I took the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour over 20 many years in the past. It was my initial helicopter experience at any time and to this working day it is nevertheless 1 of the most unforgettable activities I have ever completed.
I grew up in Lahaina. Our household experienced a taro farm and raised pigs in a valley towards the again of Lahainaluna High Faculty named Kanaha. I have hiked many of the valleys in the West Maui Mountains as a child, but I in no way observed any waterfalls, so naturally I assumed there weren’t any. Boy was I wrong!
My initial impact of the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour was issue about visibility, since we departed in weather conditions that most guidebooks would think about to be less than ideal – it was in the afternoon on a rainy (drizzling) overcast 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 encounter of this majestic valley. I was actually in awe by the sheer variety of waterfalls concentrated in this one particular valley. The rainforest flooring was also considerable with glowing-blue pools fed by more compact cascading waterfalls. I wanted to land and jump in for a swim!
Honokohau Falls
My West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour continued to the tallest waterfall on Maui, the spectacular Honokohau Falls plunging in two tiers at 1100 feet. For a lengthy time many tour operators referred to it as “Jurassic Falls” as it was featured in a scene of the motion picture Jurassic Park. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters flew the aerial images.
I’m happy to see that numerous operators, like Blue Hawaiian, are using the correct Hawaiian area names throughout the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour. The given names contain the prosperous elegance and history of the area, and it truly is unnecessary to substitute them with flamboyant or easier to pronounce names.
Temperature and Rainbows
I was in no hurry to leave the lush valleys and waterfalls, but when our West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour ultimately got all around to the leeward (Lahaina aspect) of the mountains, the sun strike the mild misty rain coming in excess of the Mountains in just the appropriate angle to treat us to the most amazing total-circle rainbows! I might in no way seen a single from the ground. Guess it really is only visible when you’re in the air. So will not let a little rain scare you from the trip of your daily life!
Cusco to Rainbow Mountain Iao Valley
The West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour concluded with a go to to Iao Valley Condition Park where an epic battle was fought in between the armies of Kamehameha and Kalanikupule to unite the Hawaiian Islands underneath one particular Kingdom.
In my humble opinion, subsequent to the West Maui Molokai Helicopter Tour this is one particular of the best. So, if you like waterfalls, waterfalls, and more waterfalls… and maybe a rainbow or two, or are on a tight spending budget or have a huge household (limited budget), then I would extremely advise the West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour.
The West Maui Mountains Helicopter Tour
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