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- Kalapana Cultural Tours venture into the heart of the Kilauea Volcano.
- The town of Kalapana was covered in lava in 1986.
- Tourists can approach the volcano by boat and walk on its surface.
A trip to Hawaii is sure to involve idyllic beaches, and perhaps a hike on one of its many nature trails.
But if you're looking for something a little bit more, say, explosive, Kalapana Cultural Tours offers boat tours into Kilauea, an active volcano that completely buried the town of Kalapana in 1986.
Who could pass up a chance to meet Madam Pele, the fire goddess herself?
Kalapana Cultural Tours is a private tour company based in Kalapana.
The boat tours venture into the heart of the Kilauea Volcano.
To locals, she's known as Madam Pele, the fire goddess.
The guides are all descendants of native Hawaiians who lived in Kalapana.
The town was buried under 50 feet of lava in 1986.
Because lava moves slowly, no one died.
But more than 150 homes were destroyed.
Today, the town has mostly been vacated.
Kalapana Cultural Tours is one of the holdouts keeping its memory alive.
They offer thrill-seeking tourists a chance to see what the volcano left behind.
And what it's doing now.
The tours cost $200 per person or $1,200 for a private charter.
Participants approach Kilauea from the water by boat.
They can then walk on the active volcano and get super close to its bubbling pools of lava for photographs.
The views are pretty incredible too.
Just watch your step.
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