Hawaii Volcanos Excursions - Need Advice

[traveler53]

I'm trying to decide between 2 Celebrity tours on Hilo:
1) Hawaii Volcanoes Nature Walk (7.5 hrs)
2) Volcanoes National Park (4.5 hrs)

Would appreciate info, thoughts from any who might be familiar with one or both of these excursions. What do you see and do on each? If you've taken one/both of these tours, what did you like/dislike? Group sizes? Anyone know name of the tour operator? Price is not an issue; either one will fit my budget.

Thanks in advance!

[cvm4739]

My advice would be to do the volcanoes national park. Where else can you get close to an active volcanoe?

We actually took a taxi tour (about $200 for 2-6 people). They also stopped at an orchid farm (awesome) the macadamia nut factory, a waterfall, and because I asked, the local Wal-Mart! Enjoy!

[traveler53]

cvm - Have you done one or the other of thsee tours? Both of them are in Hawaii Volcanoes Nat'l Park. I'm trying to get a feel for the differences between the two to help me decide.

Thanks!