Big Island Active and Adventure Travel Guide

Big Island Active and Adventure Travel Guide

• Big Island Overview
• Big Island Hotels
• Big Island Attractions
• Big Island Feature Articles
• Big Island Adventure Trips
• Big Island Airports

Other Guides for Big Island

• Big Island Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Biking
  • Hiking and Backpacking
• Beach Guide
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkeling
• Family Guide

Top Active and Adventure Destinations In Big Island

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
  (127 mi.)
• Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park, HI
  (16 mi.)

Travel Guides In Big Island

• Hilo, HI (141 mi.)
• Kailua-Kona, HI (164 mi.)
• Honaunau, HI (178 mi.)
• Kamuela, HI (157 mi.)
• Waikoloa, HI (160 mi.)
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI (144 mi.)
• Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park, HI (156 mi.)

Hawaii Active and Adventure Travel Area

• Big Island
• Maui
• Molokai
• Oahu

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Overview
• Feature Articles
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Active and Adventure Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park		Hotels
Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park		Hotels

Big Island Overview

Feature Articles

• Island Hopper, Island Hiker
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• Paths to the Past
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  Don't just hike—follow in the footsteps of famous explorers and naturalists
• GORP Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hiking
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• GORP Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Scenic Driving and Biking
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• GORP Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Backcountry Hiking
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Practical Advice

• Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck
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  Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can patch the inner tube or swap in a new one—no problem. Damage the tire itself (say, by tearing your sidewall on a sharp rock)—much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll.
• How to Build a Bomber Anchor
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  To set up your own anchor for a climbing top rope (or slackline, or car stuck in a ditch), all you need is a 20-foot piece of webbing, a carabiner, and a tree.
• Fix a Flat
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• Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
  Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.
• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Hawaii: The Big Island à la carte
  Country Walkers
  from $3398, 7 days
  A journey in Hawaii is an exploration where virtually every step displays the island's volcanic nature. This Walking à la Carte tour easily...
  
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  Hawaii Three Islands Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $3095, 8 days
  Hike the lunar landscape of Haleakala Crater and the verdant, soaring cliffs of the Na Pali Coast. Trek near colorful Waimea Canyon and stark...
  
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  Hawaii: Volcanoes and the Kailua-Kona Coast Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $2195, 6 days
  Vast, surreal lava fields streaming from towering, massive mountains that rise from the ocean floor; a lush remote valley whose parameters are...
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
• Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
• Complete Gear Archives: Climbing
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things climbing.
• Complete Gear Archives: Cycling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to cycling.
• Rock Steady
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  This year’s trail bikes are lighter and more forgiving than ever. We tested the best.

Fitness

• The Rowbike
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  Video
• Saddle Up
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  Spring is here. Time to wipe the cobwebs off your bike, oil your chain, and kick your fitness into a new gear. Here's how.
• The Crazy Bet
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  Win a $6,000 Custom Made Frame Set!
• The Master Plan
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  A sport-by-sport guide to everything you need to excel.
• Mountain Athlete
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  Jackson, Wyoming

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Attractions

Kealakekua Bay Historical Park

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Pu'uhonoa Road and Mamalahoa Highway
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750

Description: Snorkelers and divers flock to this bay, which is... Read More

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SNUBA Big Island, Inc

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77-349 Emalia Place
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740

Description: Do you love the idea of scuba diving, but feel... Read More

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Akaka Falls

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On Hwy. 19, (8 miles north of Hilo)
Hawaii (The Big Island), Hawaii

Description:

See one of Hawaii's most scenic waterfalls via... Read More

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Hotels

Lokahi Lodge

P.O. Box 998
Volcano, HI

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Art And Orchids Bed And Breakfast

16-1504 39th Ave
Keaau, HI 96749

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Castle Kona Reef Condominium Resort

75-5888 Alii Drive
Kona (Big Island of Hawaii), HI 96740

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