Mauna Kea Summit and Stars Small-Group Adventure Tour

Departure Point

• Please park your vehicle in the lower gravel parking lot. After parking, walk towards the Visitors Center (aka Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station). Meet your guide by the picnic area. We recommend you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time

• Please find an open parking space in front of the vacant lot adjacent to Domino's Pizza. Our guide and vehicle will meet you on the curbside. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before your scheduled pick-up time.

• The backside of this popular shopping serves as a pickup location for many of our Adventures. Look for Yoga Barre, and we’ll be at the curb!

• Please meet us at the front entrance and allow a 15-minute window for your driver to arrive.

• **IMPORTANT - Please note, guests meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel must meet at least 15 MINUTES PRIOR to the tour's departure time. Mahalo!**

Return Details

• Please park your vehicle in the lower gravel parking lot. After parking, walk towards the Visitors Center (aka Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Visitor Information Station). Meet your guide by the picnic area. We recommend you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time

• Please find an open parking space in front of the vacant lot adjacent to Domino's Pizza. Our guide and vehicle will meet you on the curbside. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before your scheduled pick-up time.

• The backside of this popular shopping serves as a pickup location for many of our Adventures. Look for Yoga Barre, and we’ll be at the curb!

• Please meet us at the front entrance and allow a 15-minute window for your driver to arrive.

• **IMPORTANT - Please note, guests meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel must meet at least 15 MINUTES PRIOR to the tour's departure time. Mahalo!**

Duration
8 hours

Languages Available

• Human tour guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Courtyard King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel
75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Travelers staying in Kailua Kona will meet the guide here. Your guide will meet you at the benches closest to the hotel's parking lot entrance at the curbside. **There may be additional meeting location stops along the way to Maunakea.**
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Maunakea Visitor Information Station
177 Makaala St, , Hilo, Hawaii
Enjoy a warm picnic dinner while you acclimate to a higher elevation and learn about Hawaiian star navigation before you head to the summit.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Mauna Kea Summit
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Enjoy a sunset from above the clouds while overlooking the Pacific Ocean atop Maunakea. After the sunset, travel to a more comfortable elevation and let our guides reveal the night sky with our 11" Celestron telescopes.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Maunakea Visitor Information Station
177 Makaala St, , Hilo, Hawaii
Descend to a lower elevation after the sun sets and sip hot chocolate during a private star show with our 11” Celestron telescope. View deep space objects with our Stellina digital telescope and share captured images of the Hawaiian night sky with your friends & family
Duration: 1 hour

Additional Information

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Minimum age is 13 years
• Due to the high altitude; this tour is not suitable for those with respiratory, heart or circulatory conditions, poor health, or pregnancy
• Scuba divers should be aware of altitude dangers
• **IMPORTANT - Please note, guests meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel must meet at least 15 MINUTES PRIOR to the tour's departure time.**
• Guests are required to wear closed-toe walking shoes or hiking boots, long pants. We recommend bringing a light sweatshirt or jacket
• Guests must bring their own water bottles. Tour operator will provide filtered water refills.
• Please advise your parka size (small, medium, large, x-large or xx-large) and choice of meal at time of booking. If you do not indicate this at the time of booking, you will be required to call and advise them of this information directly.
• There is minimal walking on this tour, the maximum being about 150 yards
• The access road to Mauna Kea is four-wheel drive only, so it can be bumpy. The custom off-road transit vans will get you to the top and back in safety and comfort. The transit vans can carry a maximum of 12 passengers
• Snow is seasonal at Mauna Kea, with the heaviest snowfall occurring during the winter months

Inclusions

• Private star show with telescope
• Hooded parkas and gloves
• Central Meeting Locations for Pick-up & Drop off
• Hot cocoa and cookies
• Local taxes
• Guide
• Hot picnic dinner

Redemption Instructions
• Please note guests must be 13 years of age or older to attend this tour
• Guests are required to wear closed-toe walking shoes or hiking boots, and long pants. We recommend guests bring a light sweatshirt or jacket.
• Important: Please advise the following either through the Viator messaging portal, directly to Hawaii Forest and Trail (+1-808-331-8505) or info@hawaii-forest.com at the time of booking:
1. HOTEL NAME - needed to confirm the closest meeting location
2. PARKA SIZE, (small, medium, large, x-large or xx-large)
3. MEAL

Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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