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7 Best Big Island of Hawaii Shore Excursions

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The 7 most popular big island of hawaii shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips that get you to the sights and back to the ship on time, with run times, prices and the operator behind each one.

7 Best Big Island of Hawaii Shore Excursions

Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcanoes National Park & Black Sand Beach - First Stops in Hilo: History, Waterfalls, and the Big Picture
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcanoes National Park & Black Sand Beach

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1.Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcanoes National Park & Black Sand Beach

Hilo shore excursion packs Kilauea steam vents, a lava tube walk, and black sand beach sea turtles into one efficient 6-hour day.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“Great places to see- black sand beaches, and the volcanoes are absolutely amazing! Our tour guide Jess was really good- lots of info and background. She admits that she is a volcano nerd- so was just perfect for this excursion! Filled us in on the drive from the different sights. Highly recommend!”

2,338 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $159.00by C Big Island Tours

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Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcano Safari Lava Caves & Black Sand - Hilo sights first: tsunami history and the Japanese garden stop
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcano Safari Lava Caves & Black Sand

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2.Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcano Safari Lava Caves & Black Sand

Hilo Volcano Safari with lava caves, black-sand beaches, and Kilauea flow history, plus port pickup and a small-group guide.

★ 4.5

“Ellen Grace was a delightful tour guide, extremely knowledgeable, friendly, professional and went out of her way to share her love of the Big island with us, going the extra mile (literally) to take us to one additional lava field that wasn't even on the intinerary. We also enjoyed traveling in a van with a…”

363 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $154.00by C Big Island Tours

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Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee - The Cruise-Port Start: Tender, Sign, and a Clean Get-Going
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Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee

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Hawaii Volcano National Park Shore Excursion - Start at Liliʻuokalani Gardens: turtles, fish, and plant spotting
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Hawaii Volcano National Park Shore Excursion

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Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch - Getting to the tour: meeting point and what a smooth pickup looks like
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Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch

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Kona Shore Excursion: Wild Dolphin Reefs Snorkel and Sea Caves - Whale and dolphin spotting rules: you’ll still get the magic
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Kona Shore Excursion: Wild Dolphin Reefs Snorkel and Sea Caves

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6.Kona Shore Excursion: Wild Dolphin Reefs Snorkel and Sea Caves

Kona shore snorkeling in Kealakekua Bay on a small Zodiac: Captain Cook views, sea-cave stops, and dolphins or whales from onboard.

★ 4.5

“Too many people on boat. Limit to 15. Get the captain a mic and wi-fi it to the boat speakers. Lot of interesting stuff from the reaction and I could not hear. Reef was great. Better than Maui crater.”

73 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $149.00by C Big Island Tours

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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona - A fast, focused Kona day from the pier
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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona

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7.Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona

Historic Kona shore trip with Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, St Benedict’s Painted Church, and Kona coffee tastings, small-group transport.

★ 4.0

“We joined a small group tour which picked us up at the pier. Our driver was professional and the vehicle clean and cool. We headed out of Kona and the scenery was lovely along the route. First stop was sampling coffee at the Kona plantation, then a visit to Pu'uhonua, the National Historic Park, which…”

33 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $79.00by Roberts Hawaii

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