Reviews

We took our three children on the ring of fire helicopter tour and loved it! On our 50 minute tour we saw lots of lava rock, the ocean, brush fires from the lava flow, and the smoking volcano. There wasn't too much red flowing lava to see but it was still worth the trip. Our helicopter pilot, Scott, did a wonderful job narrating the tour and kept everyone engaged. The ride was very smooth and Scott was very good about giving everyone a good view from both sides of the helicopter. He was a very good helicopter pilot and was very entertaining. We are so glad we did this tour. It was the highlight of our trip to Hawaii!

We did Ring of Fire tour ... Greg our pilot did an amazing job!! Ensured everyone had a great viewing experience. Ground grew had great customer service

Our pilot Greg did a great job flying us and talking about all that we were seeing. The company is very safety oriented with a strong ground crew. We flew on the Echo-Star which provided outstanding visibility and a comfortable flight. The pilot went out of his way to make sure everyone had great views of the volcano and waterfalls. I highly recommend this trip!

Took this flight over Volcanoes National Park through Carnival shore tours. What to expect and safety instructions were narrated on a video during the shuttle bus ride. Pilot did a great job of keeping the ride smooth, narrating and answering questions. Seeing the red glow of molten lava against the black of cooled lava from the air was amazing. He did several passes over everything we saw to make sure you could get a good view no matter where you were seated. Also flew over waterfalls in the Hilo area that are privately owned so can only be seen from the air. Highly recommend this tour.

We first came to Hilo, when our children were young in the mid 1970's. Later we could drive from Kilauea near the lava tubes all the way down the Chain of Craters Road to Kalapana Beach. Much of what we could drive on and the scenery we passed is now long gone, as Pele extended her home with 30 years of eruptions. Blue Hawaii is a wonderful helicopter service. We have flown them before on Kuaui. And, on this day we had great weather. Our target for the trip was to fly near the volcano and over the lava fields. While there were no eruptions or obviously glowing flows, we did spot a number of trees/bush on fire from the lava. We have done helicopter flights in Hawaii and Alaska and loved each one. There are very unique views that you can only achieve by flying on a helicopter. If you want one of those unique travel experiences try a helicopter - at least once.

I agree, this is an expensive activity, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Seeing the island from the air is spectacular. You really get a sense of how the lava flows and our pilot, Steve, was very knoweldgeable about the island. Learned a lot. Seeing the waterfalls on the remote cliffs was incredible. Seating on the Eco Star was comfortable and and people on both sides of the aircraft were given ample opportunities for photos. Don't pass up this opportunity.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! The pilot was extremely knowledgeable and the ride was as smooth as could be. This was definitely the BEST way to see the Island.

Our family of 14 took the Big Island Spectacular tour. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters had no trouble accommodating our large group. While everyone knows the Big Island is beautiful, you really cannot appreciate just HOW beautiful until you have seen her from the air. The stark contrast between Hilo and Kona is amazing. Our pilot was very knowledgeable and quite funny. The ground staff was very friendly. Best of all, each tour is videoed by cameras mounted inside and outside the helicopter so you can relive the experience at home!

Never been on a helicopter ride but my wife and I really enjoyed it. The ride including take off and landing was very smooth. We saw some sites you can't see in other ways. We saw lava flowing from Kilauea, the cliffs and waterfalls of the Kohala coast. Scott, the pilot put you at ease and was very informative as well.

I am so grateful that my husband suggested that I take a Dramamine before this helicopter tour! I tend to get motion sickness in the car (I'm okay on boats), and I would have been a mess otherwise. The weather was not great on our tour, which really interfered with the experience. Of course that is not the fault of the tour company. Our tour guide was fairly knowledgeable but not as much as I expected. We did the tour on the northwest side of the island (not the volcanoes tour, which had to be canceled due to the weather). It was beautiful to see the waterfalls and to get a birds-eye view of the island. However, for the money, I would not do it again. We stayed on Kauai the week before, and we wished we had done the helicopter tour through Waimea canyon instead. In general, I would suggest that people doing this tour keep a careful eye on the weather and try to get a clear day (although it is difficult - the north side of the island gets a LOT of rain).

We took the one hour tour of the island and it was worth it. Red lava, lava tubes, volcanos, waterfalls, everything you would want to see you will see it. You can't go over the active volcano for obvious reasons, but you still could see it from the legal distance.

Professional, safety first, precise, friendly, informative...this was the highlight and favorite excursion of our family vacation! Everyone in our party, ages 86 to 4 years old had a grand flight.....A+ Hugely expensive but worth every penny. Sights and views are so different from the air than they are on the ground. You could never hike to these locations. Just do it.

We were skeptical, having never flown in a helicopter before, but decided that we needed to see the Big Island in ALL of its glory on our final day in paradise. It was a great decision! The professionalism, courtesy and friendliness was unparalleled from the moment we arrived through our departure from this must-do experience. Our pilot, Noah, was so accommodating while providing us a truly memorable afternoon. We have been gushing about it to anyone who will listen. My wife wanted to go back up for another run immediately after landing.

Unfortunately, we couldn't do the big tour the entire week we were there, due to weather issues. Safety first, and I personally think if the pilots say it wasn't safe to go see the volcanoes, I'm not going to argue. We did get a spectacular tour of the waterfalls. Beautiful. Amazing. The pilot was superb. Fly with these guys; they are the Cadillac of the helicopter tours. Highly recommend. We will do it again.

We took the 2hr island tour. Greg, the pilot, was friendly and provided lots of great and informative info on the island. We saw the volcanoes, Hilo, the rain forest, the north shore and the Gold Coast. The valleys on the north shore were incredible. From the moment they picked us up at our hotel, through the check in process, the safety briefing, the flight and the post flight, Blue Hawaiian was very professional. The cost is pricey, but we had a really good time.