Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
and Lava Adventure
| Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays |
Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park...........
Current tour times are variable due to rapidly changing conditions and locations as the eruption evolves. Please call our front desk for information within a few days of your scheduled visit.
$85 - Regular per person price
$65 - Arnott's Lodge Hotel Guest Price
(Subject to two nights minimum stay)
Plus 4.16% Gross Excise Tax
(No Children under 10, sorry)
From Lush native rainforests and magnificent waterfalls, you’ll experience the best Hilo has to offer. Take in the beauty of Hawaiian nature on our first stop to Rainbow Falls. After a rain, you will feel and respect the power of nature as you see and hear the roaring waters of the falls. Look closer beyond the beauty of the falls and see a natural cave behind it. This deep cave is the mythological home to Hina, an ancient Hawaiian goddess. Next we head south passing wild orchids, ferns and Kahili ginger plants. Once in the Volcanoes National Park, walk through a lava tube, see huge craters that lava once fountained hundreds of feet skyward, stand next to steaming vents and discover remarkable formations throughout the park. Our last stop will be Halemaumau Crater where you will see the billowing smoke slowly start to glow from a lava lake below the surface as the sun sets. From the beauty of the rainforests flora and fauna to the beast of the devastation at Volcanoes National Park, this is a part of Hawaii you'll always remember.
Note: When red lava is accessible, the tour content and length of time to hike may change. There may also be an optional hike. For chartered groups that prefer not to hike, we will visit other areas of the park which may include the Crater Rim Drive, an 11 mile road that encircles the summit caldera, passes through desert, lush tropical rain forest, and traverses the caldera floor with scenic stops and shorter walks.
(Generalized descriptions. Lava is a natural event and can start and stop without warning. When there is no Lava visible at Kalapana we will do an alternate high adventure hike for which our company has special permission and training from the National Park Service.)
-Hikes can have steep trail grades and are not recommended for children under 10 years old.
-Reliable closed toe and heel footwear like sneakers are required also appropriate clothing to protect you if you fall. Long pants a sleeved shirt and gloves will help protect those less confident walkers.
-Those with previous leg or foot injuries are advised not to do Lava hikes as constant surface angle change can re-aggrevate injuries.
-A store stop will be made for water and snacks, keeping properly hydrated is essential.
-These hikes have to cover some distance, all hikers must be able to retain a good pace over rough ground.
-Most common "injury" is sunburn, please bring a hat and sunscreen.
Please note: Due to rapidly changing meeting places
and times as new flows develop, it is essential that persons with advance
reservations contact us at least a week ahead of their hike to reconfirm times
and places and give us their contact information. Any reservation not so confirmed
by email or voice will be subject to cancellation.
While we take pains to keep information current, this
notice may be inaccurate due to unfolding events. To assure your tour time, and
place in the van, please reconfirm the day before your tour. 808-339-0921 between
8am and 8pm Hawaii Standard time.
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* The above tour
description is a generalization of average activities, the actual tour may change in
response to weather, seasons, daylight and guide preferences. Roads may close in response
to Lava flows or threatened major eruptions. Lava sometimes stops for days or weeks at
a time or becomes too distant to reach. Arnotts Lodge is not responsible for these events,
provides alternative tours in other parts of the Park, and no refunds will be given.
Reservations, to be confirmed must be guaranteed by credit card or advance payment.
48 hours notice of cancellation is required and you may be charged if an otherwise
full seat is left empty because we turned others away. |
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