Hilo Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

Hawaii Big Island Two-Day Tour

✨✨A two-day tour of the Big Island of Hawaii, chasing the stars and the sea with you! 🌊 Day1: 🛏 Wake up naturally on Oahu Island, then head to the hotel to check out. 🚍 The tour guide will provide transportation to the airport, and you'll take a flight to the Big Island. 🚕 After arriving, check into a hotel on the Big Island. 🌅 In the evening, join the Mauna Kea snow mountain sunset stargazing group. Admire the spectacular sunset at 2,800 meters above the clouds, standing on the brown volcanic soil, as if you are beyond the Earth. Day2: 🏔️ Visit the black sand beach below the volcano crater. 📷 Visit the only Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park in the United States - the Volcano Museum. 🌈 The huge volcano crater, lava caves, and geothermal fountains are astonishing. 🏞️ In the afternoon, visit Rainbow Falls and the Hawaii Volcano Bean Factory. 🌃 Return to Oahu Island in the evening. 🏝️ Big Island Hotel Recommendation | Hilo Hawaiian Hotel 🏡 📍The hotel is located in Hilo city with charming seaside views. 🛏 Offers comfortable rooms and suites, as well as multi-functional meeting rooms. 🍖 The WSW restaurant's steaks and wines are incredibly delicious. 🎵 Wai'oli Lounge offers snacks and music performances. 🤩 An ideal accommodation choice for exploring Hilo city and the surrounding areas. 💸 Starting from Oahu Island, including inter-island flight tickets USD 758/person. 💸 Excluding inter-island flight tickets, group joining at Big Island airport USD 520/person. ✨ Stargazing can be upgraded to 4,300 meters summit (+30 USD/person). 📝 Chinese service for the 2,800 meters stargazing group, English service for the 4,300 meters summit. 📱Booking method: 1️⃣ Guests departing from Oahu Island need to provide Oahu Island shuttle hotel information and ticketing information (passport pinyin, gender, date of birth). 2️⃣ For group joining on the Big Island, please inform the arrival flight information to the Big Island.

There are two restaurants on the ground floor of the Castle Hotel Restaurant Castle Hotel. We chose one of them and ordered fish and chips and onion rings. Serving is slow, we waited very much, but after eating, we felt that waiting was worthwhile. Although we eat fried food every day in Hawaii, we can't eat too much. But this fried fish and chips are very delicious. First of all, the fish fillet is very large, there is no thorn, the meat is fresh and fat, and the bite can feel the delicateness of the meat, then the weight is enough, with two different sauces. Eat, very delicious. French fries are thin strips that are crispy and not bad. The onion rings are also large, slightly greasy, and have a strong satiety.

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Coconut Island is opposite the Hillo Castle Hotel, which is connected by a white pedestrian bridge. In Hawaii, the island is called Moku'ola, which means healing the island. It is said that this island can cure the pain and relieve the disaster. The island is small in size, and locals like to go picnic, swim, rest, and fish. There is also a 3 meter high diving platform where kids like to climb and dive. The water here is not very blue, but it is very clear. You can see the black lava at the bottom of the water. There is very little sand. White pedestrian bridge, a lot of local children jumped from the bridge to the water to play. The water here is not too shallow, but the children jumped up, climbed up, and continued to jump, and never tired. My dry duck looked envious. There are of course coconut trees on the island of , the locals come here for a picnic, and some camp tents. A 3-meter diving platform extends from the island, with two high and low diving platforms. The younger grades all jumped from the short platform. There was a little girl who wanted to jump from a height. She asked her father, and her father shook his head and said he did not agree. She sneaked to the high jump and tried to jump. Her father ran quickly and gave her a preaching. She waited for the short platform and waited for the little boy to jump and then jumped. We watched the children diving and playing, and it was quite interesting. At this time, I feel that swimming is not just a survival skill, but also increases the fun of life. Unfortunately, I am still afraid of water.

Hiking around The Inn at Kulaniapia Falls

Gorgeous hotel in Hilo Hawaii, with amazing hiking trails through rainforest. The property is filled with beautiful flowers and plants from around the world and a series of waterfalls. You can swim and paddle board up to the largest waterfall and go rappelling down the side of it.#waterfall#hiking

Hawaii 💦 feels so blessed to have a whole waterfall.

Hawaii 💦 feels so blessed to have a whole waterfall__First time discovering this hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. Still watching "The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals" on Netflix. One of the episodes is about this homestay. You can enjoy a waterfall that can only be seen by living here. Although there are many waterfalls in Hawaii. Still got heavily influenced and tempted to buy. So I booked this place early on. · The feeling of staying is that the room is not as comfortable. (No air conditioning, room is very small) But still a very worthwhile experience. Because the entire homestay has very few rooms. So we went to the waterfall early in the morning and there was no one there. It would be so joyful to have the feeling of owning an entire waterfall. Luckily, I also saw a rainbow 🌈. The homestay also thoughtfully provides paddleboards and kayaks. Sit on the paddle board and set off towards the rainbow 💕 · 📍 The Inn at Kulaniapia Falls The homestay also offers many other activities such as waterfall rappelling, cooking classes, farm visits, etc., about a fifteen-minute drive from Hilo~ ·ootd visual mood

