Maunakea Stellar Explorer Kona

Location: Hilo, HI
Duration: 6 Hours

Prices:

$251.90 Adults (13+)
$246.40 Children (12 and under)
$1,839.20 Private Tour (up to 12 guests)

About:
Experience the Maunakea Stellar Explorer tour from KapohoKine Adventures. This unique adventure combines daytime solar viewing and nighttime astronomical observation. Led by experienced stellar explorers, this tour offers insights from experts who have worked at top observatories and contributed to renowned astronomy publications.

Tour Highlights:

Begin with dinner.
Safe solar viewing with state-of-the-art telescopes.
Travel across Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Learn about the volcanology, geology, and history of the area.
Nighttime stargazing with Dobsonian telescopes.
Observe galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, planets, and more.
Warm up with Kona coffee or hot chocolate.
Warm jackets provided.

Additional Information:

All ages welcome.
Tour does not visit Maunakea’s summit out of respect for Native Hawaiian concerns.

Book Now: Embark on this stellar adventure and explore the wonders of the night sky on the Big Island. Reserve your spot today!

Chongjiu Gao

2024-06-27

Our tour guide, Heather, is amazing! We had a fun day exploring the island. Heather made us feel super welcome and she is so knowledgeable of the island. We booked the tour through our hotel concierge, and everything from pickup to lunch was great. Highly recommend the small group experience and make sure you ask for Heather as your guide :)

Linda Charmaine Davis

2024-06-27

Had a wonderful time

ashley

2024-06-27

heather was amazing. super informative about our stops, and overall super sweet!

Alyssa Grace

2024-06-27

Heather was an amazing tour guide! Very informative and made the tour even more fun!

Blayre Meadows

2024-06-27

What a powerful experience!! Austin was AMAZING! He is knowledgeable and extremely helpful. We had a bit of hiccup at pearl harbor, when waiting for the tour they had a glitch in the system and we did not receive our standby text. We had been waiting 3 hours to go to out to the memorial. It was time to leave, but Austin was extremely accommodating and made sure that we got to experience the memorial. This tour does not schedule a time for the memorial tour and you do have to wait. Make a reservation!! Highly suggest asking for Austin!

Dr. Torikul Islam

2024-06-26

That was a great tour, I enjoyed the tour. I would recommend specially if you have shot time in hand and want to see many things. Heather was the cool guide and explained all during the tour. Enjoy Honolulu. . Torikul Tennessee

Stephanie P

2024-06-26

Had a wonderful time in Hawaii. Christine was a wonderful driver highly recommend!

Isabelle Pierce

2024-06-26

Christine was a great guide, very interesting information provided throughout, and I loved the stop off at the beginning learning some of the Hawaiian history