New York City Helicopter Tour with Statue of Liberty views

Name: New York City Helicopter Tour with Statue of Liberty views
Brand: New York Helicopter Tours L.L.C
SKU: 109060P1
Price: 224 USD
Rating: 4 (99 reviews)

New York City, USA

12 to 15 minutes (approx.)
Flight time: 12 to 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Admire unparalleled views of the Statue of Liberty from the air during a short but thrilling sightseeing helicopter ride. On this flyover tour you’ll also get to see Ellis Island, Governor's Island, and Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Get your cameras ready for the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, too. Receive personalized attention as this is a small-group flight.

Fly over Lower Manhattan's landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty
Enjoy flexible departure times that fit around your schedule
Get a personal experience with no more than six guests
Enjoy an easy-to-find departure location at the East River Piers

What's Included

Helicopter flight
We provide headsets and life vests for the tour

$50.00 per person late fee for failing to arrive 45 minutes prior to scheduled flight time
$100.00 per person late fee for arriving 30 minutes or less prior to scheduled flight time
$50.00 heliport/fuel fee per person (must be paid on site on travel date)
$50.00 heliport/fuel fee for children under the age of 2 (must be paid on site on travel date)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

6 East River Piers, New York, NY 10004, USA
Downtown Heliport

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Prior to your flight’s departure, make your own way to the meeting point at the East River Piers. After checking in, settle into the 6-passenger helicopter, put your headset on so you can hear your pilot, and get ready to soar over Lower Manhattan.

Your short and sweet flight takes you over some of New York City’s most recognizable landmarks. Enjoy bird’s eye views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis and Governor’s Islands, the South Street Seaport, and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. After a final sweep over the skyscrapers of Wall Street and the Financial District, it’s back down to earth with a camera full of great photos.

Statue of Liberty (Pass By)

Brooklyn Bridge (Pass By)

Wall Street (Pass By)

Additional Info

Total weight per passenger: 249 lbs
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

Seating goes according to weight and balance. Weight maximum is 250 pounds per person. Passengers are weighed at our facility and passengers weighing over the weight limit are required to purchase an additional seat or will forfeit their flight.
Helicopter seats 6 passengers and 1 pilot. All tours are shared with other passengers. All 6 seats must be purchased for a private tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative time or date.
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
Passengers must arrive 45 minutes prior to scheduled flight time with Identification It is strongly advised to arrive prior to check in time to avoid being charged late fee *** ***LATE FEE PRICES*** Passengers failing to arrive 45 minutes prior to scheduled flight time will be charged $50.00 per person late fee. Passengers arriving 30 minutes or less prior to scheduled flight time will be charged $100.00 per person late fee.
New York Helicopter has the right to cancel, change or delay any flight any time for any reason, which includes weather conditions, Temporary Flight Restrictions implemented by the FAA, minimum number of passengers not met for tour, helicopter maintenance and all other circumstances outside of our control.
$50.00 heliport/fuel fee per person (must be paid on site on travel date)
$50.00 heliport/fuel fee for children under the age of 2 (must be paid on site on travel date)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Questions?

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Product code: 109060P1

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Featured review

Muhammad_B

I am from Pakistan🇵🇰 and this is my first tour in USA and I enjoyed it so much. Helicopter ride is also my first trip to helicopter ride and I enjoyed a lot and their staff is great and every Thing is very good. I can't explain word🥰😊❤️‍🩹❤️

Reviews

4.1

99 reviews

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Amazing views of the city

Meg_Z, Dec 2024

Great family experience The best way to see the entire city at Christmas time. Go around sunset for the best experience

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours.

