It would be a mistake to rely on words to describe a “flight seeing” tour of Hawai‘i Island. It’s like a mythical ride on a magic carpet. It’s like a scene from a James Bond thriller, with a chopper skirting a live volcano and lava oozing down the mountain slopes. It’s one of those fabulous… Continue »
A night flight over a scorching volcano is an eerie and spectacular sight. Big Island Air is the only tour operator in Hawai‘i that conducts volcano night flights. From a seat in the company’s jet prop CE-208 Cessna Caravan, surface lava takes on higher definition. And from the sky, you’re likely to see the fireworks… Continue »
Most Hawai‘i Island helicopter tours originate from Kailua-Kona or Hilo. But there is one company that flies out of Waikoloa on the Kohala Coast. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters maintains a private heliport in the high-end tourist area, making it convenient for Kohala Coast visitors to book a tour. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, which conducts tours throughout the… Continue »
Helicopters aren’t the only birds that tour the island. Try a fixed-wing flight for a longer tour. Unlike most helicopter tours that cut across the saddle of the island to get to the volcano, a fixed-wing plane has enough fuel to cover all 266 miles of coastline, including the often ignored southern end of the… Continue »
There are helicopter tours and helicopter adventures. Sightseers will want to book a tour. Adventurers will go for the doors-off, multiple-landing option. Paradise Helicopters can accommodate either mood. Along with views of an active volcano, lava flows, waterfalls and gorgeous terrain, Paradise has designed tours that touch down in intriguing spots. Fly to a remote… Continue »
An air tour of the Big Island is likely to bring into view the island’s intriguing assortment of volcanoes. Here’s a short, pre-flight briefing on some of them: KILAUEA: One of the Earth’s most active volcanoes, located in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa. This volcano has been pumping molten… Continue »
If floating above the surface in a two-person flying machine sparks your imagination, take to the sky in a powered hang glider. During your flight, you learn the basics of weight-shift control, aerodynamics and safety, as well as a bit about weather and its affects on aviation. Once you’ve reached a relaxed flying altitude, an… Continue »
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