old burial sites, and immerse yourself in the rich history that the island has to offer.

After your purchase, check your emails to download the ‘Action’ Tour Guide App, input your unique password and gain access to your tour. Bear in mind that you’ll need a good internet or WiFi connection. You can then simply follow the in-app audio guide and route.

Remember that this isn’t an entrance ticket. Ensure you check the opening hours before your visit.

Never expires — Your tour comes with a lifetime validity!

  • How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and an instructions email. Follow the instructions right away: • Download the app • Enter the password • Download the tour • MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular
  • How to start the tour: Once onsite, open the Action’s Tour Guide App: • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If there are multiple tour versions, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction. • Go to the starting point. (Note: no one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided). • The audio will begin automatically at the starting point. If you face audio issues, visit the FAQ. • Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Amazing savings: • Driving Tours: Save money by purchasing a single tour for the entire vehicle, avoiding individual fees per person like on a bus tour. Connect your phone to the car speakers to share the audio.
  • Flexibility and Convenience: • Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. It’s perfect for tailoring your exploration and revisiting your favorite spots on future trips. • Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace, free from the constraints of a group.
  • Comprehensive Tour Experience: •The app provides a full itinerary, travel tips, narrated audio stories, scripts, images, videos, and recommendations for additional activities. • Enjoy a private experience without the crowds, ideal for personalized stops and photo opportunities.
  • Ease of Use and Accessibility: • The app is hands-free and activates stories via GPS, offering support through call, chat, or email. • There is no need for a continuous cell or Wi-Fi connection as the GPS map works offline.
  • Memorable Keepsakes: • Utilize the app’s images to create a photo book or share on social media, ensuring you have high-quality, crowd-free memories from your trip.
  • Preparation: • After booking, download the app and the tour using a strong Wi-Fi connection. • Review the tour at home before your trip for a better experience.
  • Starting the Tour: • Open the app upon arrival at your destination. • Select the appropriate tour based on your starting point. • Head to the starting location; the audio will begin automatically. • Follow the suggested route and adhere to the speed limit for an optimal experience. • By following these instructions and taking advantage of the app’s features, users can enjoy a personalized, flexible, and in-depth exploration of their destination at their own pace and convenience.
Location
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.9
(23 Ratings)
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528mitzib
Jan 18, 2024
A Beautiful Experience - The views were awesome. I love that the big island has distinctive ecosystems and climates from arid, desert-like to rainforest. The views of the volcanos in the distance were astounding. We enjoyed our drive around the island. The weather was perfect at around 80 degrees each day we were there. So much to see on the big island and not as "touristy" as some of the other islands. Friendly people and the only downside is that everything is expensive, but that is to be expected on an island. If you can rent a car and drive around on your own time to circle the island, I highly recommend it. You can see all that Hawaii offers.
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J1827einatalier
Nov 19, 2023
Great self-paced tour - works really well and informative! - The self guided tour was fantastic - we followed the advise and found the small waterfall coming out of a lava tube and enjoyed the commentary and stories for the whole island. We learnt so much about history and culture, however we might’ve driven too quickly so sometimes the information would cut off and skip to the next insightful thing. I wish you could choose which direction to travel in but aside from that I thought it was brilliant 🤙🏽
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Dhummell1956
Nov 11, 2023
Relaxing tour at our pace - Very beautiful tour. Took lots of pics and the narration was great. Highly recommend this guided tour
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Explore31773219299
Oct 31, 2023
Well worth the minimal cost! - This tour was excellent and made our drive around the island informative and interesting. A great way to learn not just about what you are seeing as you drive but also about the island’s history & culture. Easy to use!
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Plenzi
Sep 24, 2023
Interesting and informative - We learned new things about history and places we have seen before. Download before you start. GPS worked well. We did not close it, kept phone plugged in to maintain power. Worth the cost, good music, good stories, pleasant narrator voice.
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Kimberley_p
Apr 1, 2024
Kona coast - Traveling the Kona landscape was a great experience. The island has a very beautiful landscape and very relaxing. The guided tour made the drive fun and educational. Would definitely recommend.
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Deepak_m
Dec 26, 2023
Big island trip - Really good app to have on a trip or drive. The map did not show up on apple play but otherwise it was good narrative and useful to have on a drive.
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Gail
Jan 28, 2024
big island self guided driving tour. - Good things: enjoyed educational tidbits/history of the island while driving Not so good: -literally have to start at the designated local (not just the town, but the exact parking lot) or it won’t begin -every time you stop/restart, I had to start the program, tell it to resume where left off, and it catches up, but not until it goes through the same intro, over and over again… -it will mention a point of interest is coming up, but most of the time does not give you a specific place/road where to turn off at -randomly cuts off explanation early some times -many times I had already passed what is starting to be discussed - to make it better, it would also be nice if they go into more detail about suggestions where to park at each location, how long the walking path may be to get there (eg. Captain cook monument, we were not sure where to park or enter the trail, how long it was- we Google searched and found it was a 3.7 m hike and had only an hour, so knew there was no chance we could make it happen to get there and back in our time frame, but had no idea based on this guides description). That sort of info would be very helpful for the driver.
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Latoya_l
Dec 27, 2023
Unfortunately, we have no... - Unfortunately, we have no memories to share because we were unable to get the app to work. It would not connect even though we had good service and it also had us starting from the wrong starting point although I entered the correct starting point several times.
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Bghtravel
Sep 13, 2023
Disappointed that we can't find it on the phone - Cannot access the tour. I bought it at home and am now in Hawaii and cannot find it or use it. It looks like it will be good. Hope we'll be able to use it
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