Waipi'o Valley

5 star rating: Highly Recommended 8 Reviews | Add review

  • Address: Highway 240, Honokaa
  • Hours: Open daily
  • Admission: Free

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Waipi'o Valley
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Forming a deep natural amphitheater, washed by the sea and waterfalls, the Big Island’s Waipi'o Valley is a natural wonderland of flowering rainforest and hiking trails.

Cliffs thousands of feet high line the famously steep valley, and waterfalls course their way down to the valley floor.

The curved black-sand beach here is reached by a steep route entering the valley, and lookouts give stupendous views from above.

It’s a magical place, where battles were fought by Kamehameha the Great, and the site of temples and royal burial caves.

Latest Reviews

5 star rating: Highly Recommended Review by Gavin T, April 2013
Doing what: Big Island ATV Tour Through Waipio Valley

Awesome time. If you have never been on an ATV before and you like high energy fun you must do this tour. Great guides, very safe and professional, amazing scenery and views, super fun riding these vehicles. I want to get one once I get home. The stop at the waterfall for lunch, swimming, and picture taking was incredible. A highlight of our 2 island 9 day trip.
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5 star rating: Highly Recommended Review by JUNE P, April 2013
Doing what: Big Island ATV Tour Through Waipio Valley

excellenent, only thing is wheather was bad.....

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended Review by Steven U, March 2013
Doing what: Big Island ATV Tour Through Waipio Valley

lotsa fun .. ATV's easy to ride.. local guides were very energetic and sincere about teaching us their heritage. fun road trip getting there

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Practical Info

The stunning Waipi'o Valley is on the Big Island’s northern Hamakua Coast. The roads here are notoriously steep, and should only be accessed by four-wheel drive, horseback or organized tour.

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