{"id":14564,"date":"2026-09-09T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/sejours\/united-states\/hawaii\/hawai%ca%bbi-island-big-island\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:42:06","slug":"hawai%ca%bbi-island-big-island","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/sejours\/united-states\/hawaii\/hawai%ca%bbi-island-big-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Island \u2013 Big Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawai\u02bbi Island, commonly known as <strong>Big Island<\/strong>, is the largest and most spectacular of the Hawaiian Islands. Its size and the diversity of its landscapes give it an identity quite unlike the rest of the archipelago, spanning volcanic coastlines, tropical forests, high plateaus and immense lava fields. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the heart of the island, <strong>Hawai\u02bbi Volcanoes National Park<\/strong> reveals one of the Pacific\u2019s most fascinating landscapes. K\u012blauea and Mauna Loa bear witness to the volcanic activity that continues to shape Big Island, while roads cross ancient lava fields all the way to black-sand beaches fringed with coconut palms. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Kona<\/strong> Coast, drier and sunnier, is home to many of the resorts and is also the birthplace of the famous Kona coffee. On the east coast, <strong>Hilo<\/strong> reveals a more tropical side, with lush vegetation, waterfalls and exotic gardens. Further north, the landscapes of <strong>Waimea<\/strong> offer yet another setting, made up of pastures and vast ranch lands.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big Island is particularly well suited to travellers seeking a Hawaiian experience centred on <strong>nature, wide-open spaces and adventure<\/strong>, while enjoying high-end properties on the Kohala Coast. Stargazing, snorkelling with manta rays, volcanoes, wild beaches and coffee plantations reveal an island with an exceptionally varied range of experiences. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawai\u02bbi Island, commonly known as Big Island, is the largest and most spectacular of the Hawaiian Islands. Its size and the diversity of its landscapes give it an identity quite unlike the rest of the archipelago, spanning volcanic coastlines, tropical forests, high plateaus and immense lava fields. In the heart of the island, Hawai\u02bbi Volcanoes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14565,"parent":5119,"menu_order":0,"template":"","travel_type":[10,14,9,11,7,8,12],"travel_theme":[],"class_list":["post-14564","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","travel_type-couple","travel_type-croisiere","travel_type-famille","travel_type-honeymoon","travel_type-luxe","travel_type-premium","travel_type-road-trip","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/14564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/14564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14566,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/14564\/revisions\/14566"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/5119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"travel_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travel_type?post=14564"},{"taxonomy":"travel_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcimtc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travel_theme?post=14564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}