Helicopter Tour
Reviewed by the Seeking Adrenaline team · Updated Sep 19, 2026

Planning a first helicopter tour? These guides cover who can go, helicopter versus balloon, what it feels like, clothes, cost, kids, and motion. Search a ZIP when you are ready to find an operator.
The first-timer product is you in a seat, a pilot flies a plotted route. Doors-off is an add-on some companies sell. A discovery flight where you touch the controls is a different SKU.
Quiet basket? Hot Air Balloon.
Start here
- Can Anyone Take a Helicopter Tour?
- Helicopter Tour vs Balloon vs Discovery Flight
- Is a Helicopter Tour Scary?
- Will I Get Motion Sick?
- What Does a Helicopter Tour Feel Like?
- What to Wear on a Helicopter Tour
- What to Bring on a Helicopter Tour
- Helicopter Tours With Kids
Planning
- How Much Does a Helicopter Tour Cost?
- How Long Is a Helicopter Tour?
- Where to Take a Helicopter Tour in the United States
Quick Facts
- Experience needed: none
- Pilot flies
- Weather cancels
- Not a balloon
- Best first step: Can Anyone Take a Helicopter Tour?
By state
Find this near you
Search a city, state, or ZIP and filter to Helicopter tours. Or browse Air. Book on the operator's official website.
Find operators
Browse Air for Helicopter tours operators, or jump to one of these live listings:
- Alpine Air AlaskaGirdwood, AKViewWebsite
- Coastal HelicoptersJuneau, AKViewWebsite
- Temsco HelicoptersKetchikan, AKViewWebsite
- Rocket City HelicoptersBrownsboro, ALViewWebsite
- Apex Air ToursSedona, AZViewWebsite
- Grand Canyon WestPeach Springs, AZViewWebsite
- Guidance AirSedona, AZViewWebsite
- Papillon Grand Canyon HelicoptersGrand Canyon Village, AZViewWebsite
- Corporate HelicoptersSan Diego, CAViewWebsite
- Seaplane AdventuresMill Valley, CAViewWebsite
- Tahoe HelicoptersSouth Lake Tahoe, CAViewWebsite
- Front Range HeliErie, COViewWebsite
Where to book
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Miami Helicopter Tour Hard Rock and Beach5.0 / 5 (78 reviews)From $168View trip
Tour DeVine by Heli - Helicopter Wine Tour5.0 / 5 (75 reviews)From $2,358View trip
Helicopter Ride Over Sevierville and Countryside5.0 / 5 (62 reviews)From $54View trip
Ancient Sedona (30+ Mile) - Sedona Helicopter Tour5.0 / 5 (40 reviews)From $325View trip
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