Discover Hilo Helicopter Tour Experience Kilauea's power!

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/or 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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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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Nuran_g
Jun 8, 2025
Don't hesitate. Book it. - Was worth every penny, including paying premium for front seat. Bastian is superb guide and pilot. Christian was great helping finalize the booking. The entire experience was fantastic from start to finish. Do it.
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Lukejholidays
May 15, 2025
Great helicopter experience - Excellent experience, easy to find with a friendly check in experience. Chewy was very knowledgeable and a pro pilot! Very safe and smooth :)
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Linda_s
Apr 6, 2025
We thoroughly enjoyed our... - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our pilot, “Chewy” was fantastic and very informative. We were lucky to visit during the eruptions. Your team adapted to this event, and it made our tour that much more exciting. Mahalo!
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221robynr
Mar 23, 2025
Worthwhile but not spectacular - Worthwhile experience but not jaw dropping like expected. Juliana checked us in and was very friendly. Tim was a great pilot and tour guide - couldn’t have asked for better - but we didn’t get close to the sites as expected. Cloud cover limited our views on some things, and we had to maintain a very high altitude. We used this same company several years ago on Maui, and that experience was better. No minimum altitudes required there I guess. Verify exactly what you’ll be seeing and how close you’ll be before booking this particular tour.
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Sandra_h
May 31, 2025
Poor pilot - Due to the rain, our pilot did not want to take us to the volcano. The other group and us still wanted to see the volcano, so the pilot agreed. The weather got better and he showed us the destruction from previous volcano, but never took us to see Kilauea nor maunaloa craters. Very disappointed in this pilot. He did drive by waterfalls but not up close. The receptionist was very helpful. Wasn't with the money.
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636elicial
Jun 9, 2025
Too Short not worth it - Although they are safety conscious and professional, don’t waste your money on this tour. They just cruise around a lot of very local old flows and don’t take you anywhere near the summit or activity there. We did the longer tour that actually took us to the summit of the volcano before and it was great. This tour was a waste of time and money and over too quickly.
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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).