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Big Island Tour: Volcanoes and Black Sand Beach
5.0
59 Ratings
Hilo
Explore Hawaii’s Big Island: Volcanoes, waterfalls, black sand beaches, and local treats. Experience nature’s wonders and savor a delicious lunch on this unforgettable tour.
Explore Hawaii’s Big Island: Volcanoes, waterfalls, black sand beaches, and local treats. Experience nature’s wonders and savor a delicious lunch on this unforgettable tour.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rainbow Falls - Named for the vibrant rainbows that form in its mist, Rainbow Falls offers a viewing area with fascinating historical facts about the waterfall and the legend of the “Battle of the Wailuku River.”
- Liliuokalani Gardens - Experience the largest Edo-style ornamental garden outside Japan. Liliʻuokalani Gardens is a serene park…
- Rainbow Falls - Named for the vibrant rainbows that form in its mist, Rainbow Falls offers a viewing area with fascinating historical facts about the waterfall and the legend of the “Battle of the Wailuku River.”
- Liliuokalani Gardens - Experience the largest Edo-style ornamental garden outside Japan. Liliʻuokalani Gardens is a serene park featuring majestic Banyan trees, ponds, bridges, and pagodas.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Begin your adventure at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park with a visit to the visitor center and exhibit hall, then enjoy views of Kilauea caldera and Kilauea Iki, along with the steam vents and sulfur banks. Explore the ancient Nahuku (Thurston Lava Tube) and enjoy lunch at Kilauea Lodge.
- Punalu’u Black Sand Beach - Explore a stunning black sand beach formed by volcanic activity. Fed by an underground freshwater spring, Punaluʻu is a popular spot for green sea turtles.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off in Hilo area only
- Fresh locally grown fruit samples
- Cultural artifacts
- Lunch
- Guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Pick-up and drop-off in Hilo area only
- Fresh locally grown fruit samples
- Cultural artifacts
- Lunch
- Guide
- All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- We do not offer pick-up/drop-off outside of the Hilo area at this time.
- Alcoholic beverages
- We do not offer pick-up/drop-off outside of the Hilo area at this time.
Additional Information
Maximize your shore excursion with our half-day adventure tour, exploring the Big Island from summit to sea. This unique tour features interactive artifacts, fresh fruit, historical insights, and the significance of the locations visited. Embark on an unforgettable journey through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to Kilauea, the world’s most active…
Maximize your shore excursion with our half-day adventure tour, exploring the Big Island from summit to sea. This unique tour features interactive artifacts, fresh fruit, historical insights, and the significance of the locations visited. Embark on an unforgettable journey through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to Kilauea, the world’s most active volcano. Travel from the visitor center to Kilauea crater for breathtaking views of the smoking caldera and steaming volcanic vents, and walk inside the iconic Nahuku (Thurston Lava Tube). Enjoy a complimentary island-inspired lunch at a local restaurant. Later, visit Punaluʻu black sand beach, the most famous black sand beach on the Big Island, and marvel at the stunning scenery of Rainbow Falls in Hilo.
Please note:
Pick-up and drop-off are available only in the Hilo area.
This tour is not wheelchair accessible and involves moderate walking, including climbing approximately 15 stairs during the lava tube tour.
- This tour includes about 2.5 hours of drive time between destinations.
- Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free meal options available.
Location
369 Kamehameha Ave
Kamehameha Avenue
Moʻoheau County Park and Bus Station is centrally located in Bayfront Hilo across the street from the Hilo Farmer's Market.
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
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(59 Ratings)
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Alan_a
Sep 27, 2025
Great tour extremely... - Great tour extremely informative guides. Highly recommend this for anyone Just a great fun tour for all
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Bingo983
Sep 11, 2025
The embodiment of the aloha spirit! - Desmond and Shaka Braddah Tours is the real deal!! He made everything so easy, and really added to our entire Hawai'i experience. Highly recommended!!!!
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Gary_h
Sep 11, 2025
Take this Tour, you will learn so much and enjoy it. - Desmond and Anthony were awesome tour guides and truly went out of their way to make everyone’s tour a great experience. The narrative on the culture, history, special sharing of artifacts was amazing.
