Our family flew with Paradise after our pre-arrang...

Our family flew with Paradise after our pre-arranged tour with Blue Hawaiian was cancelled due to weather (there were other issues, but I'll save that for their review). We ended up flying out of Kona instead of Hilo and paid more because of it, but we were happy it all worked out this way because the experience with Paradise was top-notch. We stayed in their shaded waiting area until our pilot, Daniel, finished his previous flight. He came in and gave us an overview of the flight plan on a relief map and then we were off. No waiting on a hot tarmac with 30 other people.

Once in the air, the experience was amazing. Daniel made sure to point out all the sights and answered all our questions. He also gave us plenty of time with the highlights: volcano and waterfalls, making sure both sides of the helicopter got great views. None of us had flown in a helicopter before, but the ride was buttery smooth. He even coordinated a soundtrack to match the tour. We would easily recommend Paradise Helicopters and our pilot, Daniel to anyone who visits Hawaii.