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Big Island Helicopter Tour: Exclusive Landing, Volcanic Badlands & Lush Rainforest Adventure
4.8
16 Ratings
Waikoloa Village
Experience the Big Island's volcanic fury and natural beauty on an exclusive helicopter tour. Witness the continuous eruption of Madame Pele's lava, explore volcanic badlands, and marvel at black sand beaches and lush rainforests. Land at an exclusive site with a waterfall and enjoy breathtaking views of tropical valleys and cascading waterfalls. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours, 20 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Waikoloa - View the Kohala area known for ranching and breathtaking valleys
- Kailua-Kona - The west coast town on Hawaii island where King Kamehameha spend his final years.
- Mauna Loa - One of 5-volcanoes the form the Island of Hawaii and one of the largest on earth. View some of the latest flows most recently erupting in December 2022.
- Kilauea Volcano - An active sheld volcano located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. This active volcano has been continuously erupting since 1983 & sees over 2-million yearly visitors.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Encompassing over 335,000 acres, the park climbs from sea level to more than 13,000 feet with 6-of earth’s climate zones along the way.
- Pu’u ‘O’o Vent - Located along the eastern rift zone of Kilauea volcano, this eruption lasted from 1983 - 2018 making it the longest-lived rift-zone eruption of the last 2-centuries.
- Hilo - A vibrant northeastern town of Hawaii Island with breathtaking natural beauty of fertile rainforests and dramatic waterfalls.
- Akaka Falls State Park - Among the lush rainforest valley, view Akaka Falls which plummets 442-feet into the valley below. These falls are perhaps the islands most famous.
- Hamakua Coast - With nearly 84-inches of rainfall each year, this region boasts lush tropical rainforests, green valleys and thundering waterfalls.
- Laupāhoehoe Nui - Our exclusive landing at Laupahoehoe Nui on the Kohala Coast, with its majestic 1200-ft. waterfall, gives you a one-of-a-kind photo and video opportunity during 20-25 minutes on the ground. Get up close and personal with the real Hawaii: unspoiled, untouched, magnificent.
- Waimea - Known as cowboy country, this historic area is full of rolling pastures and ranches
What's Included
- 2-way communication with pilot via microphones
- Pilot Guides certified by the State of Hawaii
- All fees and taxes included
- In-flight video preview post-tour at heliport
- Bose Aviation-grade noise-cancelling headsets
What's Not Included
- USB in-flight video and photo packages available after flight for purchase.
- Transportation to and from heliport
Additional Information
Witness the sublime charm and the volcanic wrath of the Big Island. Get up close with the fascinating display of Madame Pele’s lava and volcanic wastelands, registering uninterrupted eruptions since 1983. Look out for the black sand beaches extending to the dense rainforest along the bumpy Hamakua Coastline.
Experience awe-inspiring sights as your pilot takes you down through vibrant flora and fauna along steep 1,200-foot cliffs to a grassy pad at an exclusive landing location reachable only by air. Disembark from your Eco-Star helicopter at a fresh water basin near a roaring waterfall. Seize the chance to click photographs with the rainforest environment and the wisp of the waterfall as your backdrop.
In conclusion, the expansive and profound tropical valleys of the Kohala Mountains, featuring numerous tumbling waterfalls, offer the ideal finale to the ultimate Big Island escapade.
- Heliport and helicopter are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair lift is available at base to assist boarding.
- Children 23 months and younger are complimentary and considered a lap child.
- Check-in is 1-hour prior to tour time. This allows for guest weight check-in, a safety briefing, and to be escorted and seated on the aircraft to ensure an on-time departure. Late arrivals may not be accepted and non-refundable. Please allow ample travel time to your check-in location in case of traffic delays.
- Tours/Times may vary according to wind and weather conditions
- For each guest weighing over 240 pounds (108 kg), an adjacent empty seat is required to safely balance the aircraft. The second seat charge is half off of the regular tour price. Please arrange your additional seat after booking.
- You should wear dark colored clothing so not to reflect in photos.
- Hats, Bags, large cameras, extending selfie sticks are not permitted on the helicopter.
- You should bring a credit card for optional video/photo packages and souvenirs at heliport.
- Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.
