![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand, if you’re willing to drive to Hilo, you really should continue on to the national park. ![]() Both tours use the somewhat quieter Eco-Star helicopters with panoramic views from the large cockpit.īlue Hawaiian also operates out of the Hilo airport ( 808/961-5600), flying the 50-minute Circle of Fire Plus Waterfalls tour, which is significantly cheaper-$259 to $309-because it’s closer to the volcano and waterfalls. If time is money for you, and you’ve got all that money, it’s an impressive trip, If you just want to admire waterfalls, green mountains, and the deep valleys, including Waipio, of North Kohala and the Hamakua Coast, the 50-minute Kohala Coast Adventure is a less exorbitant but reliably picturesque outing, costing $279. The 2-hour Big Island Spectacular stars the volcano, tropical valleys, the Hamakua Coast waterfalls, and the Kohala Mountains, and costs $589 per person ($739 with 20-minute landing at remote 1,200-foot Punalulu waterfall on the Hamakua Coast). Blue Hawaiian Helicopters ( 800/786-2583 or 808/886-1768), a professionally run, locally based company with comfortable, top-of-the-line copters and pilots who are extremely knowledgeable about everything from volcanology to Hawaii lore, flies three different tours out of Waikoloa, at Highway 19 and Waikoloa Road. ![]()
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