Small Group Big Island Twilight Volcano and Stargazing Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

12 hours

Mobile ticket

See rare black sand beaches, visit the famous Kona Coffee Farm and the magnificent Volcanoes National Park including Thurston Lava Tube, Chain of Craters Road, and past lava flow. Finish the adventure with stargazing near Mauna Kea. Experience the Big Island’s most spectacular natural splendors on this small-group tour with a professional local guide sharing knowledge of the history, cultures, and geology of the island. Lunch and Dinner included in the tour.

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children under 5 years old are not allowed to participate

Vegetarian or gluten free meals are available, please advise at time of booking if required

Some walking on uneven ground is involved

Itineraries may change, and refunds will not be given for closures and itinerary changes out of our control. Tours run rain or shine.

Not possible for travelers require walkers/wheelchairs

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Bay View Farm

Take a tour of a Kona Coffee Farm to learn about the harvesting and milling process while sampling Kona Coffee and Tea. Enjoy a picnic lunch overlooking the beautiful Kealakekua Bay.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Punalu'u Bake Shop

Taste famous Hawaiian sweet bread and malasadas at this local favorite bakery

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Picnic Lunch and Restaurant Dinner

Bottle Water and Hawaiian Juice

Luxury Mercedes Sprinter Van Transportation

Kona/ Kohala Coast area hotel pickup and drop-off

Use of Rain and Warm Jacket

All Fees and Taxes

Small-group tour lead by a professional guide

Tour Guide Gratuities / Tips

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Kona/Waikoloa/Kohala Pick Up

Small group tour in a luxury Mercedes Sprinter Van, includes snacks, lunch, dinner, drinks, and park admissions.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.89

1,577 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1477

It was absolutely...
Sadia U,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was absolutely phenomenal. Our tour guide, Derek, was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. The tour is a must-do. It was more than anything I had imagined.
A primer on the Big Island that can really help optimize your Hawaii focus.
John K,,Dec 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a long day filled with a wide range of activities and experiences. It is a great primer for the Big Island so that one could decide later what else to explore or explore in greater detail. Our guide Felix kept us informed of other sites and activities along the way not on the trip to help with planning for other activities during out vacation. He was especially good at Volcanoes National Park taking us to many interesting spots to show different kinds lava flow features, the main caldera of Kileaua as well as now dormant fissures and volcanoes.
Great trip
wtim12363,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great trip, friendly and professional guide, friendly tour team members, the stargazing is the highlight of this trip, our guide Todd gave us an in-detailed description of the constellation and also other professional instructions, great job Todd!
Well planned day trip
77umaimam,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Derek is a great guide, I absolutely enjoyed the entire day tour. It was a very long day but it was well worth it, they provide lunch and dinner which was really nice because I didn’t have to worry about food at all. The day I went the volcano was erupting so my entire group was in awe. It’s a nice small group so it doesn’t get too crowded and I could talk to everyone. Everyone was very friendly and enjoyed just as much! The national park was crowded but Derek knew some isolated spots where we got a great view of the volcano from after dark.
Great over all tour.
Casey K,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Dreu was awesome! Time flew by and was just long enough to see everything. He was entertaining the whole way and had more costume changes than a Taylor Swift concert.
Great tour
Theresa J,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Felix was fantastic, taking us to out of the way places that most tours don't go to. The stargazing was fantastic as we had a clear night.
Great.
fredaN9194YH,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour guide Dreu was the best. Very knowledgeable friendly and personable. The tour of the Volcano National Park was probably the best excursion I have ever been on. The experience way exceeded my expectations. From the Black sand beach to Kiliuea volcano to the star gazing on Mauna Kea all amazing.
Thoughts for your Thoughts (Excellent)
Casey R,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Todd was wonderful, a more intelligent & funny voice of Derry Murbles from Pawnee Public Radio (Parks&Rec). When booking this tour please be aware you won’t get back to your hotel until after 11pm, but 10am to 11pm will be packed with activities and great food.
Nice eruption, made up for an otherwise forgettable experience.
Steven S,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
We would only give this tour one star if it hadn't been for the saving grace of the volcano. First, they missed our stop and after waiting a half hour past our pick up time we called and were told it would be another half an hour before they could send a car to pick us up.bit took forty minutes. The office person that came to pick us up was friendly enough but when she got there she told us that we had to make a stop to pick up our lunches, which the van driver had also failed to get. When we finally caught up to the group, they had already been at the coffee farm for half an hour and so we didn't get to participate in that experience. The next stop was the black sand beach and we were supposed to go to the bakery but the driver decided to skip that in order to get us to the park to see the volcano, which was actively erupting. When we got to the volcano, that experience was it's saving grace the views were spectacular and we were able to get a ton of high quality photos. The driver knew right where to take us for the best views. That was great, but we still hadn't eaten anything and it was after 2:00. At this point the guide took us to a secluded parking lot away from the crowds to eat, but there were no benches to sit at, the food was cold because it had been 4 hours since it had been picked up and they didnt have food for people that had put in for a vegetarian order. After we ate our cold lunch, we made a quick stop at the lava tube which was a scheduled part of the tour and then we went to another spot for a different perspective on the Crater. That was awesome as well. The driver then took us to our dinner spot, just a couple hours removed from when we had our cold lunch but that was a welcome stop for the people that didn't get any food. Once we finished dinner, we went back into the park to get some night time views of the volcano which was even more spectacular than the day time views however we only got a few minutes for photos before we were rushed out to leave to get to our final stop of the night which was a two hour drive away. The star gazing turned out to be meh but you can't blame the tour for that as it was a near full moon which washed out what would have otherwise been an awesome night sky. At the end of the day, we will give it 3 stars for the volcano experience alone. We got lucky and arrived during a full large scale eruption. It would have been much worse if there wasn't an active eruption happening.
Highly Informative Day on the Big Island
Happiness33657348384,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Aaron picked us up on time and our adventure began. Aaron was highly informative and really did an outstanding job explaining everything. I loved the fact that he included a lot of Hawaiian history and used the Hawaiian names for many of the things we observed.