UPDATED 2024: Description of activity subject to change without notice due to new limitations and updated capacities. Thank you.

Schedule:

• Availability: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
• Tour Time: 7:30 AM
• Duration: 10 Hours 30 Minutes

Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and enjoy a 45-minute helicopter tour of volcanic landscapes and waterfalls. This full-day tour from Hilo includes live narration as you visit highlights such as Halemaumau Crater, the Steam Vents, and Nahuku Lava Tube. After lunch, soar over active volcano areas and cascading waterfalls on the helicopter portion of the tour.

Tour Highlights:

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Explore volcanic craters, steam vents, and lava tubes
• Halemaumau Crater: Peer into the active crater
• Nahuku Lava Tube: Walk through this ancient lava tube
• Kealakomo Overlook: Scenic coastal views
• Chain of Craters Road: Drive past old lava flows
• Rainbow Falls: Admire this beautiful waterfall
• Akaka Falls: Take a short hike around the perimeter
• Helicopter Tour: Soar over the volcanic landscape and waterfalls (45 minutes)

Includes:

• 45-minute helicopter tour
• Expert live narration
• Admission to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Round-trip transportation from Hilo Airport
• Picnic-style Lunch

Recommendations:

• Please wear comfortable attire and sturdy, closed-toe shoes as this tour traverses sharp, uneven lava surfaces.
• Bring a light sweater or jacket.
• Camera (darker clothing recommended for helicopter photography)

Requirements/Restrictions:

• All passengers will be weighed during check-in at the heliport to comply with FAA regulations. Passengers over 240 lbs must purchase an additional seat for the helicopter tour.
• No large or heavy bags allowed on the helicopter flight.
• Please provide your body weight and height when booking for the helicopter tour. All passengers must bring a valid government-issued ID for helicopter check-in.
• We discourage visitors with heart or breathing problems and infants, young children, and pregnant women are especially at risk and should avoid being in areas where fumes persist.

Special Notes:

• Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
• Fumes (volcanic gases) are hazardous to everyone’s health.
• We cannot predict the weather or lava viewing conditions. This volcano tour features change daily. We do not guarantee the sighting of active lava flows. Surface lava may be present but may not be viewable due to environmental conditions or time constraints.

Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time and allow a 5-minute window for your driver to arrive.

Pick up Schedule:

• 7:30 AM – Grand Naniloa Resort, DoubleTree by Hilton (Roadside Bus Terminal)
• 7:30 AM – Hilo Hawaiian Hotel by Castle Resorts (by the Babe Ruth banyan tree)
• 7:30 AM – SCP Hilo Hotel, by Road-side
• 7:30 AM – Hilo Airport (Baggage Claim area)