City By The Sea - 20 Min Helicopter Tour - Doors Off or On
Overview
Available languages
20 minutes
Mobile ticket
Soar over the Honolulu skyline and Waikiki's white-sand beaches as you discover the seaside city of Oahu. Enjoy views of Diamond Head, Punchbowl Crater, and the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Choose our exciting doors-off option and get crystal clear photographs of this beautiful city.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Safety of flight is our primary concern. The operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or appear to be intoxicated. Intoxicated passengers will not fly and they will be charged in full.
For doors off tours, jackets and/or sweatshirts, closed toe shoes, and hair ties are required. Long pants are recommended.
When booking the doors off experience, your seat may or may not be directly adjacent to an open door.
Only passengers weighing 80 lbs or more may fly with the door off in our Robinson R44 helicopter. Only passengers weighing 100 lbs or more may fly with the door off in our Airbus Astar helicopter.
All passengers 24 months and older must purchase a full fare seat.
For each guest weighing 260 pounds or more, a weight and balance fee is required to safely balance the aircraft. For guests weighing between 260-279 lbs, a fee in the amount of 50% of the seat price will be assessed after booking. For guests weighing 280 lbs or higher, an additional seat purchase will be assessed after booking.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Phone Strap
Parking Fees
Gratuities
What To Expect
Rainbow Helicopters
Fly high above the world famous city of Honolulu on our City-By-The-Sea helicopter tour. Your helicopter takes off from Honolulu International Airport and takes you over Honolulu Harbor and Oahu’s beautiful South Shore.
Honolulu
Flying past Honolulu's skyline, you can see the busy shops of the Ala Moana Center and the popular picnic grounds of Magic Island.
Options
Doors ON Tour
Doors On Helicopter
Doors On Private Tour
Doors ON Private Tour: Make your tour private with just your party!
Doors OFF Tour
Doors Off Helicopter
Doors OFF Private Tour
Private Tour: Make your tour private with just your party!
Reviews
33 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing experience
Tatev D,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I recently had the opportunity to take a helicopter flight, and it was absolutely unforgettable! From start to finish, the experience was smooth, professional, and exhilarating.
Wonderful experience
William B,
Jan 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great views, knowledgeable friendly staff, and pilot was incredible. Worth every penny we spent. Would love to do it again
Hawaii From Above
beingmikameans,
Dec 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Emma was our pilot and she really made us feel comfortable with our decision to fly with the doors off. We were able to get so many wonderful pictures and I was able to cross this off my bucket list.
Excellent experience
Lorraine B,
Nov 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely fantastic, I cant rate highly enough, the staff were all very attentive and extremely helpful and knowledgeable of the experience, and attention was paid to safety. Would 100% recommend.
Excellent customer service
Troy T,
Apr 15, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Due to weather we were not able to complete our tour but the staff remained in continuous contact with us. The trip was canceled and rescheduled twice and once we had to completely cancel due to our travel plans the refund process was extremely was easy. When I return to Hawaii they are first on my list.
Fabulous
Tiffany C,
Sep 28, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Great amazing the r8de was unforgettable and the views were the best ever Thanks ViATOR ..I would recommend this once in a lifetime experience
A 1000 foot view of beauty 😍 - absolute must do
Z7849UCchristopherm,
Dec 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience and premium 5 🌟 service. We did a 🚁 on our last visit and went with doors off this time. If you have never had the experience, you are missing out. It is a once in a lifetime experience that I would recommend you don't hesitate to do. Thank you so much 💓 Christopher
Beautiful experience over the island of Oahu
Randell S,
Nov 10, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Harley our pilot was extremely professional and knowledgeable nice guy! An exquisite adventure. Worth every penny!!!
Great experience
George G,
May 15, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely amazing, Highly recommend , our pilot was great ,we chose to have the doors off .I would definitely try again in the future
Our pilot Matt was great!...
Deniesha W,
Mar 22, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Our pilot Matt was great! Awesome experience smooth ride. I’m afraid of heights and I was very nervous but it turned out great! Beautiful views… I would definitely do it again.
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