Reviewed by: モアナ
Five years ago, I saw the Na Pali Coast on a cruise, but at my husband's strong request, we participated in a helicopter tour. I was able to understand the safety video before boarding thanks to the Japanese subtitles. I had two concerns: motion sickness and the fast-paced English explanations, but there were no problems at all. I took some motion sickness medication just in case, but the ride was very smooth with no turbulence, and above all, the scenery was so stunning that there was no time to feel nauseous.
What made it even better was that the pilot spoke fluent Japanese. We were the only Japanese people on board; the others were from the mainland, but with the interpretation provided, everyone felt friendly and welcoming. It was a fantastic tour that was worth every penny.
5年前にクルーズでナパリコーストを見ましたが
主人のたっての希望でヘリコプターツアーに参加しました
乗る前の安全ビデオも日本語字幕で理解できました
不安な点が2つ、乗り物酔いと早口英語での解説、でしたが全く
問題無し
一応酔い止めは飲みましたが、とてもスムーズで揺れもなく快適、なにより
あまりに素晴らしい景色で酔う暇無いです
そしてさらに良かったのがパイロットの方が流暢な日本語でお話しして下さいました、日本人は私達だけて他は本土からの方々でしたが
通訳していだたき参加している皆んなフレンドリーな感じに包まれました。
お値段だけの価値はある素晴らしいツアーでした
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| Packages: | 基本プラン |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/09/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Loved this- you cannot go wrong getting to see the islands from above, especially Kauai and all the greenery and water falling!
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| Packages: | [50 mins] Standard Flight - Special Deals on Selected Flight Times |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/09/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/07/21 |
Reviewed by: TWT
Our guide was a pro through and through! Excellent adventure for our family of five!
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2023/09/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/08/07 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Really fun day on the water, we got to see some hawaii state fish
Aloha Kara,
So you saw our Humuhumunukunukuapua`a, state fish. Pretty cool. Did you sea turtles?
Lately we also have been seeing once in a while little pods of Spinner dolphins.
We try to have fun and keep everyone safe on our Hanalei River and Bay paddle.
Thanks for sharing.
The Humuhumunukunukuapua`a is waiting your return.
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/08/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/06/26 |
Reviewed by: Sudbury Mama
Our helicopter tour was the highlight of the trip so far. What a way to see the whole island of Kauai. Our pilot Robert was great. We saw everything. I was amazed at how safe I felt. Would definitely recommend not skipping this!
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| Packages: | [50 mins] Standard Flight - Special Deals on Selected Flight Times |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/07/16 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/07/13 |
Reviewed by: LarryJ
Great crew. They did underestimate the difficulty of the kayaking in the ocean to the snorkeling beach. Very tough for some in my group. Otherwise great day. Food OK.
Aloha Larry,
We try to be candid in all our tours about the intrinsic effort and matching folks to the right tour.
Yesterday, clients on the same tour, felt while they did not need a guide to get to the snorkeling beach off Hideaways, that having the guide(s) made for a richer experience.
That said your review helps others choose the correct tour.
In spite the toughness…thanks for giving us 4 stars.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | North Shore Departure Package (Pick-up at Princeville or Hanalei) |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2023/07/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/07/12 |
Reviewed by: Linda
We had Mark as a pilot and he was awesome! Very personable, informative, and had a great sense of humor. We got to see the whole island except for one canyon due to cloud cover. Would love to do it again!
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| Packages: | The Big Kahuna Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/05/24 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/05/22 |
Reviewed by: Christine
This was a great tour and glad I chose the small airplane ride versus helicopter. Our tour guide was very informative and took note that most of us loved the waterfalls so it appeared he concentrated on this piece with extra attention. There was 6 of us in the group which was the entire plane. Two small children. Our 6 year old was extremely excited and loved the tour. She did get a bit warm in the plane towards the end. Glad we booked this tour!!!
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| Packages: | The Big Kahuna Tour |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2023/04/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/04/08 |
Reviewed by: Esmeralda Lawson
Our tour guide and driver were phenomenal!! We enjoyed all the movie clips and locations.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour: Pick-up from Airport, Lihue & Wailua Hotels |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/04/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/04/10 |
Reviewed by: Taylor
Our guides Hatu and Justice were wonderful. They made us feel welcome, safe, and gave us a great experience all around. We loved hearing about Hawaiian culture and experienced from Hatu. A great day overall!
Aloha Taylor,
Glad you enjoyed the paddling duo of Pohaku and Justice.
