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Old 30-04-2015, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by AussieTrooper View Post
Thanks Malcolm. We will do the guided 4WD tour. SWMBO will be coming too She doesn't like hiking, so the short trip to the summit should be ok.
Does the escorted tour always get entry into the Keck telescope?

We are in big island from May 15 - 19, so we'll go up either the Saturday or Sunday, whichever has the better weather. Thanks for the advice on the hire car. Who did you hire from?

We are staying in Hilo, but haven't booked yet. Any recommendations? We're leaving is until we get there, as if it's cloudy, we'll go to Volcanoes National park first.
We didn't hire a car, next trip we are only hiring on Maui. We stay at Waikaloa over the other side, the Marriott there is very nice but can be expensive, but has one of the best beaches in all Hawaii!
The escorted trip do not go inside the Keck, the little area you can go into ( it is glassed of as they don't want tourists wandering around inside) closes early afternoon (2pm I think)

Malcolm
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