All Hilo Tours & Excursions in 2026

This was our first time being in Hawaii and wanted to find an activity to do with friends. Amanda, our tour guide was AMAZING from the start. She greeted us with such kindness. During the drive to each activity she educated us on Hawaii’s detailed history. She took us to see plenty of hidden gems! SUCH a great experience, HIGHLY recommend this tour!!!

Aaron was great! We ended up doing a full day rather than the half day we initially booked. I am so glad we did this tour instead of just renting a car. Aaron is local and was a delight to interact with. He kept tabs on all of us (8 total) and an eye on the time. We loved being picked up and dropped off at our cruise ship—he was very easy to find. Aaron’s love of the area is clear and we benefited from his enthusiasm. Van was comfortable and clean, and Aaron was an excellent driver.

Our tour guide, Karen, was the best! She made us feel welcome and shared many of her own experiences in relationship to the places we were seeing. Despite the weather being foggy and rainy up on the mountain, she made our day most enjoyable!!! Rainbow Falls was one of the highlights of the tour!

This was a fantastic tour that covered everything we wanted to see in Hilo, from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Rainbow Falls to several historical landmarks, all with great stories along the way! Aaron was a knowledgeable and passionate guide who also provided excellent recommendations for additional things to do in the Hilo area after the tour. He made sure to tailor the experience to each family’s main points of interest, checking in at each stop to see if we wanted to spend any additional time there. Returning to the visitor center at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park so my son could earn his Junior Ranger badge before we left was especially important to our family, and Aaron made sure we could fit it in. Although we had to adjust a few viewpoint stops due to the vog, we still got great pictures of the volcano and steam vents. Aaron also gave us a wonderful recommendation for lunch at the farmers market, and we were so glad we took his advice! All the snacks provided throughout the tour were another great touch that made the experience even better for my son. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see all the major highlights in one day without the stress of navigating and fighting for parking at every stop. Aaron made the entire experience enjoyable, informative, and family-friendly!

The tour picked us up at the port of Hilo in a nice van. The guide is local and gave us an interesting tour of Hilo and many interesting facts & stories about Volcano National Park. We stopped at 5 places inside the park - Visitor Ctr, main viewing area, steam vents, lava tube walk through and park entrance sign (photo opp). He purchased local fruit which he cut and shared after the last park stop, as well as water bottles. Definitely a great tour!

Justin was amazing!! He was so informative and willing to make things work. We had some rain in the morning and he was still making the most of our visit. By the time we went to the first stop the clouds cleared and it was blue sky’s the rest of the day and Justin got us to every stop and seen all beautiful landscapes. 10/10 would highly recommend this tour and tour guide Justin. He was so fun!!!

Our guide Ellen was great. She filled the day with interesting information about Hawaii and volcanoes. The state park was really cool. The lava tubes and seeing the volcano was really fascinating. Definitely recommended to see multiple Hilo sights in one adventure.

Our Volcano National Park tour was amazing! Another tour company canceled at last minute, but we were able to get our private tour booked quickly. Our guide, Katelynn, was very friendly and knowledgeable about all of the stops we made, including Lili’uokalani Gardens and Rainbow Falls. Katelynn shared lots of history during our Volcano National Park tour, asked about our interests and hiking skill level, and brought us to the best viewing areas. She even shared her experience with a lava flow near her home. Overall, our trip to Volcano National Park was amazing. We would definitely book another tour with Katelynn again in the future!