Sunshine Helicopters Kauai Na Pali Coast Air Tour from Lihue
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Awesome Experience
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/11/21Pretty to see waterfalls and the nature of the beautiful green Kauai
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| Activity Date: | 2022/11/17 |
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Clear Skies
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/06/23Best way to see the Na Pali coast for sure!!! Beautiful waterfalls from above
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| Activity Date: | 2022/06/21 |
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Breathtaking!
Reviewed by: Pattimax3 , 2022/04/20It was truly an amazing flight and Arthur is very knowledgeable!!!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/18 |
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Maui Residents LOVING Sunshine Helicopters Tour
Reviewed by: Maui Mondays, 2021/06/08What an amazing experience. The pilot was just spectacular and so knowledgeable. Truly an epic experience. Kauai is so beautiful from above and we feel so grateful to have this opportunity to see the 80% of the island that most never see. We put together a cool video about our experience that we will share on our YouTube Channel: Maui Mondays as well as our social platform. Mahalo Cannot wait to try out Sunshine Helicopter on Maui
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/02 |
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amazing experience
Reviewed by: Lynda, 2020/02/03the whole experience of the helicopter ride was incredible.....wonderful to see areas you would probably not otherwise be able to see or experience of the island .....Incredible ocean views,canyon and volcano sites....Our female pilot described areas we saw and answered ?'s asked of the guests....
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2020/01/31 |
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Great fight!
Reviewed by: Steffen, 2019/07/17Perfect pick up to headqurter,
Great flight with many impressions, witch you would not have got without this flight.
Friendly pilot who has tried hard that we can see everything interesting.
No better way!
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| Activity Date: | 2019/07/14 |
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Truly unique way to see the island
Reviewed by: Kfw, 2019/04/02All in all, we liked this a lot just because of where you get to go and how close you’re able to fly . Very comfortable ride, excellent pilot but his narration was pretty tired sounding. Luckily , we had learned a lot of the names and stories beforehand so that didn’t bother us much, but it might others.
Their flight video needs an upgrade also- it is tough to get good shots from inside, so we totally would have bought a high quality video had it been available.
Overall 4/5 stars. Helicopters are cool !
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/03/31 |
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Amazing!!
Reviewed by: Karri, 2019/02/23Took the “early bird” flight with Sunshine. Absolutely stunning tour - no other way to really see all that the island has to offer. Shay, our transporter and safety guide, was a delight. Wayne was an Outstanding pilot and provided great information and detail during the flight. Awesome! Highly recommend this adventure for anyone coming to Kauai.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2019/02/23 |
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view was great, but left my ears ringing and aching
Reviewed by: yaust, 2019/02/21The tour itself was great because the island is filled with breathtaking land formation.
However, since the tour operator didn't tell us how to adjust the headphone's volume, I had no idea about how to stop the pilot's extremely loud voice thoroughout the flight. I had to keep wearing the headphone cut to the Cooper's loud rotator.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/02/13 |
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Highlight of the whole vacation!
Reviewed by: Kaua'i visitor, 2018/07/08The helicopter tour of Kaua'i with Sunshine tours was the highlight of our trip. Comfortable ride. The front seat upgrade was well worth the extra cost. Kaua'i was our first Hawaiian visit and the views on the helicopter tour show what allows you to see this incredible island in the best possible way.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/06/20 |
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Kauai Heli Tour
Reviewed by: Alice, 2018/05/31I really enjoyed the aerial view of the island and Wayne was a superb pilot, very smooth and we didn’t feel the bumps at all. It’s a great way to see the island from up top including the crater, Napali coast, the valleys, mountains, and waterfalls. We even saw where the Rock is filming. I would certainly recommend!
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2018/05/28 |
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Ok, but could have been better
Reviewed by: Cindy, 2018/05/26This was our second helicopter experience and a bit disappointing because our view from the back seat was limited and it was difficult to take pictures without obstructions in the way. Also, although the pilot was knowledgeable, he seemed to be terribly lacking in enthusiasm, making the presentation somewhat boring. To be fair, our first experience was in a “no doors” helicopter so we were able to enjoy a much better view. In addition, the pilot on our first trip took more time to show the attractions from both sides of the helicopter to ensure that everyone on the helicopter had the opportunity to get a good view of the main attractions. This was not the case with the 2nd trip (taken last week).
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/05/22 |
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Life Changing Trip
Reviewed by: Josh Mishkin, 2017/12/17This helicopter ride will change you!!! They are the absolute best, and there is no better way to see the beauty of Kauai than with Sunshine!!! Will definitely be back!!!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/25 |
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Good but...
Reviewed by: Jem, 2017/12/03Our helicopter adventure was good. A few things that could’ve been better was our pilot’s voice could be louder. It was hard to hear him at times. Also, at the end of our helicopter flight, we wanted to buy the USB video of our actual flight and photo but the person responsible for the USB forgot our video in the helicopter. My boyfriend and I wanted to buy both but we couldn’t. We were asked if we could return to the Sunshine Helicopters office in an hour but we couldn’t as we were flying out that day and our schedule was already tight. No other options were able to give us the USB video unless we were to pay shipping to Canada. That option didn’t even guarantee the USB getting delivered to us as it wouldn’t have a tracking number. It just sucked that we didn’t have the chance to get the USB video even when we really wanted to buy it.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/11/30 |
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Beautiful tour
Reviewed by: Stephanie, 2017/09/24We came from the cruise boat for an excursion and loved the helicopter ride! Great tour guide! Beautiful view!!