Hawaii Big Island Two-Day Tour

✨✨A two-day tour of the Big Island of Hawaii, chasing the stars and the sea with you! 🌊 Day1: 🛏 Wake up naturally on Oahu Island, then head to the hotel to check out. 🚍 The tour guide will provide transportation to the airport, and you'll take a flight to the Big Island. 🚕 After arriving, check into a hotel on the Big Island. 🌅 In the evening, join the Mauna Kea snow mountain sunset stargazing group. Admire the spectacular sunset at 2,800 meters above the clouds, standing on the brown volcanic soil, as if you are beyond the Earth. Day2: 🏔️ Visit the black sand beach below the volcano crater. 📷 Visit the only Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park in the United States - the Volcano Museum. 🌈 The huge volcano crater, lava caves, and geothermal fountains are astonishing. 🏞️ In the afternoon, visit Rainbow Falls and the Hawaii Volcano Bean Factory. 🌃 Return to Oahu Island in the evening. 🏝️ Big Island Hotel Recommendation | Hilo Hawaiian Hotel 🏡 📍The hotel is located in Hilo city with charming seaside views. 🛏 Offers comfortable rooms and suites, as well as multi-functional meeting rooms. 🍖 The WSW restaurant's steaks and wines are incredibly delicious. 🎵 Wai'oli Lounge offers snacks and music performances. 🤩 An ideal accommodation choice for exploring Hilo city and the surrounding areas. 💸 Starting from Oahu Island, including inter-island flight tickets USD 758/person. 💸 Excluding inter-island flight tickets, group joining at Big Island airport USD 520/person. ✨ Stargazing can be upgraded to 4,300 meters summit (+30 USD/person). 📝 Chinese service for the 2,800 meters stargazing group, English service for the 4,300 meters summit. 📱Booking method: 1️⃣ Guests departing from Oahu Island need to provide Oahu Island shuttle hotel information and ticketing information (passport pinyin, gender, date of birth). 2️⃣ For group joining on the Big Island, please inform the arrival flight information to the Big Island.

Must-visit hot spot in Hawaii 🏖 Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls Come to Hawaii and visit the popular attractions! When the weather is good, there are often rainbows, and the Rainbow Falls is named after it! The waterfall is not very big, but the deafening sound echoes in the jungle! Along the way of watching the waterfall, local people sell various handmade crafts made from plant leaves, which is very interesting. The entire scenic spot is small, but very distinctive and worth a visit, and there is no admission fee or parking fee (although the parking lot is limited and may require some waiting, but it's quick). ✅When the weather is good, the waterfall will form a rainbow. ✅There is a short and rugged path from the parking lot to the top of the waterfall. ✅There is a cave under the waterfall, which is said to be the home of the mother of Mau Yi Island. 📍40 Rainbow Dr. Hilo. HI 96720

Sunset on the Big Island of Hawaii

How to enjoy the sunset of a lifetime on the Big Island of Hawaii During my few days on the Big Island, I never had the chance to formally see the sunset. Either because I misremembered the sunset time and was rushing in the mountains, or because the clouds were so dense that I was panting to catch up. Until the last evening, at Mauna Kae, I finally witnessed a beautiful sunset that I will remember for half a lifetime😭 Before departure, I was indecisive. The guide described the difficult road up the mountain, and although I rented a four-wheel drive, the fear of the unknown made me start looking for a guided tour up the mountain. However, I was scared off by the high price of $750 for a chartered car🙂 Strictly speaking, it was money that drove me to face the fear of the unknown🙂 The road to Mauna Kae is divided into two sections: the first is to navigate to the Mauna Kae Visitor Information Station; the second is from the visitor information station to the observatory (no navigation required, there is only one road). The first section of the road leads to the visitor center, which is a normal mountain road without much difficulty. On the way, you will pass through the clouds, visibility is low, and it may rain lightly (see picture 14). Drive slowly, this road is very beautiful, with quiet rain and fog, strange plants, and a sudden drop in temperature, full of mystery and emotion. At the visitor center at an altitude of about 2000 meters, you can stop for a while to adapt to the high-altitude environment and use the restroom (the restroom is very clean, and if you continue to go up, there are basically mobile restrooms). But if it's close to sunset time, if your body allows, it's best not to stop and queue up the mountain as soon as possible. The queue will be checked one by one by the ranger, who will teach you how to shift gears when going up and down the mountain, and will also chat a few words. If the queue is long, it is likely to miss the sunset. The second section of the road is described as a terrifying mountain road in various guides, but if you have driven on more primitive mountain roads in China, this road is nothing! The first three-quarters are dirt roads covered with small stones (but it feels like they have been leveled), and the last quarter is a well-paved asphalt road. Proceed slowly in the correct gear throughout the journey, and when there are no other vehicles, try to drive close to the center of the road, and there will be no big problems! About manual shifting, we checked various materials a few days in advance, memorized various fancy skills, and found that even if you don't know anything, when you face the ranger, they will patiently teach you how to shift gears and which gear to use when going up and down the mountain. This is not complicated! You will understand it as soon as you hear it! It even seems that the same gear is used for going up and down the mountain, and the ranger teaches the safest way. In fact, we still shifted to other gears at a slower speed on some sections of the road. If you are not an old driver, you should follow the instructions! Safety first! Drive all the way to the end, and you will reach the observatory at the top of the mountain. The altitude here exceeds 4000 meters. If you are worried about altitude sickness, you can refer to my experience. Generally speaking, when the altitude exceeds 2000 meters, I will feel dizzy, and if I stay for a long time, I will have symptoms of headache and nausea; when the altitude exceeds 4000 meters, I will stay in bed and not get up🙂 We stayed at the observatory for forty minutes, and only in the last five minutes did I clearly feel dizzy, my eyes were spinning, and my ears were ringing, so as long as the time is not too long, you don't need to worry too much about altitude sickness.