Big Island Highlights: Coffee, Volcano, Black Sands & Waterfall

Experience the best of the Big Island on a luxury Sprinter tour. Visit a coffee farm, black sand beach, volcano, winery, and more. Breakfast, lunch, and tastings included!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

This incredible Circle Island Tour takes guests through Kona coffee country, visits the world-famous Punalu’u Black Sand Beach and explores all the beauty of Hilo, Akaka Falls and Waipio Valley. This is the newest and most-exciting truly circle island tour on the island! This tour showcases Kona’s best views, the Big Island’s best coastline views with all the stops at the must-see locations! Go Deluxe Today!

In our Mercedes Sprinter Passenger van, we’ll drive through the historic Kona district in the heart of Kona Coffee Country. At Kona Joe’s coffee farm, take a quick behind-the-scenes look at some of the most unique coffee growing techniques and sample bold yet smooth Kona Joe’s coffee overlooking Kealakekua Bay. Enjoy spectacular views, taste award-winning coffee and take home a collector’s coffee mug only found at Kona Joe.

Leaving coffee country, enjoy spectacular coastline views to the Ka’u district. There, we’ll stop in at the Southernmost bakery in the United States – Punalu’u Bakery! Enjoy the freshest Portuguese donuts (malasada) or take some rainbow bread with you to the Black Sand Beach at Punalu’u. This uniquely stunning beach is home to many nesting Hawaiian seat turtles (honu) and the place where many early Polynesian explorers came ashore.

From there, we’ll enjoy and fantastic lunch at historic Kilauea Lodge! Choose from four entrees, sides, a non-alcoholic beverage of your choice and even dessert! After lunch, we’ll explore downtown Hilo, Rainbow Falls, Akaka Falls and the most beautiful view of them all – Waipio Valley! Finally, leave the driving to us as we follow the sun back to your hotel in time for sunset.

Lunch options (please specify your preference in the ‘special requirements’ field at checkout):

Meal Choices:

Your Kilauea Lodge lunch choices are:

Club Sandwich with Fries,

Fresh Catch Salad with a Side of Fruit,

Portabella Mushroom Sandwich with Fruit

Classic House Cheeseburger with Fries

*Lunch includes: Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Main Entrée, and select side. Small dessert is included but extra desserts are available for purchase. Alcohol too is available for purchase. Taxes, tips, and meals are all inclusive at dinner.

Tour Schedule:

Pickup at Hotels and Resorts

Optional Coffee Tour at Kona Joe’s

Punalu’u Bakery

Punalu’u Black Sands Beach

Lunch at Kilauea Lodge

Rainbow Falls

Akaka Falls

Waipio Valley

Return to Hotels and Resorts

Start and end times depend on the number of guests and their hotel locations. Guests may choose from our optional meeting areas if they are staying at a B&B or outside of our normal pickup range.

Points of Interest

  • Greenwell Farms

  • Punalu’u Bake Shop

  • Punalu’u Black Sand beach

  • Volcano Winery

  • Volcano House

  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Rainbow Falls

  • Big Island Candies

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Cold beverages, hot coffee/chocolate
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Kona coffee farm visit
  • Binoculars
  • Umbrellas
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • East Hawaii pickups in Hilo or Volcano
Additional Information

This Kailani Tours experience is unique for its diverse blend of Hawai’i’s natural beauty, local flavors, and rich cultural history. Guests enjoy exclusive perks like complimentary donuts at Punalu’u Bake Shop, wine at Volcano Winery, and sweet treats from Big Island Candies, alongside breathtaking stops like Punalu’u Black Sand Beach, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Thurston Lava Tube, lunch at Volcano House, and Rainbow Falls. The scenic drive over Saddle Road offers stunning views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, while the visit to Parker Ranch highlights the island’s cowboy heritage. With personalized narration and immersive experiences, this tour offers a comprehensive and unforgettable journey through the best of the Big Island.

Travel in comfort with Kailani Tours in luxury Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, featuring high roofs, flip-down monitors, cell phone charging, surround sound, and spotless cabins. Enjoy a first-class experience with every ride.

  • Children under 5 years old are not permitted on public tours.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Meal options (Regular, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, & Lactose-Intolerant)
  • Breakfast baskets of cereal bars and lunch are included. Please let us know in the Special Requirements section if you have any specific dietary restrictions or food allergies.
  • Those with any mobility limitations should contact Kailani Tours before booking. Easy to Moderate Difficulty
  • Private, Custom, and Group Tours are available.
  • Tours on cruise ship shore excursions are also available.
Location
Greenwell Farms
81-6551 Mamalahoa Hwy
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Debra_t
Jul 26, 2024
Friends & Family Tour - Pick up was within the 10 minute window & convenient to our condo. Lunch at Lava House was excellent. The tofu option did not disappoint our vegetarian guest. We had some first time visitors, so this was a good way to view a good portion of the island. Our guide, David, was a walking encyclopedia of Hawaii knowledge. Thoroughly enjoyable tour.
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Mika_w
Jul 25, 2024
Perfect Hawaii Tour - Our tour guide Doug was fantastic. He picked us up on time, shared knowledge of Hawaii, and showed patience through out the entire tour. Highly recommend!
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Connector32748893514
Jul 24, 2024
BEST ISLAND TOUR - Amazing trip around the island. David G was an amazing tour guide - he was very accommodating, friendly, understanding yet stuck to the schedule and ensured we got to see everything ! He was super informative and spoke to us about his own personal Hawai’i journeys and knew everything about the island!! He had drinks, food , hot towels, flashlights etc We had an awesome group and visited coffee, a bakery, volcano park, rainbow falls, wine tasting, and big island candies I had such an amazing breathtaking stunning time and I was able to enjoy so many different things
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Deborah_d
Jul 23, 2024
Fabulous. - So informative - learned so much more about the beautiful island of Hawaii! Our tour guide, David (Hawaiian name Kawaka?) was the best!
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Susuny
Jul 22, 2024
Magical big island tour - Magical tour of the big island with a fantastic guide! Kawika was patient, informative and entertaining during the full day tour with many original and unique insights to the island life! We savoured many experiences in the different parts of the island. The day flew by despite the length of the tour! We will remember it for life:)
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Laura_d
Jul 18, 2024
I loved it all. Ridge our... - I loved it all. Ridge our tour guide was fantastic. We covered so much. It was great to have someone else worry about the driving and parking. Lunch at Volcano House was really good. The lava tunnel was cool. Enjoyed also seeing Hilo and the waterfalls.
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Shannonll6422cf
Jul 14, 2024
Wonderful - Splendid tour! Doug did a great job!!! A great day - comfortable ride! Highly recommend- great sights! Drinks and snacks a plus! Pickup from hotel
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Jandpfalconer
Jul 14, 2024
Fabulous day out - An amazing trip and well worth the money..a great overview narrated by our tour guide..who shared so. Much information with us. Would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a wonderful informative day out stopping and seeing amazing sights along the way. Travelled in comfort and were very well looked after on this trip
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Michandty
Jul 12, 2024
THIS TOUR WILL NOT DISAPPOINT! - I highly recommend this tour! Wish I would have gone on the first full day we were here - so much to see and do! Our tour guide Jim Carey was amazing - we heard lots of stories about Hawaiian history - not a dull moment at all! I was the only single person on the tour and was made to feel part of the group. Be sure to ask for Uncle Jim when you book! He will not disappoint!!!
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Susan_g
Jul 8, 2024
Big Island tour - Great tour, the guide had some great knowledge of the island. I would recommend it to anyone. Pick up and drop off was just outside the hotel. Guide had a genuine desire for us all to have a good time and to experience Hawaii.
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