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Kimberly_s
Aug 30, 2025
Hilo Wahine’s Trip - It took me awhile to decide on a tour and I’m so glad I chose this tour. This tour hit the highlights I wanted in an ideal timeframe.
The Best guides, Desmond and Anthony, in Hilo. They were both very personable and made us feel welcomed. They possessed a wealth of knowledge and information. Our experience was enhanced with visuals, historical artifacts and Hawaiian music. When visiting the sites, we had plenty of time to explore and take pictures. The visit to Kilauea Desmond is a great photographer and captured memorable pictures of each of us. Lunch was at a family owned restaurant. The Fresh caught Mahi Mahi was delicious.
The stops we made were amazing, and with our guides knowledge of the surroundings, we were able to taste local berries, touch and feel plants used by the indigenous people for topical healings. We learned about the animals we saw and heard as well as save a coqui frog. We were hoping Kilauea would erupt during our tour. It was due. Our guides would have returned to the site, as they were monitoring a live feed.
We also had fresh local fruits after visiting black sand beach. So refreshing and yummy towards the end of our tour. At the conclusion of our tour, we felt completely satisfied with our whole experience and will definitely recommend to our friends and family.
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Sapphirat
Aug 29, 2025
Amazing Tour - Anthony and Desmond were amazing, we had such a great tour and were glad we got to make all these stops and learn so much about Hawaiian culture and volcanoes! It was amazing! Our hosts and ohana made it great. The lunch was also very good.
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V3629ayjimc
Aug 25, 2025
This is a 7 star tour. These guys are great. Knowledgeable, personable, and many island historical touches. - This was a great tour. Great historical insights and artifacts. Wonderful scenery (waterfalls, volcano, black beach, lava tube, and vegetation. The tour covered lunch at the Lava Rock Cafe which had great, fresh local food. In addition refreshing fresh farmer's market fruit was provided. They also gave an end of tour souvenir. Group size is small (under 12) and uses a single overhead monitor equipped van for touring.
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Phebe_a
Aug 17, 2025
The best tour in Hilo and... - The best tour in Hilo and the best tour guide duo! Outstanding knowledge, hospitality, and care. Mahalo.
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Tom_m
Aug 17, 2025
Top Pick - Desmond and Anthony with Shaka Braddah Tours through Viator were amazing and extremely informative and fun!!! Anthony shared a fun and memorable history of the history of the area with visuals. Desmond took us out in the field taking excellent pictures, sharing local knowledge, and teaching the teenagers things that kept them engaged (they even wanted to go to a museum on their free day it interested them so much!) We had the best time with our new ohana members. All activities were appropriate for ages 9-70s (ages of our group) you wont regret it!
Tour and tour guides 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Katrina_h
Aug 13, 2025
Best of Hilo with a ton of TLC - Amazing tour with the best of Hilo. A gorgeous waterfall to start, volcano, great lunch at a local spot and finally the black sand beach with Turtles. We were so well taken care of by our tour guide and driver. I highly recommend this tour. They were very thoughtful and knowledgable.
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Kimberly_m
Aug 7, 2025
Hilo Tsunami Adventure - What can I say about our Hilo Tsunami Adventure?! Desmond and Anthony were fantastic guides, sharing history, customs, information about local vegetation, etc. They were well prepared to show and tell us about so many different things. Every stop was educational and enjoyable. Lunch was also very good!
We were too far away from our cruise ship when the ship had to leave port early, and Desmond and Anthony went into action, figuring out next steps for our whole group, taking us to Walmart, finding us a place to stay, offering to meet us in the morning to take us where we needed to go next, whether it was Kona or back to the port in Hilo (which is where we ended up). We had extra time in the morning, so they took us to another cool beach. We felt so well cared for, it was just amazing really. Can't say enough about these 2 guides and the tour company trying to do everything they could for us in an unforeseen circumstance. Even without the added care, we would have highly recommended this tour, but they truly went above and beyond in every aspect of our whole experience in Hilo.
We give them our very highest recommendation!
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