Kauai Helicopter Eco-Adventure: Soar Above Na Pali Coast

Clean, organized office. Efficient staff preparing for flight. The pilot was informed and pleasant. Very nice experience.

I was terrified to go and it was my idea! lol It was AMAZING! I would go again! Marshall was our pilot and he was fabulous! We felt so safe. All my fears went away as soon as we took off to the Hawaii 5-0 theme! Highly recommend!!

I chose Blue Hawaiian because of past experiences. I grew up going to Hawaii multiple times. When I was young my parents took me and my brother on three Blue Hawaiian tours. From my memory and that of my parents, we remembered the tours to be spectacular. So when it was time for my boyfriend and I to pick a helicopter ride for my boyfriend’s first trip to Hawaii, we went with Blue Hawaiian. We were left with complete and utter disappointment. The tour itself was just okay, very short and bumpy. I completely understand that weather and wind patterns makes all the difference in your ride and that would be okay if the rest of the experience wasn’t ruined by Blue Hawaiians “policies”. Blue Hawaiian felt the need to charge me over 200 dollars for a “comfort seat” since my boyfriend weighed in at “250 lbs”. Knowing there would be a weight limit my boyfriend weighed himself before he left Pennsylvania- weighing in at 239 lbs. just meeting Blue Hawaiian’s 240 lb limit. The unfriendly, unprofessional and rude attendant at the desk told my boyfriend that he was “ 10 pounds over the limit”. How someone can gain 11 pounds in less than a week is beyond me, but wanting him to have the best experience, we paid the fee. The kicker of this story is that the next day, we went on a mountain tubing excursion, where we needed to be weighed. My boyfriend weighed in at 240 pounds. THE VERY NEXT DAY!! It must be a weight loss miracle straight from God that he was able to lose 10 pounds over night. It’s sickening that Blue Hawaiian feels like they need to take advantage of tourists who just want to see the beautiful island. They should be ashamed that they are tipping their scales to make a few extra dollars when it’s more than a financial stretch to book this tour in the first place. Also, we weren’t shown the number on the scale, we had to take the word of the unpleasant attendant This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip, our biggest expense by far excluding flight and lodging. This excursion ended up being over 1,000 dollars for a 45 minute flight that was not even recorded. With no explanation our flight ended up not being recorded, even though Blue Hawaiian states that every flight is recorded and available for purchase. The same attendant at the desk had no explanation or empathy for the couple who took no pictures at all during their tour, having prepaid for the recording. I did reach out to Blue Hawaiian’s email about my experience and concerns, and received no response. My advice to anyone looking for a helicopter tour, especially someone who is heavier, is to FIND A DIFFERENT COMPANY! Blue Hawaiian only cares about money and scamming tourists.

This was an amazing tour. Isiah, the pilot, was extremely knowledgeable of the area and answered all of our questions. I recommend this as a must do in Kauai!

This was an amazing ride seeing such beautiful scenery up close! The captain explained our sights well and was very personable. The office staff was great. We selected this tour for their safety record. They’re celebrating 40 years in service. My husband was nervous hoing and everyone was very reassuring. Highly recommend!!

Smooth and gentle ride with unparalleled views of the mountains of Kauai. Commentary and instructions were super helpful.

We had an incredible 50 minute ride! Our pilot was so knowledgeable and shared lots of info with us. He also was a great pilot - our ride was very smooth. It was not a bit scary (for those of you who might wonder if it is). I would definitely go again.

We just did this tour maybe 5 days ago? The tour itself, our pilot Robbie, all phenomenal. We did it as part of a tour group. We'd just done the 1hr 45 minute tour on Hawaii a few days prior which was also great. In terms of what you see, I think this one was better, even if less than half the length! Kaua'i is a GORGEOUS island and much more lush and green than the big island Hawai'i. I just got back to NY this morning and am now watching our videos from the flights.... I don't regret buying the videos, it's hard to get videos and pictures yourself, especially good quality ones, with the restrictions of window glares, and the helicopter itself so I'm glad that I have something, but my thoughts are this.... we paid the same price ($120 plus tax) for our 45 minute video as we did for our 1hr 45 min video. That doesn't make sense to me. The videos were also broken up into smaller segments so you can't just sit back and watch the entire video uninterrupted. Every 7-10 minutes you have to start a new clip so that's disappointing. And last, the quality of the video is somewhat questionable. Everything turned purple in the valleys (what should have been beautiful water falls were all purple) and outside of the valleys the greens took on a super over saturated green, the reds and browns of the dirt looked gold and yellow and also over saturated. Definitely nothing like the promos they show for the videos. Considering the cost of not just the flight, but the videos and the sample videos they show, I expected a lot better. I give the experience a 5, but the videos a 2. Easily way over priced videos so keep that in mind when you choose to buy.

Not the cheapest ride on the island, but very safe and the views are beyond compare. Excellent pilot and fantastic staff. This really is the best way to see the best of what Kauai has to offer. The commentary and flight plan were excellent.

I went on Blue Hawaiian helicopter in Hilo and that was fantastic! But this was by far the best activity EVER!!! Highly recommended!! Kauai vast and unable to visit most places due to privately own property and shear cliff and valleys. Our pilot, Steve, was knowledgeable, personable, and friendly. Taking the trip from Lihue is best you see most of the island - inland, Na'pali coast, volcano, and Hanalei. Stunning views!! It's pricey but all prices have gone up since COVID. This was soooo worth it❤️