Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Witness the awesome beauty of the Kohala mountains! Our state of the art helicopter will take you on a climb up steep ocean cliffs and sink down into deep winding valleys such as Waimanu, Pololu and Waipio
Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
HD video of actual flight on USB (available to purchase)
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Departure Point
62-100 Kaunaʻoa Dr, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
Meet at heliport on property. Go to guard shack for a map
Return Details
62-100 Kaunaʻoa Dr, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
Meet at heliport on property. Go to guard shack for a map
Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States Witness the spectacular Hamakua Coast's beautiful towering sea cliffs. Discover remote winding valleys and majestic tropical rain forest. Access many areas inaccessible by any other means. One of the most spectacular aerial tours anywhere.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All Flights Include: Ground safety briefing, pilot personal narration and choreographed music recorded on the live digital video, Stereo aviator headsets with individual volume control, custom built digital recording system, polarized bubble windows, air-conditioned climate control, custom interiors and much more!
Children: A child 23 months or younger may fly at no charge and must sit on adult’s lap. Please provide child’s weight at time of booking. Children 2 yrs. and older must occupy a seat with seat belt on and are charged full fare.
Check-in: Check-in is minimum 45 minutes prior to your tour departure time. For your safety and comfort, hats and over sized bags are not permitted on the flight line or in the helicopter. Please leave these items in your automobile. Bring picture I.D.
Photography: Bring camera and wear a dark colored shirt to reduce glare on the plexiglass windows.
Scuba Diving: No scuba diving 24 hours prior to helicopter tour departure time.
Weight Restriction: It is important that we have accurate body weight from every passenger. FAA regulations require all passengers to be weighed at time of check-in. Any passenger weighing 290 lbs. or more will require a comfort seat in our WhisperSTAR aircraft. Call reservations for more information.
Routes & Flight Time: Sunshine does not fly any specific routes but has many sights within the area of a described tour that we intend to visit during a tour. Sights may vary due to weather. Flight times are estimates and may vary a few minutes.
Actual Flight Video: A high-definition video of your actual flight narrated and orchestrated by your pilot is available on USB for purchase.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience 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.
Scottie W
07 Aug 2024
Professional and entertaining. They handled my large family easily and kept everyone entertained for the whole 1 hr flight
John_C
03 Jul 2024
Helicopter trip was absolutely brilliant.
Only prob was location was a bit vague to get there and went to wrong place. However firm dropped us back off at a handy point to return via uber so all was good.
126shellies
19 Jun 2024
We did the Kohala coast trip. The flight was smooth and gorgeous! Ryan was an amazing pilot! 85 thumbs up!! I can’t recommend this more.
This tour in
Hawaii
is organized by
Sunshine Helicopters
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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