Recently Viewed
Hawaii Geology Tour: Explore Island's Natural Beauty
4.9
188 Ratings
Pahala
We are a small company founded by two geologists with a passion for sharing Hawaii’s geological history and the island’s diverse beauty. Our team now includes David, a guide with nearly a decade of experience on the Big Island, who brings extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for all facets of the island.
We are a small company founded by two geologists with a passion for sharing Hawaii’s geological history and the island’s diverse beauty. Our team now includes David, a guide with nearly a decade of experience on the Big Island, who brings extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for all facets of the island.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
-
Punalu’u Black Sand beach - Have you ever seen a beach with black sand? Because of constant volcanic activity, you’ll find white sands and black sands on the island of Hawaii. Located on the southeastern Ka’u coast, Punaluu Black Sand Beach is one of the most famous black sand beaches in Hawaii.
Located between the towns of Pahala and Naalehu in…
-
Punalu’u Black Sand beach - Have you ever seen a beach with black sand? Because of constant volcanic activity, you’ll find white sands and black sands on the island of Hawaii. Located on the southeastern Ka’u coast, Punaluu Black Sand Beach is one of the most famous black sand beaches in Hawaii.
Located between the towns of Pahala and Naalehu in Ka’u, Punaluu Black Sand Beach’s jet black shores are an unforgettable sight. Coconut palms fringe the upper edge of sand and you may also discover large Honu, (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles), basking on the beach.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Snacks provided
- Complimentary tea and coffee
- Rain gear: coats, raincoats, and umbrellas available
- Lunch included
- Snacks provided
- Complimentary tea and coffee
- Rain gear: coats, raincoats, and umbrellas available
Location
Punalu'u Black Sand beach
Highway 11
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
4.9
(188 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Amit_k
Apr 25, 2025
Amazing - We had an amazing time with this tour. David was a very knowledgeable guide and made our overall experience very pleasurable. Highly recommended.
Review provided by Viator
Margaret_b
Apr 23, 2025
wonderful views of active volcano. - our guide, scott, was a phenomenal resource. Filled with knowledge about culture, local activities, and nature. He really brought the volcanoes, and the people alive. most important, he was able to adjust the timing of some of our events so that we were able to see the Kilauea active eruption that had just started hours before and concluded about an hour after we saw it.
Review provided by Viator
Theg270
Mar 27, 2025
Volcanoes - Thank you Zane! One of the best tour guide ever. The passion he has for his company and the knowledge was amazing. I liked how Zane is so knowledgeable on the area, and the volcanos. Gave all the information he knew about the island and area we were traveling on. He basically covered everything that I wanted to know plus more.
Thank you again!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Daytrip20133922227
Mar 26, 2025
Lots to see and learn - Our tour guide knows everything!!!! He was amazing and it really was a great full day tour. We saw so much in one day we decided to just relax and hang by the pool the next day.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mary_d
Mar 21, 2025
Highly recommend… Long day, but very worth it - Our guide and driver David was excellent! Very, very informative. The drive was long, but very scenic and beautiful
Review provided by Viator
Michael_s
Feb 26, 2025
Whole island tour with emphasis on the Kilauea volcano - Zane took us on a full tour of the island. Although, primarily focused on the Kilauea volcano, we spent time at a boutique coffee grower's farm and tasting room, the Punalu'u black sand beach, a lava field at the shore and several spots in the town of Hilo. Zane is a very affable fellow and a long-time resident of the Big Island. As a result, he provided plenty of entertaining historical, cultural and historical narrative throughout the tour. Given that his occupation for many years was as a geologist, his knowledge of the volcano and the geologic formation of the island was superb. I highly recommend taking his tour.
Review provided by Viator
Sgullicks
Feb 12, 2025
All day seeing the Big Island - Wonderful all day tour with Zane our tour guide who took us to multiple locations, including coffee farm, black sand beach, lunch at restaurant overlooking the volcano, lava fields and cave, waterfall and farmers market in Hilo. Zane was very informative about the island and the volcano. The icing on the cake was that we got to see the volcano erupting. So cool!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
David_t
Feb 2, 2025
Hawaii Geo Tour Volcanoes National Park - This is the second time I have done this excursion and both times the tour guide was Eric who is co-owner of the business. He is a “rock” star (pun intended). Extremely knowledgeable about the island geology and well versed on island history! This excursion is well worth the money!!
PS The tour van is a high end vehicle with very comfortable seats!
Review provided by Viator
Mike_d
Jan 17, 2025
Hawaii GEO Tours - Great decision to do this tour. Our guide David was excellent! All the arrangements during the tour are well planned. Transportation was smooth and stops were great!
Review provided by Viator
Grafton21
Jan 3, 2025
Great tour of the Big Island of Hawaii - Great tour of the Big Island including the Volcano. Dave was a great tour guide and would recommend him highly. We had a great time with him as he made learning about the different sites fun. Would highly recommend this tour as you get to see the many different temperate zones from the lava fields to the rainforests.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
More activities from this operator
