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Private Big Island Adventure: Discover Volcanos, Valleys, Waterfalls, and Coasts
5.0
79 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Embark on a thrilling Full Island VIP Adventure Tour on the Big Island, exploring volcanoes, valleys, waterfalls, and stunning coastlines. Departing from Kona International Airport, experience the beauty of Kilauea and Hawaii’s tallest mountains, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Embark on a thrilling Full Island VIP Adventure Tour on the Big Island, exploring volcanoes, valleys, waterfalls, and stunning coastlines. Departing from Kona International Airport, experience the beauty of Kilauea and Hawaii’s tallest mountains, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Island of Hawaii - Start your adventure by flying along saddle road between Mauna Kea (tallest mountain in the world) and Mauna Loa (largest mass mountain in the world) toward Kilauea Iki, one of the most active volcanoes on earth.
Head north up the windward side of the island passing Hilo town, the wettest town on earth, and the heavenly Hamakua…
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Island of Hawaii - Start your adventure by flying along saddle road between Mauna Kea (tallest mountain in the world) and Mauna Loa (largest mass mountain in the world) toward Kilauea Iki, one of the most active volcanoes on earth.
Head north up the windward side of the island passing Hilo town, the wettest town on earth, and the heavenly Hamakua Coast filled with flora and fauna. We then decent upon the Kohala Valleýs of Waipìo, Waimanu, and Pololu, home to 2500 feet waterfalls.
We climb and cross over the summit of Kohala, the oldest of the five volcanoes that make up the Island of Hawaíi.
Your tour concludes with a beautiful coastline flight over white sand beaches, pristine coral reefs, ancient lava flows, historic heeiau (temples) and the luxury resorts that make their homes on the island’s leeward shores.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
- Fuel surcharges covered
- Airport and departure taxes included
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
- Fuel surcharges covered
- Airport and departure taxes included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
If you’re looking to experience everything, look no further than the Full Island VIP Adventure Tour! It includes volcanoes, valleys, waterfalls, and the seashore! This is a combination of all our Big Island helicopter tours!
Setting off from Kona International Airport, our path takes us directly to Kilauea through the ridge between Mauna Kea and Mauna…
If you’re looking to experience everything, look no further than the Full Island VIP Adventure Tour! It includes volcanoes, valleys, waterfalls, and the seashore! This is a combination of all our Big Island helicopter tours!
Setting off from Kona International Airport, our path takes us directly to Kilauea through the ridge between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa - the highest peaks of Hawaii.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age requirement of 7 years old
- Requires minimum of 3 passengers and maximum of 4 passengers
- Individual weight limit cannot exceed 275lbs with a total weight of 750lbs
- Tour is done with the Doors ON only.
- Check in is 30 minutes prior. Late check ins will be considered as a no show and subject to full price.
- Strict 24 hour cancellation policy enforced
Location
Mauna Loa Helicopter Tours - Big Island of Hawaii
Uu Street
Mauna Lao Helicopter Tours - Head Office
73-310 Uu Street, Kailua Kona, 96740
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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53bonnie
May 28, 2024
Big Island Experience - The pilot was friendly and knowledgeable. We took beautiful pictures that will remind us of this wonderful experience for years to come! Highly recommend this tour!!
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Sneal1968
May 18, 2024
Stunning! A Hawaii visit without this tour is INCOMPLETE! - Luca was our pilot. He is smooth and professional (I'm former USAF -- I'd know!). Plus he is entertainingly knowledgeable about the Big Island. We began our flight by going along the coast and seeing Captain Cook's memorial. Then we swung inward up to Mauna Loa. (The South end of the island was -- as usual for our stay -- stormy). Luca told us about the volcanic activity, and we followed the former rivers of lava down the mountain. Then he swung south to Keahou Volcano which had many cone vents and rivulets. It wos impressive yet, for the most part, never mentioned in discussions on Hawaii volcanoes or tours! Next we cruised North past Mauna Kea to Kamuela-Honokane cliffs. These totally forested, steep (think 80 degrees -- not quite straight up), ridges were running with 1500 ft waterfalls! So many waterfalls, we could not count them! Seriously. This is where the original Jurassic Park movie was shot! Coming back along the coast to Kona International, we saw flood damage that washed out a chunk of the best beach on the island.
