As the name suggests, EPIC tour. Our tour guide was awesome, knowledgeable , and kept us laughing our way through some very scenic and historic routes. I highly recommend, it was a memorable and fun trip.

Cloudy in Kona, a bit of fog at the parking site but James knows his island and drove us to a great clear location. Very impressive night sky and a great tour. He laser identified all of the visible zodiac constellations then got out his camera setup and showed us galaxies, Jupiter, nebulae- his camera gets great colors. Haven’t gotten the personal pictures yet but I’m impressed by the ones on the website. We were in a group of 8, didn’t feel at all crowded. We also got a chance to take our own Astro photos with cell phones (android >> iPhone)! Parkas are good but long underwear under pants made it great.

James was amazing! This was our favorite tour on the whole trip. So educational and fun. We have never seen so many stars before!!

Reminded of how small we really are when you get to experience all that the universe can offer from this great viewing location. The tour guide James, kept us informed of changes leading up to our viewing time. No pickup option from either Kona or Hilo, but drive to meeting point is easy. James is knowledgeable and points out what is visible and keeps reminding us wait till the moon is completely below the horizon, that's when you truly get to see the wonders of the night sky. The location of the big island and being above the clouds truly a great and awe inspiring experience. And yes it will be cold...tour is above 7000 feet at least.

If you want to see stars in a relaxed uncrowded atmosphere this is the tour for you. We left Hilo to meet the tour in a driving rainstorm at 10:30 at night to meet James out in the saddle road. I was thinking I had to be whacked, no way were we going to see anything that night. James took us up to one of his secret spots at about 8,500 feet and sure enough there was the night sky in all its glory. James did his photo shoot, then we all just laid out for an hour or so soaking it all in. We got back to Hilo around 2:30 AM, completely satisfied with the experience.

Book this NOW! Do not hesitate and do not book any other stargazing experience!! James is absolutely the real deal. Our experience was better than we could’ve imagined and our whole group of 10 all agreed that we picked the best to guide us through our stargazing.

James was very knowledgeable and you could tell he loves what he does! Super friendly! The view was absolutely breathtaking as a blanket of stars surrounds you. Through his photography he located and showed us in absolute detail many nebulas, galaxies, etc. something you have to see for yourself, it’s beyond words. It was very cold and he had parkas available which was a life saver! I would def recommend coming with lots of extra warm clothing and thick socks. Once in a lifetime experience!

This is a once in a lifetime tour--just amazing! Do not miss this. It gets chilly, so be prepared. The views are ridiculous and James is a perfect host!

Highlight of our trip to Maui! James met us on the top of Haleakala. Wow! What an amazing experience. I’ve never seen so many stars. Our photographs were out of this world and we continue to be amazed by them. When we are back in Hawaii’s Big Island, we will definitely do this again!!

Amazing experience - really cool to be out in the true dark with hardly any light intrusion. James knows his stuff, and his equipment is mind-blowing. I've spent plenty of time at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, and I learned and saw things on this trip that I have never learned nor seen before even with the big official telescopes.

This tour exceeded my very high expectations. James is very knowledgeable about space and the photos he takes are nothing short of amazing! Doing this activity was the highlight of our trip. James is super responsive to emails, texts, and phone calls. He does everything he can to ensure an epic adventure. The opportunity to see the Milky Way, a nebula, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Andromeda Galaxy, was well worth the price.

Incredibly disappointed in this tour, esp for the price. Save your money and go stargaze on your own. Not worth it at ALL.

Epic stargazing on Mauna Kea! If you are looking for a stargazing tour, look no further. Not only is James passionate and knowledgeable, he's an amazing photographer. You won't be disappointed - book ahead, this one sells out quick.

James was incredible. I had done the stargazing trip with him in August 2019 when on island and sought him out for this one. We were fortunate that Kilauea had started to erupt again just before our visit (we toured dec 27, 2020.) he was extremely knowledgeable, chill and great with our young kids (4 and 9). This is a once in a lifetime experience that is worth every penny. He knew exactly where to go and got great pictures at Kilaeau then took us to a steam vent after and shared more about the Big Island. I can’t recommend highly enough! I wish I could post pictures but resolution of pics too high for TripAdvisor.

Photos and view are amazing! Jes is very knowledgeable I asked him a ton of questions and he was able to answer every one of them. Great tour its a must do and photos were the best souvenirs we got from Hawaii!