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Big Island Adventure Bundle: 5 Epic Audio Driving Tours Shaka Guide
4.4
101 Ratings
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Embark on a Big Island adventure with the Shaka Guide app. Enjoy five epic audio driving tours, including coastal journeys, jungle adventures, and volcano exploration. No data or wifi needed!
Duration:
5 days
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park - Encounter a cultural and spiritual experience at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
What's Included
- Explore at your own pace with activity and dining suggestions
- Access all 5 Shaka Guide Big Island audio driving tours
- Offline map and GPS functionality (no wifi/data needed)
- Engaging audio narration featuring stories, music, and GPS-enabled turn-by-turn directions
What's Not Included
- Parking fees
- Attraction Entrance Fees
- Meals
- Car rental
Additional Information
Shaka Guide is a self-guided audio tour app that combines the advantages of a guided tour with the autonomy to discover at your own pace. This offering includes five separate audio driving tours for the Big Island, designed to be enjoyed while practicing social distancing:
• South Island Grand Coastal Voyage (8-10 hour tour)
• North Island Rainforest Excursion Loop (8-10 hour tour)
• Kona Big Kahuna Circuit (4-6 hour tour)
• Kohala Coast and Backcountry Expedition (3-5 hour tour)
• Volcanoes National Park Exploration (6-8 hour tour)
The app employs GPS to provide you with step-by-step directions to historic landmarks, favorite spots, top-rated beaches, and picturesque hiking trails interspersed with narratives about the sites you visit and musical interludes to enhance your journey.
All Shaka Guide Tours…
• Have no expiration - repeat them or purchase in advance
• Operate entirely offline - no need for data or wifi
• Allow you the flexibility to take the tour at your convenience - download the tour and select the day that suits you best
Please use the hyperlink in your confirmation email to install the app
- Get Started Easily: • Book Your Tour: Receive a confirmation and easy instructions via email. • Download the App: Follow the simple steps in your email. • Redeem the Tour: Use the redeem code in your email to redeem the tour in the app. • Prepare Ahead: Download the tour using strong Wi-Fi.
- Begin Your Journey: • Select Your Tour: Go to the My Stuff tab in the Shaka Guide app to launch the tour. • Start the Tour: Select the tour starting point and follow the GPS instructions. • Follow Shaka Guide: Stick to the suggested route and speed for the best experience.
- Why Choose Our Audio Tour: • Cost-Efficient: One tour for the entire vehicle—no per-person fees! • Ultimate Flexibility: Start, pause, and resume on your schedule. • Convenience: Use the tour any day, over multiple days if needed.
- Top Features: • Hands-Free: The tour works automatically - GPS-activated stories, directions, and music play as you drive for a seamless experience. • Works Offline: No need for continuous wifi or data. • Reliable Support: Get help via call, chat, or email.
- Private and Personalized: • Crowd-Free: Enjoy a private tour with just your group. • Customizable Stops: Pick the stops you want and skip the ones you don’t!
- The Ultimate Guided Tour: • Detailed Itinerary: Includes travel tips and recommendations. • Engaging Narration: Captivating stories and history.
- What Our Users Say: • “A fantastic way to explore! Easy to use and very informative.” • “Loved the flexibility to stop and go as we pleased. Highly recommend!”
Location
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(101 Ratings)
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Rebekah_g
Jun 14, 2024
Just what we needed - Great tool for those of us who like to be mostly independent but need a little bit of hand-holding. :). Appreciated all of the historical and cultural information along the drives, and the playlists were a great touch. There were some gems in the small business/restaurant recommendations we wouldn’t have found otherwise. We learned and saw amazing things.
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Lina_j
Jun 11, 2024
Big Island 30th Anniversary - Being able to take our time and explore with our be in rush . The history of the Big Island was also great
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Julia_m
Jun 3, 2024
Shaka! - Loved it. Very insightful easy to understand and do enjoyed all of them. Loved the little side recommendations. Shaka!!
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Cathy_e
May 26, 2024
So much to see on the Big Island! - Best $30 we spent in Hawaii. The tours took us to places that we would have missed on our own. Saw lots of sights and learned so much about the big island. The narration was pleasant and kept us entertained on some of the longer, not so scenic areas. We didn't mind the music like some people have mentioned. When in Rome and all that...
