I took the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour in excess of 20 years ago. It was my 1st helicopter journey ever and to this working day it is nevertheless 1 of the most memorable actions I’ve at any time carried out.
I grew up in Lahaina. Our family had a taro farm and lifted pigs in a valley toward the back again of Lahainaluna Substantial College named Kanaha. I have hiked many of the valleys in the West Maui Mountains as a child, but I never observed any waterfalls, so normally I assumed there weren’t any. Boy was I mistaken!
My preliminary impact of the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour was concern about visibility, because we departed in climate conditions that most guidebooks would contemplate to be significantly less than ideal – it was in the afternoon on a rainy (drizzling) overcast working day.
The Wall of Tears
The West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour took me into Waihee Valley to see the jaw-dropping “Wall of Tears” with more than a dozen segmented waterfalls streaming down the face of this majestic valley. I was practically in awe by the sheer number of waterfalls concentrated in this one particular valley. The rainforest floor was also plentiful with sparkling-blue swimming pools fed by smaller cascading waterfalls. I needed to land and jump in for a swim!
Rainbow Mountain Peru Tour Honokohau Falls
My West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour continued to the tallest waterfall on Maui, the wonderful Honokohau Falls plunging in 2 tiers at 1100 toes. For a prolonged time numerous tour operators referred to it as “Jurassic Falls” as it was highlighted in a scene of the movie Jurassic Park. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters flew the aerial images.
I am happy to see that a lot of operators, like Blue Hawaiian, are making use of the suitable Hawaiian location names in the course of the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour. The given names incorporate the abundant splendor and history of the location, and it really is needless to substitute them with flamboyant or less complicated to pronounce names.
Weather and Rainbows
I was in no hurry to go away the lush valleys and waterfalls, but when our West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour at some point obtained close to to the leeward (Lahaina side) of the mountains, the sunlight hit the light-weight misty rain coming over the Mountains in just the appropriate angle to treat us to the most remarkable total-circle rainbows! I’d never observed one particular from the floor. Guess it really is only noticeable when you’re in the air. So never enable a tiny rain scare you from the journey of your lifestyle!
Iao Valley
The West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour concluded with a check out to Iao Valley Point out Park in which an epic fight was fought between the armies of Kamehameha and Kalanikupule to unite the Hawaiian Islands beneath one particular Kingdom.
In my humble opinion, next to the West Maui Molokai Helicopter Tour this is one of the best. So, if you like waterfalls, waterfalls, and far more waterfalls… and possibly a rainbow or two, or are on a restricted funds or have a huge family (limited spending budget), then I would hugely suggest the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour.