Paniolo Adventures

Experience Open Range Horseback Riding in the unspoiled upcountry Hawai'i at the Ponoholo Ranch on historic Kohala Mountain. This 11,000-acre working cattle ranch, stretching from the rain forest to the ocean, offers the most spectacular scenery on the Big Island. Paniolo Adventures offers visitors a memorable way to enjoy the awe-inspiring views of the Kona and Kohala coastline, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai Volcanoes on the Big Island and Haleakala Volcano on Maui. Your health and safety are our top priorities. We continue to maintain high standards of cleanliness and actively disinfect equipment before and after each island adventure.

Explore a Hawai'i most people never see. We currently offer five signature Hawai'ian horseback rides along with our Private rides. With this variety, you're sure to find the perfect excursion.

Paniolo Adventures is the Premier Open Range Horseback Riding operation on the Big Island. In riding the open range, our guests experience what it was like to be a paniolo (Hawaiian Cowboy) in the old days of North Kohala. Feel like a real paniolo when you outfit yourself with our boots, hats, chaps and Australian dusters and ride the range dotted with grazing cattle.