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Loved it! Sarah was a fantastic pilot & tour guide!

Couldn't recommend this Tour enough. John our pilot was extremely friendly and informative.

The helicopter ride was the highlight of our trip. It was a special family treat (family of 5). Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours has been a smooth and informative from the day of booking. I booked this via the website as it was almost $500 NZD cheaper (5 of us) than what my travel agent was going to charge us. They, quickly answered all my questions without fuss. We felt at ease from the moment we were picked up. Informative video and information with regards to the preflight. Yes, everyone needs to be weighed – but this is very private. No one can see the numbers besides the staff who need to. All the staff are 100%. The tour itself was amazing, Paul was very informative and showed us all the hotspots and gave us a lot of information and advice. We travelled around the whole of Oahu, and every moment was beautiful / exciting and breath-taking. Paul, was the perfect host and we highly recommend him. We did buy the video, as it is a special memory and we can show the rest of the family. The video is great however, it appears most of it is only off one camera, so when Paul is talking and telling us about the views, sadly it can’t be seen ion the video. Especially when he says straight ahead you can see …… (nothing on the video). This would be our only downfall, with regards to the whole experience. I recommend anyone thinking about doing a helicopter tour to DO IT. A great highlight for any Oahu trip.

We did the 2 hour tour and we got a full 2 hrs in the air. Absolutely breathtaking scenery. Waterfalls and volcano.

Amazing experience I will never forget!

A friend suggested I take this tour. For me it's an expensive activity but I am so glad I did it - worth every penny! We were fortunate to have a really beautiful day so we got to see so much of the island. Our pilot, Brian, was really fun - laid back, informative and lots of good stories. The time really flew by and I have some amazing photos

Used Blue Hawaiian in Maui as well.  The weather was perfect and we had great photos!  Hawaii is beautiful so hard to mess anything up with a helicopter.  You will get to see the whole island in 50 min and all the major places you need to see on the Island.  Our pilot, Mark, was friendly and made it additionally special.  Great way to see the Island!

This was our first helicopter tour, so we were a little anxious.The staff were professional and provided a very thorough safety briefing. After a short wait, we were escorted to the helicopter where they securely belted each of us into our seat and provided a headset. Our pilot (Greg) greeted each of us and provided a pushbutton device to communicate during the flight. He immediately put everyone at ease, explaining where we were going during our 45-50 minute flight and what to expect. Then we took off! It was almost as though we were floating on the wind. It was amazing; smooth and effortless. We went from the arid, lava covered area on the northwest side of the island up to the lush, tree covered cliffs and canyons of Kohala. We saw numerous waterfalls between the peaks as we flew through light rain and back out to the coastal cliffs where there were more beautiful waterfalls. It was untouched, unspoiled, absolutely pristine. During the flight Greg played lovely soft, classical music through the headsets which paired perfectly with the experience. This was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience we will never forget. Be sure to bring your phone/camera. They do have several cameras on the helicopter filming your trip, but they recommend taking your own pictures during the flight in case (for some reason) their recording does not take.

Gardner was our pilot. A one service would recommend doing a tour with this company.

that was amazing!! highly highly recommended

Excellent Helicopter tour

I was so impressed with the trip. We have a disabled son and there were no limitations. He had the window seat and enjoyed the entire flight. Thank you so much for having the capabilities to take disabled individuals on this amazing journey.

amazing tour, our pilot Brandon was an excellent host.  his narration and addition of music that was themed to each area that we were visiting was a great touch!  I would recommend this to anyone visiting the island!

We were booked on a charter tour with another company which was canceled because of poor visibility in the primary areas of interest and although I had five days left on the island, they had no aircraft available. Having toured with Blue Hawaiian twice on Maui and once on the Hilo side, I checked availability online. Unfortunately, the online booking system locked-up twice so I called the 800 number. I friendly agent found us 2 seats on the whole island tour on the last day of our stay, fortuitously, she gave us a repeat customer perk. After checking in, an agent pulled our group aside and said the earlier tour was reporting poor visibility in one of the tour areas basically north to the northeast part where volcano Kilauea is located. Though no active flows and such at this time, seeing recent flows and impact was one of our PRIMARY reason for a big buck tour. GOOD for Blue Hawaiian: The agent explained the situation. We could rebook or cancel, or they were offering an extended version of their Kohala waterfall tour. We accepted the enhanced Kohala tour which included looks and the extinct volcanos on the near side of the island, an extended look for waterfalls, and even a little time whale watching. Although we had seen a small pod offshore during dinner the previous night, we probably should have looked more at other inland sights as April 16th is a little late for whales. The interesting narration and Q and A during the look at the old volcanos was excellent. The terrain and remnants of the volcanic origins of the island is so much more expansive and vast than ever conveyed by photos or video. From the colorful impact of iron or sulfur to just the expanse of black rugged lava and lighter smooth lava is stunning to the visual senses. Also, this in some ways highlighted the disappointment not seeing the more flows from the last Kilauea event. Having toured by copter and fixed-wing on Oahu, Maui, and Kauai, I was not expecting to be overwhelmed by the waterfalls but the recent rains meant the falls were particularly spectacular. I think the changing cloud and weather might have cut us off of some of the falls, but I was awed by the number and size and density of the falls in the Kohala region. If you can't do the whole island tour or tours from both sides of the Big Island, the Kohala area is spectacular. The Eco-star copter is really nice. BIG windows, individual seats, a/c. The front is a great place particularly with the individual, offset seats (our experience with A-star bench seat is a tad tight). Our pilot seemed to not only have a good grasp of the tour script but was really acknowledgeable about the volcanos and other questions that were asked during the flight. The check-in and waiting areas are clean and well maintained. We have flown with companies where these areas appear a little "rustic" for my tastes and a little suspect for what else might be a little worn. I've done air tours in planes on the islands where I felt the same, but Blue Hawaiian is clean and well maintained, even the bathrooms. I did receive a discount for being a repeat customer, but I think the "whole island" price for the tour we got was a little high. Probably, 3/4 of the whole price was more in line for what we received. However, that does NOT take away from the quality of the experience we did have. Advice - Book whatever tour early in your trip so if something interferes, you still have a chance to tour. I'm glad we did; the Kohala falls and volcanic artifacts were worth the time. Blue Hawaiian assigns seats; I bet you can ask but I also bet they'll say a computer program assigns the seating by passenger weight to best balance the bird. If it really matters, one of the companies will let you pay extra for the front seat. Oddly, most tours go counterclockwise meaning the left side is slightly better but our pilot did a very nice job of slowly circling to give both sides great views and photo ops. I prefer the smaller copters (3 and 4 passengers), but the Eco is the most comfortable with better windows that the A-star. We first flew with Blue Hawaiian in 1999 on Maui and 5 other times. First class company.

Just a warning to those with long legs who have a hard time keeping their knees bent for about an hour. I’m 6’2”, but have long legs and a short torso. I also have an old basketball injury that seems to cause a bit of pain when my one knee is bent that long. This is not a knock against the company. They were wonderful. The pilot was great with commentary and answering questions. And the rest of the staff were great with instructions. This was just me sitting where I was. I just happened to be in the back row, middle where there was no leg room. My knees were pretty much on the back of the seat in front of me. It was fine for the first half hour, but after that it was pure pain. From that point, I was just waiting for it to be over. To make it worse, there were a couple shorter people in front with more space who could easily bend their legs - LOL. I totally understand that they arrange it all by weight for safety and all, so all good. Again, just something to be aware of and nothing against the company - they were awesome.