United States · 7 days · 700 km · Loop

Hawaii Big Island — Volcanoes, Kona coffee and Mauna Kea

Big Island by motorhome is niche: few options (Aloha Campers, Happy Campers Hawaii with camper vans) but unique experience. We do Volcanoes NP (active Kilauea), Hilo, Mauna Kea (4,207 m, observatories), Hapuna Beach, Kona coffee. Very different from the rest of USA.

Start: Kailua-Kona · End: Kailua-Kona · All year (stable tropical climate). · Difficulty: easy

Highlights

  • Hawaii Volcanoes NP (Kilauea)
  • Mauna Kea sunset
  • Akaka Falls
  • Punaluu Black Sand Beach
  • Hapuna Beach
  • Kona coffee farm
  • Puuhonua o Honaunau
  • Waipio Valley

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Kona pickup + Puuhonua

    Kailua-Kona · 60 km

    Overnight: Hookena Beach Park

  2. Day 2

    Kona → Volcanoes NP

    Kailua-Kona → Volcano · 160 km

    Overnight: Namakanipaio CG

  3. Day 3

    Crater Rim Drive + Chain of Craters

    Volcano · 90 km

    Overnight: Namakanipaio CG

  4. Day 4

    Volcano → Hilo (Akaka Falls)

    Volcano → Hilo · 80 km

    Overnight: Hilo Bay Hostel area

  5. Day 5

    Hilo → Waipio → Mauna Kea VIS

    Hilo → Mauna Kea VIS · 130 km

    Overnight: Mauna Kea State Rec

  6. Day 6

    Mauna Kea VIS → Hapuna Beach

    Mauna Kea VIS → Hapuna · 100 km

    Overnight: Hapuna Beach SRA

  7. Day 7

    Hapuna → Kona drop-off

    Hapuna → Kailua-Kona · 80 km

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