Umauma Falls Zipline Experience Hakalau, HI

I booked the two hour swim and paddle experience for me and my teen son. Check in was a breeze as we had already completed our waivers online. We relaxed in a couple Adirondack chairs while we waited for our group to form. While we waited I made a quick trip to restroom and was surprised and pleased with how clean they were. We boarded our van with a couple other families and made our way to the falls. While the van has seen better days, our driver and guide Nick was cautious and intentional on our drive on the steep windy road to the falls. On the way he pointed out a garden we could walk through after our tour and mentioned we were welcome to take any fruit or flowers we fancied. Nick parked the van and we had a spectacular view before making our way to the falls. There is a bathroom here if you didn’t go at the visitor center. The path to the falls winds down the slope with wooden “stairs” placed periodically. There is a handrail the entire way down. When we arrived there are two pavilions with picnic tables and the larger one also has bathroom/shower. What a beautiful place. The water was lovely, was worried it would be chilly. Most of the swimming hole is deep - I could not touch in many places so swimming ability or flotation device a must. There were a half dozen or so stand up paddle boards, many kayaks and a large floating Lilly pad for use. Before we got in the water we had lunch. Deli sandwiches of ham or turkey, a bag of Hawaiian style chips, a canned juice and a little chocolate/macadamia sweet treat. If you are more adventurous they offer zip lines, ATV tours, eBike tours and more in addition to the waterfall experience. This was a great tour and I would absolutely book again and recommend to others. The rocks where you enter the swimming hole (if you don’t jump off the rocks!) can be quite slick so I recommend water shoes but once you get in you can slip them off for a pedi from the tiny fish 😂 At the end of our time in the falls we made our way back up the stairs/trail to the van and back to the visitor center. Showers/changing rooms are available so we were able to get cleaned up and put on dry clothes which was nice. We ended our adventure with some Dole Whip and enjoying the scenery. Overall this organization is professional, organized, well-maintained facilities and gracious staff. Highly urge anyone to book with them for something different when visiting the Big Island!

Excellent facilities, superb staff and the ziplines seemed nearly never-ending. The ziplines were fabulous alone. Then add in the beautiful scenery, views of the ocean and the amazing waterfalls, and this became an experience of a lifetime!