Visited volcanoes from here. Self arranged with Mauka Makai adventures who picked and dropped us directly at the cruise ship. Port is a way out of town but not a problem for us ...
Took a Volcanos tour with Viator. Our guide, Grace, was WONDERFUL. When we got to the volcano, she said "We're not going to the Visitors' Center because it's boring. Instead she took us to Kilawea Ski and the 1974 lava field and tat was wonderful. ...
This was one of the stops. A big city compared to some places in the state. We went on the Volcanoes and Garden excursion but in hindsight, I would have spent more to see waterfalls too, but misjudged this one. It was spectacular to see volcanoes, but the excursion that also featured waterfalls would have been better. ...
Not our favorite port but definitely represents old time Hawaian port. We went on the Waterfall/Farm tour....which we felt was not that interesting but the people who led the tour were very knowledgeable and friendly. ...
A great tour presented by a fabulous tour guide and bus driver. Our guide told us about life on the big island and about the volcanos. How the residents copped with the devastation and the ash. He took us out to the lava flows and a public park and had us see what power the lava and ash can do. ...
On Hilo we visited the Volcano National parks and toured a winery, chocolate factory, and nut factory. We enjoyed this immensely. We also toured the port area by foot, and tried some local coffees. ...