Big Island, Hawaii: Volcanoes National Park Safari
Description
Safari Helicopters is the longest running helicopter company on Big island. We have been offering these quality tours for many years, and we love what we do. As a family owned and operated business for over 35+ years, we feel our family friendly atmosphere and customer service set us apart from our competition. We offer some of the best prices for one of the safest companies around. Come join us on a Safari.
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Itinerary
Travelers will take of from Hilo Airport where they will fly directly to the volcanoes national park. Along the way they will see orchid farms and lush native forest that are in large part only found on big island. The volcanoes national park gives breathtaking views of lava flows both old and new.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Additional seat required for passengers over 250 lbs or combined weight of two people at 420 lbs
- Show time is 1 hr prior to departure time, failure to show up on time may result in forfeiture of seat with no refund
- Accurate weights are important. if accurate weights are not given you may be forced to purchase another seat or step down from the tour. There will be no refund given for issues of inaccurate weights resulting in a safety issue.
- Seatbelts need to be on during the entire tour from loading to unloading
- We don’t recommend flying with a Lap Child unless you are willing to accept the seating. A Lap Child will sit on a parents or guardians lap for around an hour. They will be wearing an Infant Life vest. The Seat belt will only go around the parent/guardian. Your Lap Child will not be buckled. This is a part of the definition of a Lap Child & how they should sit per the FAA.
- We have limited interior space on board a helicopter and cannot accommodate any additional baggage of any kind.
- Due to Higher fuel prices we have added a $26.70 surchage for fuel but it is already included into your price.
Reviews(584)
We had an exceptional time with Drew! He was a fabulous pilot and answered all our questions. We highly recommend taking this trip as it's the best way to see the volcanoes and waterfalls! Thanks
This experience was truly amazing, a standout in the activities done in the big island. We got to see actual lava! Shooting high from the volcano during episode 51. Such a rare unexpected sight that will last forever. The pilot was amazing too, very knowledgeable and the flight was extremely smooth
Mahalo nui loa Daniel! Your Safari Crew is so glad to hear from you.Your review and 5 star review is truly appreciated.
The weather wasn’t cooperating, but fortunately we were still able to do a beautiful coast waterfall tour. Jim gave some good details about the island and what we were passing.
Aloha Jodi! Jim and your Safari Crew are so glad to know you enjoyed the Hamakua Coast and Valley tour. Thank you so much for your flexibility, review and 5 Star rating
Awesome ground tree Cookie excellent. I didn't fly but husband and son were very impressed with Drew
Drew and Cookie are so glad your family enjoyed the experience.
Amazing views of the waterfalls. We were booked to go to volcanoes but due to lack of visibility wasn’t able to happen so opted for waterfalls. Amazing views but obviously disappointed we couldn’t view what was booked. Company was great about it
Your Safari Crew is glad to hear that you enjoyed the Hamakua Coast Valleys and Waterfalls tour when low clouds prevented us from showing you the Volcano as first booked. Mahalo nui loa!
The pilot could have told us that the volcano was not active that day, but he really didn't say much as he flew us over the crater. If he would have told us, we wouldn't have expected see anything spectacular.
Aloha Gyongyver, Cookie, Jim and I are truly sorry that you were disappointed in the views Mother Nature offered on Sunday. I checked your flight path, and see that The Kilauea Volcano and Volcano National Park was flown over. The Kilauea Volcano is considered to be active even when not active erupting red lava.
WHAT A JOKE!! This was touted as a tour of the Volcano National Park. Instead, for our $379 we hovered over lava fields for 50 minutes and saw a couple waterfalls. To make matters worse, employees knew when we checked in there was no way we were going to see the volcano. When you go on a whale watching tour and don’t see whales your fee is reimbursed. No mention of a refund was offered. I will never go on another Safari tour!
Mahalo Michael for reaching out. Your Safari Crew would like to hear more about your unusual experience. Please reach out to Safari management at customerservice@safarihelicopters.com so that we can look into this for you. Please include your tour date and time and if you spoke to a Representative after your tour. Mahalo for your time
The personel and pilot was very professional and experienced. The pilot was very knowledgeable about the volcano and craters from pass eruptions. Good job, keep it up.
Your Safari Crew is very appreciative of your review and rating! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed the experience of the Volcano National Park Safari from Hilo!
The staff were very friendly. The pilot was super knowledgeable about the area. He must be a geographer or nature conservator or something, or may be a PhD holder. I would love to go back to the adventure.
Aloha Natsuko! Drew and your Safari Crew are so glad you enjoyed the experience! Mahalo nui loa for your review and 5 star rating!
The safari helicopter crew were friendly and very helpful. Our pilot Andrew is very experienced and our flight was very smooth. We were all first time helicopter fliers, so were very nervous but it wasn’t scary at all. He shared lots of fun information about Hawaii and showed us amazing views. One recommendation about the time slot, pick an earlier time if you can. We went around noon and it was really hot even though the helicopter was climate controlled.
Mahalo nui loa for entrusting the Safari Crew with your first Helicopter experience! We are so glad to know it was enjoyable.
