Hawaii Island Grand Circle Island Tour

One of the best tours and fantastic guide. Worth the time and cost. See everything around the entire island in one trip

My family had a fantastic time on the tour! It was so great to see all the big sights in one day. It was a good pace of each stop. Greg was our guide and he was very knowledgeable, kind, and accommodating to all the guests. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone!

The bus was on time, Mike, our driver and commentator was informative and funny. We stopped extra places, but missed stopping at the Punalu'u Bake shop! We were a bit surprised by the small size of the lunch at Volcanoes Restaurant. Again, we had thought it was a full circle tour but ended up going from Hilo across the island via the Saddle Road. It was good to not have to be the driver in the dark, and appreciate being able to rely on Mike's capable driving. Our big objection was the steep bus steps!!

“Cousin Greg” was an excellent tour guide. Knowledgeable, funny and very approachable. The motor coach was very nice and the logistics were handled very well. It was pretty fast moving, which was perfect for us- no more than 30-40 minutes at each stop. If you are someone who really wants to spend a lot of time at each place this is probably not for you, but if you like something that keeps things moving, it is the perfect way to see a bunch of the island in one day.

While the places covered were very good mostly the guide was rubbish. For a start he did not introduce himself and at no point did he tell us his name. He spent far too much time talking about himself and his house and family and not enough detail about the island and the places we visited. the return journey over Saddle Road took place after dark and he completely ruined it by playing a very boring video about cowboys. Not everyone likes watching TV I would have preferred to read but there were no lights inside the coach.

Tour was excellent and Tommy ,our tour guide, was very informative as we went around the island... He had pics of the same spots at different times of the year to give us perspective on how the island changes.. great tour!!!!! Will recommend to all my friends...

This is a good way to see some of the highlights of the Big Island. I learned about the history of Hawaii.

The tour was good. Saw many of the main attractions and an interesting history lesson. The lunch was not very good however. Small portions and bland.

My family thoroughly enjoyed the stops and tour guide narration. We saw a coffee factory, macadamia nut factory, bakery, National Park and Monument and saw beautiful landscape.

Complete waste of time and money. A 12 hour tour for which the first and last 1.5 hours are dedicated to rounding up all the suckers at their various hotels. Then they drive 45 minutes to take you to a coffee place where you can sample coffee and buy some in the company store for about an hour. Then they tell you the beach they said they were going to take you to is closed due to the weather, so instead, they drive you another 45 minutes to a bakery. They leave you at the bakery for about an hour so you can buy snacks and water. They drive another 1.5 hours to show you a volcano, but there isn't much to see anymore except some sulfur gas coming out of the ground. They leave you there for about an 1.5 anyway so you can have lunch. Then they drive another 45 minutes and take you to a macadamia nut company store and leave you there for an hour to buy macadamia nuts. Finally, they drive another 45 minutes to a waterfall, but stay only 15 minutes because it is pouring out (as they say it does 80% of the time). Then they drive you another 1.5 hours home. I called the company to complain. The first time I called, the person who answered disconnected me "by accident". The second time I called, the person who answered put me on hold for 10 minutes and I hung up. The third time I called, they listened to my story, put me on hold for 5 minutes and came back and said they were sorry there was absolutely nothing they could do. Save your money. You can buy the same Kona coffee and Macadamia Nuts in any gift shop or at the airport in Hawaii. Not only is this tour a complete ripoff, it wastes one of your precious days in Hawaii.