Reviewed by: Ben E.
Ian (pilot) was a fantastic tour guide and pilot - lots of treats, was able to see active eruptions and fly up the polulu valley - even better!
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Packages: | Big Island Spectacular [A-Star] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2016/03/28 |
Activity Date: | 2016/03/21 |
Reviewed by: SMTP
今、キラウエアの活動は小康状態のようで、オレンジ色の火口はなかなか見ることができないのですが、パイロット(この日はアメリカ人)はヘリコプターを右旋回、左旋回と操り、左右いずれの席からもよく見えるよう、丁寧な操縦をしてくれました。添付した写真は拡大してみるとオレンジ色の火口が見えます。
ワイピオ渓谷では緑の森をバックにした落差が大きい、いくつもの滝を見ることができ、火口以上に圧巻でした。
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Packages: | ワイピオ渓谷とキラウエア火山遊覧(コナ、ワイコロア地区プラン) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2016/03/12 |
Activity Date: | 2016/02/19 |
Reviewed by: Diane Viands
I ended up with some great pictures. Wasn't sure if I was getting any because it was so windy. Not complaining as I knew that it was going to be windy. I did think that we were going to fly near the volcanoes, but perhaps I read the description wrong. It was a great tour and I am glad I did the doors off tour. Collin was great! Thanks so much for the great tour!
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2016/03/12 |
Activity Date: | 2016/03/07 |
Reviewed by: 東京の星から
ツアーの企画も大変良かったんですが、夕食の食事と満天の星空最高で、感激しました。スーさんのお陰様で楽しく過ごせました。また来ます。
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Packages: | ワイピオ渓谷とキラウエア火山遊覧(コナ、ワイコロア地区プラン) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2016/03/08 |
Activity Date: | 2016/03/05 |
Reviewed by: Going back to Hawaii
Very professional pilot. Incredibly smooth ride without stunts or surprises. However, the doors off was wonderful with nothing between us and the lava. We were high enough to not be at risk but the views of the lava flows, vents, as well as the area waterfalls and scenery were superb. Securely strapped in. Noise dampening headphones with mics allows two way communication, and the pilot was a knowledgeable and helpful tour guide. Worth the time and money.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2016/02/19 |
Activity Date: | 2016/02/06 |
Reviewed by: Tomo
朝一番の7:00のフライトでした。マウナラニに泊まっていたので、少々高いのですがワイコロアからのツアーにしました。朝日が丁度昇る頃の出発だったので、マウナケアから昇る朝日が見事でした。パイロットの方がとても親切で、どの座席からも溶岩や滝を間近で見ることができました。ガイドも英語でしたが、とても分かりやすく話してくれました。1時間40分があっという間でした。朝一番は大変ですが、ホテルまで送迎がありますし、その日を有意義ぬ使えるので、とてもオススメだと思います。チョットお高いですが、思い切って参加してよかったです。大満足でした。
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Packages: | ワイピオ渓谷とキラウエア火山遊覧(コナ、ワイコロア地区プラン) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2016/02/06 |
Activity Date: | 2016/01/14 |
Reviewed by: G from GA
An unforgettable experience! Viewing flowing lava burning trees, the spots where the lava begins to flow, the breathtaking coastline of the Big Island with its many waterfalls, humpback whales from overhead, and the wonders of the island with the unbelievable views of every hue in the ocean's water= memories that will last a lifetime! Add a fabulous staff and the best pilot ever, and that's what you can expect.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2016/02/06 |
Activity Date: | 2016/02/03 |
Reviewed by: Alan
The doors off tour was incredible and well worth the price! I highly recommend this tour to anyone that wants to get a real helicopter volcano tour!
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2016/02/02 |
Activity Date: | 2016/01/09 |
Reviewed by: Maruxa
The experience was really great!
The views were amaizing!
I recomend this experience!
