Hilo Kalapana A Big Island Road Less Traveled
Hilo, Hawaii
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 6 hours
Embark on a private tour around historic sites like Hilo town and Kalapana. View the sites and scenery on a luxurious Mercedes Sprinter!
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Embark on a private tour around historic sites like Hilo town and Kalapana. View the sites and scenery on a luxurious Mercedes Sprinter!Your tour starts at your hotel, Hilo port or Hilo ariport. Hop aboard our comfortable Mercedes Benz Sprinter with your private group and we'll head to our first destination - Hilo town. The town suffered large Tsunamis in 1946 and 1960 and is rich in culture and history.
We'll then make our way to Queen Liliuokalani Japanese Gardens and Rainbow Falls State Park, both historic landmarks on the Island of Hawaii.
Our next stop, Onomea Scenic Drive, is rated as one of the most important scenic drives on the Big Island of the Hamakua Coast Heritage Corridor. Drive along sea cliffs, through lush valleys and gulches, tropical rain forest, across small one lane bridges a true taste of old Hawaii. Drive down Sugar Mill Rd past the old Pepeekoo Sugar Company down to the sea cliffs at Pepeekoo point.
Next we visit Pahoa, the small Hawaiian town in the Puna district most recently threatened by the most recent Lava flow that began June 27th 2014. Stand next to the Lava that threatened the town in early 2015. We then drive down to the Ocean front town that was Kalapana, Kaimū and Kaimū Bay 178 homes were buried under 50 feet of Lava from the 1986 Kilauea lava flow.
We then head north out of Kalapana and drive up the enchanting and historic Red road that navigates the Puna coastline through old lava fields, rugged coastlines with crashing waves breaking over the cliffs and amazing tree canopy of old growth forest.
Next, we'll pull into Ahalanui a spring and ocean fed pool that is volcanically heated to a toasty 90 degrees, so bring a bathing suit and towel a for a very relaxing experience.
We'll finish off our 6-hour tour with stops Richardson Ocean Park (Black Sand Beach) and Hono’s, where Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles are usually spotted.
The tour will end back at your original departure point.
We'll then make our way to Queen Liliuokalani Japanese Gardens and Rainbow Falls State Park, both historic landmarks on the Island of Hawaii.
Our next stop, Onomea Scenic Drive, is rated as one of the most important scenic drives on the Big Island of the Hamakua Coast Heritage Corridor. Drive along sea cliffs, through lush valleys and gulches, tropical rain forest, across small one lane bridges a true taste of old Hawaii. Drive down Sugar Mill Rd past the old Pepeekoo Sugar Company down to the sea cliffs at Pepeekoo point.
Next we visit Pahoa, the small Hawaiian town in the Puna district most recently threatened by the most recent Lava flow that began June 27th 2014. Stand next to the Lava that threatened the town in early 2015. We then drive down to the Ocean front town that was Kalapana, Kaimū and Kaimū Bay 178 homes were buried under 50 feet of Lava from the 1986 Kilauea lava flow.
We then head north out of Kalapana and drive up the enchanting and historic Red road that navigates the Puna coastline through old lava fields, rugged coastlines with crashing waves breaking over the cliffs and amazing tree canopy of old growth forest.
Next, we'll pull into Ahalanui a spring and ocean fed pool that is volcanically heated to a toasty 90 degrees, so bring a bathing suit and towel a for a very relaxing experience.
We'll finish off our 6-hour tour with stops Richardson Ocean Park (Black Sand Beach) and Hono’s, where Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles are usually spotted.
The tour will end back at your original departure point.
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