Hawaii Volcano National Park Shore Excursion

Explore hidden gems of Hawaii Volcano National Park. Enjoy unique stops, local treats, and captivating stories. Book now for an unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Liliʻuokalani Gardens - I drive past the Ice Pond and Liliuokalani Garden, looking for turtles, nene geese, and identifying plants. I will show you the sign with the local fish and tell you about them. We will get out to take photos of the turtles if they’re there.
  • Honoli’i Beach Park - We will drive north of Hilo to see the surf spots where…
What's Included
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Hawaii Volcano National Park fees
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

What makes my tours special is that I will take you to places other tours will not go.
We drive north of Hilo to see the surf spots were we will drive slowly down a narrow road. I will narrate to you about the surfers as they catching waves.
We drive over old bridges through the lush jungle seeing many waterfalls. I will tell you about the plants,…

Location
Hilo Harbor
I will meet you in the center of the building on the left side after you come off the ship at 8:30 am at Hilo Harbor.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Travel4fun2023
Jun 25, 2025
Hilo in a day - Our tour guide, Don, was great!! He gave us lots of information and we saw so much in our day trip!! I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone who wants to see the sites in Hilo in a day!
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Russelld874
Jun 24, 2025
Great Hilo and Volcano National Park Tour - Tour guide Dan was outstanding, besides being a true local and having great knowledge of the area, he was someone you would want to hang out with. Great tour of some spots in Hilo, conversing with local fisherman, stops at the Japanese garden, Rainbow Falls and the Volcano National Park. Only downer was the volcano erupted the day after we were there. I would definitely recommend this tour. Be sure to request Dan!
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Cari_m
Jun 20, 2025
Highly recommend - Don was awesome! This was more than a volcano tour. Made several stops to other places on our to do list. I highly recommend.
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Gcbaumgard
Jun 18, 2025
Great Adventure for all ages - We had a great day! Don took us to all the great spots in Hilo for viewing both the black sand beaches and volcano. He made pick up and drop off a breeze. It was worth the money for this full day adventure. My mom had to use her collapsible wheelchair, and Don made that very easy for us as well.
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Explorer45328148705
Jun 4, 2025
authentic, varied and joyful day - A fantastic day! If you're looking for an authentic tour that offers insights beyond the mainstream, this is the place for you. Thank you for this experience!
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Seaside23289671314
May 18, 2025
Great trip with very knowledgeable guide - All of us were cruise passengers picked up right at the port. Our guide took us to numerous spots not usually visited by tours which was very unique, basically visiting the “backroads” of the island. His knowledge of local history, flora and fauna is outstanding. Not many guides can tell you names of trees and flowers in Hawaiian, English AND Latin. Very impressive. The weather did not cooperate much, but that was to be expected - drizzling most of the 7 hour tour. Fortunately, the Sun peeked out at the Rainbow falls. Don took us all the way up to the top of the crater, which had a good view of the newest fissure fuming out the gas cloud. Don graciously returned the money I paid for my husband as he could not make it due to his health that day. Thank you Don!
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Paulasr770ty
May 10, 2025
Tons of fun with Don - Jaded veteran tourist here to report that we've never encountered a tour guide like Don. As an independent small business, he chooses to do much that his competition does not. He crammed everything interesting around Hilo and Volcano National Park into our 8 hours, timing highlights according to the weather, and offered to do more. We went to places that are difficult to access but worth the effort. All day long he was getting us out of the bus to really experience Hilo. Riding time was accompanied by clever, sometimes irreverant, stream-of-conscious commentary on everything from palm trees by Latin names to how much properties and land taxes cost to where to see the wildlife. If we're ever in Hilo again, we'll spend a day with Don again.
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Canadapicklelover
May 3, 2025
Island Tour - This was a good tour. We enjoyed it, there were lots of little stops along the way. Unfortunately, there was a really loud group behind us so we couldn’t hear the tour guide always (the audio in the second van wasn’t great) but he would come outside with us on the stops and give us more information. Our guide was Dave and he shared a lot of really cool island facts, we loved his style!
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Mary_d
Jun 18, 2025
Mary’s Review - Don was passionate about his job and took us to places that other tours did not go to. He was very knowledgeable about all the plants and trees etc. however, the tour was a little too long for us and we were really not interested in the real estate listings he pointed out extensively, and I was disappointed that we didn’t see the volcanic flat rock that the astronauts trained on. But on the whole, it was a good day.
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Arthur
May 2, 2025
Overbooked putting some in other vehicle - Some on the tour (lucky ones) rode in a nice bus. We were put in an old, rattlely window van. We are all 70 yrs old. Three of us had to sit in the far back, no mid aisle, small opening to crawl through along the seat sides. Used wadded up tissue to quiet the side panel that was broken. Could not hear the tour guide at all. Once the bus and van got separated. I called Don/Dan in the bus for our driver to say we were lost. Had to scream to our driver Dave what to do as he could not hear me over the rattling either. Owner tries hard. But this was simply over the top disorganized.
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From $149
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).