Reviews

Took helicopter for Hilo over Kilauea and waterfalls. Spectacular sights and very helpful pilot. If you get Colleen consider yourself lucky, she was a great pilot and tour guide. Breathtaking view!

I felt very safe flying with Blue Hawaiian. We got plenty of safety information before the flight. We lucked out with good weather to see the valleys on the north part of the island. It is difficult to take pictures out of the windows because you get a glare. It's better to buy the DVD and not worry about taking pictures and enjoy the sights.

We were originally scheduled on the 7:30 flight on Monday, but due to bad weather, that trip was cancelled. Customer service rep, Kimberly, was very accommodating in rescheduling to 9:30 today, and the weather cooperated. It was a great flight! We saw sloshing lava when Shane, our pilot, took us back for a second look, then a double circle rainbow up on the Hamakua Coast, and lots of whales further west. The helicopter was clean and comfortable, Shane was nice and very knowledgeable, and we had a great time. Expensive, but couldn't have seen it any other way!

Even with the price, this is something not to miss. The 2 hour ride over the island down to Volcanoes National Park is something that visitors should be sure to do. Our pilot was very informative about the island and knew a lot about the terraine. We did the 7 am tour and even though it is early, to watch sunrise over Mauna Kea then to see the flowing red hot lava down the mountain is something to see. We couldn't see the laval pouring into the sea due to wind but to see the steam in multiple places was truely spectacular. The view over Hilo for our gas stop was pretty clear. It was a wet day so we had to fly off the coast up the Hamakua Cost but was still spectacular to see the waterfalls on the side of othe mountain dumping into the ocean. This is something you should definitely put on your bucket list.

We were lucky enough to tour the Kohala coast, valleys, and waterfalls on a gorgeous, sunny afternoon. Sheer cliffs, deep valleys, spectacular coastline, and numerous waterfalls (longest drops I've seen!). Our pilot Noah was extremely knowledgeable about everything, and his friendly professionalism was a value-add to this already-exciting trip! I would recommend this tour to anyone!!

Great experience! We took the tour to the Kohala coast, valleys, and waterfalls. This tour is the best way to explore the differences in island's terrain in one hour. Even if it was a windy day, our pilot Scott tried hard not to shake us a lot!!! He was very informative about the island, the volcanoes and the waterfalls and he did his best for us to feel comfortable. We were very impressed with the professionalism of all the staff of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters. Tour is highly recommended during your trip to Hawaii !!!

The helicopter ride was spectacular and allowed us the ability to see the island first hand before we adventured the island in our Jeep. Justin our Pilot was very informative and gave us a thoroughly enjoyable trip.

Don't go cheap here. This is the island to do the helicopters. The view of the mountains was fantastic. Waterfalls to die for. Lava lava lava. Flowing into the ocean. Erupting at the volcano. Unbelieveable. Pilot was very nice. Remember to wear dark clothes if you want your pictures to come out. Anything light in color will reflect and screw up your pics. Hopefully you get the front two seats. Go on their better helicopter, its worth it.

We took the 45 minute Circle of Fire Plus Waterfalls flight and we unreservedly recommend it. We were two of 5 passengers in an eight seater helicopter with great visibility on all sides. The preparation and boarding was very professional and the pilot (Roger in our case) very concerned that we all got to see the highlights especially the lava spewing from the vent and flowing into the sea. Apparently we were rather lucky to sight the lava flowing into the sea since it hasn't been doing so for much of the year. A spectacular experience and worth the close to $200 per head.

we did the circle of fire and water falls tour on Dec 19th and enjoyed it... only regret is that we were not covered by their video as the person in the front seat totally blocked us. otherwise we would have bought the video for an extra $45. however, our pilot Jeremy made the whole ride extremely entertaining, ensuring all of us caught the best views of the smouldering red lava in 3, 4 places in the crater... he addressed us by name and had a very interesting commentary going while manoeuvering the helicopter at all angles... saw a few water falls as well ....totally worth the money... for the 11am ride, reporting was at 10.15, we were there only by 10.30 as we were doing other sights... wished we had arrived early and grabbed the emergency exit seat in the front... but however, the pilot rode the helicopter at all angles and ensured good views for us in the back seat

My mother in law and I had a great time. Our pilot was very knowledgeable and made it great. We got cancelled the first time due to weather but the people tried really hard to fix the problem.

After making reservations the day before, we drove from Kona to Hilo Airport. The airport is small, and the Blue Hawaiian Helicopter is conveniently located right in the main terminal. We chose the Circle of Fire plus Waterfalls tour, which is a 45-50 minute flight. Our pilot, Julie, was extremely pleasant and provided lots of general information about the area, in addition to the volcanic activities. The flight begins with a quick look at a small waterfall, but viewing the lava flowing in several areas and then lava spilling into the ocean is well worth the trip. The pilot made several passes over the lava, so that everyone in the helicopter could get great views. Overall, each member of the Blue Hawaiian Helicopter team worked together to make this a fun activity, while instilling the need to follow safety guidelines. On our flight, there were seven passengers, plus the pilot. The cost of the flight DVD was $25.00.

We drove from Kona to Hilo because we really wanted to see the lava fields from the air and decided it was worth the drive to get the most bang for our bucks! Everyone we dealt with at Blue Hawaiian was very professional and service oriented and the equipment was well maintained. We each had headsets and we shared microphones for every two people so we could all ask questions. Our pilot, Tim was awesome and very knowledgeable!

Our family group of 7 booked the 7 am flight. We flew on 2 Ecostar helicopters, both with comfortable seats, great visibility for all and knowledgable pilot/guides. Erupting volcano, fabulous island geology and scenery, gorgeous, pristine valleys with 3,000 ft waterfalls - a perfectly fascinating 2 hour tour.

We did the two hour tour across the whole Big Island. Our pilot/guide was fantastic. Very friendly and very knowledgable. We saw actual lava in the main Kiluea crater as well as lava flowing into the ocean and lava in another crater that had recently blown out. Also, flew into and up the valleys on the north side of the island where there some extremely tall waterfalls.