Horrible front desk staff

isnel_s, Dec 2024

Flight was good but you had a young lady at the counter that was a rude and dictator. She refused to give me to opportunity to ask a question. She felt the need to raised her voice at me while telling me that I was late, and still have the nerve to want to dispute late fee. She also threatening to forfeit the flight unless I obey her disrespect. She never gave me the opportunity to ask a question. She claimed that I was rude and disrespect because I attempted to ask a question or wanting to show her the paper I had in my hand. She is rude and nasty and worst the other two staff that was standing next to her were too afraid to want to get involved. This was a gift but she sucked the joy out the experience. She was acting as a dictator and rude about telling me that I was late and that I should not have any say so - just to pay, ask no question and obey her.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

You were late and she was doing her job by charging the late fee, you were there to just argue and holding up the flight.

A Must Do

Susan_M, Dec 2024

The staff was friendly and so nice. The safety procedures were perfect and the pilot was outstanding. We actually saw way more than I thought we would. It was worth the money.

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

Being able to see the...

Lanasia_C, Nov 2024

Being able to see the statue of liberty was amazing. We are from nyc and it’s crazy that we never seen the Statue of Liberty

Response from Host, Dec 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours.

Disappointing

Melanie_K, Nov 2024

Arrived 45 minutes before as required, checked and seated to wait for 40 minutes after the 5 minute security check and check in, went to board the helicopter, and were turned away as the pilot decided too windy to fly, we were advised to wait 30-60 minutes as he may be able to fly again. There are 3 other companies running helicopter rides from the same heli pad and none of their flights were cancelled and kept running consistently whilst we sat waiting like lemons. After the hour waiting it was all cancelled for the day, so 1 hour 45 minutes wasted sitting around. They just issued a refund as said couldn’t get us on again for a couple days. Luckily one of the other companies was super helpful and got us on one of their last flights for the day so thankfully we never missed out after spending the whole afternoon there. Would like to say their ground staff was lovely though, could see they were frustrated with the situation also.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

We apologize for any inconvenience, unfortunately the winds were too strong and we go according to the pilot call. Our main concern is the passengers and pilot safety, what other companies do we do not control.

A must do in New York

Paul_A, Nov 2024

A must do for NYC. The staff were excellent and allowed us to upgrade to a longer trip. Very helpful and friendly.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

And I think everyone should take a helicopter ride live once

Muhammad_B, Nov 2024

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

Up, up, up!!!

Hose_S, Nov 2024

Just as promised, I was able to see the city lights and the Statue of Liberty, I enjoyed the trip with my wife very much!!

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours.

Fantastic

Matteo_D, Nov 2024

Super, the people inside was super nice with us and the experience was breathtaking. Really raccomand to go on the sunset hour

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours.

A must when in NYC

IAN_H, Oct 2024

Our heli tour got cancelled the night before (not with this company). I found the ground staff very friendly and when one of the them (lady who was Hispanic) found out our tour had got cancelled she offered one of us the front seat with the pilot. Very easy to find and the checking in process was swift. Many thanks

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours.

Memorable

Florence_S, Oct 2024

The members of staff were super nice and helpful. The experience itself was incredible and the views were absolutely breathtaking.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

Awesome - just awesome

Lucy_L, Oct 2024

Fantastic!! Great experience even if a little overpriced. Shame seating wasn’t explained before getting on aircraft. Staff went out of their way to deal with a homophobic couple on our flight discreetly but respectfully to all.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

A must do in NY

Jessica_G, Oct 2024

Seeing all the landmarks in 15 min was helpful time wise. The ride was awesome instructions were clear and the staff was informative

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Hi Jessica Thank you for your review and for arriving as per the instructions provided to you. We're glad you had an awesome ride.

Bad experience

Salil_S, Aug 2024

Complete sham and useless experience. We reached before our time and we’re charged $600 for late arrival. Already paid £700 for flight experience . No where in the booking it said that we have to arrive 45 minutes before the timing. It says only that it’s not covered if you look at fine print . The lady at the reception was very rude and aggressive. She said that they have to do training and security check so customers have to arrive 30-45 minutes early. That training and security check only took only 2 minutes so not sure what was I overcharged for!!! The photos the girl took at the helicopter were so bad as can’t see any faces . Again no screens to check the photos and you end up paying for bad photos . At the time of the booking the email or details should be sent clearly that customers have to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to the timing of flight. The helicopters were running all the time and she said that they have to charge for extra fuel . Complete non sense. There was no commentary from the pilot and we could it talk to each other as head sets were not working during the flight. We did tell the pilot before taking off but he was in such a hurry to complete the flight he didn’t bother. I feel this particular company should be avoided for experience .

