dalibi Posted December 14, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Can I take the bus to RIchardson Beach in Hilo? Read that the black sand beach is a must see. Can I purchase drinks and snacks at the beach? Or approx taxi cost? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccole Posted December 15, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 15, 2017 You might google Richardson's Beach and read reviews on Trip Advisor and others. There is no food and drink available onsite. You can probably get a taxi to stop so you can get take out and beverages on the way, not sure if your ship will let you take sandwich and chips off. And I think that Uber is available in Hilo so you can get an idea of cost by putting in your requested destination. I think it is a wonderful way to spend a day in Hilo if you are not going to VNP. There are restrooms at the beach. Google it and check out the reviews. One of my favorite beaches is Honoli'i but depending on the season it is a good place to watch some good surfers and not good for swimming. It also requires a taxi or rental car and getting food and drink prior to arriving at the beach. You can also hike to a waterfall from Honolii. Enjoy your visit to Hilo. Cherie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathermom Posted December 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I think you could do it by city bus, but We did the hoppa on hoppa off bus in Hilo ( you can get tickets and hop on at the cruise terminal). We rode it around the loop, stopped at a few places ( including the farmers market where we bought ourselves a picnic lunch) then took the hoppa bus to Richardson’s beach for the rest of the day before riding it back to the ship. It worked well for us. The beach is a mix of rocks and black sand. We saw turtles & lots of the crew there. Restrooms & showers, but no concession - we were happy to have our picnic there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccole Posted December 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2017 This is such great information. Several places at the Farmers Market where you can get lunch items. I didn't know the route of the hoppa bus. What a fun day!!! I hope OP is watching this thread. Cherie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalibi Posted December 17, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted January 19, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Hilo Ho/Ho Bus. $20 Catch just outside port. Goes to Rainbow Falls.Farmer's Market, Candy Place, Park and Black Sand beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyx007 Posted January 22, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2018 And have a look at the weather and the waves; when I was there last November the waves were to big and dangerous, so the beach was even closed off (only a small part was visible and in my eyes nothing special), when the waves are too big, there are also no sea turtles around. So have a plan B ready in such cases (maybe "Rainbow Falls") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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