Top-reviewed pick in this group
Sips And Bites, Lunch Included
Best of Maui Tour: Sips, Sites and Bites with Lunch runs through Polynesian Adventure Tours. Rated 4.3 across 203 reviews. Runs 9 hours 30 minutes. From $307.
Helicopter And Combo Tours, Compared
Three trips, three shapes: a 45-minute crater flight, a 10-hour Road to Hana and park combo, and a full-day island tour with lunch. The table compares them below (see Hana And Haleakala In One Day).
Flights And Combo Day Trips
45-Minute Crater Helicopter
45 minutes · Air Maui Helicopter Tours
Hana Rainforest and Haleakala Crater Helicopter Tour runs through Air Maui Helicopter Tours. Rated 4.7 across 155 reviews. Runs 45 minutes. From $368.
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Hana Halfway, Small-Group Combo
10 hours · Aloha Eco Adventures
Road to Hana Halfway and Haleakala National Park runs through Aloha Eco Adventures. Rated 4.8 across 41 reviews. Runs 10 hours. From $259.
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Which Of The Three Fits You?
Only one trip here leaves the ground. Air Maui's Hana Rainforest and Haleakala Crater Helicopter Tour runs 45 minutes from $368 and crosses terrain no road reaches, which suits travelers short on time. Aloha Eco Adventures pairs the Road to Hana halfway with the park over 10 hours at $259, a strong fit if you want waterfalls and the summit in a single day. Polynesian Adventure's Best of Maui adds tastings and lunch across 9 hours 30 minutes.
Timing separates these three more than anything else. The Air Maui helicopter runs just 45 minutes, so it slots into a morning or afternoon without eating your day. The other two are commitments: Aloha Eco Adventures gives you 10 hours, and the Polynesian Adventure Tours outing runs 9 hours 30 minutes. All three carry free cancellation, but confirm pickup points and any weight limits for the flight on the live booking page before you pay.
Before You Book These Trips
Weather drives everything on this volcano. Trade winds and the inversion layer often hold the summit above the clouds, though some mornings the peak sits inside them anyway. May through July tends to be sunnier and drier, while mid-September through November often brings the most stable air. Dress in warm layers for the crater, whatever the beach weather down at sea level.
Every trip in this group offers free cancellation, which matters when Maui weather turns, since helicopter flights get scrubbed for low cloud and rain. Read the listing for how a weather cancellation is handled, whether you rebook or take a refund. Pickup ranges from hotel collection on the land tours to a heliport check-in with Air Maui, so confirm the exact meeting point and time on the live booking page before you pay (see Tours By Pickup).
These Trips, Answered
Which helicopter tour flies over the Haleakala crater?
The Hana Rainforest and Haleakala Crater Helicopter Tour by Air Maui is the only pure flight in this group. It runs 45 minutes, starts from $368 per person, and holds a 4.7 rating across 155 reviews. The route crosses the Hana rainforest and the crater itself, terrain that would take a full day to reach by road. The other two trips in this category stay on the ground, pairing the park with other parts of the island.
Can you combine the Road to Hana with Haleakala in one day?
Yes, and one tour here does exactly that. Aloha Eco Adventures runs the Road to Hana Halfway and Haleakala National Park trip, a 10-hour day from $259 that takes in the Hana coast as far as the halfway point before heading up to the summit district (see Kipahulu and Pipiwai). It carries a 4.8 rating across 41 reviews. The trade-off is pace, you cover a lot of ground, so it suits travelers who would rather see both in one long day than split them across two.
How much does a Haleakala helicopter tour cost?
Air Maui's Hana Rainforest and Haleakala Crater flight starts from $368 per person for 45 minutes in the air. That is the only helicopter-only trip in this group. The combos cost less per hour of touring: the Road to Hana halfway and park trip starts at $259, and the Best of Maui day with lunch starts at $307, though neither leaves the ground. All three come with free cancellation.
More Routes To The Summit
If you would rather watch the sun come up from the top, the sunrise category holds five tours, from $236 to $287, several with breakfast included. Four sunset and stargazing trips cover the other end of the day, and five bike tours ride the summit road downhill. There are also four hiking and private options, among them a crater hike and a private summit stroll. Every one of the 21 tours on this site publishes its price and cancellation terms.
Haleakala Sunrise Tours Sunset And Stargazing Tours Downhill Bike Tours Crater Hikes And Private Tours