Best Beach Shore Excursions in the USA: Our Top 8

1.Hilo Shore Excursion: Volcanoes National Park & Black Sand Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,338 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $159Our pick

Review of Hilo’s six-hour volcano shore excursion, with Kilauea, lava tubes, black sand beaches, macadamia nuts, and practical tips.

“Our driver and tour guide Hannibal was outstanding and both educated us as well as entertained us. He was super helpful and patient. Highlights included terrific views of an active volcano and a fascinating walkthrough of a lava tube.”

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2.City Tour of Los Angeles from Long Beach and San Pedro Cruise Terminals

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 128 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $152

Review of the Los Angeles cruise-terminal city tour, covering Hollywood, Beverly Hills, beaches, timing, transport, guides, value, and airport drop-off.

“Our tour guide, Roberto was excellent who had a superb knowledge of the sites of L.A. and obviously enjoyed taking tourists around the city he grew up in. The only thing that stopped a five star review was stopping at Venice Beach for 45 mins which to me is a tacky dump. It would have been better stopping at Santa Monica with it’s interesting pier.”

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3.Hilo Shore Excursion: Visit Volcano, Waterfall, Beach with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $189Top rated

Review of Hilo’s volcano, waterfall, lava tube, and black sand beach tour, with lunch, local fruit, small groups, and cruise pickup.

“This was a great combination of activities: waterfall, lava tube, black sand beach, and seeing Kilauea. Our guides, Desmond and Anthony were exceptionally attentive and knowledgeable and made for a fun day!”

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4.Kona Shore Excursion: Wild Dolphin Reefs Snorkel and Sea Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $149

Review of Kona’s 3-hour dolphin and reef snorkel shore excursion, with Captain Cook, sea caves, lunch, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“A great experience of snorkeling, whale and dolphin watching. Great job of showing us more than just going to a snorkeling site and taking us back. Excellent explanations of what we were seeing and the significance of lava tubes and caves in Hawaiian culture and history. Sign up for the experience rather than with the cruise line to save money.”

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5.Princeville – Snorkeling Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $123Best value

Review of Kauai’s $123 sea scooter snorkeling excursion, with gear, map, turtle tips, beach options, logistics, value, and booking advice.

“Kelly was great, she lent us her equipment and gave us detailed instructions about parking and what to expect at each of the beaches. We had a lot of fun snorkeling in Anini Beach and Tunnels Beach! The sea scooters were so fun and made gRead more”

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6.Kona Cruise Ship Excursion Hapuna Beach Day & NHS

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $134

Review of Kona’s Hapuna Beach and Pu‘ukoholā Heiau excursion, with macadamia tastings, scenic stops, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“After booking this excursion months in advance, they canceled it last minute, the night before via email, due to overbooking, i would never recommend them . Customer beware”

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7.Hilo Waterfall Swim and Hike with Hilo Cruise Ship Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $198

Review of Hilo’s waterfall hike with cruise pickup, private falls, farm trails, swim time, pricing, fitness needs, and practical tips.

“My son and I thought it had too much farmland and not enough scenery. It was pricey for this hike your. More like $75 The guide was nice and knowledgeable, but my son thought it was boring and monotonous”

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8.Private Hilo Shore Excursion – Volcanoes, Waterfalls, & Beaches

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Explore Hilo’s waterfalls, black sand coast, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on a private seven-hour shore excursion.

“What we an amazing day!! We booked the Fire and Water tour. My husband and I had been to Kona several times before but were never able to make it to the volcano. Since that was our priority this trip, we reached out to Shawn for a private guided tour. We cannot say enough anazing things about him or our day. We were incredibly lucky in that the volcano has been erupting periodically for the last several”

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