Helicopter Tour
Last Updated: September 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?
Find this near you
Search a city, state, or ZIP and filter to Helicopter tours. Or browse Air. Independent directory, not a booking service. 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, AK
- Coastal HelicoptersJuneau, AK
- Rocket City HelicoptersBrownsboro, AL
- Apex Air ToursSedona, AZ
- Grand Canyon WestPeach Springs, AZ
- Guidance AirSedona, AZ
- Sedona Air ToursCottonwood, AZ
- Seaplane Adventures (Aero Adventures)Mill Valley, CA
- Tahoe HelicoptersSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
- Front Range HeliErie, CO
- Destin Helicopter ToursDestin, FL
- Fly Key WestKey West, FL