Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour
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Is Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour worth booking?
Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour is a 1.5-hour experience in Maui, United States, from $663 per person. It scores 53 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 4.5/5 rating across 15 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 53 / 100
- Rating
- 4.5/5 (15)
- Duration
- 1.5 hours
- From
- $663 per person
Get a birds eye view and take in amazing sights seen only from the air. Start by touring the West Maui valleys, rainforests and waterfalls. See how Maui got the name ‘The Valley Isle’ touring between the two mountain ran
What you get
About this experience
Get a birds eye view and take in amazing sights seen only from the air. Start by touring the West Maui valleys, rainforests and waterfalls. See how Maui got the name ‘The Valley Isle’ touring between the two mountain ranges, while learning about its deep and rich history. After crossing the channel to Molokai, sit back and enjoy views that will take your breath away. You can admire the world's tallest sea cliffs and see a lesser known Hawaiian island from the air. Continue your flight along the stunning other side of the West Maui Mountains and marvel at the difference in landscapes. You'll also be able to take in the sights of the Kapalua and Kaanapali resort areas and their golden beaches and crystal clear ocean bays. Before returning to the heliport, aloha the slopes of Mt. Haleakala, land at the our exclusive and remote location at Ulupalakua Ranch. Take 20 minutes to enjoy the breathtaking scenery, pastoral setting, and sweeping views of what Maui folks call “both oceans.”
What's included
Included
- Use of microphones with 2-way communication with pilot
- Maui & Molokai Helicopter Tour
- Pilot Guide who are also State of Hawaii Certified Tour Guides
- Exclusive Ulupalakua Ranch Landing
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of Bose Aviation-grade, electronic noise-cancelling headsets
Not included
- USB in-flight video and photo packages available after flight for purchase.
- Transportation to and from heliport
- Parking fees at heliport, $7.00 USD
- Gratuities
What you'll see and do
Maui
Explore the west coast of the island of Maui and rugged cliffs of the island of Molokai and marvel at the incredible diversity of microclimates and the resulting ever-changing landscapes.
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Wailuku
Delve into the history of this ancient population center which serves as a gateway to the 'Iao Valley and West Maui Mountains.
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Iao Valley State Monument
View the awe-inspiring National Natural Landmark 'Iao Valley through its towering emerald peaks guarding the lush, stream-cut valley floor.
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Puu Kukui
The highest peak of Mauna Kahālāwai (West Maui Mountains).
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Molokai
Cross the channel and explore a little seen Hawaiian island - the island of Molokai. Featuring the world's tallest sea cliffs, many sights can only be viewed by air.
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Ka'anapali
Home to some of Maui's premier resorts, the Ka'anapali coastline is a sight to behold.
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Kapalua
With its mix of beautiful beaches, crystal-clear waters, and perfectly manicured golf courses, Kapalua offers varied views that are sure to delight.
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Exclusive Landing with vistas of the South Maui coastline and neighboring islands.
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Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Maui
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
Returns to the starting point
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 6 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Blue Hawaiian Helicopters - Maui
Know before you go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- Check-in is 45min 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.
- 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.
- Tour sights vary depending on weather.
- Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.
- You must wear dark colored clothing so not to reflect in photos.
- You should bring a credit card for optional video/photo packages and souvenirs at heliport. Cash is not accepted.
- No scuba diving within 24-hours of tour departure
- Bags, large cameras, extending selfie sticks are not allowed in the helicopter.
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 15 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
Knowledge and storytelling
4 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Photo opportunities
3 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
The guide
2 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Good for families
2 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Traveler reviews
15 verified traveler reviews for Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
If You’re Going to Splurge on One Maui Experience, Make It This One 🚁🌈
🚁🌈 My husband completely surprised our family with a Blue Hawaiian helicopter tour. I had secretly been looking at all those spectacular aerial photographs and videos of Maui thinking, I would LOVE to do that. But I didn’t dare ask. Let’s face it—a helicopter tour isn’t exactly the inexpensive line item on a family vacation budget. 😂 So when I discovered where we were going, I was thrilled. What followed turned into not only one of our favorite Maui adventures, but also an example of excellent customer service when travel plans don’t go perfectly. Safety Came First Apparently, unbeknownst to me, my husband had already dealt with a few changes to our reservation. Our original morning flight was moved to the afternoon because of a safety check. Then Blue Hawaiian suggested changing our flight to another day when conditions were expected to provide better views. Was that inconvenient? Sure. You’re on vacation. You’ve planned your days. Nobody gets excited about rearranging reservations. But here’s something I appreciated: I want my helicopter company to be overly cautious. If there is a safety concern, check the helicopter. If conditions aren’t going to provide the experience we’re paying for, tell us. I’ll rearrange my vacation. Blue Hawaiian also did something they absolutely didn’t have to do. To help compensate for the changes, they upgraded our family to a longer and more exclusive flight and included the video package so we’d have a recording of our experience. That’s how you turn a potentially frustrating situation into excellent customer service. And Then We Met Chris Our pilot, Chris, was wonderful. One thing I especially appreciated as a parent was that he didn’t talk around our children while entertaining the adults. He talked directly to them. He joked with them. He kept them involved. At the same time, he shared fascinating information about Maui’s geology, history and Hawaiian culture with all of us. It felt educational without ever feeling like a lecture. And then there were the rainbows. 🌈 Six Rainbows?! At some point we started counting. I believe we saw six rainbows during our flight. And these weren’t the little partial rainbows you occasionally see from the ground. From the helicopter we could see incredible full-spectrum, full-arch rainbows. Naturally, this resulted in discussions with the kids about leprechauns and pots of gold, which Chris happily played along with. 😂 Those are the silly little family moments you end up remembering years later. Maui Looks Completely Different From the Air This was what surprised me most. You can drive Maui. You can hike Maui. You can swim and snorkel Maui. But you don’t fully appreciate the scale and geography of this island until you see it from above. Suddenly you’re looking into valleys you can’t reach by road, seeing waterfalls tucked into enormous green mountainsides, following ridgelines toward the ocean and understanding how volcanic activity shaped the island beneath you. Places we’d spent hours driving around suddenly made sense geographically. And photographs simply don’t capture the scale of it. Yes, It’s Expensive Let’s address the elephant in the helicopter. This is a splurge. For a family, particularly, the price can make you hesitate. Having now done it, though, I would make different spending choices elsewhere on the vacation to afford this experience. Skip a few expensive cocktails. Pack lunch one day instead of eating at another restaurant. Choose a couple fewer smaller paid attractions. Because personally, I’d rather put that money toward one extraordinary experience that my family will still be talking about years from now. And this was one of those experiences. 🌺 Our Family Take Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Scenery: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Customer service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Pilot/guide: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Kid engagement: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ 4/5 — expensive, but worth the splurge Memory factor: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+ Would we do it again? Absolutely. If your Maui budget allows for one big-ticket experience, I would seriously consider making it a helicopter tour. And if your flight gets moved because of safety or weather conditions, don’t automatically view that as a negative. You’re about to climb into a helicopter and fly over mountains, valleys and the Pacific Ocean. You WANT the company willing to say, “Not today. Let’s give you a safer or better experience tomorrow.” For our family, Blue Hawaiian took what could have been a disappointing series of changes and turned it into one of the absolute highlights of our Maui vacation. And somewhere over Maui, apparently there are at least six pots of gold we still need to go back and find. 🌈😂🚁 🚁 And We Actually Landed! One of the unexpected highlights was landing in the middle of this incredible green Maui landscape. There is something slightly surreal about stepping out of a helicopter, looking around at rolling green mountains, clouds hanging over the ridges and realizing, How in the world did we get here? It also gave us a chance to get out, stretch our legs, take family pictures with the helicopter and simply absorb where we were. That little break made the experience feel much more like an adventure than simply an aerial sightseeing tour. Then we climbed back aboard and headed into some of the most dramatic scenery of the flight—towering green mountains, waterfalls seemingly dropping straight out of the clouds, and rainbows appearing over the ocean. Those are views you simply cannot get from a rental car.
via Tripadvisor
Below Avg
After paying thousands of dollars for my family of 5 (3 adults and 2 kids), they gave the best seat to a 6th passenger who was friends with someone at Blue Hawaiian. Frankly, we had a better helo ride with Rainbow Helicopters on the big island. The pilot didn’t make the effort to show views to both the left and right side
via Viator
Awesome afternoon flight around the islands
Went today February 24th for the last flight around Maui and Molokai with the landing on the side of Haleakalā. Incredible experience, first time in a helicopter and we couldnt have been more stoked on it. Chris was a top notch pilot, smooth operator and a great tour guide along the ride. Favourite “excursion” I’ve done. If you can afford it I highly recommend it.
via Tripadvisor
Amazing Experience
No other way to truly experience Maui and all the beauty it holds. Our pilot, Tim was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We saw whales, turtles and manta rays!
via Viator
Relive the tour with the video
This was such a great tour and I recommend getting the video afterwards. It’s such a great way to relive the experience, take in the grand scenery and wildlife encounters, and learn more from the pilot’s outstanding narrative.
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 1.5 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 5
- Verdict
- Worth a Look
Why this scores 53
The Outty Ranking is a weighted composite. Here is how this experience performed on each component.
Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Maui.
How much does Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour cost?
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Prices start at $663 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Maui usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour take?
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Plan for about 1.5 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Maui is not rushed.
Is Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 53 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.5/5 across 15 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Maui, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 1.5-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour?
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Around 5 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Maui can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Maui and add a light layer if any part of the 1.5-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Maui & Molokai Spectacular with Exclusive Landing Helicopter Tour start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Maui within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Maui?
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Maui's three signature days are the Hana road, the Haleakala summit sunrise and the Molokini snorkel sail, and all three are logistics problems as much as experiences. Sunrise summit entry is permit-controlled, Hana is a ten-hour driving day, and Molokini boats vary wildly in size. Our ranking rewards operators who handle permits and keep boat capacity low. On Outty we rank every Maui experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Molokini Crater + South Maui Coast Adventure from Kihei, Maui, Maui: VIP Private Road to Hana Tour with Pick Up, Road to Hana Adventure Maui Tour with Lunch. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Maui?
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April to May and September to October. Whale season runs December to April. Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Maui?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
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