Reviews

I am a former pilot, an experienced traveler and a "more bang for your buck" kind of guy. By these standards the "Secrets of Oahu" flight was a great success. Everyone at Makani Kas super friendly and full of the "Aloha" spirit. Th flight was great, my pilot "Jim" was an excellent pilot and a great tour narrator. The helo was clean and from all appearances reliable and well maintained.

We went on the 50 minute Doors Off helicopter tour around Oahu. I always do one thing while on holiday to test my phobias and this was it. I have a fear of heights and to go to such heights in a helicopter with no doors was the ultimate adventure for me. I am proud to say I did it and found the whole experience spectacular. The views around Oahu are amazing, expecially from a helicopter. To see Pearl Harbour from the air gave it a whole different perspective than from ground level. This is a must whether you do the doors off tour or another helicopter tour. Our pilot made me feel very relaxed. If you want to feel like Magnum P I for just under an hour and pretend the pilot is T C then the open doors ride is for you.

The doors off flight with Pilot Jim was a great experience. However, always ask for the front seat, especially if you are small in statue and seated behind the pilot.

We did the "doors off tour" of the island of Oahu. It lasted 45minutes, was expensive, but fabulous! Our pilot, Jeff, was a Hawaiian born ex-military helicopter pilot. He took us through all the highlights of the island with good commentary. It is extremely exciting and great for photography. Hotel pick up & drop off and safety video and instructions included. My family recommend this as a highlight.

Our family had an amazing ride on the helicopter with pilot Jim! Would highly recommend this tour, thanks Jim for a great helicopter flight!!

This is a highly recommended experience. Our pilot Jim was very entertaining, experienced and provided great commentary. A helicopter flight was a great way to see some of the wonders of Oahu that are not accessible from land, a highlight was the full circle rainbow (can be seen with the right conditions). Thanks again Jim!

Jim was our pilot and we had a great experience! We were excited but all a little apprehensive, and we really appreciated Jim explaining every motion we'd feel during the flight. Gave us great descriptions and history of everything we saw and would definitely do it again! We have two teenage girls who loved the experience as well. It was a great way to see the island!

We did the Open Door trip with Doug as our pilot. He was absolutely amazing! Wonderful pilot, excellent navigator, and explained every sound, movement, and turn so we were not concerned. This trip is windy!! When they recommend bringing a jacket, bring a jacket (or wear one of the ones they provide)! The views were insane. Some of the things we missed on Oahu (Jurassic Park, Sea Park) we now saw from the air (and saw even better than on ground). This is simply a do not miss item!

This thrill ride is a must. Don't be frightened by the 'no doors' it is very safe and an awesome memorable experience. Our 45 minute flight around the island was enhanced by pilot Jim who was very experienced, calming, funny and a font of knowledge. This was definitely one of our highlights of Oahu and one that I still think about even a month on. The flight was even more embedded in our minds as we had spent the previous 2 days driving around the island so to get a Birdseye view the day after gave us a lasting familiarity of the stunning landscapes. It is worth every dollar and yep we would definitely do it again.

Jim our pilot was fantastically entertaining. We were lucky enough to sit at the from next to the pilot. The views were tremendous and the whole trip thrilling. Highly recommend it I even bought the DVD which Jim made.

For our tour we had Jim the pilot he was really nice and friendly he was interacting and talking to every one and calling people by there names and mentioned a ton of cool things I would definitely do this again

It's an amazing experience for taking Makani Kai helicopter to visit Oahu island. The pick-up service for hotels in Waikiki is nice, the staff is friendly and helpful. Thanks for pilot Jim, he gave detailed introduction about the places that we went through, and he is kind and very knowledgeable. This was my first time to take helicopter, but I was not nervous because Jim gave me lots of laughs and the helicopter was very stable. We went through many places, and the views were very very awesome !!! Jim was professional to made a turn when approaching to a place so that the passengers from both sides could see the same view. It was an impressive and very nice experience, very recommending. If I have the chance to visiting Oahu again, I will do this again (or try doors off one), and recommend to my friends.

We took the one hour island tour our of Ko Olina. One of my favorite parts of our vacation. Our pilot was very knowledgeable & told us lots of interesting things about the island. Took some of my favorite photos on our tour. Highly recommend doing this.

This was expensive but well worth it. We paid to set up front as a couple for a better view. Our pilot was Evan and was very good. Just a few bumps due to natural turbulence. He had kind of a low voice but I could still understand his narration of the journey around the entire island. I highly recommend!

We took a Sunday (6th Aug) afternoon helicopter ride and it was such an amazing experience. Evan was our pilot - what an asset to your company! Super nice guy, had an awesome voice for narrating our entire trip. He knew exactly when our 2 year old would fall asleep and he was right! There would be no better way to see Hawaii! Don't forget your camera! Thanks also to the pick-up and return hotel drivers. Highly recommend Makani Kai Helicopters! Ask for Evan! Thanks so much!