BI trip, how many hours needed.

Staying at The Royal Hawaiin and really want to get to the BI to see Kilauea and the Volcanoes National Park.

How many hours would you say is needed to see it/park and get back to Oahu. My mother in law thinks we can just fly to the BI, spend like 3hrs there and fly back and still catch the luau at 5:30.

BI trip, how many hours needed.

Depends on what you mean by ';see it';

In 3 hours you could drive most of the park but no stops anywhere to do that...and you would probably have to drive the speed limit at all times.

To even have a half way peek at the park you should take the earliest flight out of Honolulu to Hilo and the last flight back.

Perhaps you should do this on a day other than the day you are going to a luau?

BI trip, how many hours needed.

Well, ';seeing it'; isn%26#39;t just a drive up experience ... there is a whole lot to see at the park and I don%26#39;t really think it%26#39;s worth it to just drive in/drive out. You%26#39;ll want to spend some time.

Now, if you want to fly over, take a helicopter trip, and fly back, perhaps that would be an option ... then you might see the lava but you%26#39;d miss the park ... but you%26#39;d keep your time schedule.

If you fly to the BI and spend 3 hours there, you are realistically going to get about 1 of those hours in the park ... the rest will be tied up with renting a car, driving to %26amp; fro, grabbing a bit to eat, etc.

Either do it on a day other than the luau so you can get there in the morning (around 8 or 9) and stay until late (at least 4 to 5), do a helicopter trip and forget the park, or save it for another trip.