UPDATED 2024: Description of activity subject to change without notice due to new limitations and updated capacities. Thank you.

Schedule:

• Availability: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
• Tour Times: 8:00 AM
• Duration: 12 Hours* (approx.)

*Travel time from most resorts is approx. 6 hrs round-trip.

UPGRADE to an affordable Private Ohana Tour and experience Volcano, Chocolate, & Waterfalls Adventure exclusively with your family or small group.

Hawaii’s most “in-depth” volcano experience is here! Join our National Park Certified Guides on a journey through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s new & dramatic landscape. See how the historically large collapse of the Halemaumau Crater has changed Kilauea forever. Embark on an interactive tree-to-chocolate adventure and learn how cacao trees are transformed into chocolate at a 1,000-acre private tropical farm before stopping at the picturesque Rainbow Falls in Hilo.

Highlights:

• In this in-depth park experience, your interpretive guide will illuminate the historical events that have forever changed the landscape of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
• Enjoy exploring the Park’s most dynamic terrain
• Visit a private 1,000-acre Chocolate and Tropical Fruit Farm and learn about the chocolate-making process, from tree to chocolate.
• Marvel at the stunning 80-foot cascade of Rainbow Falls, set against a lush tropical backdrop

Includes:

• National Park and private chocolate farm entrance fees.
• Deli-style lunch prepared by Christine’s Deli, beverages, snacks.
• Gear Provided: Trekking poles, flashlights, daypacks, rain gear, bug repellant, and sunscreen.

Recommendations:

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Long pants
• Reusable water bottle
• Light jacket

Restrictions/Requirements:

• The minimum age is 6 years old.
• Guests should be able to hike on uneven or rocky terrain. We’ll hike for 2-3 miles at a location determined by park conditions that day.
• We sometimes encounter cool, wet, or muddy conditions.
• Other tour restrictions may apply.

Location: Round-trip transportation is included. Please see the Transportation tab for pick-up locations and schedule.

Special Notes:

• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
• Please Note: The most recent Kilauea eruption has ceased and there is no viewable active lava in the Park.
• Rated: Easy to Moderate.

Menu:

Lunch Options:*

• Turkey Sandwich
• Ham Sandwich
• Pastrami Sandwich
• Veggie Sandwich

*All options include chips, cookies, filtered water refills, flavored sparkling waters, green tea, and Hawaiian juice drinks.

(Transportation Tab)

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time. Please be on time as these pick-ups determine when we start our tours. Mahalo

Pick-up Schedule:

• 8:00 AM – Kukio Golf & Beach Club
• 8:00 AM – Hawaii Forest & Trail Kona Headquarters
• 8:00 AM – King Kamehameha Courtyard Marriott (meet us at the benches nearest the parking lot & parking guard shack (not at the hotel entrance))
• 8:00 AM – Royal Kona Resort (Front Entrance)
• 8:00 AM – Four Seasons Resort Hualalai (Front Entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Shops at Mauna Lani (Front of Foodland Store)
• 8:30 AM – Paniolo Greens Resort (Recreation Center)
• 8:30 AM – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection
• 8:30 AM – Fairmont Orchid (At the lower kiosk entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Westin Hapuna Beach Resort (formerly Hapuna Prince) (Front Entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Hilton Wailkoloa Village
• 8:30 AM – Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa (Front Entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (Front Entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Waikoloa Plaza (Meet you on the curbside next to Domino’s Pizza)
• 8:30 AM – Queens’ Market Place (Look for The Yoga Barre, and we’ll be at the curb by the two yellow umbrellas)
• 9:30 AM – Imiloa Astronomy Center
• 8:30 AM – Hilo Naniloa Hotel (Front Entrance)
• 8:30 AM – Hilo Hawaiian Hotel by Castle Resorts (Front Entrance)