Hawaii, one week in Big Island
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Kailua ?
The map of your stay "Hawaii, one week in Big Island"
Detail of the stay : Hawaii, one week in Big Island
How to get there - Kailua
Kailua-Kona, in the land of turtles
Steps: Kailua-Kona
Fly into Kona airport and book a hotel in Kailua-Kona for two nights. Stop for an hour at Kaloko-Honokohau National Park to see the lava and turtles. Visit downtown and have lunch at one of the beachfront restaurants. In the afternoon, take a sea excursion from Kailua Pier (kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling or swimming with dolphins). In the evening, enjoy dinner at one of the restaurants in town or attend the Island Breeze Luau (traditional Hawaiian dinner show)
Places of interest : KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL PARK
Kohala Coast, walk and relaxation
Steps: Waikoloa Village
Take the road with sandwiches early in the morning to go up the Kohala Coast. On the way, visit the different beaches of Kekaha Kai National Park. Take a picnic break on the Four Season beach and wait till 1pm to see kids feeding the manta rays. Continue the road north by stopping at the beaches of Kiholo Bay and Mauna Kea .
Places of interest : MAUNA KEA BEACH ANAEHOOMALU BEACH
On the south coast of Kailua-Kona
Steps: Captain Cook
Book a hotel for two nights to Captain Cook. In the morning, go snorkelling to Kealakekua Bay. In the afternoon, visit the Captain Cook, or "Teshima" (Japanese restaurant) in Honalo.
Places of interest : KONA COFFEE LIVING HISTORY FARM PU'UHONUA O HONAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
National Park of Hawaii's Volcanoes
Steps: Kilauea
Leave your hotel on the south coast of Kailua-Kona at 6 a.m., because the journey till the entrance to the Kilauea Visitor's Center (information centre), Kilauea Caldera (view on the volcano caldera), Thomas A. Jaggar Museum (museum on the volcanoes of Big Island), Hilo where you will have booked for overnight accommodation.
Places of interest : PUU LOA PETROGLYPHS
The surprising story of the tsunami in Hilo
Steps: Mauna Kea
The city is ideally located just at 45 minutes away from the National Volcanoes Park and at 1 h 30 from Mauna Kea. Spend this day to the visit of the quiet and authentic Hilo. In the morning, Imiloa Astronomy Center (museum you should absolutely see before going to Mauna Kea), Pacific Tsunami Museum (on the tsunamis history in Hilo, Hawaii and in the world). In the afternoon, Banyan Drive (superb road bordered by banians), and snorkelling on the different beaches.
Places of interest : IMILOA ASTRONOMY CENTER PACIFIC TSUNAMI MUSEUM
A day in the mountains
Steps: Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is one of the highest mountains in the world (4 205 m) and its atmosphere is so pure that the largest astronomy observatory on the planet has been installed at its summit (13 telescopes). Two major tourist attractions on site are: the sunset whose beauty is unique in the world and the observation session of the stars (exceptional precision and clarity). In the morning, stop at Rainbow Falls (waterfalls) and visit the Kaumana cellars (caves) located on the road to Mauna Kea. In the afternoon, take the Saddle Road (the only one leading to Mauna Kea) in the early afternoon, to take the time to make different stops to acclimatise to the height. A 4x4 vehicle is mandatory because the road is stony and the ascent is steep. Between 17 a.m. and 18 p.m., contemplate the sublime sunset on Mauna Kea. Take profit from it to have a meal and to cool off. From 18 a. m. to 21 p. m., to make an observation session of the stars
Places of interest : RAINBOW FALLS
