My adult daughter talked me into going on a helicopter tour to see Jana and the volcano. However, on the afternoon we were scheduled to fly, the weather over Hana and the volcano did not allow that flight. We were offered to take the West Maui and Molokai your instead, book our flight for another day, or be given a full refund. We took the very scenic trip to West Maui and Molokai. We were so pleased with every aspect of the trip, including the beautiful, towering cliffs, gorgeous waterfalls, many whales as the swam and also as they breached!
The flight was smooth, and our pilot, Troy, was very professional but personable. He maneuvered the helicopter in and out of canyons, up the side of cliffs and circled the whales with ease, all the time talking to us and describing what we were seeing. It was interesting to hear some of the history of the sites as well.
We felt very safe on the tour, as we watched a mandatory safety film before the flight, and the crew in the office were each wonderful and experts at giving instructions, seat belting us in the copter, helping us with our headsets, and keeping us from the helicopter blades as we boarded and unboarded the aircraft!
We loved our tour and would definitely fly with Air Maui again if we return to Maui!