Hawaii Island Volcano Adventure Tour (From Hilo)

Discover the source of Hawaii Island’s creation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park! Explore cascading waterfalls, craters, and the tsunami-stricken city of Hilo on this comprehensive volcano adventure tour. Bear witness to the 2018 eruption that drastically altered the island’s landscape. Peer into the depths of Halemaumau Crater which has remarkably doubled in size and watch steam clouds form as ground water seeps onto hot volcanic rock at the famous Steam Vents.

Enjoy an included lunch. Marvel at not one by two spectacular waterfalls – Rainbow and Akaka Falls. Gaze at sweeping coastal views at Kealakomo Overlook where older lava flows melted into the ocean. Drive down scenic Chain of Craters Road.

Tour Highlights:

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Halema’uma’u Crater – viewed from Volcano House; remarkably changed since June 2018
• Steam Vents – ground water seeps down to hot volcanic rocks forming steam clouds
• Kilauea Iki Overlook – smaller pit crater next to main Kilauea caldera
• Chain of Craters Road – scenic drive; sections covered by lava in 2018 Kilauea eruption
• Kealakomo Overlook – sweeping coastal views, expansive view of lava fields
• Rainbow Falls – waterfall cascades to a pool below, rainbows magically form in the mist
• Akaka Falls – Set in a rainforest filled with bamboo groves, orchids and hanging ferns.
• Hilo Town – drive past Banyan Drive and Liliuokalani Gardens.