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The Big Island

7 Nights · The Kohala Coast, the volcano, and the summit above the clouds.

One Island, Unhurried

The Kohala Coast, Volcanoes & Mauna Kea

Seven nights on the largest, wildest island, one refined resort on the sunny Kohala Coast to come home to, and the Big Island opening up around it: black-lava coves and clear turquoise water, the living volcano at Kīlauea, and the summit of Mauna Kea above a sea of clouds. You settle in once. We handle the rest. Gay-owned, and welcoming to all.

Black lava meeting a white-sand cove and turquoise water on the Kohala Coast
The Coast

The Kohala Coast

The dry, sunny northwest shore, where black lava fields run down to white-sand coves and the clearest water in the islands. This is where you stay, and where every day comes to rest.

The glowing Kilauea caldera at dusk in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The Volcano

Kīlauea

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where the earth is still being made: steaming craters, black lava fields, and, when she is awake, the glow of Kīlauea after dark. A full private day to the far side of the island.

The summit of Mauna Kea above a sea of clouds at sunset
The Summit

Mauna Kea

Nearly fourteen thousand feet up, above the clouds and the weather, the clearest night sky on earth. Up for the sunset from the summit, and then the stars, before the drive back down to sea level.

Where You Stay

The Classic

A gracious luxury resort on the Kohala Coast, wrapped around its own sheltered ocean lagoon. Or step up to the Flagship, just below, for the coast at its most rarefied.

Aerial of the Fairmont Orchid on the Kohala Coast The pool at the Fairmont Orchid An oceanfront king room at the Fairmont Orchid The sheltered ocean lagoon at the Fairmont Orchid Dining at the Fairmont Orchid
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Kohala Coast · 7 Nights

Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii

A gracious, low-slung resort on the Kohala Coast, wrapped around a sheltered ocean lagoon and its own white-sand cove, with a spa without walls and a calm the big resorts have lost.

  • Partial ocean-view king, daily breakfast & Signature amenities
  • Its own sheltered lagoon and cove
  • Resort credit & an upgrade when available

The Classic · 7 Nights

Kohala CoastKīlaueaMauna Kea
  • Seven nights at the Fairmont Orchid
  • Daily breakfast, resort credit & upgrades
  • Signature amenities throughout
  • Private airport transfers, both ways
  • Elevida planning & concierge
From $4,000 per person
double occupancy · US airfare can be arranged but is not included
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Or, the same island at its most rarefied

✦ Ultimate Experience

The Flagship

The Kohala Coast at its most rarefied: an Auberge resort of open-air lava-stone pavilions at the water's edge, with a hushed, barefoot luxury that feels like nowhere else in Hawaii.

The ocean-view pool at Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection An oceanfront guest room at Mauna Lani An oceanfront suite living area at Mauna Lani The beach club at Mauna Lani Breakfast at Mauna Lani
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Kohala Coast · 7 Nights

Mauna Lani · Auberge Collection

Open-air lava-stone pavilions right on the water, ancient fishponds and petroglyph fields across the grounds, and the quiet, barefoot Auberge hand on everything, the Kohala Coast at the very top of the market.

  • Oceanfront king, Auberge Resorts Collection
  • Right on the water, ancient fishponds on the grounds
  • Resort credit & Signature amenities

The Flagship · 7 Nights

Kohala CoastKīlaueaMauna Kea
  • Seven nights at Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection
  • Oceanfront room on the Kohala Coast
  • Daily breakfast, resort credit & upgrades
  • Signature amenities throughout
  • Private airport transfers, both ways
  • Elevida planning & concierge
From $5,800 per person
double occupancy · US airfare can be arranged but is not included
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Add as You Like

Experiences

The Kilauea caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes, after dark
Kīlauea past sunset · private can be arranged
$280from · pp
The summit of Mauna Kea above the clouds
Mauna Kea summit & stars
Sunset at the top, then the sky
$240from · pp
Waipio Valley, emerald cliffs above a black-sand beach
Waipʻio Valley, by air
The valley of kings and the coast, by helicopter
$720from · pp
The turquoise Kona coast
The Kona coast
A catamaran snorkel sail from the coast
$230from · pp
The Kohala Coast at golden hour
Bespoke moments
A vow renewal, a milestone, a table above the sea — tell us the occasion
Quotedon request

Good to Know

Before you go

When to go

A year-round island

The Kohala Coast is the driest, sunniest corner of Hawaii, good in every month. December to April brings the humpback whales just offshore; high summer brings the calmest, warmest water.

The volcano and the summit keep their own hours, and are worth doing in any season.

Getting around

Door to door, no rental line

A private car meets your flight at Kona and runs you up the Kohala Coast, and your guided days to the volcano and the summit come with a driver of their own. It is a big island; we make it feel small.

The Elevida difference

More at the hotel

Because we book on the Signature rate, you arrive to daily breakfast, a hotel credit, and a room upgrade when one is available, perks worth having, layered on top of a trip we plan end to end.

A couple on a resort terrace at sunset on the Kohala Coast

Gay-owned · Welcoming to all

Planned by people who travel like you

Elevida is gay-owned. We build the trip we would want for ourselves: the right resort, every transfer and guided day handled, and the kind of details you only know to ask for once you have been. Tell us your dates and we will shape the Big Island around you.

From prices are per person, double occupancy, based on a seven-night stay in the entry room category. The Classic uses the Fairmont Orchid; the Flagship Mauna Lani, Auberge Collection. Both include the hotel with daily breakfast and Signature amenities, private airport transfers, and Elevida planning. US airfare and optional experiences are arranged separately. Pricing varies by travel date, room category and availability.
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