Destinations: Hawaii: Big Island
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Get to Know Big Island
- The Big Island is claim to 11 of the world's 13 climate zones. One side of the island is a desert, the other is a rain forest.
- It's large enough to fit all the other Hawaiian islands in its borders, twice.
- The Big Island's Mauna Kea volcanoe is taller than Mt. Everest (if you count the part that's under water).
Best Booze
Hotels
Why You’ll Love it
- The black lava fairways and ocean views of Jack Nicklaus signature golf course
- Man friendly spa
Why She’ll Love it
- Classic Four Seasons luxury
- Pampering in the world class spa
Recognition: Travel + Leisure World's Best, in the top 10 of "The Top 100 Hotels" (2007)
Why You’ll Love it
- Ultra-fun Dive Propulsion Vehicles and the resort’s newest water-fun addition, a RibCraft boat
- Off the shelf resort offerings take the leg work out of creating romance
Why She’ll Love it
- Hassle free adventure
- Lots of just-for two activities to choose from
- Endangered green sea turtles basking in the afternoon sun
Recognition: Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Gold List "World’s Best Places to Stay" (2004–2006)
Why You’ll Love it
- A great value for honeymooners on a budget
- Pool side grilling and ocean views
Why She’ll Love it
- Condo living instead of a hotel
- Less crowds than the big resorts
Recognition: Trip Advisor Most Popular, in top 10 (for area)
Why You’ll Love it
- She practices for her Hula Halua class in the privacy of your room
- Deep Sea fishing off Kona Coast for "Granders" (marlin of 1,000 pounds or more)
Why She’ll Love it
- Hula Halau school
- Shopping at the Sheraton
Recognition: Trip Advisor Most Popular, in top 10 (for area)
Why You’ll Love it
- Walk to the Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay designed golf course
- Some of the best burgers on the Island can be found at the Golf Clubhouse
Why She’ll Love it
- Nightly star gazing with professional astronomers
- Recently named one of the most women-friendly courses in the world
Recognition: Trip Advisor No. 1 Most Popular (for Area)
Why You’ll Love it
- A consistent award winner, you will look like a genius by booking here
Why She’ll Love it
- Reciprocal signing privileges at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel nearby give you even more options
Recognition: Conde Nast Traveler Readers' "Top Resorts", in the Top 25 (2007)
Why You’ll Love it
- Two onsite Golf Magazine's Gold Medal winners
- The service you expect from an award winning property
Why She’ll Love it
- Feeding the baby green sea turtles at the onsite preserve
- Lava love package for couples, hey now
- A wealth of spinning and yoga classes for your metro girl
Recognition: Conde Nast Traveler Readers' "Top Resorts", in the Top 10 (2007)
Why You’ll Love it
- Be a bad ass and try the outrigger canoe paddling
- Entrancing hula dancer at sunset -- you're allowed to watch
- Pick up the phone for instant romance
Why She’ll Love it
- Flowers, candles, champagne, and strawberries
- Star gazing with the man of her dreams
- Seaside yoga
Recognition: Conde Nast Traveler Readers' "Top Resorts", in the Top 25 (2007)
Activities
Atlantis Kona Submarine Adventure
An unforgettable 35 minute journey aboard an Atlantis 48-passenger submarine, where guests explore a 25-acre natural coral reef and its marine inhabitants! A new adventure awaits you at depths up to 100 feet! Enjoy the view in air-conditioned comfort and safety
Big Island Spectacular Helicopter Tour
A Honeymoon in Hawaii is not complete without a Hawaii volcano tour. View active volcanoes, waterfalls, coastlines, and tropical valleys. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters is Hawaii's premiere helicopter tour company, with operations on Maui, Molokai, Kauai and the Big Island.
Big Island of Hawaii Volcano Adventure
Standing on the edge of the Kilauea Volcano and peering down to see its molten lava flow is a Polynesian experience that will fire up your Honeymoon forever. This day-long tour also takes you to Akaka Falls, a macadamia-nut factory, a fern tree jungle, and much more.
Circle Of Fire And Waterfalls Helicopter Tour
A Honeymoon in Hawaii is not complete without a Hawaii volcano tour. View active volcanoes, waterfalls, coastlines, and tropical valleys. On this Circle of Fire and Waterfall Helicopter Tour, view lava flows, black sand beaches, tropical rain forests and waterfalls.
Hualalai Holoholo 6x6 PinzTrek Adventure Tour
Pinzgauers will carry you & your new bride up to 6,000 feet elevation to visit a surreal scene of lava flows and a forest full of native birdsong. What better way to spend your Honeymoon!
Kealakekua Bay Snorkeling
Come experience a relaxing day in the water while snorkeling from Keauhou Harbor to beautiful Kealakekua Bay. Take in the vibrant marine life which may even include a run in with a Hawaiian Sea Turtle.
Kilauea Volcano Small Group Adventure Tour
You will really get an idea of how big the Big Island is during the course of this tour, while on your Honeymoon you'll appreciate that someone else is doing the driving! Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is an inspiring and precious place. It is listed as both a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere preserve.
Kilauea Volcano and Wine Tasting Bike Tour
Take a romantic bike ride down an active volcano followed by wine tasting at the Volcano Winery. The sights you see in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are large-scale and breathtaking. Touring the Park by bicycle is absolutely a must do while on your Honeymoon.
King Kamehameha Luau
Come Experience the best rated lü'au on the Big Island by visitors travel writers and kama'äina local residents. The Island Breeze Lü'au is held on the historic grounds of the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel. Our delicious food, beautiful atmosphere and amazing entertainment all combine for very special memories.
Kohala Coast Helicopter Adventure
Take your Honeymoon to the skies and experience some of the most spectacular scenery of the Big Island's Kohala Coast on this helicopter tour. View towering sea cliffs, meandering valleys of the Kohala Mountains, cascading waterfalls and ancient Hawaiian settlements.
