Puako Trip Overview
Charter a Mercedes Tour van and an experienced guide to see the best of the Big Island on your own schedule. Choose from a variety of sample tours or design your own based on what you’d like to see on your own private tour. Our professional and volcano-certified guides can provide guided commentary while you visit either famous or off-the-beaten path volcano sights, waterfalls, beaches, valley excursions, coffee or macadamia nut tours, or a selection of them all!
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 10 hours
Starts: Puako, United States
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Puako, Hawaii, United States
Charter a Mercedes Tour van and an experienced guide to see the best of the Big Island on your own schedule. Choose from a variety of sample tours or design your own based on what you’d like to see on your own private tour. Our professional and volcano-certified guides can provide guided commentary while you visit either famous or off-the-beaten path volcano sights, waterfalls, beaches, valley excursions, coffee or macadamia nut tours, or a selection of them all!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Akaka Falls State Park, End of Akaka Falls Road Off Hwy 220, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96728
This is an easy stop if you choose the northern route to volcano.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Your guide will take you the insider’s best selection depending on what you want to see. Narrated exclusive hikes are recommended. This is the best place to spend your tour rime.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Punalu’u Black Sand beach, Highway 11, Pahala, Island of Hawaii, HI 96777
This is a great stop if you take the South Route on your way to volcano. Its also great spot for lunch and your guide can arrange.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kilauea Iki Trail, Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, HI 96785
This is the most recommended hike in the park, and your guide will describe local legend, botany and history.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Holualoa, Holualoa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Your guide can take you to one or several of Hawaii Islands best coffee farms for tasting and tours. Recommendation is to include one Kona Coffee farm and take the south route and try the even more trendy Ka’u Coffee on the way around the island.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pololu Valley Lookout, End of Hwy. 270, Island of Hawaii, HI 96755
We can take you the lookout point of Pololu, or if you are up for a 2 hour hike, we can do that as well.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
One can spend a whole day here. How about bringing a picnic lunch and eating it on the lava? That’s our most popular option!
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Greenwell Farms, 81-6551 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua, Island of Hawaii, HI 96750
Great rest stop if we take the South route. Excellent Kona Coffee. Either a quick tasting and explanation of a full detailed coffee tour – your choice
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kaumana Caves Park, Kaumana Drive Mile Marker 4, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI
There are a number of lava tubes on the island. This is one of the best. Either just peek in or venture up to 2 miles (advance planning required)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: South Point Complex, South Point Road, Naalehu, Island of Hawaii, HI
We can take you to the southernmost point of the USA. This is an amazing spot!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Green sand beach (Papakolea), Hwy 11, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI
Hike 2 hours to the most uniquely colored sand in Hawaii. We can set you up with needed gear and escort you either hiking or catching a local truck for a small additional fee
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Punalu’u Black Sand beach, Highway 11, Pahala, Island of Hawaii, HI 96777
We can take you to this beach, or a number of other less famous black sand beaches including the most recent flows in Puna.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Old Puako Rd, Puako, Island of Hawaii, HI 96743
Hapuna is one of our destinations, but there are numerous other great beaches less famous. Tell us your preference and we can take you there.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Paradise Meadows, 93-2199 South Point Rd., Naalehu, Island of Hawaii, HI 96772
This is our favorite place to try Mac nuts, Kau Coffee, chocolate, honey, and cookies. No place better. How about picking up a lunch and eating it here on our way to Volcanoes National Park or South point?
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Keauhou, Keauhou, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
This quaint boat harbor is the jumping off point for manta dives, fishing boats and snorkeling tours. Time it right and we can give you a west-side tour of coffee farms and historical sites, ending here just in time for your manta dive!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Rainbow Falls, Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720
Any tour that passes through Hilo in the daytime can include a stop at Rainbow Falls! It’s usually part of our historical hilo town drive through or lunch
Duration: 30 minutes
