Air tour of Big Island
Early on our fourth day on Big Island we drove to the Kailua Kona airport for our air tour of the island. We looked at several air tours and decided to take one of the airplane tours. Originally we were thinking about a helicopter tour, but those were only 45 minutes long and only covered a specific part of the island, whereas the airplane tour was 2 hours and covered the entire island.
The airplane we flew in held 8 passengers and the pilot. Everyone on board had a window seat (which was not the case in some of the helicopters).
Jackie has her coffee, so we're ready
Our pilot was a Hawaiian and knew a lot about the island, its history, and also about the local legends.
Our pilot and tour guide
We got our safety briefing, boarded the aircraft, did our sound check so everyone could hear the pilot, and then took off.
Jackie checks her headsets
All buckled in and ready to fly
Here is just a few of the pictures we took while on the air tour...
Coastline off of Kailua Kona
Where lava met the sea a long time ago
Southwest part of the island
Recent lava flows to the sea
Cliff by the shore along the southern side of the island
Volcano in the distance
Lava travels through lava tubes underground to reach the sea
This use to be a residential neighborhood that was overrun by lava
Pele (goddess of fire and volcanoes) must be nearby
Harbor at Hilo on the east side of Big Island
Akaka Falls
A beautiful jungle valley
Jungle along the coast
Some of the huge coastal waterfalls
Another beautiful coastline on the northern part of the island
They film movies and TV shows (like Lost) in some of these valleys
Another view of this really large valley
A white sand beach along the northwest part of the island
Another white sand beach along the northwest part of the island
Altogether I think Jackie and I shot over 200 pictures on this air tour. I am kind of limited as to how many pictures I can publish in each post, so I could not put too many here. Other things we saw were macadamia nut orchids, coffee farms, cattle ranches, a fishing village, small towns, jungles, deserts, beaches... Big Island has a lot to see.
The airplane we flew in held 8 passengers and the pilot. Everyone on board had a window seat (which was not the case in some of the helicopters).
Jackie has her coffee, so we're ready
Our pilot was a Hawaiian and knew a lot about the island, its history, and also about the local legends.
Our pilot and tour guide
We got our safety briefing, boarded the aircraft, did our sound check so everyone could hear the pilot, and then took off.
Jackie checks her headsets
All buckled in and ready to fly
Here is just a few of the pictures we took while on the air tour...
Coastline off of Kailua Kona
Where lava met the sea a long time ago
Southwest part of the island
Recent lava flows to the sea
Cliff by the shore along the southern side of the island
Volcano in the distance
Lava travels through lava tubes underground to reach the sea
This use to be a residential neighborhood that was overrun by lava
Pele (goddess of fire and volcanoes) must be nearby
Harbor at Hilo on the east side of Big Island
Akaka Falls
A beautiful jungle valley
Jungle along the coast
Some of the huge coastal waterfalls
Another beautiful coastline on the northern part of the island
They film movies and TV shows (like Lost) in some of these valleys
Another view of this really large valley
A white sand beach along the northwest part of the island
Another white sand beach along the northwest part of the island
Altogether I think Jackie and I shot over 200 pictures on this air tour. I am kind of limited as to how many pictures I can publish in each post, so I could not put too many here. Other things we saw were macadamia nut orchids, coffee farms, cattle ranches, a fishing village, small towns, jungles, deserts, beaches... Big Island has a lot to see.
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