Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Twilight Tour & Stargazing
Explore Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park at twilight, then stargaze near Mauna Kea
Duration
12 Hours
Includes
Lunch, dinner, park fees
Highlights
Spend 12 hours exploring Big Island highlights, with extra time inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and an evening stargazing stop. Visit a Kona coffee farm, walk through a lava tube, and end the day under the night sky, weather permitting.
- Tour a Kona coffee farm and sample Kona coffee
- Explore Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, including Kīlauea Lookout and Thurston Lava Tube
- Stop at Punaluʻu Bake Shop for local treats
- Visit Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach and scan the shoreline for green sea turtles
- Stargaze near Mauna Kea and observe stars and planets, weather permitting
What's Included
- Local-style picnic lunch
- Assorted juices, snacks, and bottled water
- Sit-down dinner at Lava Rock Cafe
- Admission and park entrance fees
- Jackets and rain gear
Things to know
Ages 5+ only. Expect about 1.5 miles of easy hiking over short distances on uneven terrain; vehicles cannot accommodate wheelchairs, scooters, or walkers. Tour guide gratuities are not included.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund with 24 hours notice for groups of 1–5, 48 hours for groups of 6+, and 72 hours for private groups.
FAQs
We will have a couple of easy hikes over a short distance on this tour. The total distance is about 1.5 miles
Due to the dynamic nature of active volcanoes, lava viewing conditions change daily or even hourly. The best viewing of current eruptive activity is on our Twilight Volcano Tour. We will do our best to get you to the closest viewing area providing it is safe and legal.
Both tours feature a Kona coffee farm, Punalu'u black sand beach, and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The Circle Island Tour adds two waterfalls and Waipio Valley Lookout with about 1.5 hours in the national park, while the Twilight Volcano Tour offers about 3 hours in the national park, a restaurant dinner, and stargazing near Mauna Kea.
Meeting details
Major hotels and resorts in Kona and Waikoloa
Related locations
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Admission includedStanding at the rim of Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, you feel the ground warm beneath your feet and catch the sulfurous drift of volcanic gases rising from the caldera below. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park stretches across nearly 330,000 acres of the Big Island, encompassing steaming vents, hardened lava fields, and lush rainforest that gives way abruptly to barren black rock. This is a place where the planet's interior announces itself without apology, and where Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park earns its reputation as one of the most geologically dynamic destinations in the United States.
