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( 246-0136, 800-326-3356; www.safarihelicopters.com ; Akahi St; 55/90min tours from $229/
279) Besides fair prices, this outfit offers a fascinating tour that lands on a cliff overlook-
ing Olokele Valley in Waimea. The landowner, Keith Robinson (whose family owns
Niʻihau and 2000 Kauaʻi acres), occasionally meets the tour and chats with passengers
about his conservation work with endangered species. They offer significant discounts
for web bookings.
Jack Harter Helicopters HELICOPTER TOUR
( 245-3774, 888-245-2001; www.helicopters-kauai.com ; 60-65min tour $239-269) Choose from
standard enclosed, six-passenger AStars ($229) or doors-off, four-passenger Hughes
500s ($259). Longer 90-minute to 95-minute tours offered. Widely considered the best
helicopter tour company among locals. Book online for the lowest rates.
Mauna Loa Helicopters HELICOPTER TOUR
( 245-4006; www.maunaloahelicoptertours.com ; 1hr tour $259) Highly qualified pilots don't
skimp on full 60-minute private tours for up to three passengers. Small groups allow for
more-personalized interaction between pilot and passengers. You can choose to have the
doors on or off, and all seats are window seats.
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters HELICOPTER TOUR
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( 245-5800; www.bluehawaiian.com ; 3501 Rice St, Harbor Mall; 55min tour $240; 7am-10pm)
This one hour, award-winning tour begins over Hanapepe Valley and continues over the
famed 'Jurassic Park Falls' and Olokele and Waimea Canyons, where you'll glimpse sev-
eral hidden waterfalls. Next up is the Na Pali Coast, Hanalei Bay and Princeville, and,
weather permitting, Mt Waialeale, the wettest spot on earth.
Island Helicopters HELICOPTER TOUR
( 245-8588, 800-829-8588; www.islandhelicopters.com ; 50-55min tour from $153) This long-
running outfit offers tours at low rates - especially when booked online.
Kauai Plantation Railway PLANTATION TOUR
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( 245-7245; www.kauaiplantationrailway.com ; 3-2087 Kaumualiʻi Hwy, Kilohana Plantation; 40min
train ride adult/child $18/14, 4hr train & hiking tour adult/child $75/65; departures on the hour,
10am-2pm; ) If you crave a bit of his-tory and agricultural education, hop on this train -
pulled by a vintage, 1939 Whitcomb diesel locomotive, for a scenic, 40-minute ride
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