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Mauna Kea: Summit Sunset & Stargazing Trip with Photo

1. Mauna Kea: Summit Sunset & Stargazing Trip with Photo

Get your photos taken by the stars during this sunset and stargazing adventure on the summit of Mauna Kea. Learn about the area from your guide as you sip on hot chocolate and eat snacks. Choose from pickup and drop-off options at several locations.  Delight in the awe-inspiring sunset at the top of Mauna Kea, the highest point in the Pacific. Get cozy with a parka, gloves, and hot drink as you learn historic accounts of Hawaii, the Big Island, from your guide. Stand amidst the world’s largest collection of research telescopes and see two of the eight telescopes which took the first photo of a black hole. Enjoy your very own private star show with a Celestron telescope. Capture your experience forever with photos taken by your guide on a DSLR camera. Get emailed these photos after your experience. After your unforgettable evening with the stars, depart back to your pickup location for drop-off.

Big Island Twilight Volcano and Stargazing Tour

2. Big Island Twilight Volcano and Stargazing Tour

Enjoy a guided adventure starting with a stop at a Kona Coffee Farm. Walk through a lava tube and orchards with your guide to learn about the harvesting and milling process while sampling a warm cup of Kona-grown coffee. Continue through the scenic view of the Kealakekua Bay and South Point, the southernmost point of the United States. Relax at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach to spot marine life, like Hawaii’s green sea turtles, from the shore. Next, head to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Drive on the Chain of Craters Road. Learn about volcanic eruptions and current and past lava flow sites. Visit the Kilauea Iki Lookout, Lava Tube, steam vents, Halema’uma’u Crater, and the crater rim trail. After enjoying dinner at a nearby cafe, return to the park to view the lava glow at night and stargaze. Depending on weather conditions, observe stars, planets, galaxies, and more.

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What people are saying about Kailua-Kona

We were lucky with a clear night and very little wind. The tour was extremely well organized, and our two guides were great. Jaime, our driver up the mountain also gave us a quick star gazing tour. The views atop Mauna Kea really were breathtaking. I highly recommend the tour, but do know there’s a good amount of driving involved to get to the mountain and back.

Our guide, Aaron, was a walking encyclopedia. His knowledge and energy to share it was really second to none. The tour hit the main spots it was supposed to. The glowing lava and perfect night sky during a meteor shower was fantastic.

The staff was great, knowledgeable and attentive!! We had a really windy day - but they made it work! Wished we could have spent more time looking through the telescope - but brrr it was cold!

I very much enjoyed this tour!! Although the sunset wasn't as beautiful and the skies were cloudy, I still had a wonderful experience.

Aaron the tour guide was spectacular and full of great knowledge.