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My family is visiting me here on the Big Island for a week, and we decided to do a helicopter tour with Blue Hawaiian. It was great! Very professional staff, easy-going yet informative pilot (thanks, Ethan!), beautiful cliffs and waterfalls and valleys. Excellent view for all onboard (5 of us), thanks to my Dad splurging on the extra-roomy Eco-Star model helicopter. (My Dad is 6', so the extra space helped!). Be prepared when you weigh in to already have your "dark shirt" on (to avoid distracting reflections), and your purse/backpack OFF, as they don't let you take anything onboard the craft except for: a camera without its case, a bottle of water, and sunglasses. We opted for the Kohala coast tour, as the volcano is not pouring tons of lava right now, and got to see some amazing cliffs, huge waterfalls, and lush greenery. Territory that you can *not* see from a car ride! And we learned a lot from Ethan's interesting narrative... Like, fish and shrimp that live in the fresh-water pools in the waterfalls, and have adapted to climb UP (yes, up) the waterfalls. After the flight, the ground crew even asked us if we wanted a picture of all of us in front of the helicopter. Yes! Thanks to everyone at Blue Hawaiian for a great experience.

We went on a helicopter ride from kona to hilo, around the volcanos and back up the coast of big island and it was truly breath taking. Our pilot was very friendly, informative, professional and I would highly recommend this trip.

Four of us from MI were visiting the Big Island and spent time/money (well worth it) for a 2 hour tour of the saddle, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kileaua (active volcano), Hilo, and valleys: Waipio and Waimanu , an uninhabited valley. The bird's eye view is amazing; the DVD is worth the price. Our pilot, Scott, was fun, informative and you can tell, he enjoys his "job" which made our flight the BEST.

Picked up at hotel and transferred to heliport Fantastic two hour trip with a great narration by pilot saw lava and close ups of volcanoes Expensive but worth every penny

We weren't going to be on the Hilo side, but wanted a Helicopter tour & to see the volcano, so we went for the Big Island Spectacular. It's pricey (and I'm a big guy, so had to pay the 50% weight penalty), but does give you both the volcano and the coast / waterfalls. Both are really fun to see and worth a helicopter tour, but the ~30m of flying time before getting to the volcano, and then between volcano and the coast, are pretty dull (even with an enthusiastic pilot giving you info on how the island formed, how it's still moving, etc. etc.) I think if I would have taken either the "Kohala Coast" from Waikoloa or the "Circle of Fire + Waterfalls" from Hilo, I would have rated this a 5 star. Eco-Star helicopter is great - we saw in back-seat and still had really good views 90% of the time.

We were originally supposed to go on Monday, March 19 on the Island Spectacular but the weather was horrible and the flight was cancelled. This was disappointing for my mother-in-law because she was leaving the next day. She was fully refunded for her tour and given a DVD of the Island Spectacular. We were rebooked for the following Saturday and it could not have been a more perfect day. Our pilot was Justin, and he is very knowledgeable about the Big Island. Justin encouraged questions and offered up all sorts of information. When we did ask questions, Justin always had the answer. He was very careful to make sure everyone on the helicopter got a good view of all the sights by circling back and around. We did have the opportunity to see the lava glurping away at the volcano, and he showed us where the most recent flows were. Justin also spoke individually to all of the passengers, four in our family and another couple, to make sure everyone was included in the conversations. He was an excellent tour guide/host. This was truly a once in a lifetime, wonderful experience and I highly recommend it.

We were scheduled for a 10 am flight, but after taking off and flying about 5 minutes, the pilot learned that it wasn't going to be a good trip due to weather, so he turned around. They offered to either refund our money or reschedule. We were only going to be on the big island for one day, so they added a flight at 4 pm and put us on that one. We were so glad we did that, and didn't have to miss out!! The flight was about 45 minutes, and our pilot, Jeremy, talked to us the whole time, pointing out areas of interest on the way to the volcano. Once there, he took us over the active area, bursting with hot lava. He also showed us the fresh lava flows. Throughout, he was careful to show each site to everyone, rotating and hovering so that we could all see. Awesome activity that we'll always remember!!

My friends and I took a trip with Blue Hawaii on June 3 with Pilot James. We booked the 45 minute volcano and waterfall tour on the larger helicopter. The ride was awesome. He flew us over the Puu oo vent and we were extremely delighted to see that lava had started spewing from the vent on that very day. He actually brought us back to the vent a couple times since it was such a unique event to see. The ride also brought us along the coast to view all the lava flows that has previously happened. James was extremely knowledgeable about the activity that had previously happened and provided alot of great insight into the history. Afterwards we were able to buy a DVD of our entire ride for $25. I highly recommend you to this. We've already watched ours a couple times. James also flew us over Hilo to look at the waterfalls before we landed back at the airport. The waterfalls were beautiful but honestly we did not spend alot of time there. I would very much recommend this tour but you should be aware that lava is not always present and you cannot expect to see it every day. The vent can go back to quiet at any time and flare up at any time so if the only reason you want to go on this tour is for lava, you should probably check with the volcano visitor center before you book to make sure you will see it.

