Big Island of Hawaii Travelers Recommend

Hawaii is world famous for its stunning natural landscapes, its active volcanoes, its lush greenery, its warm blue waters, and in some cases, it’s throbbing cultural nightlife. Hawaii is a lush tropical paradise, and spending your time outdoors is the way to experience the pleasures of this pacific Eden. Begin your Hawaiian adventure in the traditional way by opting for a Hawaiian Lei greeting and a seamless airport transfer to your hotel before settling into your new surroundings. Now that you’ve eased into things, it’s time to make the most of your days and get on to adventure! If you really want to see all of what the Big Island has to offer, consider taking a bird’s-eye view of things in an exhilarating helicopter tour where you’ll see spouting lava, dripping rainforests, cascading waterfalls, and ocean as far as the eye can see. Wake up rested, sip your morning coffee, and step out onto the veranda to gaze at your natural surroundings.

Many of the tours from Kona, as visitors to Hawaii’s Big Island might expect, focus on activities found along the Kona coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. That being said, one of the largest visitor draws on the island—Hawaii Volcanoes National Park—is located clear on the other side of the island and entails multiple hours of drive-time to get there. Nevertheless, for those Kona-based travelers hoping to get a glimpse of Madame Pele in action (the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes), there are tours from Kona which offer full day excursions over to the hot and bubbly side of the island for a look at Kilauea volcano—the most consistently active volcano on Earth. For those Big Island visitors looking to stay a little closer to home, however, there are plenty of other tours from Kona ready to be explored just outside of town. Feel the excitement of snorkeling with manta rays on a night dive or sailing past a pod of Hawaiian spinner dolphins off of Kealakekua Bay.