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MaunaKea Stellar Explorer From Kona

4.2  / 5
42 reviews
Activity provider:KapohoKine Adventures
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Day trip

MaunaKea Stellar Explorer From Kona

Activity provider:KapohoKine Adventures
4.2  / 5
42 reviews

From $263.76 per person

For an out-of-this-world experience, check out Maunakea Stellar Explorer. This thrilling adventure features nighttime astronomical observing as well as safe daytime solar viewing, with all ages welcome.

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Duration 6 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Pickup included from all major hotels.
Small group
Limited to 13 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a delicious dinner
  • Experience daytime solar viewing
  • Look through telescopes that are incredible for viewing the night sky
Full description
For an out-of-this-world experience, check out Maunakea Stellar Explorer. The in-house stellar explorers are the best and most experienced in Hawaii, with one having created the Mauna Kea Visitor’s Center and operated it for a decade. Staff have written noted articles and reviews for well-known astronomy magazines and have worked at world-class observatories. Next, you’ll travel across Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, two of the tallest and most massive volcanoes on Earth. Your National Park Service trained guide will discuss the volcanology, geology, and history of these monstrous wonders, as well as providing in-depth narration on the various lava flows and flora and fauna that you’ll be passing by. While you’re taking in the breathtaking terrestrial views, your guide will prepare some heavenly views just as stunning. Setting up a state of the art solar telescope for your viewing pleasure, your specially trained guide will let you safely watch the sun come alive in true color with vibrant solar flares, sunspots, prominences, and any other current activity, weather permitting. Lastly, your guide will take you to one of the preferred locations on Mauna Kea for nighttime stargazing. You’ll observe deep sky and planetary objects through a large aperture Dobsonian telescope under one of the darkest and most pristine skies on planet Earth. The Dobsonian telescopes are a true purist’s experience to view the night sky. Their fast focal ratio enables you to see sprawling wide field views of objects that simply aren’t possible with the types of telescopes used by other tours. Depending on what is visible in the current sky and weather permitting, you’ll observe galaxies, nebula, star clusters, planets, double star systems, the moon, and much more; all the highlights and showpiece objects like you’ve never seen before. 
Includes
  • All entrance fees
  • Dinner
  • All telescope equipment

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  • Binoculars

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  • Open-toed shoes

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  • Must wear closed toe shoes
  • Wear long pants and a jacket

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Overall rating

4.2 /5

based on 42 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.7/5
  • Organization
    4.4/5

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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesSeptember 4, 2023 – Verified booking
The guide Lucas was great and provided us with a lot of information. I know clouds happen but I feel they knew before our trip that we would not see anything because of the cloud cover, it was very obvious, yet they let the tour go on. We were informed that they may not be at our viewing location. We did go back to the location the next night, on our own, used binoculars and star gazing apps to see what we missed on the tour.
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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesAugust 21, 2023 – Verified booking
Amazing!!! Our guide was amazing, so knowledgeable. Our group, including teenagers, were so excited and very impressed with the guide's thorough explanation of the night sky. He also took us on a beautiful trip through the Island's back country. Showing us native owls, fields, and pointing out local history and lure. Truly a great experience!! The restaurant we went to before heading up the mountain was excellent, fun atmosphere. We went there one last time before heading home.
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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesJune 19, 2023 – Verified booking
this was one of the highlights of our trip to the big island. our guide, Nate, was absolutely incredible with his level of knowledge and how he was able to explain things so that they could be easily understood. he took his time and really made this an incredible experience.
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