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2016/01/16 |
Activity Date: | 2015/12/23 |
Reviewed by: Cameron
Very professional staff and felt very safe. I would just say that this experience had a lot for me to compare to for me and my daughter on this trip to Hawaii. We did ziplining, Parasailing, horse back riding and went from high-octane outdoor activities to passenger sightseeing. However, if I were to rank this tour as a stand-alone activity I would give it very high marks. To see the volcanic areas from the air is really interesting since you are seeing a "live" mass in motion (can't see it move but it is moving). Trees are burning from the lava, smoke and craters really lets you know who is in charge, nature.
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2016/01/02 |
Activity Date: | 2015/12/30 |
Reviewed by: なまけたろう
ハワイ島ヘリコプターに搭乗!!!
金額のことを考え数年躊躇していましたが・・・
搭乗して大正解!金額を払っただけの価値はあります♪
(めちゃめちゃ高所恐怖症の私でも安心できるヘリコプターの安定感です)
搭乗後は地上からは決してみることのできない景色の数々に興奮しきりでした。
滝、キラウェア、溶岩後、渓谷、大地・・・どれをとっても文句なしです!
(後部中央席に座ったいたのでベストショットがなくてすみません・・)
そして日本人パイロットのTOSHIさん(タイミング的にラッキーだったようです!(^^)!)が丁寧にハワイ島の説明をしてくださいました。
(聞いているようで聞いていない?ことがバレてしまいましたが・・(笑))
次回搭乗の際には改めてハワイ島のことをもうちょっと勉強して臨みます!
ということで、次回も必ず搭乗したいと思います!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/12/31 |
Reviewed by: Teresa
Riding in a helicopter and seeing a live volcano checked off two of the entries on my life list. Scott, our pilot, was as excited as we were to see the molten lava gushing out in neon orange waves. It was definitely one of those,"Oh wow!" moments.
None of the retired ladies in our group had ever ridden in a helicopter before, and Scott had just the right combination of confidence and professionalism that reassured everyone. I would definitely fly with him again!
This tour was the highlight of our trip, and I would recommend it to everyone. It was worth every penny!
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/12/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/11/25 |
Reviewed by: Jim P
Very high quality experience. The pilot was knowledgeable of the area and very experienced in flying making it a comfortable and interesting tour. The day before the weather was very rainy so we were afraid we would not see much but we lucked out and actually had very good viewing. But if we had flown with them when we were there in 2013 it would have been totally clear, even the tops of Moana Kea and Moana Loa. So, don't put it off!
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Packages: | Big Island Spectacular [A-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/10/20 |
Activity Date: | 2015/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Silas
Thank you to Jork our pilot for an amazing flight. After breakfast, me and my friends hit up the Volcanoes Winery for some wine tasting and then whipped through the Volcanoes National Park to get an idea of what we'd see from the sky before heading to the airport for our helicopter flight. The check-in was easy (I gained a few pounds from all the Hawaiian food I ate, but it was okay) and the ground crew was super friendly. Make sure you get a phone strap if you want to take pics with doors off, or you can't take your phone with you. I really didn't expect a lot but as soon as we were hovering over small lava ponds I cried a little bit. It was so epic - it looked like we were on another planet. The black lava landscape stretched to the horizon. It was cold up there but whenever we got over the bright orange lava spots you could actually feel the waves of warmth, so soothing! We finished with a fly over bubbling pots waterfalls and some of the towns. All the buildings and cars were so tiny and perfect like a miniature model city. Thanks again to Paradise Helicopters and HawaiiActivities.com. Definitely an unforgettable moment on the Big Island. Ah man!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/10/14 |
Reviewed by: toni turnham
A enjoyable flight, if they can they take you up to the vent, to try and see lava, which may not always be flowing, the staff are very friendly, organised.
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [A-Star] |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/09/28 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/09 |
Reviewed by: KJGS
Go for the Eco star! The viewing windows and space provide an excellent ride. Brandt was a great pilot who gave us an informative tour with funny antidotes. It's the closest feeling you can get to literally flying since it such a smooth ride, felt like we floated over billowing volcanoes and gushing waterfalls. Footage from video at the end had great clips inside and outside the helicopter but was too pixeled and fuzzy to want to purchase, hopefully as technology improves so will DVD. Pics and videos we took ourselves turned out good, even with an IPhone 6 and point and low end point and shoot camera. Take the ride, it's worth it!