We were on the island for a week and could not see everything, so we love that the tours don't expire. We plan to go back and will hit the areas that we missed.
It is helpful to have 2 people in the car so one can troubleshoot the app when needed and to keep up with the map. In general the app worked well but we did have some audio issues. The sound would fade or blast at times.
We highly recommend if you are road trippers and like to learn about your vacation destinations.
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Janine_b
Apr 29, 2024
Great purchase!!! - This was the best investment I made as part of my trip planning to the big island. It allowed us opportunities to see many places on the island that we would have passed without the guide. The stories shared on the tour is also something you don’t get from many guided tours. I can’t wait to try some of the other state tours.
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Steph
Apr 25, 2024
Save money and see more sights than expensive bus tours - We enjoyed the tours on Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and the Big Island. We did not drink the twisted dangerous roads on Maui. Very much enjoyed both driving and walking tours. Highly recommend a big money saver over bus tours.
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Lori_b
Mar 3, 2024
Better than five stars! - This is honestly such a fantastic experience! Very much worth the nominal fee for all they curate for you. Rather than drive around aimlessly, the narrator provides historical information and tells you the must-stop-and-see items and those you could just drive by. Of the five tours, we did three and they were all done so well. It was just my husband and I and we loved the flexibility of pausing when we wanted and going at our own pace.
We commented several times that we would take the time to leave a good review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! You won’t be disappointed!
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David-from-ct
Apr 11, 2024
Frustrating. We so wanted to love these apps, but... - I wrote this review for the Kauai bundle, but it stands true for the Big Island bundle as well.
First up, the concept is great and when it worked it was fantastic. Loads of useful information, interesting stories - just what you'd hope for from a first rate guide on a private tour. The Shaka Tours narrator is a little hokey (which took a little getting used to) and it was a relief when we figured out how to turn off the background music. There's only so much ukulele music you can take. I have nothing but praise for the information and tales provided.
BUT using the apps was a fingers in the eyes, frustrating experience.
1 - Mostly the tours run only one way. So annoying. I feel that this is the makers cheaping out. The content would be the same, it just needs running as a pair of apps. (Manually running the buttons was awful because many steps are a leading on to the next stop so it gets confusing really quickly.)
2 - Where you have crossing or looping tours the app gets confused and will flip you between legs. Wildly confusing as right becomes left and as you are 'trusting' the app you can quickly be baffled. On day one we learned to run Google maps on our other phone so we knew when we'd been sent wrong. The method of previewing the route is awful. Hard to get into, and zooms in and out depending on your activity state.
3 - The turn instructions are really dicey. They rely purely on GPS location (it would seem) so you get something like 'Turn right here" - which if you are on a 50 mph road in busy traffic may not be safe or practical. And keep in mind it will at times flip left with right as it seems to lose track of your direction. And joining the tours (we used 8 in our two week vacation) never worked once. Both these issues would be easily solved by just adding a little more information - it knows where you are - so, saying "Turn right just ahead by the mailbox (or whatever)" or join the tour at a fixed place - "Start the tour outside Safeway (or whatever)" would be so much easier.
So, it it worth it. Yes. Would we buy it again. Yes - we bought one as a trial, then the rest of the bundle for a week on Kauai, then bought the Big Island bundle for our second week.
Could it be better - oh, boy, it sure could. Bring your patience.
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Jessica_h
Mar 16, 2024
Would use again - Really positive experience with the app.
Only negative is that we had a couple issues with the South Island Epic Coastal Journey and thought it was a bit too long, but the Volcano National Park Driving Tour worked just fine.
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Carolyn_h
Apr 6, 2024
Don’t use if you’re on a solo trip or don’t have someone who can troubleshoot the app for you - I was really excited to try this way of touring as it was economical and offered some flexibility. I would not recommend this option for solo travellers or if you are travelling with someone who can’t manage your cell phone by reading the map or instructions. Our first day was completely a write off unfortunately. We went to the starting point followed the instructions and was travelling through downtown Kona and skipped a couple of stops recommended to take pictures but when we made our first stop and got back on the road the app led us off track and in fact somehow we got to the end of tour after losing a couple of hours going in a circle. We tried again to pick it up from another point but it still had us confused. I was traveling with my daughter and she was not able to figure it out and since she couldn’t drive we had to abandoned the app and never used it beyond the first day sadly.
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