Big Island North Jungle Drive: Scenic Drive with Shaka Guide App
4.5
8 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Experience the beauty of Big Island's North Jungle Drive with the Shaka Guide app. Explore at your own pace, listen to engaging stories, and save money compared to a tour bus!
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Waimea Town Market - Waimea’s Best Farmers’ Market. Fresh local produce, Delicious foods, artisan wares and more!

Waipio Valley Lookout - Scenic overlook offering sweeping elevated views of the ocean, river valley & steep cliffs.!

Hamakua Heritage Farm - If you enjoy mushrooms, or just want to learn about how they are grown, check out this fun and educational tour at the Hamakua Heritage Farm!

Laupahoehoe Beach Park - Laupahoehoe Beach Park will let you enjoy a peninsula covered with coconut palms, grass and black lava rocks on the shoreline, which contrast beautifully with the deep blue ocean!

Laupahoehoe Train Museum - Help preserve, promote and protect the historic, cultural, educational, social, civic and economic, interests of the North Hilo and Hamakua districts by visiting the Laupahoehoe Train Museum!

Akaka Falls State Park - Discover towering Akaka Falls which plummets 442-feet into a stream-eroded gorge.!

Onomea Bay - Visit a wonderful hidden gem off the beaten path! It’s an easy hike down with a priceless view at the end!

Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden - Immerse yourselves in a spectacular rain forest preserve which is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful areas in Hawaii!

Rainbow Falls - Watch in awe as this legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows!

Boiling Pots - If you are making a trip to Rainbow Falls in Hilo, you might want to consider hopping back in the car and driving another five minutes a mile-and-a-half up the road to and find out how Boiling Pots got its name

Kaumana Caves Park - Experience a really unique and totally free experience to be able to see the caves that lava flows leave behind!

Naha Stone - Stop by and learn about the ancient legend of the Naha Stone

Banyan Drive - Enjoy a leisurely drive by among banyan trees planted by celebrities!

Coconut Island - Visit one of the good places to hang out and/or swim for a few hours while in Hilo!

Imiloa Astronomy Center - Check out this must-see spot and gathering place where science and Native Hawaiian culture perfectly integrate!

Saddle Road - Saddle Road is a good place to stop for some fresh air and just to get your legs moving before ascending Mauna Kea!

Mauna Kea Observatories - Take the whole family to one of the clearest places on the planet for viewing the night sky!

Big Island Candies - Check out the home of the famous diagonally dipped shortbread cookies!

What's Included
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Perfectly planned vacation itinerary
  • 6-8 hours of immersive audio content
  • Captivating stories of the island
  • Location-triggered storytelling audio
  • Accessible offline map
  • Your virtual tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Meals & Refreshment
  • Entrance Fees
Additional Information

The Shaka Guide’s driving excursion application operates as a tour guide in your vehicle! Experience a journey along the stunning emerald coastlines, traverse roads amid lush tropical jungles, and enjoy star-gazing on the world’s tallest peak. Our meticulous research ensures you miss nothing! Simply relax and immerse yourself in the engaging tales throughout your trip.

Ditch the conventional tour bus and discover the Big Island at your leisure, at a fraction of the cost, with Hawaii’s leading self-navigated audio GPS tours! Rated as Hawaii’s top GPS tour app with over 6,000 glowing reviews and over 200,000 downloads.

Here’s why it’s indispensable:

✅ Tours can be downloaded and used offline, eliminating the need for a service

✅ Significantly more affordable than a tour bus, offering lifetime access at merely $19.99

✅ Saves you the time you’d spend planning your tour, as we’ve aligned the finest destinations

✅ Allows you the freedom to halt and proceed as wished, in contrast to a tour bus restricting you to a fixed route (that’s no fun!)

✅ Enjoy intriguing and entertaining narratives along the route

Location
Kailua-Kona
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(8 Ratings)
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Gavrila_b
Mar 24, 2024
AWESOME AUDIO TOUR - This was a fun audio tour. Very interesting history guide! I would recommend this to anyone who's driving around on the island.
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Flbeachtraveler
Jul 25, 2022
Driving Big Island - We purchased the entire Big Island Shaka tour bundle and took most of the tours. Loved the history between stops and the fact that you could just bypass a stop if not interested. You could also just pick up the tour mid point at anytime. Excellent way to see the island and learn the history.
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Raquel_m
May 3, 2022
BOOK IT NOW LOL - Me and my 3 girlfriends had purchased this package due to our interest in exploring the island. We had rented a wrangler and were prepared to do alot of driving in more remote areas. We were in for a pleasant surprise. We found the tour to be so informative and helpful. Food stops were mentioned, bathrooms, local favourite resturants and tons of good suggestions. This tour had about 157 stops so it was jam packed with all the essentials you needed to visit some of the sites on big island. The tour guides voice was very friendly and easy to listen to. There were many times in which we were the only tourist in the area because some of the sites were very very remote. We learned so much about the cultural aspects of the hawaiian culture. One thing that I thought would be more helpful for the app is when prompted to either make a left or a right for visiting a destination site. It would of been great if a yes or no button was availible for you to click on so that you would be automatically rerouted. At times when we had wanted to make a left or right in time, we went the other way. So we did do a few turn arounds. Besides that, this is a trip I would reccomend to everyone. Mahalo :)
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Phyllis
Nov 12, 2019
Great Value - We actucally purchased the tour to Hilo- but it is all similar. It was a good investment. Four of us took off early in the morning. The tour took us past many interesting things off the beaten path. We saw a huge lava cave that you could enter, ancient fisheries, great eating spots, coffee planttions, the list goes on. Along the way, the narrator tells ancient tales of the area. It was a good day.
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Lowabe
Aug 20, 2019
Great app for those who like to linger longer - We took 3 1/2 of the 5 tours on the Big Island. Many tours limit your time so you can see all the sights they want you to see. This tour allowed us to see great sights but to linger a few hours at some locations and skip others. Well worth the money if you like more flexibility in your tour. We did miss a few turns but looking at the map included in the app we were able to get back on track.
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Margaretls5519lq
May 19, 2023
Big Island, HI - Let them show you the way! - Great Way to see Big Island, HI - however, no tour info for southern island (e.g., Volcanoes NP). Loved the narrations for the northern end of island. Very good deal for the $$!
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Jgpalasz
Jan 13, 2022
Driving north big Island - Excellent tour and we saw things, places we likely would have missed. Also let us stay covid safe with guided tour
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I4814txdebras
Apr 3, 2023
Mixed Audio - We definitely went to some incredibly beautiful places on the north shore that we wouldn’t have found on our own, so the tour was definitely worth the $20. I found navigating the audio somewhat difficult, even after I got the hang of it. He often repeated himself. There were so many stops on the tour that we couldn’t possibly do them all! A great idea but needs some work!
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