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/23 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/18 |
Reviewed by: GeeBee
Now being honest the weather was not good at Hilo, very wet and cloudy. But in spite of the weather the flight did go ahead. I do have to say doors off is definitely the way to go! We flew over several areas of coastline and lava flows and then headed up to the Puʻu ʻŌʻō, again the weather wasn't great but you could see the ground pretty well. Heading up the mountain we saw a small area of fresh lava but it was over in a flash and then we were heading back to Hilo.
Now I fully understand that when weather and visibility are not good you might not see everything but at no point did the pilot state what we would or would not see. Obviously the vent or flowing lava is the main part of the "show" and you keep waiting for that to appear. But it wasn't until a guest asked that we were told that we went as far as we could.
Feel the heat? No we certainly did not.
A word of warning for passengers with longer hair wear a beany or make sure your hair is tied back tight, due to the wind it ended up with my wife's hair being badly knotted around the headset.
Two stars - to be honest only for the fun aspect of the doors off.
It would have been so much better if we were kept informed of the visibility and weather (now on Hawai'i this might not be a normal issue) and what we would be able to see as opposed to not being told anything and not experiencing what the flight was all about and coming away with the slightly cheated feeling.
Would I go again - yes - but I would certainly be asking a lot of questions about the weather conditions, visibility and expected viewing. It is a lot of money to pay, and especially if you are not local to not "Feel the Heat" because why else would you fly "doors off"
In additional I have to say the staff at Paradise were very understanding when we raised our points.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/22 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/18 |
Reviewed by: DWAungst
The flight was amazing, but we did not fly from Hilo. When our scheduled time (from Hilo) arrived, the weather was below minimum at the volcano. This was very disappointing since Hilo weather was nice. But, Hawaii weather is very volatile.
We rescheduled for the next day as a "reserve flight" (needed more people to "confirm" the flight). Before the scheduled time, Paradise Helicopters called to say the flight was still only "reserved", but they had an opening in a different, circle the whole island, flight from Kona. They would upgrade me for no additional cost to take that one. We jumped at it.
The flight was amazing. We got to see the whole island, in addition to the volcano and real, live, flowing lava. Our pilot was Koji and he was awesome. The weather over the volcano was mixed, but he was able to navigate through the clouds enough to maintain the FAA rules for height and get us over the actual volcano caldera. Then, we headed for the current eruption points on the southern slopes and saw even more lava in the second vent. Moving further to the new lava fields, he located some live, flow lava. "WOW!!!" is all I can say.
The rest of the flight was great, too. Flying low up the valley on the north shore was wild. Seeing all the waterfalls was also terrific.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/21 |
Reviewed by: 匿名さん
初めてヘリに乗ったっていうのと、うっすらながら赤い溶岩も見れたっていうのは、貴重で面白い経験だった。
ちょっと値段は高めだけど、思い切って参加してよかったです。
ヘリに酔うって話も聞いていたけど、乗り物酔いしやすい嫁さんでも大丈夫だったので、そのあたりは心配しなくてもいいのかもしれない。
乗った時の映像が、帰還して20分くらいで購入できるので、記念に買ったみた(まだ見てないけど)。
ただ、後ろの真ん中席だと外が見づらいので、座席で値段を分けてほしいと思いました。
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Packages: | キラウエア火山遊覧(ヒロ地区プラン) <送迎なし> |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/20 |
Activity Date: | 2015/06/28 |
Reviewed by: Miked
First helo ride ever and we had the doors off. It was fantastic! Our pilot Rob was great! Would definitely recommend this if you want a close up view of a volcano!
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/17 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/14 |
Reviewed by: DWAungst
Weather cancelled booked flight. They upgraded me to a whole island tour for second flight next day. Bucket list item checked off - I saw real, flowing lava! Amazing flight. I wanna do it again.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/09/13 |
Activity Date: | 2015/09/10 |
Reviewed by: Texas T
The helicopter ride was the greatest way ever to see the entire island. Our pilot Marco was most informative during the ride. We would highly recommend Blue Hawaii and would use them again.
