squirk
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- Apr 9, 2011
IMO, you'd want a rental car both on Oahu and the Big Island. How much is the Aulani excursion per person? What exactly does it include? Doing it on your own can be cheaper and gives you more flexibility, but I can understand the convenience of doing the Aulani excursion. We did a few guided tours from our Waikiki hotel just for the ease of it. We chalked the price up to the cost of convenience.
Looks like it's about $450-$500 pp, and lasts about 14 hours. Wow.
On this adventure you will…
- Pore over the fascinating exhibits at Thomas A. Jaggar Museum, learning about the nature of lava and the field of Volcanology.
- Explore Thurston Lava Tube, a natural conduit created by low-viscosity lava.
- Hike over the lava flow that covered the black sand beach at Kaimu Black Sand Beach and Kālapana in the 1980s.
- Take a ride through the historically significant Banyan Tree Drive, which has trees that were planted by numerous luminaries, as well as Native Hawaiians, dating back to 1933.
- Keep your camera ready for Rainbow Falls, located at Wailuku River State Park. Aptly named, the gorgeous 80-foot waterfall is known for reflecting rainbows on sunny mornings. It flows over a natural lava cave into a large, freshwater pool surrounded by dense tropical fauna.
- Enjoy the tour's star attraction, Kīlauea Volcano, which has been steadily erupting for more than 30 years. Your guide will entertain and educate you with a narrated tour on the way.
- Get a look at natural steam vents, and an orchid nursery in Hilo town in the excursion's other highlights.