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Outstanding experience with our pilot, Marco!! We flew the Big Island Spectacular and had an amazing flight! Loved every minute of the flight--only way to see this beautiful island. We would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to experience the Big Island!
Once in a lifetime experience..Pilot Bruno was top notch..
We had a great time. Our pilot Hugo was knowledgeable and entertaining.
Guy was a fantastic pilot and was very knowledgeable about the island, its geology and history. Fantastic flight, thanks!
First helicopter trip and it was amazing!
Our pilot made it a lot of fun and kept me from thinking of the helicopter, itself.
Grosse compagnie, pro, rodée et... Impersonnelle. Le tour nous a permis de voir les coulées de lave de la fissure huit et l’entrée dans la mer de la coulée. Refais un tour en helico sans porte à kauai (avec j e autre compagnie) : les sensations ne sont pas du tout les mêmes, je dirais même que ça change tout....
We had a great time. The pilot had a great sense of humor and was very informative.
What an amazing flight. Hugo was awesome and the views were off the chain. Did the Molokai tour and was blown away. This was my fourth time flying with this company and the best one so far. Thanks Hugo!!
Such an amazing time! The views were breath taking. Spencer was awesome as well!
Carl was a great pilot and tour guide! Our ride was smooth and absolutely beautiful. Thank you for helping Kurt pull off his proposal in the air - we'll never forget it!
Great flight around the island with Joffrey, very informative and funny. One suggestion - if people arrive wearing light coloured shorts, ask them to cover up with a dark blanket to avoid the reflection!
We had a great experience with Blue Hawaiian. They are very professional, and offer a great tour. I will definitely fly with them again if I make it back to Hawaii!
We tried three years ago to visit the Big Island to see the lava flow, it was much, much slower in 2015. In fact, by the time we arrived in 2015, the lava had stopped. 2015 - Still, we took the Circle of Fire Tour and saw amazing sights - the caldera, the Pu'u'o'o vent and previous lava flows. We also flew through canyons and over beaches and near too many waterfalls to count. It was spectacular.2018 - A couple weeks ago, I took the Circle of Fire tour with Blue Hawaiian and had an entirely different, and yet a once again spectacular experience. This time we could not go to the caldera or the Pu'u'o'o vent because of the danger - these were now "no fly zones." Our pilot, Esther, did, however, take us right to where the action was. There are 22 fissures that have opened up since May 5, 2018 and the most active is/was fissure 20. We flew over and around fissure 20 several times, I would estimate that we spent about 15 to 20 minutes just over that area. The lava was bright red, orange, yellow, and even white as it spewed forth from fissure 20. We could see steam coming from many of the other fissures as they stood in a row, almost pointing to fissure 20. From fissure 20, a river of lava came forth. It cut a path through the big island in the shape of a huge seven mile (an estimate?) long letter "C" and headed into the ocean. The lava appeared silverish in color from the air and I suspect that is because it cools as it flows downstream and hardens on top while the under current continues to carry it to the ocean. We flew along the 7-mile C and followed it to where the lava poured into the ocean at seven points. Again, an estimate, but I would say that the lava was flowing into the ocean from many places along a strip of land for about a quarter of a mile. Approximately 720 acres had been added to the big island real estate since May 5th, in the form of black lava rock.While spectacular, it was also extremely disheartening to see all of the devastation. Over 500 homes were destroyed leaving number without a home, and now, without land that they could ever return to. This volcanic event brought with it wonder, excitement, and anticipation along with anxiety, ruin, and sadness. Although this was a bucket list item that I was finally able to check off ... I think I will be doing it again.Thanks Esther, and thanks Blue Hawwaiian Helicopters - Hilo, for a memorable experience.