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Packages: | Big Island Spectacular [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/08/29 |
Activity Date: | 2015/08/08 |
Reviewed by: りゅうのすけ
予約した日にお天気の関係で飛べず、再チャレンジで2日後に予約しましたが、またまたお天気がNGでダメでした。ワイコロアは晴天なんですけどね、ヒロ側がダメで。両日ともフライト中の緊急避難や安全確認のビデオも全部見終わっていたんですが、最後に事務所からスタッフの方が出てこられて「ごめんなさいね」と。
自然相手ですからこういうこともありますね。
最後に日本人パイロットのTOSHIさんが出てこられて「今回は本当に残念です。次の機会に是非来てくださいね!お待ちしています」と名刺を渡してくださって爽やかにご挨拶してくださいました。こういう心遣い、とても嬉しかったです。来年こそTOSHIさんのヘリに乗せていただきたいです。
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Packages: | ワイピオ渓谷とキラウエア火山遊覧(コナ、ワイコロア地区プラン) |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/08/27 |
Activity Date: | 2015/08/01 |
Reviewed by: moo
ハワイ島が、ビッグアイランドと云われるのは当たり前です!!
空からのキラウエア火山とワイピオ渓谷を見て、自然の偉大さ、
大地の雄大さに圧倒されて、大変感激しました。
縦横に道路が火山大地の間を縫ってつなっがていて、レンタカー
で観光するのも良いかと思いますが、多少費用は掛かりますがぜ
ひとも、空からの遊覧観光をお勧めします。
地球の息使い(噴煙)が目の当たりに観えるキラウエア火山、自
然が作った緑の渓谷や流れ落ちる様々な滝とその滝壺。
あなたもキット自然に対する畏敬の念を持ち、ここハワイ島に溶
け込むことになってしまうことでしょう。
惜しくも外人パイロットのため、ガイドの内容はあまり理解出来
ませんでしたが、空からの景色を見ているだけで、40分あまり
がアッと過ぎてしまい、大変楽しみました。
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Packages: | ワイピオ渓谷とキラウエア火山遊覧(コナ、ワイコロア地区プラン) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/06/28 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/30 |
Reviewed by: J. Ford
It was worth every penny to get to fly over the lava fields. Grant, our pilot, has over 30 years experience piloting. He knows the area well. "Luxury" flight only allowed for 4 passengers so there was plenty of room and we all had a great view. We were also given the opportunity to ask the pilot all kinds of questions regarding the lava fields and surrounding area. I highly recommend this activity. Very much a highlight of our trip.
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [A-Star] |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/06/02 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/25 |
Reviewed by: Bill & Linda Beagles
Although the ceiling was relatively low, Dale made sure we saw some lava flows and "hot spots". We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
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Packages: | Big Island Spectacular [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/06/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/29 |
Reviewed by: ykt
一人で参加しました。
4人乗りの小さなヘリコプターで約1時間の空中散歩でした。地上からは絶対に見られない場所なので非常に貴重な体験でした。
ただ説明が全て英語なので聞き取れない私には少し残念でした。
写真も撮り放題だし最後に記念撮影もしてくれるので良い思い出になりました。
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Packages: | キラウエア火山と壮大な自然遊覧(2017年12月14日までのご参加) |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/05/16 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/22 |
Reviewed by: K. Hayes
I would definitely recommend the doors off experience to the doors on. You are able to get much better pictures and video, in my opinion. There were only a few active spots for us to view, but our tour guide answered most of the questions we had and explained a lot about the landscape. The waterfalls were beautiful- I would recommend hiking to them if you are staying in Hilo for more than a day.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/05/11 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/14 |
Reviewed by: Marsha
We had a great time flying over the volcano and seeing how lava makes an island. A very good way to see the vast flows. As on Kauai, the staff at Blue Hawaiian was great. They know their island and their love of it shows.
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Packages: | Circle of Fire [Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/26 |
Reviewed by: Tim and Jan
The helicopter ride and seeing the volcano steam pots was amazing! Wish we could have seen the waterfalls closer though.
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Packages: | Popular! Shared Doors-Off Flight [40 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/04/28 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/20 |
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