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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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Dallas, TX
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

So pleased with our Mauna Loa helicopter tour! The best thing about Mauna Loa is you get a private tour for around the same price as the other guys that cram 6 people onto a helicopter. With Mauna Loa everyone is guaranteed a window seat! My husband and I had a great time with the doors off. Saw more waterfalls... More

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San Jose, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

At first we were not crazy about taking a helicopter tour, because we had done it in the past and was not sure about spending the money. So I checked out the reviews and saw Mauna Loa had great reviews and decided to go for the tour. Chase was our pilot, he did a great job taking us to locations... More

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Denver
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

Where to begin: doors-off, flight time was over an hour and our pilot, "Chase" was amazing. The views were beyond what could be putting into writing - you just have to experience it for yourself. I learned through my own research that not all companies offer window views due to seating arrangements and even fewer offer the doors-off option. Chase... More

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Dallas, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

I researched and chose Mauna Loa because of what they offered. Just having the copter to ourselves, the doors off option was 2 big advantages. What I didn't know is how professional and knowledgable our pilot would be. From a scale of 1 to 10, I give Chris a 15. Smooth flying with history of everything we were seeing. He... More

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Spanish Fork, Utah
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

We booked a doors-off flight, with Chase as our pilot. My husband is afraid of heights, but this didn't bother him a bit. The flight was amazingly smooth, and we were able to see so many things that otherwise would have been impossible to reach. Chase was wonderful, full of information and able to answer all of our questions. We... More

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Saint Louis, Missouri
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

I am very scared of heights, but am glad I did this tour with doors off. Loved the views and the island history from the pilot. Appreciated the fact that we were able to fly with just my husband and all. We flew on May 14th at 10am and had perfect sunny weather. Wore pants and a jacket and was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 via mobile

We did a doors off flight with Chase. It was hands down one of the awesomest things that we have ever done. Definitely the highlight of our vacation! Favorite part of the flight...flying into the crater of the inactive volcano and being surrounded by waterfalls. Absolutely breathtaking!! Chase was fantastic, knew the answers to all our questions (he also said... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We booked a 1 hour doors off helicopter tour. Booking via email was easy. We checked in for our flight as instructed. We were taken to the airfield where we met our pilot Clay. He explained some safety instructions etc and then we got into the helicopter. We spent approximately one hour flying across Kauai seeing all the beautiful scenery.... More

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Lindsay, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

What an amazing adventure. Doors off added such a thrill for our honeymoon helicopter tour. I took hundreds of pictures. We did the 11am tour and the weather was perfect. I had done a lot of research months in advance on who to fly with and I can say I am so happy with this company. They were very friendly... More

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Kinnelon, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I did some research of reviews before selecting the helicopter tour, Mauna Loa was great, I was so glad that I selected them; I highly recommend them. The advantage with them is you have a smaller helicopter which becomes a personalized tour, and everyone has an unrestricted view with no middle seat. The pilot we had, Chris, was great. Definitely... More

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