General Information
Schedule: Hawaii lava hikes depart daily at 4AM, 10AM, 3:30PM 4:30PM. Tour varies 4-6 hours round trip, departs near Kalapana lava viewing area.
Tour Rating: Moderate to Advanced; guests need to be 6 years and older.
We Provide: Walking sticks, Bottled water, Hawaii Lava Tour from local lava Guide highlighting Kilauea Volcano, Plant Life and Geological features.
Prices: Adult $150.00. Child (12 and under): $125.00 taxes included
Group Size: Tour limited to 6 guests per guide. Multiple guides available.
Restrictions: Guests need to be able to hike on uneven rocky terrain for an extended amount of time.
What to Bring & Wear: Comfortable walking shoes(sneakers or hiking boots), long pants or shorts, a sleeved shirt, light jacket, rain poncho, gloves.
Kalapana Lava Hike to Royal Gardens with Photographer Leigh Hilbert Dec/ 2011
Active Lava Hikes are usually a fairly moderate hike over rough lava terrain but can include hiking up steep trail grades. We do not recommend this tour for children under 6 years of age or those with recent leg or foot injuries please consult your doctor before booking. Our lava hikes cover a vast amount of lava terrain anywhere from 4-10 miles call for recent conditions.
Lava Hikes walk you to See Lava on the Big Island of Hawaii flowing from Volcano Kilauea.
Full Description
Lava Hikes Walk you to See Lava flowing across the land
Lava Hiking Tours walk you up close to the molten lava!
Join us in Kalapana on a lava hike to visit Madame Pele’s rivers of fire. Walk over recent lava flows and feel the heat as our volcano guides lead you to experience the ever changing lava flows from the Kilauea Volcano. Feel the heat under your feet, hear the crackling of the lava while keeping an eye out for surface outbreaks. This is an experience you don’t want to miss!
Lava is a natural event and can start and stop without warning. When there is no Lava visible at Kalapana the tour will access private lands to bring you as close as possible to the current front of the most recent lava flows or you can choose to upgrade to our Volcano Boat Tours as well.
14-3782 Pohoiki Rd. Pahoa, HI, 96778 USA
lavaoceancontact@gmail.com • 808-966-4200
I am very interested in doing this hike. I would like to know if we are near the flow in the early evening / late afternoon – making it easier to see and photograph the hot lava?
I will be on the big island in late March of 2012.
I just did the hike and would recommend the 4am hike if you can wake up that early. A little scarier walking out in the dark, but as long as you’re careful and don’t rush, you’ll be fine. Helicopters start around 8am and are really loud and annoying. If you go at 4, you will also get a nice view of the sunrise. Harder to see the glow of the lava the sunnier it is.
Given the length of time it’s taken for this march eruption to get so close to the ocean— about how long would it be yet before it actually enters the ocean?
There is no way to predict the ocean entry of the lava its up to Pele the volcano Goddess!!! If she tells you please let me know too…