They do a great job of coupling the beauty of Hanalei with cultural and natural history.
Hope you saw some turtles snorkeling.
Thanks for sharing and will share with Pohaku and Justice.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | North Shore Departure Package (Pick-up at Princeville or Hanalei) |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/03/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/03/21 |
Reviewed by: Jodi
Saw all parts of the island. Tons of waterfalls. Even whales in the ocean. Saw one breech. Mark did an excellent job of explaining the island past and present. I had to reschedule due to rain but the next day was fabulous weather. Building staff very helpful and pleasant to work with.
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2023/02/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/02/05 |
Reviewed by: Martina V.
It was our first time in such a tiny plane. The flight was full of incredible views over almost whole Kauai with interesting information from the pilot including the music from movies filmed on this island. He used more different angles during the flight over the main spots - for example Napali Coast so we could really enjoy the splendor of nature. Can highly recommend this company for a flight.
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2022/10/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/10/07 |
Reviewed by: Lburk
See Kauai from the air! Absolutely breathtaking! Our pilot was wonderful and knowledgeable of the island. Definitely a must to see Kauai from the air.
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/10/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/27 |
Reviewed by: Kara
If you love to kayak like myself and my wife, this will be a perfect day on vacation! Beautiful blue water, and you get to jump in and snorkel.
Aloha Kara, Perfect day...is good enough for us. Glad we were able to share the beautiful Hanalei, its river and bay on our Hanalei Blue Lagoon tour.
Keep active and thanks again for sharing.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/10/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/30 |
Reviewed by: John Hawkins
What a great way to see Kauai. We had a very knowledgeable pilot and just a wonderful tour. I was really impressed with the quality and the price of the video of the the tour we purchased. Thanks for showing us your beautiful island.
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/09/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/02 |
Reviewed by: Chris
Very nice one with gorgeous landscape. Our guide was very friendly and provided lots of informations on the history of the Hawaiian civilization as well on the local flora and fauna.
Aloha Chris,
Hanalei Bay and environs is definitely "eye candy". Glad you were able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and learned some facts along the way.
Thanks for sharing.
Until our wakes cross...stay paddling, snorkeling and engaged.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/09/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/16 |
Reviewed by: Bri
This was an amazing way to experience the island of Kauai! Everyone we dealt with was friendly and helpful. Our pilot was fantastic--besides being a great pilot, he was full of information, kind to the children of the family that was also on board with us, and gave us many suggestions of possibilities of where to go or what activities to do. I would definitely suggest going on this experience to those who visit the island.
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| Packages: | The Big Kahuna Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/09/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/19 |
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Marcus our pilot was awesome, great views! Highly recommend!
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/04 |
Reviewed by: KGP
Great views of the river and bay. Our guide Jay was great. Highly recommend.
Aloha KGP,
Thanks for your kind and succinct review.
Wil share your honorable mention with Jay.
Thanks again....keep active and paddling.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/31 |
Reviewed by: B. Alvarez
We had a great time. Jay & Steve were wonderful and took care of all our needs, while educating us about this beautiful island and it's culture.
Thanks again guys
Aloha B,
Thanks for taking the time to let us know that Jay and Steve continue to do an outstanding job.
On all our tours we try to celebrate the beauty of the environment and leave you with some knowledge to ponder.
Thanks again and looking forward to hosting you on our other tours.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | North Shore Departure Package (Pick-up at Princeville or Hanalei) |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/05/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/23 |
Reviewed by: OneHauteMom
This was a lovely activity that was enjoyable for the whole family (kinder, teens, parents, and grandparents). The guides were knowledgeable and entertaining throughout the paddle and dealt marvelously with the various experience levels within the group. We will be going again on our next trip to Kauai!
Aloha One, Does not get any better than paddling and snorkeling on the Bay and River of Hanalei. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the guides as well.
Looking forward to your return and thanks for taking the time to let us know we are doing a good job: it is appreciated
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | North Shore Departure Package (Pick-up at Princeville or Hanalei) |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/05/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/29 |
Reviewed by: Hannah
Marcus was out pilot- he was excellent. We had our toddlers with us and they didn't flinch on getting them and us comfortable with the little airvan (our first time). Great experience for all!!
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/04/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/23 |
Reviewed by: Rick L.
Great experience from checking in to touchdown landing. Pilot was friendly and informative. He made sure passengers on both sides of plane received good views. And they were spectacular views! Flight lasted about 75 minutes. Well worth the price. This tour surpassed my expectations. I highly recommend Air Venture Tours.
