Reviews

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.

Breath taking views from above. The pilot was very friendly and knowledgable. The cliffs and waterfall tours were the best. I really enjoyed it.

We really questioned spending so much money on this but it was worth every penny. They picked us up at the hotel and took us to their facility which is very close to the resort. The people could not be nicer and our pilot, Toshi, was fantastic. I am not a great flyer but within minutes I was at ease with his obvious skill and great sense of humor. My kids will never forget this experience and agreed it was the best part of our whole trip. Do the 2 hour trip. It is well worth it.

I have two young kids and they thought this was amazing. The helicopter ride was great and would have been enough to make the day, but then to fly over lava was a mind blowing experience for them. Great trip. Great staff. Don't miss it.

We took the flight over the volcano and then the waterfalls when we visited Hawaii in March. We just got home and watched the DVD today and it brought it all back to us. It was a truly wonderful experience and we did love every minute of it. Colleen is an excellent pilot and also a really good tour guide - she gave us a lot of interesting information about the island and the volcano. The flight was comfortable and the views were breathtaking. We have the happiest memories of this excursion and it is definitely one of the highlights of our world cruise. I would thoroughly recommend it and thought it was well worth the money.

We had a great flight in the EcoStar helicopter. We took the Haleakala / Hana tour and cold look right into Haleakala to see the cinder cones. Saw lots of waterfalls and the pilot was very informative. The staff at Blue Hawaiian were extremely helpful and made sure everyone knew what to expect.