Oahu to Big Island - Helicopter Tour & Volcano Sightseeing Adventure with Lunch
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4.65
This was a great tour!
Reviewed by: Tabatha , 2024/06/01We went to a black sand beach, bakery ( try the malasadas they're amazing), craters, lava field, lava tube, and steam vents. We didn't get to try their lunch because someone in the group was car sick(hard to eat when someone is vomiting right in front of you)
For the helicopter ride we went down the coastline instead of over the volcanoes due to weather around there. The pilot was amazing! He was very knowledgeable, funny, and friendly.
This tour would have been a lot better if it wasn't raining (rains there a lot so bring a raincoat just incase) and we didn't have someone who got carsick. That wasn't the tours fault and I definitely would do this tour again.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2024/05/20 |
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Excellent Day Trip to Kona
Reviewed by: TravelNut, 2018/01/22We wanted to save time but not transfer hotels so we booked a day trip to Kona from Oahu. It was an excellent overall experience. We were picked up on time but I'm not sure why it was so early because we waited a couple hours before the flight. Unfortunately, after boarding we had to board another plane due to mechanical problems. This made us too late to keep the 9 am helicopter appointment. We were able to rebook for 3:30 but this meant that we missed the last part of the land tour. The lunch was nice and we didn't mind missing the hike into the back country. Our driver was okay but a little irritable. The helicopter tour was exciting and gave us an entirely different perspective of the island. Once back at the airport we had to wait more than 2 hours for the flight. Not sure why these day trips are set up this way. It makes for a longer day than should be necessary.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2018/01/04 |
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Good day
Reviewed by: Natalie , 2017/09/10Was a little disappointing to have helicopter tour cancelled but that was due to bad weather.
I wouldn't have booked this tour without the helicopter part.
The first part of morning was spent going from Macadamia shop and orchid shop which really didn't interest me.
However the second part of the day was very enjoyable - going through national park.
Overall it was an enjoyable day though it was a very long day and probably could have been an hour or two shorter
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/07 |
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Was good
Reviewed by: Natalie , 2017/09/09Was disappointing that helicopter tour was cancelled but that was due to bad weather - so not much you can do. Probay wouldn't have booked tour without the helicopter part. The first part of island tour was a bit commercial so you can spend money at the macadamia shop and orchid shop. However the second part was very interesting - going through the national park and seeing the damage the volcano has caused.
It's a very long day and probably could have been an hour or two shorter. Despite the initial disappointment was still a fun day though probably wouldn't go back to this island again
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/07 |
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Long day but nice day.
Reviewed by: Amanda, 2017/08/09I really loved the helicopter tour over Kilauea! The staff at blue Hawaiian were really helpful and our pilot Jeremy was really lovely. The flight went really quickly as there was just so much to see, we even got to see some lava in a crater. It's definitely not big pools of flowing lava on the surface but that would depend on your luck and Mother Nature. Loved it all the same. I found the coach part of this tour a bit too long, as did everyone on the tour. Honestly if it was 2hrs shorter it would have been more enjoyable.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/08 |
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VOLCANO HELICOPTER TOUR
Reviewed by: Matthieu Boinel, 2017/07/24Nice day & nice organization from VELTRA on that one.
Good comments & knowledge, full day spent on the big island, nice spots and nice knowledge overall.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/07/15 |
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Gorgeous
Reviewed by: Heather, 2017/04/18The helicopter ride was amazing! Absolutely unbelievable and breathtaking. The motorcoach bus tour was a bit longer than we expected it to be plus you can only see so much volcanic rock in one sitting before you feel like you've seen it all. But the views were unforgettable. The guides for both the helicopter and bus tour were informative, knowledgeable and made the trip fun. I highly recommend it!!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2016/09/22 |
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Oahu to big island, helicopter and sightseeing
Reviewed by: Jan B, 2016/08/30Very well run tour. In and out of the airports very smoothly. Our helicopter pilot, Brant, was excellent and took us in quite close. Jane, the tour bus driver was terrific. Full of information and kept us all on time. Would certainly recommend this tour.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/26 |
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