Mauna Kea Summit Adventures

Mauna Kea itself was beautiful and the sky was incredible, I've never seen anything like it. I highly recommend making it up there, but please either rent a 4WD vehicle and take the FREE escorted trip with the Visitor Center volunteers, or find another tour company.

I do not recommend Mauna Kea Summit Adventures b/c:
-inexperienced or unknowledgable guides (we got zero information on mauna kea, the history, culture of Hawaii, etc. - what it says on the website)
-the guide Gordon spent the entire time talking about why their tour is better than other tours, b/c of their vans
-the van in my opinion is the least important thing, there haven't been any safety issues with other companies or driving yourself, he admitted people rarely had issues
- too expensive for what you get (you don't even get a bottle of water, what they tell you to drink to curb altitude sickness)
-stargazing occurs at 9,000 feet (same as the Visitor Center) so you might as well do that there for free
-getting to the actual summit is not included and actually frowned upon by them, even though it's only a 20 minute walk from the drop point