- No scuba diving within 24 hrs of departure
Location
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
Waikoloa Road
Check-in is 1-hour prior to tour time for weight check-in, safety briefing and to be seated on the aircraft to ensure an on-time departure. Late arrivals may not be accepted and non-refundable. Please allow ample travel time to your check-in location in case of traffic delays.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(16 Ratings)
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Chriscampbell
Jun 3, 2024
Best tour ever! - Our pilot (Shane) was technically proficient and made us feel safe and comfortable so that we could really enjoy the ride and take in all the unbelievable views! We saw things we had never seen and were amazed by them. Then the exclusive landing by a waterfall in the tropical rain forest by the coastline was breathtaking. Such diverse natural beauty blew our minds. We loved this tour and remain amazed by the sights we saw. The tour of a lifetime!!
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Julie
Jun 1, 2024
Big Island Spectacular with Exclusive Landing - My husband & I booked this for our 10 year anniversary trip. It truly was spectacular in every way! Our pilot. Kaj, was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. The views were stunning and he made sure to circle around so that passengers on both sides could see the major sites we flew over. The exclusive landing at the 1,200 ft waterfall was absolutely breathtaking and surreal. We took a selfie and when we looked at it, it looks like we’re photoshopped into a screen saver picture haha! Our pilot, Kaj, offered to take our pictures on our phone and they look professional! He certainly knew what he was doing with a camera phone ;-) But seriously, my husband & I do NOT regret splurging on the Big Island Spectacular because it truly was an unforgettable and amazing experience!
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Carolyn_a
Apr 3, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience! - My husband and I had the BEST time flying with Greg! It was an incredible experience landing at water falls. Greg was really informative and I don't know who did the music for flight, but it was the bomb! Thanks, Leo and Carolyn
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Lovetohula
Mar 12, 2024
Blown away... speechless from the breathtaking beauty - I have taken Blue Hawaiian Helicopters on several occasions. I LOVE TH BIG ISLAND tour with Waterfall landing tour. Our pilot was a delight. His love and knowledge of the Volcano, the flows, the history was thorough and so appreciated. This trip I took a friend. Her First trip. She was "blown away".. love you Blue Hawaiian!!! Il be back each year..
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Scott
Mar 11, 2024
Blue Hawaiian with Landing - one word: Awesome! - This was our first helicopter ride and definitely won’t be our last! Our pilot Matt along with the rest of the crew were outstanding, very friendly and professional!! We loved the landing next to the waterfall, so make sure you go the extra amount of- you won’t regret it!!
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1busyman
Feb 15, 2024
Just Spend the money and keep the memories! - Great flight and landing at the waterfall with our pilot, Koji. We did the Big Island Experience. Absolutely the best time we’ve had on a vacation. Everything was beautiful. Koji’s music playlist included Enya… and the Mission Impossible theme at takeoff. We saw volcanos, waterfalls, rainforest, savanna, some sort of Mars training facility ?!? and, of course, the ocean. Take time to thank Koji as he’s a wealth of knowledge for your flights. Thanks again, guys for a great time!
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Bret_s
Jan 31, 2024
Amazing views - Matt was our pilot for the trip and he was amazing, his Playlist was also very cool. He was knowledgeable and made the trip interesting. Would highly recommend
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Daydream300482
Jan 15, 2024
Waterfalls by helicopter - Amazing trip Kaj was a fabulous pilot the stop at the waterfall was over the top . Kaj ingages all passengers and made sure everyone got a great view would mot heaitate to recommend to friends
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A5761nkmaryb
Apr 7, 2024
Awesome experience! - Very Good and highly recommended. Take something for nausea . I’m glad they had barf bags .
Kai was nice and made sure that all angles were covered for picture taking . We also had a bonus whale and dolphin watching !
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Christopher_b
May 11, 2024
Not worth the $... - Charged $2,000 and then and additional $400 for being 4 pounds over the weight limit. All other companies do a combined weight of 400 pounds for 2 people. Oh, and then we boarded the heli, our pilot told us the flight time would be cut in half. But the office could not give any details of any refund. Especially since I booked through Viator. We did heli flights on every island in Hawaii, but this was the worst communication and organization. Only plus was landing at the waterfall.
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