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| Activity Date: | 2017/09/21 |
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Very Awful Experience
Reviewed by: anonymous , 2017/07/29Extremely cramped helicopter and almost no visibility from the middle seats; nearly fell asleep due to monotonous and unenthusiastic narration
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/07/18 |
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The best view so far for us
Reviewed by: Sakhom, 2017/07/25It was a great experience with so much view to absorb during the flight. We all did enjoy it so much and still feel so thrilled and excited looking back to the video from the helo.
The time and views are so memorable for all of us. It was real worth going to the trip with them.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/25 |
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The most awesome way to see Kauai and its beauty
Reviewed by: Fishers, 2016/08/08Bruce was our driver; he was interesting to listen to. His knowledge of the island was amazing. The beauty of this island is hard to truly see unless you see it with Sunshine Tours. It was a awesome experience.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/05 |
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Brilliant adventure
Reviewed by: Caroline , 2015/08/01Wonderful way to view Kauai. Beautiful scenery. Fantastic pilot. Best way to see island overall
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2015/07/28 |
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Super fun!!
Reviewed by: MaryAnne, 2015/01/09We had so much fun ziplining! Perfect for our family (2 teenagers). The dip part of the trip was our own private oasis - so totally cool!! The guides were great!9 I highly recommend to anyone.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2015/01/05 |
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Sunshine chopper tour
Reviewed by: Zack and Debbie , 2014/08/10You have to do this the first day on the island!!!!!!The pilot will tell you all of the places to go and you can see it from a Birdseye view.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2014/08/07 |
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service
Reviewed by: anke, 2012/10/11Excellent pilot and staff on the ground, especially Bones who was very funny and put everyone at ease.
Thank you for a fantastic experience.
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SunShine Helicopters
Reviewed by: Donovan, 2012/10/04Very nice partly cloudy and 75 degrees at check-in at 7:15 am. Seemed to wait forever before getting to the pad around 8... safety talk.. what to do in case... The driver and safety guy... sorry I forgot their names.. were high energy and very comedic.. fun... from there on it was down hill.
We were always really high up... and far away.. ok save once. The pilot was canned and dull... no humor... his favorite sentence was "isn't it beautiful" He must have muttered it a hundred times, so yea, it was beautiful... tell us something we don't know... which he did on 4 or 5 occasions... I did not know it was the 50th anniversary of Elvis' Blue Hawaii... I know dealing with the public and doing the same flight and talk 7-9 times a day is going to get boring... but geez.. next time DON'T SAY ANYTHING!
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enjoyable... great pilot
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/08/06We don't remember the name of our pilot, but he was great and very genuine. Give him a bonus....
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review of service
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/06/18the welcome was warm and easily put everyone at ease ..
the sale gimmick of taking a photo near the helicopter nad selling it at a exhorbitant price soured the experience to some extent..suggesstion is to give it as a momento at a throwaway price..the good will it would create would build the brand immensely..
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Very impressive trip
Reviewed by: Meng, 2012/04/28That is the best choice for my family when we visit the Kauai. So so so beautiful views, never forget......
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
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Will Squires Helicopter Tour
Reviewed by: Tom Phelan, 2012/01/13All I can say is WOW! It was absolutely amazing. The only way we could have seen so much of the island. The staff was very courteous and made the whole experience enjoyable!
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Helicopter
Reviewed by: Leonard, 2010/10/05We started our time on Kauai with this. Awesome!! A great overview of the island. I would recommend that people have a basic outline of the major areas but the pilot was terrific. My only disappointment was the quality of the skycam doesn't do justice to the brilliant colors we actually saw!! Also, if the sky cam could be made to pan a little, even say 15 or 20 degrees to either side more of this beauty could be captured!! While a little expensive this is a must do!!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
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A BIG Mahalo!
Reviewed by: Cece & Jay Pursor, 2010/07/01We just wanted to send a thank you to HawaiiActivities and Sunshine Helicopters for such an amazing helicopter excursion. This was our first helicopter experience and it surely won't be our last. Seeing waterfalls and green valleys and ocean cliffs from the angles we did was so heavenly. We wish you the best and hope to one day return and do it all over again.
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Ultimate Kauai Experience
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2010/06/18We had a lovely time on this helicopter ride around Kauai and would recommend this to anyone wanting to take the lazy way of seeing parts of the island we just weren't willing to hike to +++. The valleys and waterfalls were gorgeous and the pilot was first-class. Thank you for the opportunity to post this review.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
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Thank you Lynda! I am happy to hear that you had a great experience with Sunshine Helicopters. We look forward to seeing you folks again on another one of our tours. Please, enjoy the rest of your day!
Kelly - Sunshine Helicopters