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Affiliate Disclosure

A helicopter flight over Kilauea or the Kohala coast is often one of the biggest single spends of a Big Island trip, so it is fair to ask how a site like this one makes its money. The answer is simple: affiliate commissions. This page explains exactly how that works, and just as importantly, what it does not change about what you read here.

The short version

big-island-helicopter-tours.com is free to read, and it stays that way because we may earn a commission when you book a helicopter tour through a link on this site. That commission comes out of the platform's side of the transaction, not yours. You pay exactly the same price as if you had gone to GetYourGuide directly and found the same tour yourself.

We want to be equally clear about what we are not. We do not sell tours, we never take your payment, and we are not an agent for any tour operator or for GetYourGuide. When you book, you deal with the platform, not with us.

Who does what when you book

Every flight compared on this site is operated by a tour company and sold through GetYourGuide, the online booking marketplace. The division of labour looks like this: the operator flies the aircraft, employs the pilots and runs the trip itself, while GetYourGuide processes your payment, holds your booking and handles changes, cancellations and refunds. Between them, the two set the price, what is included in the tour, and the cancellation terms you agree to at checkout. None of that changes whether you arrive at the listing from this site or from a search engine.

What the commission does not buy

No operator can pay to appear on this site, and none can pay to be described in a particular way. Placement in our comparisons, the ratings we report and the wording of our reviews are not for sale. When we say one tour suits volcano photography better than another, or flag a weight limit or a departure base in Kona or Hilo, that judgment is not influenced by who pays what.

Ratings, reviews and prices

The star ratings and review counts you see next to tours are the platform's own numbers, read directly from each tour's GetYourGuide listing. We do not edit, round or reorder them to suit anyone.

Prices work the same way. Every figure on this site is read from the live listings, and we checked all 20 tours most recently on 3 October 2026. Tour pricing does shift with the seasons and with demand, so treat our numbers as a reliable snapshot and the price shown at checkout as the one that counts. If you ever spot a mismatch, please tell us at hello@big-island-helicopter-tours.com and we will look into it.

If you would like to know more about how we work, you can read our How We Research page, learn who is behind the site on our About page, or reach us through the Contact page. Our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Terms & Conditions cover the rest of the fine print.