Polynesian Adventure Tours - Big Island Grand Circle Island Tour
Join Polynesian Adventure Tours as you circle the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest of these Hawaiian Isles, on a sightseeing tour featuring an amazing array of breathtaking scenery – exotic black sand beaches, lush, tropical rainforest teeming with local flowers and the rolling green pastures of cattle country.
Tour Highlights:
- Royal Kona Coffee Mill & Museum*
- Mauna Loa Volcano (seen in the distance)
- Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Park* (known as the “Place of Refuge”)
- Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach*
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park*
- Volcano House Restaurant* (lunch on own) – views of Halema’uma’u Crater
- Halema’uma’u Crater* – viewed from steam vents; remarkably changed since June 2018
- Kilauea Visitor Center* – park updates & educational displays
- Steam Vents* – groundwater seeps down to hot volcanic rocks forming steam clouds
- Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center*
- Hilo Town, King Kamehameha Statue & Shinmachi Tsunami Memorial
- Rainbow Falls*
- Return to Kona via famous Saddle Road (with views of many volcanoes)
*Denotes tour stops. Viewing of lava is not guaranteed due to external factors outside our control.
Black Sand Beach
- Where and When:
- Tour time:
Approx. 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
Pick-up is provided from main Kona hotels. The exact pick-up and return time depends on the location of your hotel and will be specified in your confirmation email.
- Requirements:
- Restrictions:
- There are no specific restrictions for this activity.
Please contact us if anyone in your party has special needs.
- Special Notes:
- Operation Days:
- Daily
- Duration:
- 13 hours
- Vendor:
- Polynesian Adventure Tours
- Island:
- Big Island
- Capacity:
- Equipment:
- Air-conditioned tour bus with Polynesian Adventure Tours