Inter-Island Trip: Oahu to Hilo, Big Island for Volcanoes (helicopter option)

Take a hassle free trip to the Big Island, even if you’re staying on Oahu. On the tour, visit Hawaii’s only active volcano as well as sights like Hilo Town and Rainbow falls. The package includes roundtrip airfare to and from the Big Island plus ground transportation and a guide. So all you have to do is relax and enjoy the tour.

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Activity Overview

  • Departs From: Kauai – Lihue and Kapa’a (East Side), Oahu – Waikiki (Greater Honolulu)
  • Duration: Full Day
  • Price: $550
  • Included in the price: Round trip flights from Oahu to Hilo, helicopter ride, lunch, ground transportation, local tour guide

Tour Highlights

  • Round-trip airfare from Oahu to Hilo, Hawaii
  • Duration: 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM
  • Multiple tour options are available
  • Oahu to Hilo: Helicopter & Volcano Adventure: $805 per person
  • Oahu to Hilo: Volcano Adventure: $550 per person

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Helicopter & Volcano
Volcano Adventure

Tour Details

Are you staying on Oahu or Maui but want to visit the Big Island and Volcanoes National Park? Polynesian Adventures offers a done-for-you guided trip so you can make the most of your time.

On the tour, visit Hawaii’s only active volcano as well as sights like Hilo Town and Rainbow Falls. The package includes round-trip airfare to and from the Big Island, plus ground transportation and a guide. So all you have to do is relax and enjoy the tour.

Tour Description

This tour starts with pickup from your Waikiki hotel and transport to HNL airport. There you’ll catch a flight over to Hilo, where your tour guide will meet you at the airport around 8:00 AM. From here, you’ll journey through Hilo, seeing and stopping at various places until the tour reaches the famed Rainbow Falls State Park on the edge of town.

The highlight of this tour is the many stops along Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where you can see an active volcano and past volcanic craters. See the steam vents and the crater’s destruction from the last eruption. See how the landscape changes and find additional information in the Learning Center or the Visitor Center.

You will also visit the sites around Hilo, like ‘Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, and drive by famous Banyan Drive and Liliuokalani Gardens.

Your guide may change some stops depending on weather and availability*

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