royal aloha kona
keauhou-kona surf & racquet club
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i

Activities & Attractions

A few contented souls never venture beyond the Kailua-Kona area, famous for its big-game, deep-sea fishing grounds.  Most visitors, however, are eager to experience the Big Island of Hawai'i.  It boasts two of the world’s most active volcanoes – Kilauea and Mauna Loa.  Dormant Mauna Kea is actually taller than Mount Everest when measured from its base on the ocean floor!  Drive the rugged Ka'u Coast to the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Some of the island's most spectacular scenery is north of Kona.  Along the Kohala Coast, the verdant hills of the countryside roll down to the ocean where you'll find some of the island's best swimming beaches.

Catch your breath in the small ranch towns of Waimea and Kamuela before continuing around the Hamakua Coast to Hilo.  Stop at the Waipio Valley Lookout, Akaka Falls State Park, and the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden to see huge monkeypod trees and more than 1,000 species of plants.

Another scenic drive takes you south of Kailua-Kona to Captain Cook’s historical monument at Kealakekua Bay.  A few miles and a few lava flows beyond is the City of Refuge, a National Historic Park.

Back at your Royal Aloha condominium, there are tennis courts, a swimming pool, and barbecue areas at the Keauhou-Kona Surf & Racquet Club.  It's fun to go to the Kailua pier and watch the fishing fleet glide in with the day's catch around 4:00 p.m.  It's even more fun to charter a fishing boat and angle for your own big billfish!

When the sun goes down, enjoy an evening of fine dining and Hawaiian entertainment.