Hilo Waterfalls Experience Helicopter Tour
Overview
Start your adventure in historic Hilo town and then endeavor to the remote and lush Hamakua coast of Big Island's North Shore. Following this breathtaking terrain, you will witness the towering sea cliffs of the Kohala Coast where Waipi'o and Waimanu Valleys open into the dramatically deep and meandering valleys of the inner Kohala Mountains. On this helicopter ride, you'll experience beautiful waterfalls that cascade thousands of feet into the rainforest below where remnants of ancient Hawaiian settlements are still visible. This is a life changing supernatural experience.
What's Included
- Use of microphones with 2-way communication with pilot
- Hilo Helicopter Tour
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of Bose Aviation-grade, electronic noise-cancelling headsets
- Pilot Guide who are also State of Hawaii Certified Tour Guides
- Transportation to and from heliport
- Parking fees at heliport if driving ($10 USD)
- Gratuities
- Private Tour
Meeting Location
2650 Kekuanaoa Street
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Hilo (pass by)
Hamakua Coast (pass by)
Kohala Coast (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Heliport and helicopter are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair lift is available at base to assist boarding.
- Children 23 months and younger are complimentary and considered a lap child.
- For each guest weighing over 240 pounds (108 kg), an adjacent empty seat is required to safely balance the aircraft. The second seat charge is half off of the regular tour price. Please arrange your additional seat after booking.
- Check-in is 45 minutes prior to tour time. This allows for guest weight check-in, a safety briefing, and to be escorted and seated on the aircraft to ensure an on-time departure. You will receive confirmation of tour time after booking. Late arrivals will not be accepted and non-refundable. It is the guest responsibility to allow ample travel time to our bases in case of traffic delays.
- Tour sights vary depending on weather.
- Scuba diving within 24-hours of tour departure is not recommended.
- Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.
- For safety reasons, bags, large cameras, extending selfie sticks are not allowed in the helicopter.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to inclement weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- USB in-flight video and photo packages available after flight for purchase
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Hilo Waterfalls Experience Helicopter Tour?
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Activity code: C-3388P3
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (HST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Use of microphones with 2-way communication with pilot.
- Hilo Helicopter Tour.
- All Fees and Taxes.
- Use of Bose Aviation-grade, electronic noise-cancelling headsets.
- Pilot Guide who are also State of Hawaii Certified Tour Guides.
- Transportation to and from heliport.
- Parking fees at heliport if driving ($10 USD).
- Gratuities.
- Private Tour.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 2..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Hilo Waterfalls Experience Helicopter Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Hilo Waterfalls Experience Helicopter Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Use of microphones with 2-way communication with pilot
- Hilo Helicopter Tour
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of Bose Aviation-grade, electronic noise-cancelling headsets
- Pilot Guide who are also State of Hawaii Certified Tour Guides
- Transportation to and from heliport
- Parking fees at heliport if driving ($10 USD)
- Gratuities
- Private Tour
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Heliport and helicopter are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair lift is available at base to assist boarding.
- Children 23 months and younger are complimentary and considered a lap child.
- For each guest weighing over 240 pounds (108 kg), an adjacent empty seat is required to safely balance the aircraft. The second seat charge is half off of the regular tour price. Please arrange your additional seat after booking.
- Check-in is 45 minutes prior to tour time. This allows for guest weight check-in, a safety briefing, and to be escorted and seated on the aircraft to ensure an on-time departure. You will receive confirmation of tour time after booking. Late arrivals will not be accepted and non-refundable. It is the guest responsibility to allow ample travel time to our bases in case of traffic delays.
- Tour sights vary depending on weather.
- Scuba diving within 24-hours of tour departure is not recommended.
- Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.
- For safety reasons, bags, large cameras, extending selfie sticks are not allowed in the helicopter.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to inclement weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- USB in-flight video and photo packages available after flight for purchase
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
