A video might cost more than you think. The easy-to-see sign next to the register advertising a video for $25 is not of your ride. That price is for a montage video of other flights, the likes of which are readily available on the Internet. Your ride video will cost over $40 and 15 minutes more of your time (they must use the slowest media possible). Despite the cashier referring to your video as a DVD, it is actually either a file on an 8GB flash drive or Blue Ray disc., the latter being snail-mailed to you at a later date.
An awesome experience. Our pilot, Dale, did a great job showing us all the lava flows and stopping to circle something we saw, whether it was a whale or a violent vent. Oh, and the valley and the beautiful waterfall! Dale let us feel we can touch the waterfall and the grass.! Amazing! And the turbulence wasn't even that bad! We highly recommend for everyone!
We took the Blue Hawaiian Helicopter tour May 2, 2015. We chose the Big Island Spectacular in the Eco-Star. Our pilot Toshi was EXCELLENT! Our tour was 2 hrs. of awesomeness! We flew over the volcanic badlands, Madame Pele's lava & the beautiful rainforests and the Hamakua Coast. The tropical valleys of the Kahala Mountains were spectactular! This tour was worth every penny spent! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!
Had a great time! What a great experience! Staff is great. Our pilot Jeremy is awesome, very knowledgeable about the area and the history.
Top Notch! Our Pilot, Tim, was incredible. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I'd absolutely do another tour through this company
Very expensive, about 220 per person but well worth it. Our pilot, Colleen in Hilo, was very knowledgeable about the geography and history of the island.
AM flights are best for weather (usually). Great tours.
Great tour on the big island Eric , the pilot and tour guide was great. A must do tour if never been on helicopter.
What a fantastic ride! Thank you Ian for being such a great pilot. You gave us the perfect ratio of guided tour and quiet moments - which allowed us time to take in and admire these natural phenomena - the lava break-outs around the Volcano and the surreal untouched canyons. A most memorable tour!
Thank you, Ian; you are a fantastic tour guide! This tour was amazing! The highlights were seeing flowing lava (apparently fortunate to see that) and the waterfall stop (chose to take that longer flight). The tour was the highlight of our visit to the island and the latter waterfall was definitely worth the extra cost. My whole family thoroughly enjoyed it. Again, many thanks to Ian for dispelling my fear of flying in a helicopter and sharing your knowledge of what we were seeing, as well as your sense of humor and perfect music selections. Doreen Lee
Brian our guide was amazing! Great personality and friendly interaction with our two families. Brian went out of his way to ensure each of us had great views and we never felt rushed. Amazing experience , great crew, would highly recommend this company and guide!
It was amazing the only way to see the islands. Pilot and staff were really helpful.
Even with some inclement weather conditions, Blue Hawaiian offered some options and we flew to Molokai. Ryan our pilot was very informative about the Islands. He made the trip much more enjoyable. Blue Hawaiian is very professional and is customer oriented. Thx
We went two days in a row on the same tour. It was amazing. Thank you Katie for the great tour of Maui
Fun way to see Maui, beautiful views