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Kilauea EcoGuides
Kilauea EcoGuides
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Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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We are changing the way visitors experience Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park! Explore the worlds most active volcano on a private tour with this locally owned and operated company. Our professional guides get our guests away from the big bus and van crowds, out onto the trails to visit the best locations the park has to offer! No gift shops, no restaurants, no long drives around the island in a van to visit areas you can explore on your own. All of our time together is spent inside the park. We only offer private, education based explorations that focus on topics such as geology, native flora and fauna, and the amazing Hawaiian culture that still thrives on the volcano today. Our tours are family friendly, easy to book and leave our guests with a deepened understanding of the science and the culture behind Kīlauea. These private tours of this National Park provide the convenience of using your rental vehicle as opposed to a big bus or van. Please contact us for all the details!
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Audrey C
Portland, OR5 contributions
Feb 2020
We traveled to the Big Island for my 30th birthday and I wanted to go hiking at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. After doing days worth of research, we decided to spring for a private hiking tour with Kilauea EcoGuides. I contacted them and got a very friendly response within 24 hours. Our guide, Nate, grew up on the island and was incredibly knowledgable about the island, the National Park, and the Hawaiian Culture. He took the lead on where to take us to hike and what to see based off of our likes and our wants for the day. He was willing to change course at any moment and was happy to talk about off-topic things that we were interested in (like the Hawaiian language and traditional Hawaiian legends and stories in the culture). I already loved the islands, but he helped me appreciate them and see them in a completely new way. While he was sharing these stories and all of this information, we were out in the real world applying our learning throughout each area of the park we traveled to. I am so happy that we worked with Kilauea EcoGuides for this experience. If you are adventurous and want something "off the beaten path" I highly recommend working with this company. It is a small, family owned business that will share their rich Hawaiian culture and beautiful island land with you for as long as you wish. We feel lucky to have had this experience-- and on my birthday none the less! Mahalo Nate and Malia for all of your hard work and an amazing time.
Written February 20, 2020
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Aloha audreyc0917 and thank you for your review of your private tour! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your exploration with Nate, and we are honored that we were able to make the 'best day of your vacation'. We are a small family run business and we very much appreciate your support and recommendation!
Written March 17, 2020
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SSJ513
Green Bay, WI36 contributions
Jun 2022
Erik was our guide and was extremely informative. He came prepared with ponchos for all 5 of us when it all of a sudden it started to rain. Definitely got so much more out of the visit to the volcano national park by doing this private tour with Erik than we could have ever just visiting ourselves. Highly recommend booking this tour!
Written June 26, 2022
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Aloha SSJ513 and thank you for your review! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your private tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. All of our guides have rain ponchos available to guests as the weather can be a bit unpredictable around the summit area of the volcano. And we agree that exploring this particular National Park with a professional guide can truly help visitors to understand how special and unique this place really is. Mahalo for your recommendation!
Written June 29, 2022
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Alyssa S
Colorado Springs, CO27 contributions
Apr 2021 • Couples
My husband and I had a wonderful day with Michelle as our guide. She shared her wealth of knowledge and is so passionate about the park. We highly recommend taking a private tour with Kilauea EcoGuides! There is no way we could have learned this much by hiking on our own. Loved every minute of it!
Written April 27, 2021
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Aloha Parasoltravelco and thank you for your review! We are very happy to hear you enjoyed your exploration with Michelle and that her passion for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park shined while on the tour. While it is true that you can hike around the volcano on your own, we feel that a professional guide can very much enhance the experience. Mahalo for your recommendation!
Written April 29, 2021
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matinecock
Glen Cove, NY166 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
We are in our late 70s and have traveled all over and used many guides. I can easily say that Erik was the best ever. He’s an expert in volcanoes and imparts that knowledge with passion and without being condescending. He listened carefully to what we were interested in and planned our hike accordingly. He was fun to be with because he gave us an understanding of what we were seeing. He also gave us great recommendations for other areas we might want to see on the Big Island. Malia handled the paperwork flawlessly. We’ll definitely use Kilauea Eco-Guides again.
Written January 20, 2024
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Aloha matinecock and thank you for your review! Many of our guests, such as yourselves, have extensive travel experience so the fact that your guide was one of the best you have had is quite a compliment. All of our professional guides take pride in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park being our specific area of expertise. And each of our private tours are customized to our guests specific interests and abilities. Mahalo for your recommendation!
Written January 23, 2024
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Ken K
NYC57 contributions
Feb 2021 • Couples
Had a great 6 hour tour with Eric. Super knowledgeable (his USGS experience, knowledge of volcanoes, flora (including Latin names) and fauna and Hawaiian culture) and took us on a number of interesting hikes. Also helpful suggestions for the following days.
Written February 11, 2021
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Aloha Ken K! Mahalo for your review and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your private tour with Erik. We also hope that you felt safe with our new COVID protocol as the safety of our guests is always a top priority! And we are always happy to make suggestions for outside of the tour such as restaurants. beaches and other amazing hikes this island has to offer. We appreciate your recommendation very. much!
