Epic Tours
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Curating the most Epic Tours on the Big Island of Hawaii. Since 2013, Epic Tours has been providing waterfall, volcano and stargazing photo adventures. Our award-winning excursions are known as the premier must-do tours on the Big Island of Hawaii. You'll be in good hands with our Astro-Photographer guide, whose work has been displayed on National Geographic. Don't worry about not having a camera, we take complimentary astro-photos of you on all of our stargazing experiences.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

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GailJ901
Reno, NV16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Couples
This tour exceeded my very high expectations. James is very knowledgeable about space and the photos he takes are nothing short of amazing! Doing this activity was the highlight of our trip. James is super responsive to emails, texts, and phone calls. He does everything he can to ensure an epic adventure. The opportunity to see the Milky Way, a nebula, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Andromeda Galaxy, was well worth the price.
Written July 18, 2021
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Fred D
Woodinville, WA39 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
Cloudy in Kona, a bit of fog at the parking site but James knows his island and drove us to a great clear location. Very impressive night sky and a great tour. He laser identified all of the visible zodiac constellations then got out his camera setup and showed us galaxies, Jupiter, nebulae- his camera gets great colors. Haven’t gotten the personal pictures yet but I’m impressed by the ones on the website. We were in a group of 8, didn’t feel at all crowded. We also got a chance to take our own Astro photos with cell phones (android >> iPhone)! Parkas are good but long underwear under pants made it great.
Written December 9, 2023
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Diane S
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Family
Amazing experience - really cool to be out in the true dark with hardly any light intrusion. James knows his stuff, and his equipment is mind-blowing. I've spent plenty of time at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, and I learned and saw things on this trip that I have never learned nor seen before even with the big official telescopes.
Written August 2, 2021
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Heather B
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Couples
Book this NOW! Do not hesitate and do not book any other stargazing experience!! James is absolutely the real deal. Our experience was better than we could’ve imagined and our whole group of 10 all agreed that we picked the best to guide us through our stargazing.
Written May 15, 2023
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DoubleB6
Las Vegas, NV237 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Reminded of how small we really are when you get to experience all that the universe can offer from this great viewing location. The tour guide James, kept us informed of changes leading up to our viewing time. No pickup option from either Kona or Hilo, but drive to meeting point is easy. James is knowledgeable and points out what is visible and keeps reminding us wait till the moon is completely below the horizon, that's when you truly get to see the wonders of the night sky. The location of the big island and being above the clouds truly a great and awe inspiring experience. And yes it will be cold...tour is above 7000 feet at least.
Written October 29, 2023
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Spokaneman1949
Spokane, WA272 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Couples
If you want to see stars in a relaxed uncrowded atmosphere this is the tour for you.

We left Hilo to meet the tour in a driving rainstorm at 10:30 at night to meet James out in the saddle road. I was thinking I had to be whacked, no way were we going to see anything that night.

James took us up to one of his secret spots at about 8,500 feet and sure enough there was the night sky in all its glory. James did his photo shoot, then we all just laid out for an hour or so soaking it all in.

We got back to Hilo around 2:30 AM, completely satisfied with the experience.
Written July 12, 2023
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jme_noway
Los Angeles, CA125 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Family
Epic stargazing on Mauna Kea! If you are looking for a stargazing tour, look no further. Not only is James passionate and knowledgeable, he's an amazing photographer. You won't be disappointed - book ahead, this one sells out quick.
Written July 2, 2021
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Suling H
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021
Highlight of our trip to Maui! James met us on the top of Haleakala. Wow! What an amazing experience. I’ve never seen so many stars. Our photographs were out of this world and we continue to be amazed by them. When we are back in Hawaii’s Big Island, we will definitely do this again!!
Written August 5, 2021
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Kotik7
Atlanta, GA5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2015 • Couples
We stopped in Kona as part of our Hawaii cruise on Pride of America. We always prefer to book tours independently from the ship and do things at our own pace. James of Epic Tours created a custom tour of South Kona for us. We were interested in some snorkeling, some offroading, some local culture and food tasting, and he accommodated all our interests. It was an action-packed 4 hours. We got to see amazing views of Kealakekua Bay and the Captain Cook in the distance, snorkeled the Two Step (with gear provided by James), stopped by the Place of Refuge National Park for some beautiful photo ops, offroaded to a little cove that's personal to James and where one can jump off a cliff and go through an underwater cave (James did, we didn't, but then my husband regretted it), and also tasted awesome Kona coffee, mac nuts, fruits, and even honey along the way. James is a very pleasant and easy-going young man. His love of Hawaii and knowledge of local culture and history is inspiring. Awesome time!
Written November 30, 2015
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Gopinath S
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2015 • Couples
My wife and I went to visit the Big island on a day trip. We left Honolulu at 5 am and arrived at the Big Island at around 7am. Our trip around Hilo started at around 8am and it was a good mix of local culture and the Big-island's natural beauty. James is an amazing guide and extremely professional. He was extremely friendly and worked with us on choosing the sites to deliver the best experience . He knows the best spots on the island and showed us some great local eateries. Our only regret was renting an expensive car from the airport. We had a great time overall and would recommend James and Epic tour group for anyone looking for great guide in or around the Big islands. If anyone is visiting the Big-Island for a day and not looking to rent a car (car rentals are expensive on the big island), We would surely recommend taking up Epic tours for the entire day and getting dropped back to the airport.
Written April 22, 2015
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