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• Great experience

  K2343GQjulies,2026年6月16日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had such a nice time and the sunset was beautiful. John was an excellent tour guide, he was knowledgeable and so kind. He made the experience memorable.

  

• Worth the money, book it!

  Alexis F,2026年6月15日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  John our tour guide was absolutely awesome! He made sure the tour went smoothly without any issues, even went above and beyond to help another groups tour member who was sick. The views were absolutely stunning. It was such an awesome experience to see the telescopes, the sun set and all the beautiful stars. I cannot recommend this enough tour enough! We road up the mountain in a super comfy van, the snacks were delicious and I appreciated the hot chocolate once the sun went down. Definitely bring layers.. because it gets cold as soon as the sunsets! 20/10 recommends this tour.

• Just Amazing!!!

  Bruce W,2026年6月13日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Expect to be treated well, have expectation that are 100% aligned to the outcomes you will experience. If John is your guide, you will have a seamless trip, start to finish!!!

  

  

  

  

• Epic journey to the top and stargazing

  loganc106,2026年6月11日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Incredible experience. Our guide John was fabulous and was incredible with knowledge and facts about the entire experience.

• Beautiful sunset on top of Mauna Kea!

  Bridget0712,2026年6月9日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  John was our guide for the tour and did an amazing job! The ride to the top of Mauna Kea was comfortable complete with locally sourced snacks. We were not able to see stars as clearly as we would have liked, but it was cloudy and one day after a full moon. John still made it interesting and informative with his high powered telescope and knowledge of astronomy. Great excursion worth the time and money.

• Great tour!

  Wander99820,2026年6月7日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Excellent tour, guide was very knowledgeable.

• Great experience!

  565sonjas,2026年5月27日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Met the guide at their business near Kona which has a parking lot to leave your vehicle. They have a very comfortable BMW van. We had a short stop at the shopping center near Waikoloa to pick up other guests then drove up to the visitor center. They provide snacks but not a full meal. Given the timing, snacks were great (we had lunch right before starting the tour). Guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. After acclimating we went to the summit where ha described the various observatories. They provided warm parkas but bring your own hats and gloves - it was very cold! After sunset, we went down some and stopped to look at all the stars. Then headed back to Kona. We had originally booked with a different group another night in our trip who had to cancel and couldn’t fit us in again. Very glad Taikobo could accommodate us - great tour!

  

  

  

• Best Mauna Kea Tour You Can Take

  Justin F,2026年5月22日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  John was a fantastic tour guide, very knowledgeable and personable! Both of our phones were dead after a long day and he offered to take our pictures and send them later. The view was fantastic, stargazing was incredibly informative, overall excellent experience. Would highly recommend to anyone.

• BEST STAR GUIDE - JOHN

  A4984EAjohng,2026年5月16日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had a wonderful time and it was well worth the ride. John, our very capable and knowledgeable guide, arrived on time in a Mercedes Benz van which was very comfortable. On the drive up to the summit John oriented us to the scenery around us, history and flora and fauna. John took special care to tell us the schedule for our trip and we made stops for bathroom breaks and to acclimate to the altitude. I felt we were in very good hands. We were fortunate to see a very starry sky - the moon was new - and John provided the opportunity to see Jupiter, Venus and a couple of beautiful star clusters through his telescope. He also pointed out constellations and explained basic rules of astronomy. What I reallly appreciated - our van was the last to leave the star viewing site. Another amazing bonus was a photo of us with the stars - not possible with our iPhones - unexpected - and a treasure to have for the memory. Thanks, John!

  

• Best Tour of our Trip to Kona

  808rossh,2026年5月2日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was the best tour of our trip. I highly recommend that you go. Our guides, Chris and Wes, did a great job. They knew the observatory site well and gave us very good information on the nigh5 sky. Recommend you go during tge New Moon and not the Full Moon.

  
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