Hawaii Geology Tour: Explore Island's Natural Beauty

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 witnessed a beach with black sand? Due to ongoing volcanic activity, both white and black sands can be found on the island of Hawaii. Situated on the southeastern Ka’u coast, Punalu’u Black Sand Beach is among the most renowned black sand beaches in Hawaii. Nestled between the towns of Pahala and Naalehu…
What's Included
  • 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.

Customer Ratings
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Kelly
Sep 13, 2025
Amazing Volcano Island Tour - I had an amazing experience one the Volcano Adventure Tour. David our guide was very knowledgeable about Hawaiian culture and history, he shared so many stories about the island and Hawaiian culture. The views were stunning. David really took care of our group, paying attention to details, asking guests if he could take pictures, calling each guest by name and checking in on us throughout the tour. I highly recommend this tour. You will see a great portion of the Big Island.
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Nanette_z
Sep 11, 2025
Amazing day - What an incredible day! Our guide was amazing and we even got to see the volcano erupting! Highly recommend.
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Happiness617702
Aug 27, 2025
Choose this tour! - Great day with wonderful people seeing many big island areas. David was a personable nice and knowledgeable tour guide. Van was clean & nice.
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Mrwoj1
Aug 9, 2025
Awesome and a MUST DO! - Unbelievable experience with Zane as our tour guide. As a geologist by trade, he was like a little kid in a candy shop, explaining everything to the group. We lucked out as Kilauea erupted earlier in the day. Zane showed us 6 hour old rocks, Pele's hair (Volcano Godess), and a world of other things we could not get on our own. This was, by far, the highlight of our trip!
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Jasonvd9200jb
Aug 8, 2025
Great experience - Tour was amazing. Zane was fantastic. He was funny, full of information and generally a good guy. If I could rate it higher I would.
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Kvet2012
Aug 4, 2025
Gorgeous and nerdy, my favs! - 11 out of 10, no notes! David was an awesome guide, very funny and knowledgeable - he also had some incredible recommendations for other things to do locally and on some of the other islands (that restaurant recommendation was PERFECT and I'm definitely changing my Maui plans based on his comments!). Communication was great all around and the whole day was super low stress: a great way to get introduced to the area, and learn cool stuff about the geography /geology while also seeing some incredible sights.
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Michele_a
Jun 27, 2025
Great tour! 10 hours - Great tour! Our guide, David was great and very knowledgeable about the island! Definitely worth the money for 10 hours!
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B6330rzjohnf
Jun 25, 2025
Great day visiting the volcano and more! - The guide, David Humans, was amazing. Relaxing day on the tour buys with great stops, well paced throughout the day. Learned a lot and had a great time!
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Lashell_a
Jun 21, 2025
Long but worth it! - Our tour guide Zane was so knowledgeable on not only volcano but also Hawaiian history. If you want smaller sized, customized tour with tons of information about volcano's I definitely recommend this tour
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Gregory_s
Jun 19, 2025
Good Tour - Excellent guide and tour. Our guide was very polite and knowledgeable about the areas we visited. Very good overall experience.
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up to 14 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).