Big Island Activities and Attractions (1 of 7)

The Big Island offers more activities than all other Hawaiian islands combined. You can find hundreds of different activities from cave hiking and hang gliding to dinner cruises and luaus. Visitors are encouraged to check around for favorite local activities and events. Please don’t just rely on hotel and tourist staff to suggest things to do.

The Aloha spirit of friendliness and openness to strangers makes it easy to ask the locals what they recommend. It is simple and very inexpensive to engage in almost any activity on the beach. Rental shops for snorkeling, diving, kayaking, surfing, and windsurfing equipment are everywhere. All large resort hotels offer snorkeling and other equipment on site.

Do not dismiss guided tours. There is much of the Big Island that you simply cannot discover on your own in a short period of time, no matter how adventurous you are. There are many local companies that do an excellent job of personal attention without that feeling of a big tour group. Many tours have limited group sizes and the guides are friendly and very knowledgeable.

Many of the more popular activities and the smaller tours can book up weeks in advance so it is a good idea to schedule and book a few things prior to your arrival.