Cycle entirely around the Big Island ✦ Go out for broke da mouth grinds ✦ Explore the active volcano at Kilauea ✦ Bike through Kona coffee country ✦ Talk story on the lanai of historic plantation inns
Big Island of Hawaii Bike Tour
Big Island of Hawaii Cycling
Truly experience Aloha on an 8 day Hawaii bike tour through the Big Island's wonders, away from resort chains and tourist traps, as you cycle the lush landscapes of tropical forests and beautiful beaches and dine on delicious local cuisine!.
Our Hawaii Cycling Tour takes you past captivating coffee plantations, sweeping lava fields, and vast macadamia orchards. As you circle the coast, you will stop at the Punalu'u Beach, where you can get close to the wild sea turtles, symbols of good luck, that bask on the black sands, and the Volcano National Park, where you can take a hike to see fresh flowing lava at sunset. After a leisurely downhill coast into historic Hilo, the route rolls into the traditional Hamakua Coast region, which highlights the most scenic aspects of Hawaii's small communities, flourishing forests, and astounding blue waters. The trip's grand finale follows the breath-taking Kohala Mountain Road to the Ironman route, curling around the coast to the sacred Puʻukoholā Heiau and Lapakhi Historic Park.
Along the route, you will get to stay in historic plantation houses, now converted into boutique accommodations, and dine on 'onolicious grinds' (Hawaiian slang for 'delicious local food'), including freshly caught seafood from the surrounding ocean and locally grown produce.
Scheduled Dates
9 Mar 2025
6 Apr 2025
12 Oct 2025
Classic Inns $5175 per person
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Spring and fall are best for cycling Hawaii.
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Hawaii bicycle tour day by day details 
Arrive Kailua Kona, explore the old town, watch sunset from Humpies while enjoying local grinds (food) and local microbrews.
Relax: Free time until dinner
Eat: Dinner
Sleep: Royal Kona Resort 
Discover Kona coffee, cycle through the plantations, enjoy a tasting, then descend through macadamia plantations to Pahala.
Ride: 59 mi, Land: hilly
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Pahala Plantation
Look for sea turtles at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, then ride to Volcanoes National Park.
Ride: 25 mi, Land: long slow climb
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Kilauea Lodge
Cycle the rim road around Kilauea Crater, then relax with a 30 mile downhill coast the historic Hilo town.
Ride: 30 mi, Land: downhill
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch
Sleep: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
One of Hawaii's most scenic rides, the Hamakua Coast, thick rainforests, tropical gardens and the sea always to your right.
Ride: 43 mi, Land: hilly
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Waipio Wayside B&B
Visit Waipio Valley, landing site for the ancient Polynesian migration, bed down in the cowboy town of Waimea.
Ride: 33 mi, Land: two moderate climbs, then downhill
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Waimea Country Lodge
Bike the Kohala Mountain Road to Hawi, then challenge the Ironman course to Kawaihae and the sacred Puʻukoholā Heiau.
Ride: 40 mi, Land: flat
Eat: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sleep: Royal Kona Resort
Bid the islands aloha, enroute to your next adventure.
Travel: Shuttle to airport
Eat: Breakfast
Good Gear
Pedalers provides Specilaized Cirrus, a flatbar sport road bike. The bikes are equipped with beefier tires to handle all roads, disc brakes, flat handlebars for more upright posture to enjoy the landscapes and a wide range of gearing for the rolling terrain.
As a safe health measure, guests are asked to bring their own helmets and waterbottles for cycling.
Tastes of Hawai'i
Dining on our Hawaii trips is one of contrasts, but always delicious. We visit a number of different eateries during our tour, some small little local style "drive-ins" (Hawaiian style cafes not actual drive ins), some bigger restaurants featuring local Hawaiian style cuisine and seafood fresh from the waters.
Getting There
The Big Island of Hawaii Bike Tour meets and ends at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport in Keahole, Hawaii. Guides will meet arriving flights, between 9:00 and 15:00
Guests should plan their flights to arrive in Kona before 15:00 (3 pm) on Day 1 of the tour and their departing flights after 10:00 (10 am) on Day 8.
Ellison Onizuka Kona Airport code: KOA Local Time: GMT-10
Travel Tip: Sometimes better fares can be found to Honolulu, with a separate inter-island flight to KOA. But do leave sufficient time between flights (3 hours suggested).
Documents Please
Passports are required for all guests who do not hold US citizenship. Visas maybe required depending on your nationality, check with the nearest American embassy.
Whatcha Gonna Get
- Expert local guides
- Entrance and activity fees
- Handpicked lodges, ensuite rooms, double occupancy
- Daily breakfast, lunch, snacks*
- Dinners featuring fine local cuisine*
- Unlimited drinking water**
- Support van for baggage and lifts
- Free use of bicycles
- Airport pick up & drop off
*as noted in itinerary
**during activity
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You, your family and friends, your preferred date, our handcrafted tour routes, privately guided, the ultimate adventure getaway.
Classic Inns from $5375
Tour is available year round, July, August, Christmas & New Years are crowded.
Join a Scheduled Departure
Join a group of like minded travelers (8 guests max) on one of the dates below:
2025: 9 Mar ✦ 6 Apr ✦ 12 Oct
Classic Inns: $5175 per person, double occupancy
Single Room: +$1025 Deposit: $500
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