Hawaii Island is huge and rugged, representing most of the world's climate zones, from tropical to desert, from temperate to tundra. You can climb Mauna Kea in the snow in the morning and snorkel with sea turtles in the afternoon, or beat through dense rainforest and walk across barren lavafields on the same hike.

Here are some things we love on Hawaii's Big Island.

  1. Mauna Kea
  2. Saddle Road Hikes
  3. Kaloko-Honokōhau
  4. Green Sand Beach
  5. Waipi'o Valley
  6. Pololu Valley
  7. Pu'u Wa'a Wa'a
  8. Snorkeling in Kealakekua Bay
  9. Snorkeling at Captain Cook Monument
  10. Volcanoes National Park
  11. Black Sand Beach
  12. Manta Ray Night Snorkel/Dive
  13. Whale Watching
  14. Food