Location: Big Island Hawaii < Hawaii < USA
Once you have explored Waimea to your hearts content, the rest of the Big Island beckons. Fifteen minutes down Kawaihae road will deliver you to beautiful white sand Hapuna beach, perfect for swimming and sunbathing. For sight seeing, travel the mountain road to Kohala, the birthplace of Hawaii’s first king, where panoramic vistas open up with some of the best picture taking opportunities around. Of course, just being on an island means driving from place to place is a sight-seeing experience, a drive along the Hamakua Coast is no exception. To Hilo, with its rainforests & waterfalls; Volcano National Park, with its awesome lava shows and stark landscapes; South Kona, with its ancient Hawaiian fishing villages. Now if a drive is not to your taste, there are a number of helicopter tours that will take you around the island and over the Big Island’s very active volcano. This aerial tour is the most awesome way to experience the dramatic landscape of Hawaii's Big Island!