My family and I took the Circle of Fire Plus Waterfalls tour on the Big Island. The weather was misty and rainy, but they took us up anyway. Our pilot/tour guide, James, was friendly and knowledgeable, and we learned a lot about the lava flows and the volcanic activity on the south end of the island. However, we did not see any flowing lave, the top of the volcano, or ANY waterfalls. When we got back down and talked to customer service about being disappointed with the tour, we were told that the waterfalls part of the flight is "weather dependent" and that we didn't see the most active areas because it was raining. I read nothing about this on the website - in fact, all the pictures and advertisements that I saw for this tour was shooting red lava and beautiful waterfalls. We felt ripped off, and were told, after lots of arguing with customer service for 15 minutes, that a manager (who, of course, wasn't there) would have to review our DVD to see if our tour was, in fact, not as described. Fortunately, we got a call on our way out of HIlo from the manager saying she reviewed the video and was going to refund the cost of our entire tour. This is the only reason I'm rating this tour 3 stars. I'm sure the tours are normally spectacular, but don't head up if the weather isn't great.

We took a trip over the Volcano with Blue Hawaiian because we had been before about 6 years ago and had flown with the same Company in the other Hawaiian Islands. As last time we had an amazing experience. Our pilot, Pam, was a mine of information, and as we had had poor weather on our last tour to the Volcano she actually took us twice over the active crater. It was mesmerizing to see the lava bubbling away below us. We were looked after so well from start to finish and we would not hesitate to travel with them again, or recommend them to others

We took the eco helicopter ride this past Wednesday. We got to see molton rock!! amazing. Our pilot, Tim, was awesome. He told us a lot of great information about the island, the history, the geography, etc. Loved everything about the volcano, the lava tubes, and lava flow locations. The waterfalls were great too. Wish the trip was longer!. thanks for the great experience. Tim, Stacey & Corey

It was our first time in a helicopter and my wife and I loved it. James was our pilot and he was very informative. I would certaily recommend this for anyone. Flying over the active volcano was fantastic.

the flight was great. The issue is after paying in excess of $600 for a 50 minute helicopter ride when booking had to pay an additional surcharge of $50 per person after we arrived at Hilo.

We loved our trip with Blue Hawaii. Our pilot, Ray, was knowledgeable about the island, the volcanoes, the waterfalls, you name it. You could tell he really loves his job, and maybe he doesn't know it is a job! The staff was awesome and knows the spirit of "Aloha". Don't miss this trip, and this is the company to fly with. We saw sites we never would have seen otherwise, and we learned things about the island we wouldn't have known if it hadn't been for Ray.

We enjoyed the Circle of Fire helicopter ride very much. Where else on earth will you have the opportunity to see an active volcano? Assuming you're like us who have traveled the continental US, Caribbean and Europe only, you get my point. We stayed on the NW side of the island and opted to drive on the Saddle Road to Hilo - only 2 hours and you see interesting terrain, which was more reasonable than spending even more money to have the helicopter leave from the west side of the island! The safety and check in procedures were smooth and straight forward once we arrived. We debated about A star vs. Eco star and decided to take our chances with the more reasonably priced A Star. I have a feeling people end up enjoying whatever they pick! I was in the second row, end seat and my husband had one of the two middle seats. We could see just fine and our pilot, Tim, was good at changing directions around the area so that both sides of the copter could see well. It was VERY cool to see the molten lava bubbling inside the crater! Cute also that the helicopter has a little soundtrack and the music selection was much more dramatic for this part :). Tim was great with giving us history about the volcanos and island, and answering questions. We also saw waterfalls from the sky (which were just okay - you don't get terribly close up, but you can stop by Akaka Falls by car on the way back), the macadamia nut farm (eat these nuts! soo tasty.), a destroyed town, views where the land hits the sea (although no lava was currently flowing), and some wacko who has a home in the middle of a little patch of land, surrounded by dried lava. I admit to getting a little motion sickness near the end, but nothing that I couldn't handle. One thing that seems important to keep in mind is that the flights are contingent on nature. We were fortunate to have a great flight, but don't expect the land to behave exactly the same or how others reported the experience years or even months ago. Book online and save some $!