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The best but shortest 30 minutes of our trip to Honolulu!! What a great way to see the island of Oahu!

My son wanted to do this to see the island from above. When we called we set up The Hidden Oahu Special, 45 minutes. We saw everything except the West Side of the island. It would have been nice to talk to the pilot, but since they record the video you are not able to ask questions. They pick up and drop at the hotel, which was great. I didn't want to deal with rush hour into Wiakiki when we were done. My son loves the idea that these are the ones they use on Hawaii 5 O.

“Just wanted to send a BIG MAHALO to you and your staff. Debbie and I had a 5 Star experience with your company. From your friendly and knowledgeable ground crew and your experienced pilots, you have given us the most memorable time had here on the beautiful Island Air Tour of Oahu. Upon our return we will be shure to fly again with you !! Many thanks and again Mahalo to Makani Kai Air !! Aloha, Captains Tim Morrissey and Debbie Lapointe 100 Ton Masters W/C.A.T

As we were staying at a Ko Olina resort, Makani Kai offered to pick us up at the helicopter pad at Ko Olina Marina for no extra charge. We were glad they suggested it because we saved a trip driving into Honolulu. We were a party of three and were buckled into the back of the helicopter. At first I was disappointed as I thought we might not have as good vantage points as the passengers in the front. But very soon my mind was put at rest because the views from anywhere in the helicopter are absolutely spectacular. The pilot was also the tour guide and handled her dual role with expert care and a hefty dose of humor thrown in. While flying over the Honolulu airport the tower contacted her and instructed her to fly in a holding pattern a few minutes before continuing on. Diamond Head from the air is a sight you will not forget. The long stretch of white sand beach along Waikiki and beyond, the mountain range, Pearl Harbor, Hanauma Bay, and the highrises of Honolulu all have special memories for me after having flown over them. From the moment we lifted off the ground we were transported into another realm. The whole event was absolutely breathtaking. My only regret is that we chose the 30-minute tour instead of the full one-hour tour. Next time!!!

Booked a 30 minutes Pali Makani helicopter ride through Viator. 45 and 60 minutes flights are also available. Prompt pick up for a 9am flight. Beautiful scenery, including Pearl Harbour, Diamond Head, Waikiki beach etc. Definitely worth it! Allow 2 1/2 hours for the 30 minutes flight with included transfers. See selected photos.

Great experience especially if you've never been on a helicopter. Everything looks different. Great service by company. Prompt pick up and drop off. Remember to bring your passports as you will need them to go on the helicopter.

Vieles auf Oahu kann man erst richtig aus der Luft sehen, so überlegten wir einen Rundflug zu machen. Anbieter gibt es viele, unsere Wahl fiel auf Makani Kai Helicopters. Die Helicopter wurden schon in der Serie "Hawaii 5-0" (die Neuauflage) genutzt. Und als Fan der Serie lag es nahe hier zu buchen. Außerdem konnte man -gegen Aufpreis- zwei garantierte Sitzplätze vorne buchen. Gerade für Fotografen oder Videofilmer ideal. Wir wurden pünktlich vom Hotel abgeholt. Im Quartier von Makai Kai durften wir sogar im 1. Stock einen Drehort von "Hawaii 5-0" besichtigen. Normalerweise dürfen Gäste dort nicht nach oben, aber da unser Helicopter defekt war und wir auf den Ersatz warten mussten, wurde eine Ausnahme gemacht. Der Flug war super, auch wenn wir durch den Regen nicht so eine gute Sicht hatten. Unser Pilot hat sehr gut alles erklärt, gezeigt und beschrieben. Viel zu schnell waren wir wieder zurück auf dem Flughafen. Leider hatte die Aufnahme unseres Fluges (man kann gegen Aufpreis eine DVD des eigenen Fluges kaufen) nicht geklappt. So bekamen wir einen schönen Bildband und eine allgmeine DVD vom Rundlflug. Trotz der kleinen Panne können wir die Helikopter Tour uneingeschränkt empfehlen.

Great experience with these guys - they had prompt pick up service and were friendly and efficient. Would recommend to others visiting the island.

We enjoyed the tour and the helicopters are the ones used in the Hawaii 5 0 tv show, if you watch that. I have no complaints but a tour of one of the other islands might have been more scenic.

This is a 100% fantastic tour. Everything from hotel pick up to our return was perfect. The staff are friendly and enjoy their work. The helicopter was in excellent condition and the pilot was very capable and had extensive local knowledge, which he shared with the passengers. At the base there is a replica of the Magnum Chopper as flown by TC. As we showed an interest in the chopper. The staff were most helpful and assisted us with photos etc. Even used my camera and took really fine photos of us at the chopper. The staff really seem to like Aussies. So if you are an Aussie, please use this tour operator. One down side is that a video is made of the flight. One internal camera and one external camera. The images from the external camera are really bad in quality. Time for a new camera boys. We purchased a video for US$50. It was so bad that we only watched 15 minutes and turned it off. However putting the video aside. It is a great tour and we highly recommend it.

We saved a bit by booking in tandem with the Atlantis submarine tour: Hawai'i from above and below! Pilot was ex military with many, many hours and local. All good to ensure that even the squemish and skeptics are satisfied. Weather was misty so view could have been a bit better and this also made for poorer photos. The video that we bought suffered, too, but clearly nothing that they can do about that. A great way to see the whole island and enjoy a different perspective of the landscape.

Being in a helicopter for the first time was great. Saw pearl harbour from the air. Saw whales blowing just off shore and went in the vallies between volcanoes. Great trip. Down side was traveling to local airport and then waiting 30 minutes passed our flight time because they only had one chopper. Group before us only got 20 minutes flying but when we questioned the attendant we got the full 30 minutes advertised time. Downside was also being able to understand the Pilots commentary through the ear phones and he spoke in an uninteresting mono tonal drawl of seemingly mixed accents .

This was our third flight with Makani Kai and as usual, breathtaking. The weather was beautiful and we were able to take a lot of great pictures. Our pilot was a young lady, sorry I don't remember her name, and she was very friendly and made sure no matter where you were seated, you were able to see everything. She would hover and turn the helicopter in each direction for the best views. Excellent pilot and her comments were full of interesting info. Hope to return to Hawaii again next year and Makani Kai will be our first booking. Thanks again for an incredible experience.

We took our 3 young daughters this afternoon for their first helicopter ride. We took the 45min Hidden Oahu Tour. Wow. Absolutely amazing. Maggie was a terrific pilot, showed us all the sights of Oahu and she even had us following 3 different pods of whales. We can't speak highly enough of this tour & of Maggie. Recommend it to everyone.

Having flown in both Australia and New Zealand previously we were really keen to take to the skies over your beautiful island and view Oahu by helicopter. Makani Kai did not disappoint us. The scenery was spectacular, the commentary informative and the service was very professional. We took the full hour tour and with the weather gods also being kind to us, we were blessed to be able to fly over both mountain ranges and even saw a family of three whales playing just off the coast from Waimea Bay. I think they call this paradise :-) Thanx Makani Kai. Robyn & Gottlieb - Byron Bay NSW Australia