The best choice for a once in a lifetime Hawaiian experience, Arnott's Lodge is located in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii and is near Mauna Kea and Volcano National Park.
2. Every Saturday from 9AM to 3-3:30PM
$65 / person for Arnott’s Guests
$80 / person for Non-Guests
3. What to Bring?
Covered
footwear
Swim wear
Sunscreen
Water
Towel
Light jacket
Camera
4. Our Valleys and Waterfalls tour
showcases our amazing
Hamakua Heritage Coastal
region with its diverse scenery
from 400ft waterfalls to its
bridges crossing deep cleft
valleys each with entirely
different vegetation patterns in
wild variety.
This tour is designed to take
advantage of both seasonal and
daily weather changes as well as
varying passenger loads from
one to a van full, and may take
smaller numbers for an intense
look at the beauty within 14
miles of Hilo including the
Scenic Route and Akaka
Falls...or for larger numbers, a
long ranging tour as far as
Waipio Valley.
5. There is no set route
nor list of sites as each
tour is as different as
the guides who lead
it, some with stories of
family growing up in
the villages you will
pass through .
We make a stop at the
local farmers market
before heading to the
falls, where you can
grab a bite to eat or
some souvenirs for
home!
6. Every Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
from 3:00PM to 8:00PM
$65 / person for Arnott’s Guests
$85 / person for Non-Guests
8. Travel to Big Island’s
incredible Volcanoes
National Park.
Venture from Hilo on a
drive ascending almost
4,000 ft as the roadside
changes scenery.
Take in the beauty at
our first stop, Akatsuka
Orchid Farm.
$20,000 orchid at Akatsuka Orchid Farm!
9. Our guides will show
you the many
gorgeous sites of
Volcanoes National
Park.
From Kilauea Iki
Crater to the
Thurston Lava
Tube, discover
remarkable volcanic
formations and
geothermal steam
vents, stop at the
Jaggar Museum and
see the awesome
fury of the
Halema’uma’u
Crater’s lava lake.
10.
11. Every
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday &
Saturday from 3:30PM to 9:30PM
$135 / person for Arnott’s Guests
$180 / person for Non-Guests
13. Our guide will take you on
a 50 minute drive up to the
Visitors Center where you
will have 30 minutes to
acclimate to the climate.
You can feel free to eat any
lunch you bring or
purchase food from the
shop inside the VIS Center.
14. After the VIS
Center, you will
ascend 13,796 ft to
the summit of
Mauna Kea to watch
the sunset.
There is an optional
½ mile hike to the
summit.
15. After the sunset, your
tour guide will take you
back down to 9,000
feet.
This is the perfect
elevation for
stargazing! Your tour
guide will give you a
description of our
constellations'.