Mauna Kea was an amazing tour, especially if space interests you in anyway. Although you may take a car up to the summit and watch the free show at the Visitors Centre, I would strongly advise you do the tour so you can relax and let a professional do the dangerous driving in a purpose built vehicle. And for the... more

Before our trip, I really agonized over whether paying $350ish (for 2 people) for a tour was worth it, since you can technically drive up the mountain yourself. But I am SO GLAD that we took the tour with MKSA - worth every penny. And the stargazing from atop Mauna Kea was absolutely the highlight of my vacation (my husband... more

We had a great time on this tour and would highly recommend it. The Mauna Kea Summit Adventures leaves in the afternoon from a designated pickup spot and ends around 11:00-11:30 pm, depending on your location. Your are fed dinner at the visitor center at the 9,000 foot level and then you drive up to the summit for sunset. In... more

Don't read much into people saying 'they could do this tour themselves.' Mauna Kea and Saddle Road are truly brutal, rugged, and unforgiving places. The only way you could do this on your own is with a four wheel drive vehicle, experience driving at very high altitudes (you will feel drunk) at extreme inclines with sharp drop offs and experience... more

I don't like to give only two "stars" (or dots in this case). Really I don't. But when I pay $189 for a tour I'm hoping to get more for my money. (There were two of us, so our total investment was $378!) Sure, the view was AWESOME! The sunset was STUNNING! But we had rented a hard-topped jeep during... more

We made the absolute right choice in selecting Mauna Kea Summit Adventures as THE tour to take. Our guide Richard Hawkins did an outstanding job in making our experience a memory that will last a lifetime. His knowledge and presentation made our journey to the stars so fascinating we were always wanting more. The dinner was wonderful and we were... more

During our recent trip to the Big Island we did a lot of activities. Everything from the Fair-Winds morning snorkle trip, coffee/chocolate/vanilla tasting, Kula Kia lava tubes (a lightly traveled gem), snorkling, surfing, Volcano National Park, watching the lava flow into the ocean at the county viewing site, Ocean Rider sea horse farm. While they all were great to excellant... more

I cannot recommend Mauna Kea Summit Adventures highly enough. It was an amazing experience. Gordon was our guide, and he was wonderful--very friendly and knowledgeable. Dinner was great, the views were amazing, and the star show was riveting. I had worried that the star show would go on too long, but the time flew by, and I have never seen... more

This was the first thing we booked after getting our plane tickets and hotel. You can get a discount by booking online. We knew we had to do this! We read the forums and reviews and were not disappointed---way to go fellow Advisors! The van is outstanding but will cook you if you sit next to the window on the... more