Written February 16, 2021
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Karen D
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Feb 2019 • Couples
We had a six-hour private tour with Eric. He customized it to include the parts of Volcano National Park that we were most interested in seeing. These included petroglyphs and other places of spiritual significance. We saw highlights and hidden areas. During our hikes, he pointed out interesting plants and geology, and talked about the native Hawaii culture. We learned and experienced a lot—much more than we would have reading a guide book or trying to see the park ourselves. Eric is very personable, thoughtful, and conveys his expert knowledge in a gracious way. We immediately felt comfortable with him. Communication with his company prior to the tour was outstanding. Our messages and questions were answered clearly and promptly. We will certainly tell all our friends, family and fellow adventurers that no trip to Hawaii is complete without a tour by Kilauea EcoGuides.
Written February 22, 2019
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Aloha Karen D! Thank you very much for your review, and knowing that our guests are comfortable while on tour is very important to us. Mahalo for your recommendation!!
Written March 28, 2019
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travlite224
New York116 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
This was a once in a lifetime experience. Erik was our guide for a three hour tour of the park. My wife injured her foot just the day before the tour. No worries, Erik not only encouraged her to be a part of the tour, he tailored it so that we could drive to all points and see the amazing sights without much walking. Erik is highly knowledgable, warm and friendly. We gained so much knowledge about the islands of Hawaii, volcano eruption, the flora growing in the park, and life in general on the Big Island. I highly, highly recommend this tour with Erik. You are guaranteed a customized tour suitable for you and your group, whether it involves hiking among the lava, or touring within your car. You will absolutely enjoy this experience!!!!
Written August 28, 2019
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Aloha travlite224! Thank you for your review and recommendation, and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your private tour of the volcanoe with Erik. With our private tours being fully customized we are happy that your wife was able to enjoy the exploration even with her injury. We sure do hope she is feeling better - mahalo!
Written September 5, 2019
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rubiskies
25 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
Ask the self-designated travel agent for our family trip to Hawaii, I discovered that finding group activities appropriate for age eight to eighty is no easy feat. However this tour more than fit the bill.
Our guide was kind, knowledgeable and fascinating. My dad, a plant physiologist who has a billion college degrees was appreciative of our guides knowledge of plant life. My teenage daughters were appreciative of the great photo ops. My eight-year-old son was deeply fascinated by the cool crystal volcanic hair things our guide had pointed out to him -particularly as we would have walked right by them without ever noticing.
I very much appreciated our guides accommodating attitude, the ease with which I could book the tour and the very reasonable cost of the event. Thanks for some great memories!
Our guide was kind, knowledgeable and fascinating. My dad, a plant physiologist who has a billion college degrees was appreciative of our guides knowledge of plant life. My teenage daughters were appreciative of the great photo ops. My eight-year-old son was deeply fascinated by the cool crystal volcanic hair things our guide had pointed out to him -particularly as we would have walked right by them without ever noticing.
I very much appreciated our guides accommodating attitude, the ease with which I could book the tour and the very reasonable cost of the event. Thanks for some great memories!
Written April 12, 2019
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Aloha rubiskies and thank you for your review! We are so happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed your private tour of Hawaii's active volcanoes, and that you found great value in the cost of the experience. We are happy our private tour made great memories on your trip to Hawaii, mahalo!
Written April 29, 2019
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Chris P
Hilo, HI10 contributions
Erik was simply a fantastic guide. As a geologist and devotee of Hawaiian culture, he brought a unique knowledge set to our tour. He even tailored his highlights to our family’s interests. His crisp but detailed story of the ‘18 eruption made me glad I missed the actual thing, and our walk on the ‘74 lava field was THE highlight of our entire three-island trip. You absolutely will have the best experience with Erik.
Written April 4, 2019
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Aloha piperious and thank you for your review! We have many families on our private tours of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and are always happy to customize the experience to each families preferences. The fact our tour was the highlight of your trip to Hawaii makes us very happy - mahalo!!
Written April 29, 2019
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Kiran C
2 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
Erik was an excellent tour guide with a deep understanding of the location, it's geology and history. Kilauea is a wonder of nature to marvel at on its own, but Erik's commentary added an extra dimension to it which massively enriched our experience. Totally worth it!
Written November 16, 2018
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Aloha Kiran C and thank you for your review! It is true that Kilauea stands alone as one of the most amazing natural features on earth, but like you mentioned we take pride in providing detailed information on the culture and science of the area so that our guests leave with a deepened understanding of everything that Kilauea is and represents. Mahalo!
Written December 18, 2018
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Written April 2, 2021
Hi!
My husband & I are celebrating our honeymoon and are interested in a tour. Where can we find more info on whats involved, duration and cost. Do you have any availability for this Friday for 2 ppl ? We want to learn about the volcanoes, and see as much as possible!!
Thanks!!
Written September 2, 2015
Thanks for the quick reply!!! With the 3 hour tour, would we be able to get to the Jaggar Museum, the steam vents and sulphur banks, Kīlauea Iki crater, Nahuku lava tube, the 'devastation trail' and several spots along the Chain of Craters road? And would we be able to experience 'poking' the lava with sticks or anything like that? and do you have PPE? Many thanks!! Sounds perfect. Just trying to decide if we want the 3 hr or 6 hr. My husband prefers 3, but I don't want to go that route if you miss a lot.
Written September 3, 2015
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