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| Packages: | The Big Kahuna Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/02/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/02/04 |
Reviewed by: Turtle
I have hiked Kalalau Trail, stayed Ko ke e state park, took a boat tour to Na Pali coast and tried to see the coast line from all the angle. This Air tour is definitely one of the addition to it. By looking at the coast line from sky gives me more history of how the structure was created.
It was great view with a nice perfect weather with a good tour guide/pilot. He was very informative about buildings, natures, movie sites, tourist information, etc.
This air tour was more affordable than a tour with helicopters. It is a really nice addition to a budget traveler who want to see the island from sky, expanding the scope.
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/01/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/09/08 |
Reviewed by: Jams
Kayaking the Hanalei River was magestic! The tour guides were fun and interesting and knowledgable! When we got to the snorkeling place, it seemed like it would be good - lots of reef, but then it was not as good as it seemed. I think the reef was too high in the sense that you could only snorkel around the coral, not above it as I'm used to, so if you don't find the "channel" (there are several false leads/dead-ends) then you may get stuck on top of the coral which means you may have to step on it, which you're not supposed to do! This is particularly challenging with children. The gear was all one-size-fits-no-one really well. I thought there would be children's sized gear so we didn't bother bringing the cheap children's gear that we purchased earlier in the week - I thought the tour would have better gear. All-in-all, we barely snorkeled! But otherwise, the tour was lovely!
Aloha Jams, Thanks for your nice, informative and fair review. Glad the guides, panorama, setting that is Hanalei made up for the disappointing snorkeling. At times depending on weather snorkeling, once in a while can be a “hit or miss”. Glad the guides were stil able to fun you. With small children we encourage folks to bring those cheap snorkeling gear that you mentioned. Stay well and thanks again for taking the time to share.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | South Shore Departure Package (Check-in at Wailua River Marina) |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/01/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/01/04 |
Reviewed by: Bobo
Highly recommend this! We had so much fun, the view was breathtaking. My family enjoyed it and by far the best experience ever. Our pilot was amazing and so knowledgeable about everything. He did an awesome job with educating us about the island. If you ever are in Kauai please don’t miss this amazing experience.
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/12/29 |
Reviewed by: Sarah Harris
When I knew I was bringing my kids to Kauai, this was the number one experience I wanted to share with them. I had done a similar flight over 25 years ago with my family and had never forgotten it. We booked the flight easily through Veltra (when trying to book all our experiences in one website).
From the moment we got to the offices their staff were friendly and their safety protocol was top notch (which also included Covid safety restrictions as well while we were there). They fit my family of three with another couple and off we went. The views were breathtaking! It was so hard to believe that views you can usually only see in a movie or TV show we’re playing out before your very eyes. I will never forget passing by Jurassic park waterfall with the soundtrack playing in my ears. I love things like that!
The pilot was constantly telling us about different things we were seeing telling us what to expect in the rest of the trip as far as directions. She was also very attentive and offered to fly back a smoother route when unfortunately one of my kids did have side effects from the motion.
I can’t wait to go again and maybe I will try there helicopters on the various different islands. It is an unforgettable experience and so worth the money. I wish we would’ve bought our DVD now!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2021/12/28 |
Reviewed by: flor heinz
i really wanted to do this experience but definitely afraid of airplanes in general, Pilot Bruce just helped so much in making it a wonderful experience, feeling us safe and at the same time giving us a awesome tour around Kauai !
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/11/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/22 |
Reviewed by: Jonathan and Melissa
We loved this very intimate experience. Personalized throughout the tour. The pilot/owner asked us about ourselves and incorporated our stories the entire trip. The views are amazing! Very safe!! Fun!! Interactive!! Worth every penny and Very affordable! Highly recommend!!!
Hi Guys, so glad you enjoyed it and we really appreciate your kind words, I'll share this with Bruce. Many Mahalos, Ellen and Bruce
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| Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/10/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/10/21 |
Reviewed by: Kelly Carlile
The staff was friendly from the moment we walked in. the check in process was quick and easy easy. Mark, our pilot was friendly, informative and entertaining. We always felt safe and the views were breathtaking! We would highly recommend Blue Hawaiian. Kelly Carlile
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2021/04/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2021/04/28 |
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Aloha TNT,
Our Hanalei Blue Lagoon is slowly gaining popularity.
Thanks for sharing.
We do pride ourselves for having a cast of pro-guides, who know how to have fun, keep you safe and informed.
Thanks for sharing and will share your kind words with staff.
Stay active and well.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide.