• Kailua-Kona - The adventure starts with dinner.
• Saddle Road - Next, you’ll travel across Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, two of the tallest and most massive volcanoes on Earth. Your National Park Service trained guide will discuss the volcanology, geology, and history of these monstrous wonders, as well as providing in-depth narration on the various lava flows and flora and fauna that you’ll be passing by. Lastly, your guide will take you to one of our preferred locations on Mauna Kea for nighttime stargazing.
• Mauna Kea - You’ll observe deep sky and planetary objects through a large aperture Dobsonian telescope under one of the darkest and most pristine skies on planet Earth! Our Dobsonian telescopes are a true purist’s experience to view the night sky. Their fast focal ratio enables you to see sprawling wide field views of objects that simply aren’t possible with the types of telescopes used by other tours. Depending on what is visible in the current sky and weather permitting, you’ll observe galaxies, nebula, star clusters, planets, double star systems, the moon, and much more; all the highlights and showpiece objects like you’ve never seen before! Afterwards, warm up with Kona coffee and hot chocolate before returning to your resort. Warm jackets provided. This tour does not visit Maunakea’s summit out of deference to Native Hawaiian concerns.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Bottled water
• Driver/guide
• Dinner
• Jackets

• Gratuities

For an extraordinary experience, explore the Maunakea Stellar Explorer with KapohoKine Adventures. This exciting journey is the only star tour on the Big Island that offers both nighttime astronomical observation and safe daytime solar viewing, welcoming all ages! The in-house stellar explorers are the most skilled and experienced in Hawaii, with one having established the Mauna Kea Visitor’s Center and managed it for ten years. Other team members have contributed notable articles and reviews to renowned astronomy magazines and have worked at prestigious observatories.
This tour respects Native Hawaiian concerns by not visiting Maunakea’s summit or Visitor Center.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.