Reviews

Pilot Jim was the best! Highly recommend this experience with doors off! Jim entertained us the whole way and provided us with beautiful history about the island. Would defiantly do it again! One advise- rug up ;) From tash and the ladys😁 (feb 24th 2017)

We really loved our helicopter flight, the island is so pretty from up there and it's so cool without the doors. Highly recommended !

We had an amazing ride with Pilot Jim! His commentary and knowledge of the island was very impressive. The whole crew at Makani Kai Helicopters was great! The doors off route is the best choice for sure! I would highly recommend this tour to experience how beautiful Honolulu really is. Thanks again! Kind Regards, Katie Bleyman

Had the best time with expert commentary from our pilot Jim would recommend to anyone. Next time I will do the doors off helicopter tour.

My husband and I flew with Pilot Jim on a Open Doors flight! It was our first time on a helicopter. Jim was knowledgable and funny and we were shown amazing views. Would highly recommend!

Mahalo pilot Jim :) The tour was fantastic !! Jim was funny, engaging,and very knowledgeable.I was a bit nervous at first, but with his humor, put me at ease right away!!The views were awesome,and Jim made sure we all received them!! I would definitely do this again,doors off this time. :)Thanks again to Jim and the crew. Was a great experience all around!! Connie M.

The weather was perfect for our doors off tour. Jeff was our pilot and he was fantastic! So full of knowledge about the sites he showed us. We even got to see some whales which was incredible. I would highly recommended paying the extra and sitting up front. You can see so much more and hear everything the pilot has to say. The couple in the back said it was a great ride but you can't hear anything from the back. I would with out a doubt do this again! Thanks to Jeff and all the staff for making such a memorable moment for us.

This would have to be a personal highlight of our trip to Oahu. This was my third helicopter flight but a first with no doors! Exhilarating to say the least! Our pilot Jim was hugely experienced, had a fantastic insight to the island and also entertained us with a great sense of humour. Highly recommend this trip. Mahalo Jim and Makati Kai helicopters.

What a great way to see the Island! We did the Hidden Oahu Flight (Doors on) and the sites that we were shown were unbelievable! Unfortunately I can not seem to remember our pilots name (It might have been Margo), but she was very informative and funny. I would highly recommend doing a helicopter tour through Makani Kai Helicopters. We booked through Hawaii Discount and everything was just perfect! Hopefully one day I can make it back to do the Doors Off tour.

I am a very hard person to impress. I've done a lot of things including jumping out planes. I've also been on helicopters before. But I've never been on a helicopter that didn't have the doors on it. I loved it. You can get great pictures and videos. However, you have to have a strap around your neck or wrist because it is so windy up there. You will lose your camera phone if you don't. I am disappointed because I wasn't prepared with a camera and all I had was my iPhone. They have clear cell phone bags that you can buy for around $5.00. That has the strap around your neck that keeps your phone in the bag. It was great otherwise I wouldn't have anything. But the windy air gets in the bag,so the photos are a little rippled. And the companies logo is on the cell phone bag,so it was even harder for me to see what the hell I was shooting at up there.(That's how windy it gets.)So if you have a camera that has a wrist strap definitely take that instead of the phone.The phone is annoying. Also, dress warm. I brought clothes in a bag with me and changed in the bathroom when we got there. I had layers on. I wore sweatpants over my yoga pants & a sweatshirt & golf jacket. Jim was our pilot 👩‍✈️& he was a perfect ten as far as his piloting skills, knowledge of the island, and personality. All of the guys working there were all professional. Even the driver that picked us up who normally doesn't drive. His name was Pete. He had the Aloha spirit too. The company even helps people in wheelchairs get in the helicopters. They are amazing. I really can't say enough about them. This was the highlight of my entire trip. And after living in Hawaii before,I've done a lot of fun & adventurous stuff. I'll tell all my friends this is a must do when in Honolulu. P.S.Theres also helicopters with the doors on. Aloha! Diana

We booked this thru Molokai Outdoors. It included a 7 minute ride from Tiny Molokai airport in a 6 passenger plane, bus tour of Kalaupapa and a 4 minute return flight. It was stormy weather, the ride bumpy,the female pilot was professional on her first Kalaupapa landing, an instructor beside her. The landscape and water are stunning. Norman was our engaging and excellent bus driver, giving us a meaningful tour of this very spiritual place. Like the writer above, we met the mule riders and hikers who joined us in the bus. The turkey, cheese sandwich was as above. A huge rainstorm overshadowed our lovely tour, but it was still fantastic. We met a nun at the bookstore who told us an excellent story along with Norman. You can only visit this former leper colony with permission, it's part of the National Park Service, there are some former patients living there, but they are out of view, you can only get there by mule, hiking or tiny plane. We got a break in the storm in order to make our flight back to topside Molokai, 4 minutes. Off the beaten path, rare, amazing, memorable!

Arranging this helicopter tour of Oahu was the highight of our holdiay. Doing it two days after arrival allowed us to work out where we wanted to visit later. Pilot Jim made the trip fun, educational and enjoyable from the moment we boarded the aircraft, not only is he extremely knowledgable and funny but also a very safe and professional pilot. The priviledge of seeing Oahu from above was one that I will treasure for many years and one that I certainly recommend. While there are other tour companies I found Makani Kai professional, caring, safe and friendly. From the moment they picked us up at the hotel in their free shuttle bus until they returned us to the same spot we were made to feel valued. At no stage were we inconvenienced or made to feel unwelcome. Looking forward to receiving my DVD of the tour in the mail soon. HIghly recommended

What a great time. We went on the 45 minute (doors on) flight with Evan as our pilot. My group consisted of my wife and I and our 72 and 83 year old mothers. We all had a great time. From the time we booked this excursion to the time we were returned to the hotel, the staff of Makani Kai Helicopters was polite, professional and courteous. Evan did a great job pointing out everything with knowledge and some humor. When in the sky you get to see Oahu from an advantage point that is amazing. The perspective of the Oahu Island from the air is breath taking well worth the time and money

We had an excellent experience with Makani Kai! Our pilot Margo was great! Anyone considering a helicopter tour needs to do "doors-off" for the full adventure! This is a MUST-do for any 1st timer to Oahu!!

My wife & I booked a helicopter flight as part of our Princess Cruise. These guys were great! They went out of their way to work with our schedule, picking us up at the ship terminal and dropping us back there afterwards. All of the staff we met there were both very personable and professional. The day were at Oahu was cloudy and a little rainy. We were concerned that our tour would be cancelled, but our pilot, Margot, assured us we'd be okay and took us up anyway. We were glad we booked a closed door helicopter. Despite the weather, Margot took us all over the island, pointing out landmarks, giving us a lot of island history, and doing it all with a smile. We loved her sense of humor all along the way. Margot made our tour awesome! If you've ever wanted to take a helicopter tour in Hawaii, I highly recommend Makani Kai Helicopters!!!