5 Self-Guided Tours on the Big Island for a Free Day

1.Big Island Adventure Bundle: 5 Epic Audio Driving Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 5 days (approx.) Our pick

Drive the Big Island at your own pace with five Shaka Guide audio tours covering Kona, Hilo, Kohala, the Hamākua Coast, South Kona, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The app supplies GPS directions, automatic narration, Hawaiian music, food tips, and offline maps for one private group of up to 15 people.

“We were entertained while traveling and following the tour with music and lots of interesting information on the area.”

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2.Self-Guided GPS Audio E-Bike Tour Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $159

Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park by comfort e-bike on a mostly paved, downhill route. A GPS audio app explains Pele, volcanic geology, native plants, and park history as you ride. You’ll visit Thurston Lava Tube, Kīlauea Visitor Center, crater overlooks, and bike-only viewpoints at your own pace. Bring a charged smartphone and warm rain gear.

“We got to see things up and personal, it was AMAZING! The bikes are easy to operate and SUPER FUN to ride.”

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3.Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Big Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · 8 hours to 1 day (approx.) Top rated

GuideAlong’s GyPSy Guide turns your rental car into a private audio tour of Hawaii’s Big Island. GPS-triggered narration leads you toward volcanoes, waterfalls, historic towns, beaches, and scenic drives, with flexible routes, offline access, and trip planners for half-day to multi-day outings.

“Terrible experience, because it requires you to sign into the tour app with your email if you use Apple and the hide your email function, you cannot sign into the tour app no matter how many times you log out / login. Unfortunately, with Apple iPhones, if you use the hide, my email function, you cannot turn it off and so these types of applications do not work… Cost us $20 to learn.”

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4.Big Island Hawaii Self-Guided Driving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 45 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.)

You drive your own car around Hawaii Island while the Action’s Tour Guide app plays location-based stories about Hilo, waterfalls, beaches, Hawaiian culture, coffee country, black sand, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The route covers more than 300 miles and works offline after download. One purchase covers up to four people, with lifetime access.

“Unfortunately, we have no memories to share because we were unable to get the app to work. It would not connect even though we had good service and it also had us starting from the wrong starting point although I entered the correct starting point several times.”

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5.Creative Soul Scavenger Hunt( Kona Big island Hawaii)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $35Best value

Hunt through Kailua-Kona with host Tara guiding you remotely through WhatsApp. You’ll explore Hulihe‘e Palace and nearby sights while solving creative clues, speaking with locals, and completing playful challenges. This is a social, story-driven game for couples, families, friends, and team groups, not a standard GPS treasure hunt.

“The lady in charge of the scavenger hunt started off strong with contacting us the day before; asking to use WhatsApp. Through app texted us prior to game asking if we were ready. Then when the time came she did not show up at the meeting point with no communication from her until hours after, and not responding to our texts. She never led us to believe that it was not canceled before hand. We never saw other players at the meeting point as well. As a scavenger hunt it says players; that if there were not enough participants then it would be rescheduled or suggested to move the game…”

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