We almost didn't go because of the price but watched people rave about this tour. It may be the neatest thing we did in our lives. The pilots are excellent and the views are terrific. We went under a waterfall, over a pod of whales, I recently gave a wedding gift of two helicopter tours to friends that were honeymooning there. They were very excited when they came back and we compared pictures for hours.
We rode with these guys on our first day on the island. It's a wonderful way to get an overview of the island so you can plan the rest of your activities. Our pilot (Geoffrey) was great and the views of the na Pali coast are spectacular. The wife and I teared up when we first saw na Pali from the air. It's truly breathtaking and totally worth it
Flew with Nathan as our pilot. Great fun. Sights were awesome, the narration and personal stories kept everyone engaged. He introduced himself and his flight experience including serving in Iraq; I couldn't feel safer. Really worth every penny!
The aerial views of the island were fantastic. My wife and I did the tour on our honeymoon and really enjoyed it. I highly recommend doing the helicopter tour early in your trip to Kauai, and keep an eye out for places to visit!
I just got back from my first trip to Kauai. It was amazing and I would go back immediately if I could! The highlight of my trip was my helicopter ride on Blue Hawaiian. Even though it was a cloudy day our pilot, Barrett, made the most of it and gave us a great experience. We even got to go into the volcano!!!! Do not pass up this experience on your Kauai vacation. My hubby and I are glad we went.
We booked this tour ahead with NCL as we were sailing on the Pride of America cruise ship. I was a bit apprehensive about flying in a helicopter but needn't have been. It was a smooth, serene experience with Nathan our pilot who made us feel at ease. The scenery was breathtaking and spectacular and we have since (on the same trip) done another helicopter trip through the Grand Canyon and both of us agreed that the Kauai helicopter trip was more impressive! If you only do one tour on the Pride of America or whilst touring Hawaii, make this tour be the only one. Amazing, and you have a DVD of YOUR trip to replay as often as you like for an extra $30 or so. The only thing we could complain about was the colour in the DVD was not as vibrant as in real life, but you will see the real thing anyway. Wear dark clothing so as not to reflect your clothes in the windows - Just do it - worth every cent!
OMG! so much FUN! from the pick up at the ship with Steve to the helicopter ride with Scott! Brian took us to and from the Heliport and was a blast also. Everyone had a smile and a joke. People in the office were helpful and had an easy smile. Thank you for a memory of a lifetime! Best ride I had on the islands!
All I can say is Wow! We chose to do the helicopter tour on the 2nd day of our vacation as it was our anniversary. It's certainly something neither of us will ever forget. This is the only way to see many areas of the inner island and many of the waterfalls. You really do get up close to so many things. It also encouraged us to go out on our own and visit some things like the canyons, waterfalls, and the North Shore. This is well worth the money! We were able to get awesome pictures. However, i did end up getting the reflection off of shoes in some of the pics. So wear something dark in order to avoid this.
This is the way to really see Kauai!!!!!!!! Our Pilot Nathan was awesome. Got the whole group laughing a few times. He also knew a lot about the island and happily answered our questions! He also interacted with my 5 year old son which made all of us love the ride even more! I truly believe this is the best way to see Kauai in all its beauty! And with such a great staff and great pilots.. I highly recommend Blue Hawaiian.
Pilot Vince gave us an amazing helicoptor tour today...due to all the rain there were too many waterfalls to count.To see the island like this is again amazing and a must do excursion in Kauai. Mahalo Pilot Vince!
Beautiful, Evan was a wonderful pilot. Bus driver was courteous and helpful too :-) Really the best way to tour the island. On time, efficient, professional.
A spectacular view of the island is yours by helicopter. Blue Hawaiian is top notch in every way. You get fantastic scenery not possible by just driving around or hiking. In about an hour, you travel around the island, which plenty of special views of hard-to-get-to places, especially Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali Coast. Worth every penny. Do not miss!
We took the tour in a helicopter with no doors on, so there was nothing between you and the beautiful view!
My first full day here and the flight gave me an overview of the island. The DVD was a great way to share the ride with my wife who wanted to keep both feet on the ground.
Truly the highlight of our trip. Reserve early or before you go as they have an online discount. Then if it's a crappy day you'll have enough time to reschedule. This didn't happen to us, we had a perfect day, but several people said they had to reschedule. The weather in Kauai changes quite a bit from day to day. It kind of reminded us of home (in Colorado). Plus our video of it we bought turned out wonderful. Wish the video had more of the whales we saw, but oh well. We saw two humpbacks in the ocean on the Napali coast. We were looking for the sighting of a shark, but could not find it. Fun to see the whales breaching. Our pilot was very experienced and was smooth in his turns. I still felt a little queasy but I knew this was going to be an issue for me. It didn't sway me though from going. Plus we had some young kids with us. I say get over it and just do it. It's only an hour long tour. Our pilot shared info. on local hikes and some great beaches to visit along with the names of local places of interest. It was so neat to be seeing things so close up and in many areas you could not drive to.