Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona | 4 hours

30 Reviews | Big Island of Hawaii
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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona
2 Adults x $79.00
$158.00
Approx Total
$158.00
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Port pickup and drop off
  • Souvenirs
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

Overview

Step off your cruise and step back in time on this tour of historic Kona. On this cruise ship excursion, we share Kailua-Kona’s history to set the stage for your trip back in time to Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park – an ancient Hawaiian village of refuge for kapu (law) breakers. We show you a beautiful scenic view overlooking Kealakekua Bay – an underwater preserve and where a monument to Captain Cook stands. Here, he sailed in and was received as the god, Lono, yet he proved to be a mere mortal and was slain. Visit the Painted Church – the tiny church Belgian priests painted to be a grand cathedral. Experience history as rich as the brew at the Kona coffee factory we visit as well.

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Itinerary

  • Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park

    An ancient Hawaiian village of refuge. The Puuhonua protected the kapu breakers, defeated warriors, as well as civilians during the time of battle.

    15 minutes

  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park (Pass By)

    Captain Cook arrived here in 1779. Historical landmark views include the religious site Hikiau-heiau and Captain Cook’s monument across Kealakekua Bay.

  • The Painted Church

    Benedict’s Painted Church: Built between 1899-1902, Belgian priests painted this church to be a grand cathedral.

    20 minutes

  • Royal Kona Coffee Center

    The largest roaster of Kona Coffee in the world. Experience history as rich as the brew at the Kona coffee factory.

    20 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This shore excursion can only be booked by Norwegian Cruise Line Pride of America passengers

Free Cancellation

April 29100% refund
April 30No refund

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  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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3.9

30 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 12 reviews with 5 stars

GREAT GUIDE

Published on Aug, 2024

Our driver and guide Kawika was funny and provided a very enjoyable tour. He provided a lot of information. I would recommend this tour.

Incredible history

Published on Jun, 2024

This excursion was completed off a cruise ship by an independent company. We SW the same incredible sights and had a very informative tour guide. As promised, we were returned to the ship on time! Highly recommend to save money as well.

An excellent tour that includes such beautiful and interesting places

Published on Apr, 2024

We enjoyed this tour immensely. We had a fantastic tour guide (Kawika) who has a really great sense of humour. His commentary was very funny and really added to our enjoyment of the tour. The highlight of the tour was Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park. It is such an extraordinary and beautiful place with a fascinating history and it is very well cared for. We also enjoyed our visit to St. Benedict's Painted Church. The story of its creation is surprising and impressive. We rate this tour a 10/10! Thank you, Kawika!

One of the Best Tour in the Islands!

Published on Apr, 2024

One of our best tours in the Islands. Views of the historic site were fabulous and resulted in some of the best photos of our trip. Painted Church was great.

Jim

Published on Mar, 2019

Beautiful and very informative. Enjoyed the tour very much. Tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable.

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