Reviewed by: Linda
Having lived on Oahu for 5 1/2 years in the '50s and never having visited any of the other islands, my sister and I were expecting to see something different and unique. This tour certainly filled the bill and was both those things - and more! Our tour guide - Patty -was very knowledgeable about local and island history and places of interest. She stopped at more than the expected stops and we had plenty of time at each one of them to take pictures, visit any shops that were there and generally get a feel for the place. The fact that we were a small group - just 8 of us on a mini-bus - was fantastic and we turned into a group of 6 after lunch after dropping one couple off back at their Kauai hotel.
It was wonderful to see the unspoilt beauty of Kauai, much as Oahu was when we knew it and before development spoiled it. We were so happy to hear that there has been a limit put on the number of stories hotels there can have, albeit after Marriott built their 8-storey one. At lea
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| Posted on: | 2011/03/15 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Greatest experience of our 20 day stay on Kauai!! Would recommend this to anyone in a heartbeat.
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| Posted on: | 2011/03/02 |
Reviewed by: あらん
You can visit all the highlights of Kauai Island in one day. I joined an English tour with participants from America, Australia, and Japan, and we all got along well and had a great time on the bus. It was nice that the guide played the ukulele and sang along at various points during the tour. For lunch, we went to a restaurant in a golf course. The view was great and the food was delicious.
1日でカウアイ島の見どころを回ってしまいます。
英語ツアーでアメリカ、オーストラリア、日本からの参加者でしたが、みなさんと仲良くなりバスの中でも盛り上がりました。途中途中でガイドさんがウクレレを弾きながら歌ってくくださるのもよかったです。
ランチは、ゴルフ場の中のレストラン。景色もよくおいしかったです。
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| Posted on: | 2010/12/14 |
Reviewed by: Suzie Housley
Whether you are visiting Kauai for the first time or if you are a seasoned traveler, you will definitely want to check out Kauai Air Tour - Air Ventures Hawaii. There is no better value for your money.
The staff at Air Ventures was so helpful and courteous. Our pilot, Joel made landing in a small aircraft feeling like you were on a huge jet. It was the best landing I have ever experienced; I tried to convenience him to travel back and pilot our plane to San Diego. His pilot skills were superior; he could easily become a commercial pilot.
Air Ventures -- you offered me a once in a lifetime opportunity. I give you the highest form of recognition. Thank you for all that you have done. You can rest assured if I ever make it back to your Hawaii you will be the first business I call to book my air excursion.
Suzie Housley
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| Posted on: | 2010/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Bob G
Had a great trip and good time. Scenery was fabulious. Free dvd was a nice added touch. Pilot was great as was the hole trip. Would, will recommend to everyone.
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| Posted on: | 2010/09/24 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This is a very good way to get acquainted with the island. If you are staying on Kauai, it is a quick way to decide where you would like to spend more time. If you are flying in and out, it is an opportunity to see something other than the island where you are staying.
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| Posted on: | 2010/08/11 |
Reviewed by: Donald
The tour is a bit rushed as expected because of all the area covered. However, you get to see a lot, but for a small amount of time. Waimea Canyon is most definitely the highlight of the tour. The river trip and fern grotto weren't too exciting. The tour is a good way to get an overview if you just have one day on the island (like we did).
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| Posted on: | 2010/07/27 |
Reviewed by: Mrs. M.A. Hein
First Time in a helicopter and I had the front seat. The views from the air are out of this world. Would love to see all of the island's this way. Purchased the DVD just for the wonderful information that Travis gave us. Too much to remember so get the dvd. Color on dvd is ok. Lots better live but it's our flight to remember forever. We saw places you can never see by car. A must do for everyone to see the beauty of Kauai. Thanks for the great time Blue Hawaiian and Dad and Janet for taking us on the tour. Loved it.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2010/07/27 |
Reviewed by: Janet H. (Phoenix, AZ)
Our family of four took the helicopter ride with Travis.
Wonderful pilot, great tour guide.
3 of us have taken helicopter rides before, 1 was her first time.
She was able to sit next to Travis in the front seat. Her reaction was priceless!!!!!
We never get tired of seeing Kauai by air. Just breathtaking.
Made our travel (by car) on the island more enjoyable after seeing it from up above.
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| Posted on: | 2010/07/23 |
Reviewed by: Arnold & Aliya Vanderscho
It's been 5 months since our Kauai vacation, and Aliya and I are still sharing our flight experience with friends. Every once in awhile we find a service provider that does everything right -- hospitality, value, and exceptional experience. Wings Over Kauai is such a company and I posted my pictures to your website so that others who might be contemplating a helicopter air tour can see just how fantastic the views were from your plane.
Arnold and Aliya Vanderschoot
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| Posted on: | 2010/06/30 |
Reviewed by: Joseph & Elenor Carney
My wife and I had a wonderful time!!! We chose this since the reviews were stellar and we were not disappointed one bit. We loved the entire flight experience and felt so productive afterwards! Thank you to Bruce and his lovely wife for such an opportunity.
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| Posted on: | 2010/06/30 |
Reviewed by: Michelle
This is a great 1-day activity if you are staying in Oahu and want to experience another Hawaiian island. We stayed for 10 days in Waikiki, Oahu and this tour gave us the opportunity to see Kauai for a reasonable price.
The tour is extremely well organised - We were picked up from out the front of our hotel by a coach at 5am and were driven to the airport, picking up several other couples who were also doing the tour on the way. We were met at the airport by one of the tour organisers and were handed our tickets for the flight and told where to go and what to do upon arrival back at the airport later that night.