Kohala Coast Resort Dive Course
Learn the basics of diving and discover the beauty of Hawaii's underwater world. After a pool theory session you take to the clear, temperate Hawaiian waters and explore lava tubes, tunnels and coral reef and meet the marine life who make this their home.
Kohala Wai 6X6 Pinz Trek Adventure Tour
Explore the remote Kohala region on the northern tip of the Big Island on a small group tour. Your bride will enjoy rambling through a landscape of rushing streams, towering ocean cliffs and cascading waterfalls, a great activity for your Honeymoon.
Kohala Waterfalls Small Group Adventure Tour
Come into the heart of the Hawaiian countryside to a place of old sugar plantations, ancient legends and extraordinary natural beauty. Easy walks, gorgeous countryside views and a chance to cool off in a mountain stream with your new Bride.
Kona Submarine Adventure and Island Breeze Luau
Discover two of Kona's most popular attractions at one great price! Explore Hawaii's ocean world aboard the Atlantis Submarine, then experience a Hawaiian luau with food, dazzling dance and music performances from Hawaii and the Islands of Polynesia and the spirit of aloha at its best.
Kona Submarine Adventure and Snorkel Dolphin Cruise
What a perfect combination for a Honeymoo, an underwater submarine adventure and the delightful snorkel dolphin cruise. Explore Kona's colorful undersea world by going to the depths of 100-feet in a 48-passenger submarine and snorkel among the gorgeous coral reef gardens at Pawai Bay.
Kona Submarine Adventure and Volcano Helicopter Tour
See Kona from above and below with a submarine and helicopter. Visit the wonder of the ocean floor then get set for the Pele-Kilauea Volcano Tour (departing from Hilo Airport) which provides breathtaking views of volcanic formations at the Kilauea Crater.
Kona Sunday Champagne Brunch
The island's most famous vessel now offers Honeymooner's a brunch consisting of hot menu items and cold choices to compliment a refreshing ride on Hawaii's beautiful waters. Wash it all down with a variety of juices, softdrinks or some sparkling champagne!
Lava Legends and Legacies Luau on the Big Island
The oceanfront setting is the perfect romatic setting for the extraordinary energy and appeal of this dynamic and popular Polynesian show. Enjoy an evening of feasting, music and dance as you discover a journey through the South Pacific's legends and lore in historic Kailua-Kona.
Lei Greeting Kona (KOA) Airport
The perfect "Make it Special" item to save to your My Honeymoon itinerary as a surprise, especially if she is a first-time visitor to Hawaii.
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Mauna Kea Summit Stargazing
Star gazing from the top of Mauna Kea is a unique Hawaii Honeymoon adventure opportunity that few people ever experience. Mauna Kea Summit Adventures delivers a killer 7-8 hour adventure that begins mid-afternoon from most areas along the Kona-Kohala coast.
Pawai Bay Snorkel & Dolphin Cruise
Set sail on board Body Glove Cruises to Pawai Bay, a protected marine preserve. After a leisurely cruise along the Kona cost, dive into a snorkeler's paradise where thousands of brilliantly colored tropical fish and enchanting coral gardens awaits you If you are a beginner, worry not.
Small Group Culinary Tour and Hawaiian Dinner
On this unique culinary guided tour you will visit two farms in the South Kohala district of the Big Island. This small group epicurean adventure culminates with a dinner featuring fresh ingredients from the farms visited earlier in the day.
Restaurants
Ka Ohelo Dining Room
The picture-window view of the Big Island's magnificent Kilauea Caldera and Halemaumau crater makes dining at Ka Ohelo Dining Room a worthwhile for a honeymoon evening retreat and candlelit dinner.
Nightlife
Don’t Miss
Huggo's On The Rocks
Located right on the beaches of Kailua Bay, Big Island cocktailing does get any better than this.
Hau Tree Gazebo Bar
The Gazebo Bar at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is the perfect spot to enjoy the bar's signature cocktail, the Fredrico, and watch the sun set on the nation's Best Beach.
Kalanikai Bar & Grill
Just steps from the beach, Kalanikai offers a full bar and a huge welcome to beachgoers. Try the Hula Girl, the bar's signature cocktail that comes with a take home recipe.
Malolo Lounge
With its throw back to the steamship of the same name, SS Malolo is the perfect setting to pretend you're perfect strangers, that you never met... But before you leave make sure you check out the extensive martini menu and cigar showcase.
Ocean Bar
Just steps from the beach with a thatched roof and a sandy floor, The Fairmont Orchid's Ocean Bar is the perfect kick back location to take in the sunset and a tropical cocktail or two, or three.
Shipwreck Bar
As the story goes, workers off Kona Village Resort pulled the hull of the owners sunken ship as far as they could to create the current day location of the Shipwreck Bar; a perfect place for a romantic pre-dinner cocktail.
Uncle George's
Uncle George's is a Volcano House tradition that visitors have enjoyed for decades. Try the Pele's Fire an intimate setting among the panoramic views of Kilauea and Mauna Loa Mountain.
Best of Blissport
Casa Quetzal | Hacienda Temozon | Las Ventanas al Paraiso | Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu | The Ritz Carlton, Kapalua | Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Spa
Best Hawaii Honeymoon
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu | The Kahala Hotel & Resort | Fairmont Kea Lani | Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea | Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows | Kona Village Resort
Best of Mexico
Casa Quetzal | Hacienda Uayamon | Casa de Sierra Nevada | Villa Maria Cristina | Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat & Spa | Maroma Resort | Las Ventanas al Paraiso | La Casa Que Canta | Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Spa | Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay | Royal Hideaway Playacar | Hotel Esencia

