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Big Island GOAT Experience: Mauna Kea Summit, Sunset & Stars

By Hawaii Island Holidays
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £215 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Delight in the awe-inspiring sunset at the top of Mauna Kea, the highest point in the Pacific.

Your guide will share historic accounts of the Big Island. Stand amidst the world’s largest collection of research telescopes.
Two of the eight telescopes which took the first photos of the black hole are here.

Sip a hot drink during your private star show and view planets with a professional telescope (Weather Permitting).

Your guide will take astrophotography photos of you with our camera and email them to you.

Activity location

  • Mauna Kea Summit
    • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Starbucks
    • 69-201 Waikōloa Beach Drive
    • 96738, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Kona Bank Of Hawaii Pick Up
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Kona BOH Pick Up : Kona Commons shopping centre Bank of Hawaii (across the lot from the Kona Target)
Starting point:
Bank of Hawaii, 74-5457 Makala Blvd Suite 102, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

Starting time: 15:00
Price details
£214.58 x 1 Adult£214.58
Total
Price is £214.58
Hilo Naniloa Hotel Pick Up
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo - a DoubleTree by Hilton “A” lot, near Crowns nightclub

Starting point:
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo - a DoubleTree by Hilton, 93 Banyan Dr, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

Starting time: 15:45
Price details
£214.58 x 1 Adult£214.58
Total
Price is £214.58
Waikoloa Starbucks Pick Up
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Waikoloa Queens' Marketplace Starbucks

Starting point:
Starbucks, Beach Resort, 69-201 Waikōloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738, USA

Starting time: 15:45
Price details
£214.58 x 1 Adult£214.58
Total
Price is £214.58

What's included, what's not

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    Experienced tour guide
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    FREE night photo with our professional camera
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    Snacks and a hot drink
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    Jackets and gloves to keep you warm
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    Transport in a comfortable 4X4 van
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    Professional telescope (Weather Permitting)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Dinner (Travellers may bring their own)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private Tour

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not allowed for travellers under 13 years old
  • Not allowed for travellers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Not allowed for pregnant travellers
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Mauna Kea Summit

  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
One of the best places to see the sunset and stargazing and it's also the highest mountain on earth. Comfortable 4X4 passenger van as transportation.Jackets and gloves provided to keep you warm. Experienced tour guide to talk about our history and show you our amazing night with a laser pointer. Get close to the stars with our professional Celestron telescope and get a nice photo with our DSLR camera.

Halepōhaku - Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Astronomer's Mid-Level Facility

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Maunakea is a celebrated and storied place in the cultural traditions of Hawai'i. While it is the dwelling place of the goddess Poli'ahu it is also associated with the Hawaiian deities Lilinoe and Waiau. The summit was considered the realm of the gods and in ancient times was kapu (forbidden) to all but the highest chiefs and priests. Occasionally Hawaiian ali'i (royalty) would make the long trek to the top, the last royal visitor being Queen Emma in 1881 who led her companions on the arduous 6 hour journey to the top to see the summit and rejuvenate herself in sacred Lake Waiau. The White Mountain Legends of the Mountain - Poli´ahu While today Maunakea is home to 13 international observatories and recieves thousands of visitors every year it remains a sacred place for the people of Hawai'i. On the the fourth Saturday of every month MKVIS hosts community speakers who speak about Mauna O Wakea from a cultural perspective.

Location

Activity location

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    Mauna Kea Summit
    • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Starbucks
    • 69-201 Waikōloa Beach Drive
    • 96738, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, United States
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    Bank of Hawaii
    • 74-5457 Makala Boulevard
    • 96740, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
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    Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo - a DoubleTree by Hilton
    • 93 Banyan Drive
    • 96720, Hilo, Hawaii, United States

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