My wife is not a flier, but she LOVED this! Helicopters rule!
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Travelinman1961
Aug 2, 2023
A great helicopter tour of much of the island - This was a great helicopter tour for my wife and me and our teenage grandchildren. We did it with the doors off, which was particularly fun. Our pilot, Julien, was very nice and informative about what we were seeing. We flew to the north of Mauna Loa summit and then headed south to Kilauea, then proceeded up the Hamakua coast and past Waipo and Pololu valleys. We then flew past Hapuna Beach where we were staying, which was also fun. The tour took about two hours. If you want to do the tour with the doors off, I recommend (as does the tour company) that you dress warmly if you're prone to getting cold.
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801debraw
May 19, 2023
Big Island Experience - We had a great experience from the time we arrived at the heliport. The staff was welcoming on the ground and our pilot was very informative and even though there were areas that were cloud covered he was able to maneuver around to provide us a wonderful view of the island.
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Morgan
Dec 23, 2022
Great tour! - Very enjoyable! We just missed the actual eruption of Mauna Loa, but were able to see the lava that was still cooling, and of course the smoke. Amazing to be able to fly over volcanoes in a helicopter--a very unique experience! Due to the weather, we weren't able to access the entire island, but they were very flexible in changing the plans to our liking, and ultimately we agreed to a partial refund, which they did with no fuss, and made it very easy! If Mauna Loa decides to erupt again, we'll definitely be back with these guys!
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Discover36697824139
Dec 3, 2022
Such a great tour! - I rarely write reviews, but everyone at Mauna Loa Helicopters really deserves my time. The helicopter looked very new and in good operating condition.
Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful.
We had an incredibly wonderful time. Kylie who checked us in was so sweet and informative.
Mike our pilot was enthusiastic and basically fantastic! His narration of the trip was the perfect amount of talking. Not too much and not too little. We felt very safe flying with him. We were able to ask questions as we flew along which was cool. We couldn’t stop saying “Wow!” during the flight. It was so amazing and beautiful!
We have traveled a fair amount in Hawaii and the world, but this really was a trip of a lifetime.
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Derek_s
Sep 30, 2022
Amazing - This is a fabulous way to see the whole island. You get to see Dow in the volcanos. Our pilot was knowledgeable and super fun!!!
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Kathyleboeuf
Sep 17, 2022
Mauna Loa Helicopter private experience - I was a great experience to see the whole island. We saw the Kilauea creator rim with the lava flows, several waterfalls, Hilo town, Kona coastline. Our pilot was very good and he explained all the areas of interest that we flew over. It was very interesting to see and it was 2 hours in duration. If you want to see the whole island and get some great pictures this is the best way to do it. I would suggest taking gravel before it though because we were nauseated. Overall I would recommend it as the best way to see all the sites of the big island by taking Mauna Loa Helicopters private experience and knowing they have an excellent safety record gives you some peace of mind.
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Lanamom
Aug 30, 2022
Experience of a lifetime! - This was an experience of a lifetime!! It was our big splurge for our trip and well worth it. I still visualize our tour as I'm falling asleep at night!
The company is incredible, from the service we get as we're making the reservation, to the service during the flight to afterwards when he called me up to say I had forgotten something on the helicopter. Mike was an incredible pilot and guide.
The tour itself was amazing, I'm not sure if my favorite part was gong over the caldera, or in the waterfall area. We could see the lava very clearly, as well as the piece of road that had fallen about 500 feet. Then, in the waterfall area, we went up into Waimea canyon, saw the tallest waterfall in Hawaii, then up and over back to Kona over areas you cannot see any other way.
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Pragatic2014
Aug 25, 2022
A tad pricey, but well worth it!! - This was a great experience- we are Big Island veterans- we’ve seen a lot of the sights from the ground but seeing them from up above made for a breathtaking experience. Our Pilot, Mike Piatt made us feel safe and comfortable and although he didn’t tell us anything new about the history of the island or the volcanoes, it was still pretty cool to hear his perspective and see it from the sky. We got to see Kilauea in all its glory and then some pretty cool waterfalls in Waip’io and Waimanu valleys. On the way back, we got to see all the great coral reefs on the kona coast .. it was well worth yhe price!
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