About – Lava Guides
established in 2005
An award-winning professional tour guide with over 500+ completed tours and over 1000+ happy customers. He is famed as being the best tour guide on the island of Hawaii with his vast knowledge and ethical dedication to his clients.
Scott left California in the late 90s to begin his journey into Paradise – the Big Island of Hawaii. After soaking up local knowledge from every corner of Hawaii he began teaching others who eventually pushed him into becoming a professional tour guide. His tours soon became famous around the island and from visitors afar as he dedicated his life to learning, teaching, and guiding.
“Quality, dedication, ethics: never waver from it.”
Scott
Mission
Our Mission is to inspire travelers, from all over the globe, by providing a safe, educational and diverse tour of the most active volcano in the world.
Vision
Our Vision is to create an unforgettable tour experience for people to get a good understanding of what the history of the volcano is and how it works in Hawaii. We specialize in once-in-a lifetime experiences.
Promise
Our Promise is to give our customers a safe, educational perspective into one of the most diverse islands on the Planet.
Excellent private tour. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and gave us a fantastic day on the Big Island. We learned about history, geography, culture and much more. We are well traveled and have high standards, and we were very happy with our tour guide. Time and money well invested; it is still one of the best experiences we’ve ever had on any vacation.
Jake Dowell
California, USA
Highlight of our weekend on the Big Island! We absolutely loved doing this tour and would recommend it to ANYONE who wants to do an experience of the island of Hawaii. Our guide Scott was brilliant – super friendly, helpful, considerate and extremely knowledgeable about the history and area.
Nakamura Family
Kobe, Japan
5 of us had our vacation on the Big Island in 2022. This is our 2nd time in Hawaii, with Oahu as our first island visit in 2017. This was indeed a memorable trip and a great bonding time with our kids. And this was made possible because of the assistance of Scott from Lava Guides who did a great job in arranging our tour of the must-see sights in Hilo, Kalapana, and the Volcano National Park.
Mark Hernandez
Killeen, Texas