When you get to Hawaii, put Maui helicopter tours at the top of you list of things to do. What a wonderful way to see Maui! It will be Maui like you never seen it before. Considering that over 90% of the state of Hawaii is only accessible by helicopter, this is the only way to go for the thrill of a lifetime and sights that you will only see from the air.

From the air you are opened up to a world that is beyond beauty. See an erupting volcano from the top and watch it flow down over the mountainside. Look inside the crater of a volcano that has long lain dormant. Fly over Haleakala National Park on the island of Maui and Volcano National Park on the island of Hawaii. Look down on the lush tropical forest with its shades of vibrant greens valleys and see the different layers of rainforest from above. You will get a whole new perspective of the tropical forest from this view.

Soar above the rugged cliffs and watch as the bluest waters in the world crash against the shores to give you an unbelievable sight in itself. Nature did not hold back when she dressed this place with beauty in abundance. Hover over tumbling waterfalls that fall over the rugged cliffs to the deep pools thatlay below in the hidden valleys that you would have not seen or experienced any other way. Maui's special features include: Kapalua, Kaanapali, Old Lahaina Town, Hana Town, Seven Pools, Upcountry, Ho'okipa, Lindbergh's resting place, sugarcane and pineapple fields, and much more. With Maui No Ka Oi, Maui being the best there is to offer.

You will find that some of Molokai's special features include: the remote and isolated north shore sea cliffs with a ruggedness like you've never witnessed before, with Hawaii's tallest waterfall, Kalaupapa peninsula that is steeped in history with the story of Father Damien and fish ponds that are unbelievable to see on the south shore across from the island of Lanai, once called the "Pineapple Isle". The Big Island's special features include: Kilauea's erupting volcano with molten lava flows into the Pacific Ocean, spectacular Hamakua coast, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa peaks.

This is a must to see and do while you are in Maui. It is something that you will never forget and can only be seen in its entire splendor from high above.

By Ken Wilssens