See every stunning sight on Oahu from the white sands of Waikiki to the epic big waves of Norh Shore on our incredible 60-minute circle island tour. Get spectacular views from a guaranteed window seat of Diamond Head, Haunama Bay, the Ko'olau Mountains, Ka'a'awa Valley, Sacred Falls, Dole Plantation, and the USS Arizona Memorial.
What's Included
Parking Fees
What's Not Included
Gratuities
Traveler Information
INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
ADULT: Age: 2 - 99
Additional Info
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
For doors off tours, jackets and/or sweatshirts, closed toe shoes, and hair ties are required. Long pants are recommended.
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
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.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
When booking the doors off experience, your seat may or may not be directly adjacent to an open door.
All passengers 24 months and older must purchase a full fare seat.
Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
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
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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.
Rainbow Helicopters is committed to protecting your health. We partnered with SanSee Systems to implement their hygiene certification system and became the first Hawaii tour operator to earn the SanSee Shield. We have also committed to Helicopter Associat
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Waikiki Beach
You begin with the heights of the Waikiki skyline along the sultry sands of the most famous beach in the Pacific.
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Admission Ticket Free
Diamond Head State Monument
Oahu's crown, Diamond Head, pops into view presiding over the island known as The Gathering Place.
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Admission Ticket Free
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
As you pass over the ridges of the Leeward coast, Hanauma Bay appears below and gentle beaches transform into rugged volcanic cliffs, carved over millennia by sun, surf, and rain.
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Admission Ticket Free
Makapuu Lighthouse
You continue on this regal tour by flying over top of the charming Makapu’u lighthouse.
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Admission Ticket Free
Lanikai Beach
The island’s Windward Coast awaits where you will see the incredible Ko’olau mountains standing watch above Lanikai Beach – often called the most marvelous beach in the world – and the offshore sandbars and coral formations that make Kaneohe Bay one of the most picturesque places on Earth.
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Admission Ticket Free
Mokoli’i Island
Fly past Mokoli'i Island, and view with awe the succulent Ka’a’awa Valley before you.
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Admission Ticket Free
Kaaawa
The pilot guides your helicopter into the pristine forest and jagged cliffs of the magnificent Ka'a'awa Valley. As the mountains approach, you fly in close to see the magnificent waters of Sacred Falls tumble over 1000 feet to the rainforest below.
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Admission Ticket Free
North Shore
Check out the world famous North Shore where you can see the surfers challenge the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay.
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Admission Ticket Free
Dole Plantation
You head back towards the airport with a passage over the mountains and the island's inland sea - Dole Plantation's "Pineapple Sea".
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Admission Ticket Free
USS Arizona Memorial
You complete the circle of Oahu by turning inland and passing over the beautiful pineapple maze at the Dole Plantation. This incredible tour doesn't end until you have completed a solemn pass over Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Great experience
S2499UAanthonyd, 27-09-2022
Kyle our pilot very knowledgeable. Made the experience pleasurable. Was nervous had never been in a helicopter
Glorious views
Janet Z, 26-09-2022
Rainbow Helicopters were safe & efficient offering door open or door closed options. We chose doors closed. Our pilot was Corey, who was friendly and knew his stuff of the island. An hours trip was long enough to see all the fabulous sites, greenery of the island, the coral reef and Pearl Harbor. Expensive, but once in a lifetime for some.
Amazing experience!!!
Minda_H, 24-09-2022
It was an amazing experience!!! Seeing the views from the top are amazing, highly recommend this tour. Staff are very friendly.
Just Do It
Linda_C, 22-09-2022
Awesome way to see the entire beautiful island of Oahu.
Pilot Matt and co-pilot Tobias were fantastic, sharing so much history and background of the sights
Highly recommend!
Brandi_B, 21-12-2022
Our pilot was Tobias. He was really knowledgeable and a super nice. Highly recommend flying with the Royal Crown of Oahu!
Great experience!
aubriecakes, 19-12-2022
This was such a fun experience! My husband and I always talked about doing a circle island helicopter ride. The views are spectacular! My only suggestion would be if it’s windy to keep the doors on. We went on a windy day and had the doors off and wished we kept the doors on so we could better enjoy the ride. I definitely recommend Rainbow Helicopters.
Pricey but very well worth it. You wont regret it
Eugene_D, 18-12-2022
It was amazing! I wish we did this first not one of the last things we did. But either way it was great.
We cannot talk good about it enough.
The Royal Oahu is what we had and it was well worth it. Its a once in a lifetime experience.
The staff was very polite, friendly, knowledgeable and very thorough.
This company does an excellent job.
Highly highly recommend everyone going to Oahu to experience this
Great tour, would go again!
vince_H, 17-12-2022
It was great seeing the whole of Oahu from the helicopter. Pilot was very smooth in operating the vehicle and was very informative.
The best of Hawaii
Phacharakorn_S, 17-12-2022
Awesome!!!! Thank you for super staffs there !!! Exclusive experience Helicopter tour !!!!! Doors off that so excited!!!!!!!!
I am Prem from Thailand
Mind blowing
Anushk_M, 11-01-2023
More than expansion did on 8th Jan 2023 pilot is extraordinary and will do a event is Hawai. You can cover most of the thing in 60 minutes
Great time, must do activity!
Valerie_C, 10-01-2023
Our pilot Harley was great he was able to point out a whale in the water and took us closer to see it and get pictures! He answered all of our questions and was super knowledgeable about the Island.
A tour to remember!
Michael_H, 09-01-2023
My husband and I are residents of Oahu, and I surprised him with this tour for his birthday and it did not disappoint! The staff was friendly and helpful and even offered to take photos for us. Our pilot Riley was very knowledgeable and made the actual tour fun and interesting. This is a trip you will not forget!
Incredible experience!
Daniel_L, 08-01-2023
It was my first ever helicopter ride and one of the best experiences of my life. Kerry was a great pilot! I was speechless throughout the whole flight. Well worth the money and definately the best way to see the island!
Awesome Experience
Gail_B, 03-01-2023
Enjoyed the whole thing little
Nervous at first, the pilot told me about the turbulence and made sure I would be comfortable with it and if I wasn’t she would bring me back. Awesome experience definitely would do again. Great group of people very friendly and tentative to customers. Thanks for the adventure.
best ever view!
Anastasia_P, 05-02-2023
The best view I could even have on Oahu! An unbelievable experience. The Island is so beautiful. You cant see that from the ground, from the car or been hikes trails.
Great attraction must do !!
KeanuTexeira2023, 25-01-2023
Being able to see most of not all the desired beaches and a bunch more attractions on the island, he was very knowledgeable in everything on the island which helped a lot !
This was an incredible...
Marc_S, 16-01-2023
This was an incredible experience. Our pilot, Kerry, gave us amazing views, was friendly and shared a lot of knowledge about the island. Recommend the open door option if you can, definitely worth it!
Amazing experience!
Brandi_M, 16-01-2023
From start to finish, the entire crew was awesome! Our Pilot Kyle gave us the best tour of the island! Doors off is the best experience...it was amazing!
Flying through thr clouds...
John_E, 02-02-2023
Flying through thr clouds and the perimeter of the island. We didn't go to any waterfalls... no explanation by pilot but ot was very nice
Fun but....
Tanner_A, 16-09-2022
Definitely fun and adventurous but probably wouldn't do it again. I think it's overpriced for what you get.
