Walk Hawaii Volcanoes in this order
Start with Kīlauea Iki Trail. Leave Thurston Lava Tube for the middle of the visit, and treat Crater Rim Drive as the stop you can cut.
Start with Kīlauea Iki Trail. Leave Thurston Lava Tube for the middle of the visit, and treat Crater Rim Drive as the stop you can cut.
Do Kīlauea Iki Trail before the grounds fill. It is the stop that gets harder to enjoy later in the day.
Give Thurston Lava Tube a real block of time. A glance between other stops wastes it.
Keep Crater Rim Drive for the end. Skipping it still leaves a complete visit.
This is the walking order for Hawaii Volcanoes. Confirm hours the morning you go.
Kīlauea Iki Trail sets the rest of the day. Doing it late means rushing the part people came for.
Thurston Lava Tube needs time of its own. Put it between the opening stop and anything optional.
If the day runs short, stop after Thurston Lava Tube. Crater Rim Drive is the piece that can wait.
Where do I start at Hawaii Volcanoes?
At Kīlauea Iki Trail. The later stops make less sense if you have not done that one.
What if I only have a short visit?
Do Kīlauea Iki Trail and, if you can, Thurston Lava Tube. Cut Crater Rim Drive.
Is this a guided tour?
No. It is an order for an independent visit. A guide, if you book one, will follow their own route.
Does this page sell tickets?
No. Buy entry on the official Hawaii Volcanoes page or a licensed seller named there.
Use this order at Hawaii Volcanoes after you already have entry.
The three stops are Kīlauea Iki Trail, Thurston Lava Tube, and Crater Rim Drive.
It is an independent walking order. Hours and entry come from the operator.
