Big Island Hawaii Self-Guided Driving Tour

Departure Point

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Return Details

• After booking the tour, search your emails for "self-guided tour." Your tour is VALID FOR ONE YEAR so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
  

Duration
2 hours - 3 hours

Languages Available

• Audio guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii
Hilo is a town on Hawaii, commonly called the Big Island, in the state of Hawaii. It’s known for Wailuku River State Park, featuring Waianuenue, or Rainbow Falls, with its colorful mist effects. The bubbling basalt-lava rock pools known as the Boiling Pots are nearby. To the south is Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to rainforests and the active Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. Note: This 75-mile-long tour covers the essentials of the Big Island in 2-4 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 203 Kilauea Ave
203 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
The deck is a steel grid which creates a singing sound from the tires of cars driving on it.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Scenic Outlook Park
10-33 Mamalahoa Highway, Hilo, HI 96720
Quiet peaceful location to just sit and relax
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Honoli'i Beach Park
Kahoa St, Hilo, Hawaii
Popular with surfers, this picturesque cove is located less than two miles from downtown Hilo. It’s rocky bottom and occasional strong currents make it less of a swimming beach and more of a great spot for experienced surfers and watching surfing pros. Limited parking; must be able to climb down/up stairs to get to this beach.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Onomea Bay Trail
27-547 Mamalahoa Highway, Papaikou, HI 96781
Discover this 0.8-km out-and-back trail near Pepeekeo, Hawaii. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 13 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking and walking. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
27-717 Old Mamalahoa Hwy, Papaikou, Hawaii
The Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden is a nonprofit botanical garden and nature preserve
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sugar Mill Road
Sugar Mill Road, Pepeekeo, HI
Small Waterfall
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kolekole Beach Park
Mamalahoa Highway, Honomu, HI 96728
Kolekole Beach Park is a Hawaii county park on the island of Hawaii.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 19 HI-19
19 Hawaii 19, Honomu, HI 96728
World Botanical Gardens and Waterfalls is a commercial botanical gardens with a large waterfall, located between Umauma and Hakalau, at the corner of Leopolino Road and Hawaii Belt Road, State Highway 19, 16 miles north of Hilo, Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Laupahoehoe Train Museum
36-2377 Hawaiʻi Belt Road, Laupahoehoe, HI 96764
The purpose of the Laupahoehoe Train Museum is to preserve, promote and protect the historic, cultural, educational, social, civic and economic interests of the North Hilo and Hamakua districts, while highlighting the history of the railroads on the island of Hawaii.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Laupahoehoe Point Cemetery

On April 1, 1946 the Big Island of Hawaiʻi was struck by the so-called "April Fools Day tsunami", originating from the Aleutian Islands earthquake. Approximately 160 people on the island were killed. While the greatest number of deaths occurred in Hilo, the school building at Laupāhoehoe was inundated, and twenty students and four teachers were drowned. A monument to the dead now stands on Laupāhoehoe Point.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kohala Coast
Hawaii
As you drive 20-minutes north of Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, you’ll marvel at the rugged lava fields surrounding you. You may not see it from Queen Kaahumanu Highway, but the Kohala Coast is where you’ll find some of the island’s finest resorts.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Anna Ranch Heritage Center
65-1480 Kawaihae Rd, , Waimea, Hawaii
Anna Ranch Heritage Center is a former cattle ranch in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii named for Anna Leialoha Lindsey Perry-Fiske (1900–1995).
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kings Hwy Foot Trail
Island Gourmet Markets, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa, Hawaii
The largest of the island's white sand beaches, Hapuna Beach has consistently been rated on international Top Ten lists of the islands’ best beaches.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Buddha Point
425 Waikōloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738
Get to know this 7.7-km out-and-back trail near Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 44 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking and trail running.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Waikoloa Beach
Puako, HI 96738
Picturesque lookout point offering sweeping views of the ocean, sunset & passing whales.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kiholo Bay
71-1111 Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Waikoloa Beach is an area located on the South Kohala coast on the island of Hawaii and is located in the census-designated place of Puako. It can be confused for Waikoloa Village, a CDP in the same "ahupuaʻa" and is also known as "Waikoloa".
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kekaha Kai State Park
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Kīholo Bay is located in the ahupua`a of Pu`u Wa`awa`a in the North Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii. the land surrounding the bay is flanked to the South by a lava flow from Mount Hualalai ca. 1801 and another flow from Mauna Loa in 1859.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
73-4786 Kanalani St, #14, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Kekaha Kai State Park, formerly known as Kona Coast State Park, is a beach park located along the north Kona coast on the island of Hawaiʻi. The main beach areas are Maniniʻowali Bay, Makalawena beach at Puʻu Aliʻi Bay, and Mahaiʻula Bay.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the Kona District on the Big island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It includes the National Historic Landmarked archaeological site known as the Honokōhau Settlement.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hulihe'e Palace
75-5718 Alii Dr, , Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Public park with white sand beach & rocky shoreline, offering lifeguard-overseen swimming & surfing.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Magic Sands Beach Park
Ali'i Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Small beach & reef with generally calm water, making it a popular place to snorkel.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kahalu’u Beach Park
Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
The Kuamoʻo Burials (also known as the Lekeleke Burial Grounds) is a historic Hawaiian burial site for warriors killed during a major battle in 1819.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Lekeleke Burial Ground
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Captain Cook is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, in the United States, located in the District of South Kona. The community, within the land division of Kealakekua, is so named because the post office for the area was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Co. during the early 1900s.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Honaunau
Honaunau, Hawaii
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Heavenly Hawaiian Kona Coffee Farm Tours & Konalani Coffee Bar
78-1136 Bishop Rd, , Holualoa, Hawaii
Pāhala is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2010 census.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hawaii Belt Road

Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. Historically, it is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: 87 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
87 Hawaiʻi Belt Road, Captain Cook, HI 96704
Kona coffee is the market name for coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Kula Kai Caverns
92-8864 Lauhala Drive, , Ocean View, Hawaii
The Hawaiʻi Belt Road is a modern name for the Māmalahoa Highway and consists of Hawaiʻi state Routes 11, 19, and 190 that encircle the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Black Sand Beach Apparel
Pahala, HI 96777
Pebble Beach got its name because instead of a sandy beach it's full of pebbles. The pebbles are black so it gives the appearance of a black sand beach but it won't be sandy here.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Mauna Loa Observatory
1437 Kilauea Ave, Suite 102, Hilo, Hawaii
Centuries-old lava caves & tube systems once used by native tribes for shelter & water collection.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
Punaluʻu Beach is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. This volcanic activity is in the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Duration: 5 minutes

Additional Information

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Inclusions

• Great value: One purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales, history, and facts for a memorable journey!

Exclusions

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

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