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Mauna Loa Helicopters Private Tours

3501 Rice Street Suite 212, Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766
808-652-3148
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Ranked #2 of 28 activities in Lihue
Type: Tours
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Cleveland
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

On my first trip to Kauai, I've heard that a helicoptor trip is a must. I found Mauna Loa on Trip Advisor and booked on line. Upon showing up at the Lihue Airport, my daughter and I noticed that this company's choppers were the smallest on the tarmac. This was a concern at first, but our pilot, Chase, quickly put... More

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Fountain Valley, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW via mobile

I have been looking for a helicopter tour of Kauai for my wife and me, but we didn't want to share the helicopter with some other strangers. We wanted to be alone mainly because we wanted to have guaranteed window view. Most companies did not offer private tours or if they did it was with a premium price. Mauna Loa... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

I was a little nervous about this flight, but we took the advice of our niece and booked our tour with the doors off. Amazing views that could only be seen by air, we flew in canyons, along the coast, over land....worth every single penny, and I'm so glad we did this. Easily the best thing we did during our... More

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013 via mobile

Like the title says, this helicopter tour was simply INCREDIBLE! Our pilot Chase was as skilled a pilot as I could've hoped for. I'm personaly not to fond of heights but his amazingly skilfull piloting made for a very smooth ride with practically no turbulance whatsoever, even during windy segments of the trip! If you go I would definitely recommend... More

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

This was the highlight of our 2 week stay in Hawaii. Kauai'i is the most dramatic island of them all and the scenery on this flight is breathtaking. If you go to Kauai'i do the private doors-off helicopter tour. You won't be sorry.

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

I booked with Mauna Loa because I liked the idea of a private tour. Given my small size I knew that another operator would stick me in the middle back and I would miss all the scenery. We also really wanted to to doors off to get some pictures. We were a bit apprehensive about that and the price but... More

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San Antonio, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

Once I got past the anxiety of flying without a door this turned out to be my best helicopter tour ever. This option made for great photos with no glare off windows. I had wonderful memories of a past Kauai tour but this one blew that out of the water! Fabricio our pilot started out by flying past the cruise... More

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Lakeland, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

There is simply no other way to see the incredible scenery of Kauai- the Napali coast is just unbelievably stunning and like no other place on earth. It was such a spiritual experience and I found myself tearing up several times during the flight because of how unbelievable it was. My husband and I choose this company because we wanted... More

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Calgary
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

Mauna Loa was great! I loved that I only flew with my husband, we had the windows off and could see everything. I saw so many waterfalls and well everything really. I would go with them again. The people at check in were really nice and they had an air conditioned bus so we didn't have to do the intake... More

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San Diego
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013

After researching the different helicopter tours we chose Mauna Loa because we would have a more private experience. It was so worth it! Just our pilot Chris and the two of us. We chose doors off--I wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any glare from windows in my pictures. If you are nervous about doors off don't be, you... More

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