Kilauea Volcano: Aerial View of Lava Flows

Discover Kilauea’s fiery beauty from above with Blue Hawaiian’s top-tier helicopters. Witness active lava flows and explore Hawai’i’s rich history and culture.

Duration: 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hilo - First inhabitated in 1100AD, get a birds eye view of Hilo Town
What's Included
  • Use of microphones with 2-way communication with pilot
  • Pilot Guide who are also State of Hawaii Certified Tour Guides
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Use of Bose Aviation-grade, electronic noise-cancelling headsets
What's Not Included
  • USB in-flight video and photo packages available after flight for purchase.
  • Transportation to and from heliport
  • Parking fees at heliport, $10 USD
Additional Information

Experience Kilauea’s power! Projecting some of the most unique and cherished cultural landscapes in the world, get a birds-eye-view of the most geologically active environment on earth which has been continuously erupting since 1983. View the UNESCO World Heritage Site with opportunity to see historic lava flows while learning about the history and…

Location
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Randy_h
Dec 1, 2025
Highly recommend this unforgettable experience - We had a great flight. Our pilot (Ryan) was a veteran with many years of helicopter experience, we felt very safe with him at the controls. We were lucky to have good weather all day, bad weather could've limited our flight area, or even gotten our flight cancelled.
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Nadine_m
Sep 2, 2025
A unique experience - An unforgettable experience! We had the best weather on our flight and the pilot explained many things about the island great. We felt very comfortable and safe!
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Lyininthesun
Jul 14, 2025
What an experience! - We took a helicopter tour with Hawaiian Ryan. Ryan is a former Blackhawk pilot, which put me at ease right off the bat. I've never done this before. I didnt have any idea what to expect. I just knew I wanted to do it. The scenery was fantastic. Ryan was also friendly and witty, and he has a pretty good playlist, too.
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Alexis_h
Jun 16, 2025
Spinner Dolphins, craters and macadamia nut farms. - Loved this experience!!! Highly skilled and knowledgeable pilot took us on a breathtaking tour. Right off the bat we saw a pod of spinner dolphins…and then we saw the craters! Ground crew was super helpful and made lunch and other site seeing recommendations. I was a little nervous before the flight, but would encourage anyone on the fence to go for it.
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Kerstin_j
Nov 22, 2025
Big Island from above - over volcanoes and ocean - We flew the southeast route and the pilot talked a lot about the formation of Big Island as well as about the volcanic activity in the past.
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Stephen_a
Feb 15, 2026
Have a plan B - Rain cancelled our trip a few hours before scheduled. Too late to set up alternate plans Recommend you have a plan B.
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Kwkdoc
Jan 13, 2026
None - They cancelled my flight and I'm waiting for my refund. Where is it? Do I get it from you or does the helicopter company refund the money.
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Heike_s
Nov 4, 2025
Flight did not take place - The flight was cancelled 15 minutes before takeoff due to the weather. The money and the experience are gone. Very annoying.
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Vincent_i
Oct 22, 2025
Deceived - Did not take us to see kilauea as advertised. The pilot said it was because it was not erupting. I also booked a land tour to the crater it was beautiful. Would have been nice to see it from above even though it wasn't erupting. I uploaded pictures I took from my ground tour! So you can see how beautiful it can be even though it's not erupting.
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Chinook01
Sep 14, 2025
Tour was cancelled without notice - We had booked the Discovery Tour for September 12 departing at 7:45am for three adults. We left Waikoloa at 4:30am in order to arrive at the Hilo airport prior to departure time. At 7:00am I received a call from Eric confirming our arrival time. Once we arrived at the Blue Hawaiian office, we watched the safety video and was informed that the pilot was on his way from the hanger. At 8:00am Eric receives a call from the pilot that he had a family emergency. We were given the option to wait till 10:30am in hopes that another pilot could take us. I asked Eric if we could do the tour from the Waikoloa base and he said yes but only for the amount of time we had already paid for therefore we would not get the tour they had purchase and no compensation was offered. This is very disappointing and poor customer service. I understand there may have been a family emergency but Blue Hawaiian should have another pilot on stand by or find a solution for the tour we missed out on.
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From $483
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).