Hilo Shore Excursion: Explore Volcanoes National Park and Rainbow Falls
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810 Ratings
Hilo
Embark on an easy-grade Hilo shore excursion to explore Volcanoes National Park and Rainbow Falls. Highlights include Black Sand Beach, Liliuokalani Japanese Garden, and a visit to the Kilauea Visitor Center. Enjoy a delicious lunch from a local vendor.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Banyan Drive - Our first path drives us down Banyan Drive known as the “Hilo Walk of Fame” for the banyan trees planted by celebrities, such as Babe Ruth and Franklin Roosevelt and many others. These trees have withstood several tsunamis that have devastated the town of Hilo
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • National Park fees
  • Port / Hilo Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • What to bring/wear: Walking shoes, light sweater, camera, hat, sunglasses
  • Souvenirs
  • Gratuities
  • Stop is made to purchase food
Additional Information

Cruise Ship Visitors: Special permits let us provide direct pickup from the Hilo port. We strive to align our departure times with your ship’s arrival and departure schedule.

Hilo Hotel Guests: We convene at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

Ease of tour: Simple

This tour will showcase the Black Sand Beach, Rainbow Falls, Liliuokalani Japanese Garden, a drive through downtown Hilo, Big Island Candies,
Volcanoes National Park featuring Steam Vents, Sulfur Banks, Thurston Lava Tube, Kilauea Visitor Center, Kilauea Iki Crater lookout and various exhibitions.

Meal: A pause for lunch will take place at a local vendor

  • Vehicle: 12-14 passenger van or mini bus max 25 pass mini bus

  • HOTEL : You can meet us at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to join this tour.
  • CRUISE PASSENGERS : We have special permits to pick up directly from Hilo port
  • We will ensure your timely return back to the ship in Hilo Pier for this activity. If your ship does not come into port , your money will be refunded. If is is delayed we will adjust our departure time to the ships itenerary. See our terms and conditions for full details
  • DEPARTURE TIMES: Because we are a shore excursion company we schedule our departure times around a ships arrival and departure.
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Easy tour - Involves walking over relatively level terrain, possible gravel or uneven ground in some areas. Lava tube is .4 of mile long with descending and ascending steps. Comfortable walking shoes & light jacket recommended
  • WALKER / WHEEL CHAIR: We must be informed before you arrive if you are bringing a walker or foldable wheelchair in order allow space.
Location
Port of Hilo
Kuhio Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Karen_g
Mar 30, 2024
Hilo Shore Excursion - Our party of 10, including a 4 year old and 16 month old really enjoyed our tour. Paul was our guide and he was top notch! We saw many highlights of Hilo including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and a lava tube and many other destinations. Paul shared many stories about the island and was very patient with us and we never felt rushed at any of the locations that we visited! Highly recommend this tour with Paul as your guide!
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Suzie_r
Mar 29, 2024
Five Star Experience! - Our tour guide Hannibal was excellent! He was a wealth of knowledge and very funny. It was a nice full day with a lot to see and explore. We came on a cruise ship and when Hannibal dropped us back off to the cruise port he offered to bring whoever wanted to the market close by. My daughter and I took advantage of that and got to top off our day with a little shopping and a bite to eat.
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Diane_c
Mar 27, 2024
Volcano and water fall excursion - Excellent excursion. This one was 6 out of 5 stars for us. Rusty was delightful, informative, prompt, and always on-the-ball for us. Of our five excursions, this was handled the best. If you want to see a volcano, Rainbow falls, a lava tube, and the candy factory… this delivered. The narrative while we drove was interesting and helped us appreciate Hawaiians even more. The big island is less connected than the others, but they make it work.. with a smile. This driver puts a lot of energy into this tour. Highly recommended. I am 75 and the walking part was not a problem.
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Anne_b
Mar 27, 2024
Tubing in Hawaii - Our group of 10 family and friends had a great time! The whole day was great! The guides on the tube ride were helpful and made sure everyone was safe (especially those of us over 55)!!!
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Diane_k
Mar 27, 2024
Seeing the volcano, steam... - Seeing the volcano, steam holes and walking through the lave tube were amazing. Ernie was a great tour guide.
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Catherine_j
Mar 27, 2024
Amazing adventure - Seeing a crater for the first time was amazing! Ernie was a wonderful guide! He was very informative and kept us entertained the entire time. We loved this adventure ❤️. Highly recommend!
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717maciet
Mar 26, 2024
Volcano Tour with Gio 🤙🏼 - Gio was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable and added humor into it. I would recommend this tour to get to see several parts of the volcano and have a tour of the city
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Tina_c
Mar 24, 2024
Must-see! - We recently went on a tour of the volcano national park, Lava tubes and rainbow falls through C big island tours. It was a very fun and informative tour with Donna as our tour guide. Highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed!
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David_s
Mar 24, 2024
Excellent Tour / Excellent Tour Guide - Lani was our tour guide and she was beyond fantastic. She has vast knowledge of Hawaiian history and Hawaiian culture, the geography and geology of the area, and so much more. And she clearly enjoys leading tours, shown by her enthusiasm about what she does. She is an excellent tour guide and an excellent teacher.
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Makayla_g
Mar 31, 2024
Tour review - The tour guide was very friendly and had funny jokes. The lunch spot was okay but not horrible. The tour was overall pretty cool but wasn’t worth the cost in my opinion.
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