Great experience for my family! All staff from check in to pilot are respectful and aware this is a once in a lifetime event for most people and make it special. All questions answered and extra effort was made by our pilot to show my kids a good time. Sights are incredible and plenty of time is given to enjoy them. Sign up and go for a helicopter ride!
This was awesome. The only way to see the ruggedness of hard to reach areas. Very professional run operation. Thank you.
Loved the tour! Rick, our pilot,was so informative and put us at ease (this was our first helicopter ride.) I would love to do another tour!
The guys' (adult and kids aged 20 and 22) one hour Maui tour was changed at last minute due to the weather so instead of the east side the island they went over Molokai and they LOVED IT. My partner has been on four previous vacation helicopter trips and he was very impressed (I am writing on his behalf as I am the Trip Advisor author for the family). The pilot (Rick) was fantastic. Informative and enthusiastic and didn't trot out tourist "schtick." He didn't talk too much. Office staff were professional and the helicopter was spacious. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company.
Wife and I did the Molokai and West Maui trip. The sights and scenery was simply spectacular. We choose that trip in part due to the relative short duration - we had never been on a helicopter and weren't sure how we'd do. Looking back, we could have stayed in the copter all day! The trip was super smooth, thanks to the equipment and our pilot Ryan. He was also a great "tour guide" loaded with facts. He also encouraged questions and conversation during the trip which added to the experience. This is an expensive outing, but I would say worth it. The only downside we experienced is kind of unavoidable: someone has to sit in the middle of the back row (two people actually) which is not the best seat. However, I was still able to see just about everything, it just made the picture taking a bit trickier. highly recommended.
Our Pilot Eric was very informative and funny at the same time. He made the flight very enjoyable and answered any of our questions. Well worth the expense
Cannot say enough about our ride with Blue Hawaiian and pilot Mike Thatcher. From lift-off to touch-down Mike had us completely engrossed in the landscape, the sea, waterfalls, history, and other amazing facts about Maui and Molokai. From the 3,500' falling-of-water to the Manta Rays swimming in the shallow of Molokai, we were entertained and motivated to learn more about the Hawaiian Islands. The Eco-Star performed flawlessly as did the staff and maintenance people at the OGG Airport. Will be back in June...with more family this time! Blue Hawaiian 'Blue' us away!
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our flight around Maui. When we first arrived the reception staff were magnificent, and very welcoming, and created a very professional, but relaxing atmosphere. Our pilot Rick was fantastic, kept us fully informed and entertained throughout our trip. He was very knowledgeable, and highlighted a number of interesting facts to us and explained a number of features about Maui to us. I would thoroughly recommend this flight to everyone. We are keen to do it all again... Thanks guys. Alan and Sue w
The wife and I took a trip to Honolulu January 2015 and decided time for a copter ride. Picked Blue Hawaiian because of the helicopter and safety record. Lauren was our pilot and was a great host for the 45 minute ride. 100% Happy with the entire experience. They also picked us up at our hotel and drove is back at no extra charge. Do this as the airport is very confusing as there are many firms on that site.
My boyfriend and I spent 10 days in Maui and thought that a helicopter ride to Hana would be utterly amazing, I had never been in a helicopter before and thought it would be epic. This was not the case, the helicopter itself was fine, but if you get put in the back seat you really have a hard time seeing, and if you are in the middle of the back seat that is really the worst, we asked ahead for up- front seats and they confirmed that to us, then when we boarded we got put in the back...not sure why. Our pilot Gernot was really kind of boring, you couldn't really hear what he was saying and it was kind of like he was bored, barely spoke at all. We saw Haleakala crater but it was kind of covered in clouds, and the rest of the time you just fly around, we saw only one waterfall that was totally beautiful but otherwise I thought that it being a helicopter they could have made it a bit more exciting than they did. It was very expensive and just kind of uneventful, wouldn't do it again.
Very organized. Very Professional. Rick was a very informative and seasoned pilot. The Eco-Star was very spacious. ( my wife said she felt like she was in the Limo of Helicopters.)The headsets and microphones were a great surprise as we could all talk to each other and ask questions. We paid for the DVD/USB of our personal flight and it is really cool. Highly recommend this experience of a lifetime !
We loved the West Maui / Molokai helicopter tour with Blue Hawaiian! The operation was well run and efficient! Our pilot, Rick, offered nice narration throughout the tour without over doing it. The sea cliffs of Molokai are incredible and a must see if you take a helicopter tour. We had great views of the magnificent waterfalls and the scenery was breathtaking. The trip back along the west coast of Maui and through the Iao Valley gave us a great view of Maui. It was a great tour and we highly recommend it to anyone visiting the island.
Always wanted to fly in a helicopter, so I thought, why not in Hawaii? The only reason this company doesn't rate Excellent is that my group tried to book our flight directly with Blue Hawaiian by phone and had a few issues. We have two members of our group that are both large men. Blue Hawaiian wanted to charge and extra $150.00 per man for their size and also wanted to split our group into two different flights. We called the local Expedia booking group at 888-353-8090, and they arranged a flight for all five of us together and at a much lower cost that the one charged directly by the helicopter company. Once we got the cost and logistics worked out, the rest of our experience with Blue Hawaiian was exceptional. Our pilot, Chris, did a great job of answering all our questions and also in flying the aircraft. For anyone who has never flown in a helicopter, we found it to be smoother and more enjoyable that most commercial airline flights. It's an expensive activity, but well worth the time and money spent, in our opinion.
Sent our 18 yr old son on an island tour. He loved the narration and the Haleakala fly over the best. Check for coupons, as it is pricey.
Did Circle of Fire and Waterfalls Helicopter tour back in late Sept 2017. Great way to see the active volcano. Our pilot was great and very informative and answered a lot of questions about the sights and island. Circled the active volcano crater with smoke and boiling lava. The music they play during the flight is hokey, but added some sounds to seeing the different sights and to the adventure. Well worth the time and money.