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Hawaii Big Island - custom-built tours
- build your own tour -
In short
Tour code: HAW_CUS
Tour type: Walking & study tour
Difficulty: Easy
Tour character: custom tours - you build your itinerary!
Best travel period: all year
Duration: 1-several days
Dates:
Custom tour dates only
Price (p.p.): from 125 USD per person
(1-12 participants / prices for smaller or larger groups on request.)
Included: | All transfers in private 4x4 vehicle
| | Pick-up and drop-off from to Volcano/Hilo area (other places on request)
| | Service of private volcanologist guide
| | Park entry fees
| | Hawai’i General Excise Tax (4.166%) |
Arrival info:The tours start and end on Big Island. We can help you arrange flight tickets to Hilo or Kona. As we are based in Volcano/Hilo, our tours normally start there. Transfers from and to Kona or other parts of Big Island can be arranged at extra costs.
Build your own tour:
We offer customized tours of Hawai’i Island to individuals and small groups interested in the natural and cultural aspects of this unique island forged by the most powerful volcanic force. We present you a selection of day-long itineraries that you can combine into your own tour.
Our special focus is on its dynamic geology. We cater especially to independent travelers, hikers, photographers, families, teachers, students, and lovers of the outdoors.
Sample itinerary (3 days) - Kilauea volcano highlights
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The Active Eruption Tour
The eruption of Kilauea volcano is constantly changing! Join us to hear the latest about the ongoing eruption, learn more about the new crater within Halema`uma`u, and witness where red lavea enters the ocean from the destroyed town of Kalapana! (Subject to winds and eruption conditions.) Longer tours may also enjoy a scenic oceanside drive, visit active steam vents, see the New Kaimu black sand beach, relive the 1960 Kapoho eruption, and swim in volcanically heated warm springs!
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The Lava Proximity Hike
Get as close as safely possible, when it's possible! This extreme hike across the barren lava fields is only available when lava is active within the National Park, and can be as long as 12mi/20km round-trip, but that's what it sometimes takes to feel the heat from red, active lava. Contact us for the latest availability, distances, and more information!
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Kilauea Volcano’s Puna Coast
Kilauea’s fertile slopes of Puna, the meeting of lava, humans and jungle.
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Sample itinerary 5 days: Kilauea volcano in depth
Day 1: |
The Active Eruption Tour
The eruption of Kilauea volcano is constantly changing! Join us to hear the latest about the ongoing eruption, learn more about the new crater within Halema`uma`u, and witness where red lavea enters the ocean from the destroyed town of Kalapana! (Subject to winds and eruption conditions.) Longer tours may also enjoy a scenic oceanside drive, visit active steam vents, see the New Kaimu black sand beach, relive the 1960 Kapoho eruption, and swim in volcanically heated warm springs!
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Day 2: |
The Lava Proximity Hike
Get as close as safely possible, when it's possible! This extreme hike across the barren lava fields is only available when lava is active within the National Park, and can be as long as 12mi/20km round-trip, but that's what it sometimes takes to feel the heat from red, active lava. Contact us for the latest availability, distances, and more information!
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Day 3: |
Kilaueas Southwest Rift and Ka'u
Located mostly within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, historic lava flows and tephra fallout cover the volcanic Ka’u Desert on Kilauea’s west flank. Hiking in the company of nene and tropicbirds among the cinder cones, craters, faults and cracks of the less-traveled southwest rift zone is a raw and memorable experience of natural power, and the backcountry beaches are an effort divine.
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Kilauea Volcano’s Chain of Craters
The Chain of Craters road traverses Kilauea from its summit caldera through islands of native forest surrounded by frozen rivers of lava (remnants of historic eruptions of the east rift zone reaching as far as the ocean).
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Day 5: |
Kilauea Volcano’s Puna Coast
Kilauea’s fertile slopes of Puna, the meeting of lava, humans and jungle.
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Sample itinerary 9 days: Kilauea volcano and beyond
Day 1: |
The Active Eruption Tour
The eruption of Kilauea volcano is constantly changing! Join us to hear the latest about the ongoing eruption, learn more about the new crater within Halema`uma`u, and witness where red lavea enters the ocean from the destroyed town of Kalapana! (Subject to winds and eruption conditions.) Longer tours may also enjoy a scenic oceanside drive, visit active steam vents, see the New Kaimu black sand beach, relive the 1960 Kapoho eruption, and swim in volcanically heated warm springs!
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Day 2: |
Kilauea Volcano’s Chain of Craters
The Chain of Craters road traverses Kilauea from its summit caldera through islands of native forest surrounded by frozen rivers of lava (remnants of historic eruptions of the east rift zone reaching as far as the ocean).
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Day 3: |
The Lava Proximity Hike
Get as close as safely possible, when it's possible! This extreme hike across the barren lava fields is only available when lava is active within the National Park, and can be as long as 12mi/20km round-trip, but that's what it sometimes takes to feel the heat from red, active lava. Contact us for the latest availability, distances, and more information!
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Day 4: |
Kilauea Volcano’s Puna Coast
Kilauea’s fertile slopes of Puna, the meeting of lava, humans and jungle.
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Day 5: |
Kilaueas Southwest Rift and Ka'u
Located mostly within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, historic lava flows and tephra fallout cover the volcanic Ka’u Desert on Kilauea’s west flank. Hiking in the company of nene and tropicbirds among the cinder cones, craters, faults and cracks of the less-traveled southwest rift zone is a raw and memorable experience of natural power, and the backcountry beaches are an effort divine.
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Day 6: |
Hilo Town and Beyond
Mythical waterfalls and sandy ocean coves surround historic Hilo town on the bay.
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Day 7: |
Kailua and South Kona
Sunny Kailua is the center of a growing bustle on Hawai’i Island’s leeward side. Kona is a realm of white sandy beaches and ocean sunsets, of crystal clear waters and abundant marine life, and of lava flows as recent as 210 years old. South Kona, on the western slope of Mauna Loa volcano, is a little farther from civilization and offers unequaled marine and hawaiian cultural experiences.
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Waterfalls & Valleys Discovery
Explore the lush rainforest and valleys of the Hamakua coast! See countless waterfalls, pass through historic sugar towns, drive along breathtaking scenic routes, visit Hilo town and let your taste buds sample the local flavors. Longer tours may reach the dramatic large valleys of Waipi`o and Pololu at the northern tip of Hawai`i Island.
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Oases of North Kona and Kohala
Lava flows from Kohala, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes reach the northwest coast of Hawai’i Island, the mountains themselves creating a rainshadow for the island’s leeward Kona coast. Springwaters rise near beaches in a string of oases across the lava desert, some developed into megaresorts and some still pleasantly pristine in the presence of Hawaiian ruins.
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