Botanical World Adventures Zipline
The last of the eight ziplines is nearly half a mile long and ends above Kamaʻeʻe Falls. At $227, it's the most affordable [...]
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$227
Umauma Falls 9-Line Waterfall Zipline Tour
Nine lines and 2 miles of ziplining above 14 waterfalls on the Hamakua Coast, with a [...]
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$249
Vanilla Experience Luncheon & Farm Tour
A walking tour through the vines of a Hawaiian vanilla farm, followed by a lunch with [...]
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$89.50
Waipiʻo on Horseback: Mountain-to-Ocean Ranch Ride on the Hāmākua Coast
A small group of eight rides a 500-acre working cattle ranch, mountain to ocean, with [...]
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$150
Horseback Ride + Waterfall Swim (Hilo side)
The only Big Island horseback ride that breaks for a swim: 45 minutes at a private [...]
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$150
Honokaʻa Chocolate Co. Cacao Farm Tour
One of the few places on the Big Island where you can taste fresh cacao from the tree and [...]
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$95
Umauma Falls 9-Line Zip & Dip Experience
Nine ziplines over Umauma Falls at speeds up to 65 mph, including four tandem lines and a [...]
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$341.50
Umauma Deluxe ATV Waterfall and Swim Experience
Five and a half miles of muddy private ATV trail on the Hamakua coast, with ocean views [...]
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$229
All About the View UTV Farm Tour near Waipiʻo Valley
The gentlest of the Big Island ATV tours we list: a guide-led UTV ride across a working [...]
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$175
Rappel down the Triple-Tier Umauma Waterfall and swim the pools between
Great for adventurous families: navigate 5 waterfalls and swim the pools between. [...]
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$399
Magical Waterfalls Private Helicopter Tour from Kona
Waterfalls dropping close to 2,000 feet in valleys you can only reach by air. Only your [...]
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$429
Private Waterfall & River Swim on the Umauma River
A Hāmākua coast waterfall site, the same one filmed for The Bachelorette, reached by van. [...]
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$92.50
How do you curate these tours?
Unlike most other travel websites we prioritize quality over quantity and hand-pick the tours based on 3 criteria:
- 1: We have done many of these tours ourselves, and we would send friends and family on every one we list;
- 2: The tour must consistently receive good reviews, and
- 3: The tour operator must give back to the community and make an effort to minimize their impact on the environment.
Are there any "unmissable" tours I shouldn't miss?
Yes, but not that many. Unmissable for us means the tour is both uniquely Hawaiian and so memorable, you won't be able to stop talking about it once you get home. The following adventures did that for us:
- Big Island: The Manta Ray night snorkel/dive and seeing the lava at night (if lava is flowing).
- Maui: driving the Road to Hana.
- Kauaʻi: Exploring the Napali coast (by land, air, or water).
- Oʻahu: Visiting some of the world-famous white sand beaches and take in history at Pearl Harbor.
What about free cancellation?
Most tours shown here offer free cancellation. The window is typically 24 to 48 hours before the activity, with a few requiring up to a week's notice.
The one exception is a tour with no free cancellation policy. It is marked prominently on its page and during checkout, so there are no surprises.