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Hi Salil, We apologize that you feel that the experience was a "sham and useless experience." Please keep in mind that you booked online which means that you are responsible to read what you are booking. You purchased your tickets on August 21 at 9:40am and your flight was not scheduled until August 23 at 5pm which means you had more than 48 hours to read your tickets and prepare yourself to arrive on time. The website and your tickets clearly state that you must arrive arrive 45 minutes prior to flight time to avoid any late fees which we also list the exact cost of the late fees so there are no surprises. Your flight was scheduled to depart at 5pm with a 4:15pm check in and you did not arrive until 5pm exactly. The woman at the front desk was not rude by doing her job, you came in late and paid the late fee. Our front desk is under 24/7 video and voice monitoring so we are aware of all interactions. While your safety briefing may have taken 2 minutes our front desk takes longer as we need to calculate all weights of passengers with fuel on board and the fuel it will take to do your flight thats why you need to arrive 45 minutes in advance so we can fuel accordingly and complete our tasks without any delays. The building also charges us for being on the ground more than 15 minutes, which we were waiting for you to arrive. The website and tickets also state that the $50.00 per person heliport fee is not included and must be paid on site. We can only assume that customers read all the information we supply and cannot be held responsible if you did not. All headsets in the helicopter were working perfectly fine as they are checked in-between flights and not 1 passenger has had an issue with them not working. The photos are taken by our ramp agents as the building does not provided photographers. Prior to purchasing the pictures you can click on the smiley face to clearly see the faces in your photos, they are watermarked to prevent customers from taking the photos without payment. You can decide at that point if you want to purchase them or not, you were not under any obligation to purchase the pictures if you did not want them or felt they were not up to your quality standards. We fulfilled our duties of safely completing your tour but its important that for the future you read what your buying and do not not arrive late so that you don't feel that the experience was a "sham and useless." Thank you

1 traveler found this review helpful

Great experience

Andre_B, Aug 2024

Great customer service and friendly staff will definitely recommend this to anyone who want to experience a helicopter ride in NYC

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

Was amazing

Lakisha_B, Aug 2024

Me and my friend had an amazing time everything was just so perfect , if this something u want to do GO for it , we had a ball

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

Birds Eye view and helicopter experience!

Joanne_F, Jul 2024

This was a fantastic view of NYC and the Statue of Liberty! The staff was friendly and accommodated late booking! This was a memorable experience I am glad I did!

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Beneficence!

Omar_C, Jun 2024

The outstanding view of NYC and NJ. The statue of liberty, Ellis island and the multitude of beautiful buildings the city has. I'm awed.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Old Helicopter

Harun_K, Jun 2024

The guy who helped get on the helicopter was quite rude. He was reactive, probably because we took our own photos. It was a situation where I didn't have to take an extra photo for a helicopter tour that I paid for service. According to all other companies, the plane looked quite old and was uncomfortable. Anyway, the Young captain was quite talented. He was quite tolerant and helpful in the man and woman in the consultation.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Please be more specific on why you stated that the loader was rude when you wanted to take more pictures after everyone was unloaded from the helicopter NOT a plane. Pictures are taken with Passengers phone so there's no payment to company, you wanted to make it a photoshoot. No one had any complaints regarding our NEW helicopters.

A must do!

Steve_I, May 2024

Simply put……AMAZING!! As a life long NYC resident, I’ve never done this before and now wish every time we had visitors come to NYC we took them on this experience! .

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you for choosing New York Helicopter Tours and for your kind words.

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