The flight was only around 40 minutes and we were met at the airport in Kauai by our coach driver/tour guide Jerry. Jerry was an excellent guide and throughout the day told us so much about the history of Kauai and lots of interesting facts as he drove us around in a comfortable coach.
We saw lots of great views and had plenty of opportunities to get out of the co
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| Posted on: | 2010/04/26 |
Reviewed by: Karin
Indeed, we had a very good time - very knowledgeable guide (she's a local and knows all the details), wonderful nature, everything was planned and organized thoroughly, no unpleasant surprises of any kind either with transportation or anything else. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody.
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| Posted on: | 2009/12/14 |
Reviewed by: Tim H.
Loved the trip very much. Our tour guide Damien was fantastic. Kauai is very beautiful. Only complaint, they don't pair couples up very well on the flight over. We met another couple in Honolulu before we departed, and none us was scheduled to sit sit with his or her spouse. Other than that, trip was breath-taking.
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| Posted on: | 2009/12/10 |
Reviewed by: ben
Great helicopter tour for 1st timers to Kauai... we did this on the 1st day and got a great overview of the island. The pilot was very knowledgable and the rest of the staff friendly and helpful. They definitely had the routine at the store down and getting people to the helicopter on time. Better than expected :D
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| Posted on: | 2009/10/07 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This is a great tour if you want to see the island and learn about the culture. This was our first trip to Kauai, so we took the all day tour (11 hours from the time we were picked up.) Very long day but it was EXCELLENT and well worth it.
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| Posted on: | 2009/07/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The helicopter tour was probably our best activity the we choose to do. Very Very pretty and Awesome to see all the mountains and waterfalls. Really Cool tour. Would recommend.
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| Posted on: | 2009/06/20 |
Reviewed by: Daniel & Christine
This was by far the best activity we did on the island, and we did a lot of stuff! The EcoStar helicopter made it very quiet and smooth. No bumps or drops, so no nausea from my wife! The van ride to the copter was a rougher ride than the flight! Excellent all around!
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| Posted on: | 2009/05/15 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Andy was our Pilot and he was quite informative. The views were spectacular. Would definitely do this again.
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| Posted on: | 2009/04/07 |
Reviewed by: Kauai Lover
I and my husband enjoyed a lot. Our guide has very much knowledge about Kauai, and Hawaii's history, too. Even the tour was long, we never got bored!
That was our First trip to Kauai, and we didn't know where should we go. But this tour gave me so much experience in Kauai.
If you go to Kauai First time, you should join this tour!
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| Posted on: | 2009/04/04 |
Reviewed by: Brian Meyers
This flight ended up being the highlight of our trip to Hawaii. At first we were a bit hesitant as my wife got sea sick on the boat trip the day before. However she had no problems on the flight. Bruce, our pilot did a wonderful job!
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| Posted on: | 2009/03/31 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The tour itself was very informative and the weather great. I enjoyed the island very much.
Thanks!
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| Posted on: | 2009/03/05 |
Reviewed by: Mike and Janet Lickteig
What a beauiful experience to see the island of Kauai from above.Pilot Bruce is such a great guy to fly with and his wife Ellen is so great at check-in time.It is wonderful to see parts of the island usually unseen by ground travel. We loved it! Thanks Bruce.
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| Posted on: | 2009/03/04 |
Reviewed by: Susan
I am afraid of heights and I was really afraid that I would have to close my eyes, like when I go to some of the i-max theaters. This was so great, it was peaceful and calm. I loved every minute of it and wished that it had lasted longer and my eyes never closed. I think that it is a great way to see the coast line, but also the mountains and the poi fields in Hanalei. I would do it again.
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| Posted on: | 2009/02/27 |
Reviewed by: Drew
I highly recommend this excursion. Pilot very professional and knowledgable. Beautiful island.
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| Posted on: | 2009/02/24 |
Reviewed by: the Ancasters
I would recommand everyone at some time to see Hawaii for the air. You truely can't see the beauty of the Island any other way. Our flight was so smooth, my son dooze off for a moment. Our pilot was excellent. My daughter has car sickness sometimes and she was fine. Our pilot was knowable about the Island and had very Interesting stories. It is a must do for everyone at any age. Thanks agian.
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| Posted on: | 2009/01/14 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This tour was awesome, and Bruce made it pretty interesting for us. The view was just spectacular, and we especially liked the Waimea Canyon. Being from Arizona, we didn't expect to see a similar geographic formation in Hawaii! Do this tour!
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| Posted on: | 2009/01/10 |
Reviewed by: Evva Morgan
First I have to say you MUST ask for JUAN as your guide. He is a native of Kauai. He is not only EXTREMELY knowlegeable of the Island, Juan has a great sense of humor, full of great stories retold to him by his grandfather, native histories, is a wealth of information. The Canyon is fasinating to see, as well as the Water Falls that we stopped along the way to witness. Juan told us local folk lore regarding the Sleeping Giant; Sprouting Horn.
Juan is WORTH THE TRIP in himself!
Aloha
Evva
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/12 |
Reviewed by: Unikiam
If you want to get a feel of the island, this is a great tour, although it made a really long day and would not be recommended for children. The bus driver, Auntie Alicia, is what really made it work. The pickup time was different than on the confirmation and lunch differed from what was posted; but Auntie Alicia's knowledge and cheeriness made up for those discrepancies.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/21 |
Reviewed by: Wayne
This was a great, affordable way to see the entire island. The service was more personal. We had the ride with just the two of us. It was terrific meeting Bruce and Ellen. They are a wonderful and interesting couple.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/28 |
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