This 260-mile full-day bus tour will take you to some of the most popular and beautiful sights on Hawaii’s Big Island. Departing from several areas around the Island, the tour picks you up near your hotel and returns you to the same spot.
As you begin your Grand Island Circle Tour, you drive up the Kona coast and view Kealakekua Bay. A sacred site for Hawaiian natives, this area was used as the burial ground of royalty for many years. This is also the location of the famous Captain Cook’s death. Initial interaction with the natives was positive, but a later misunderstanding leads to the Captain’s death. A monument marks the approximate location of his demise.
Tour Highlights
Pick-up Information:
Note: No host lunch at Volcano House (subject to change). This tour departs from Kona side of the Big Island and operates daily.
Your next stop will be at a Kona Plantation. For coffee lovers everywhere Kona coffee represents the ”creme de la creme” experience. Find out what makes this brew so unique as you follow the bean from the tree to the cup. Tasting is encouraged.
After your stop at the plantation, you will explore Volcanoes National Park. Seventy million years of volcanic activity have shaped a uniquely beautiful landscape. Here you can see the well known Kilauea Volcano which has been continuously active since 1983. A peek at the fern tree jungle, and lava tubes are also part of this station along your journey. The Jaggar Museum will educate you about volcanology and offers excellent views of the summit crater.
As your day draws to an end, you will continue your drive through the Parker Ranch lands. Home to the original ‘paniolos,’ Hawaii’s cowboys, Parker Ranch, played a vital role in the development of the export trade. Filled with history and drama, the story of the ranch will keep you entertained as you drive along. Your very full day ends where it began. You will be dropped off near your hotel having seen a bit of what the Big Island has to offer.
After you eat lunch on your own, the tour continues to an Orchid and Anthurium nursery. That accomplished, you will enjoy a splendid drive along the Hamakua Coast, viewing the many waterfalls that line the road. Water cascades down the cliffs and among the lush vegetation, casting rainbows up against the sky.
What Sites Will We See?
This is a great tour for those who want to see everything included in the World War II Valor In The Pacific National Monument. You will visit the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Museum, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri Battleship, the Pacific Aviation Museum and historic sites of Honolulu.
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