We encourage you to explore each companies website to see all their options. We list some of the top details for each tour. Other speciality tours include waterfall landings, hikes and other activities.Some extended tours include a combination of the Hamakua Coast and of the volcano area.Tours of the volcano activity include views of old and new eruptions.Tours of the Hamakua Coast include views of deep valleys, tall cliffs and waterfalls.Such an enormous size creates many options for helicopter tours. Note that lava viewing cannot be guaranteed, but as long as the volcano is active, you have a good chance of seeing it in action.Īs you may know, Hawaii Island is bigger than all the other islands put together. Most helicopter tours offer an option to try to see the lava. Seeing active lava is a popular desire from a helicopter tour company.

The island’s diverse climates and volcanic terrains make for spectacular aerial tours. We continue our series on Hawaii helicopter tours with a look at the options on Hawaii (Big) Island.

A view of the Hamakua Coast from a helicopter tour.

Sunshine helicopter big island