Soo excited to do this was told to put the headphones on to speak to each other and the pilot said were in for a good time when we took off the pilot never said another word and the headphones didn't work so we sat in silence for 20 minutes not really knowing what we were looking at felt soo underwhelmed when we got out of the helicopter I would not recommend this company soo many missed opportunities spent nearly 500 for the 2 of us
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- All Taxes and Fees included
- Heliport Fee ($40 per person included)
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from the heliport
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Google Maps provides the correct navigation route, all other navigation options will take you to Chelsea Piers. Please ensure the end of route address matches the address above. Located on Pier 6 (2 Building North of Staten Island ferry and the East River). Look for Zip Aviation.
Return
- Google Maps provides the correct navigation route, all other navigation options will take you to Chelsea Piers. Please ensure the end of route address matches the address above. Located on Pier 6 (2 Building North of Staten Island ferry and the East River). Look for Zip Aviation.
Itinerary
ZIP AVIATION offers helicopter tours of New York City and private charter services from NYC to the entire Northeast United States. Three different helicopter tours of NYC are available, ranging from 15 to 30 minutes in length. Visit our location where you will watch a safety video and meet our team.
This former Dutch governor's estate, former military fort and former Coast Guard command post now enjoys its old age as a historic monument where you can take the occasional tour.
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
Stretching from The Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan into three other boroughs, and beyond the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the coast of New Jersey, the National Parks of New York Harbor includes 12 national park sites and affiliated areas with 24 natural, historic and recreational locations. These special places tell the story of America and its leading city, from the nation's early defenses to its first step as a new democracy, from the waves of immigrants to the rise of a commercial powerhouse unrivaled in the world. They include powerful international icons and places of extraordinary beauty where you can experience our history and natural heritage on the land and on the water.
See the skyscrapers of the New York City skyline.
See Downtown Manhattan from the Sky
Where over 20 million immigrants were processed during over sixty years of operation
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a nonprofit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world's fastest jets and a guided missile submarine.
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Reviews
It was very nice and beautiful
Awesome experience! Zip aviation is the best! Pilot was wonderful!
Perfekt, absolutely stunning experience. Everyone extremly friendly. Absolutely recommend.
Great experience and views of manhattan, would definitely recommend and do again upon return.
Awesome view over the city! Really nice pilot and helpful groundcrew! A must so when in NYC
Very professional and perfect trip
One of the best experiences I’ve had. Ride was smooth, pilot was jovial and informative, the views were simply stunning. Highly recommend 🚁❤️
A fantastic experience to celebrate my 40th with my mum for her 60th, forever memories. The flight was smooth, everyone was friendly and helpful. The desk gentleman airdropped us all our photos FOC too so that was a bonus!
Amazing experience! The helicopter tour was absolutely unforgettable, the views of New York City were incredible from start to finish. Seeing the skyline, Statue of Liberty, and Central Park from above was surreal. Would 100% recommend to anyone visiting NYC
An absolutely incredible experience! The helicopter tour offers breathtaking views of the entire area. The pilot was professional and reassuring, providing clear explanations throughout the flight. Flying over such stunning landscapes felt magical — a truly unforgettable moment that I highly recommend to everyone!
Amazing, very good service!! The views are awesome, the employees are super nice. A great experience, we absolute recommend it!!
Amazing experience! Spectacular views of NYC with Zip Aviation — the staff were friendly and helpful from start to finish, and our pilot, Christian, was incredible. We felt completely safe the entire time and had an unforgettable flight. Highly recommend!
It was well organized. Everyone was super nice and excited for us to finally do this and I would totally fly with them again!!
Amazing experience to see New York from the air. I felt I was in safe hands and the commentary over the headphones helped you understand everything you saw. Really friendly staff too.
We arrived earlier than our scheduled time like the company requested. The location was easy to find. The staff were very nice and informative. The ride was smooth and the 15 mins were just the right amount of time to see all the landmarks. Definitely recommend this excursion.
Great service and experience, efficient and friendly. They contacted me because the president was due into New York so they couldn’t fly my original time and they quickly fitted us in on another flight
For the best views of New York this is a must! A fantastic experience all round! The whole team was very professional from start to finish - highly recommend!
We got what was advertised. A great view of Manhattan. Including the Empire, the one World Trade Centre and the Statue of Liberty. You have to be aware of the 40$ up charge before the start though. It was quite expensive, as you know, but if you can spare the money the memories are worth it. For reference we did the 12-15 minute tour. The Audioguide was in English even though we ordered German. That wasn’t an issue though and we didn’t ask to change it. The Audio guide was a nice little edition but not necessary. The music they played was fitting and gave the experience a good vibe. All in all a great but expensive experience.
It’s awesome safe and friendly and very eye opener. Who knew? How big the city really is from up above
Small and cramped helicopters. Putting a 6’2 person in the middle with no head room was very uncomfortable. Didn’t enjoy the experience.
Helicopter right was phenomenal ! Staff were great. Views were out of this world. Amazing service all round. Highly recommend you won’t be disappointed
I booked a helicopter trip as a surprise for my family for our trip to New York. Zip aviation were brilliant from start to finish. Friendly, helpful and explained everything at every stage. Highly recommended
It was great seeing everything from above Well worth going up Very informative Felt safe They got us in earlier than time booked
For a special birthday I booked a private helicopter tour of manhattan for my husband and myself. when we got on the helicopter there was another pilot there for training. Our pilot, laughing and joking with the other pilot, forgot to turn on the volume for us. We could not talk to each other, we could not contact the pilot .we could not hear any of the tour highlights. we shouted, we waved to the back of the head of the pilot. He never turned around or checked on us. What if there had been a medical emergency? The pilot later apologized profusely for his error and agreed that it was his mistake and we would be justified in contacting management for some type of refund. I asked for only a partial refund. The company refused - curtly. My special birthday was ruined with no apologies. Just the statement we don't give refunds for technical difficulties!! How about human error difficulties? Very poor customer service. Very disappointed in this company....
Excellent trip..great experience ….. Great views over the city at night highly recommend for anyone.
The crew was incredibly professional and I got to ride next to the pilot. The pilot was incredibly kind, attentive and made sure we enjoyed our ride over New York. A solid 11/10 for the service and for the time spent up in the air. I can't recommend an attraction more than this one.
So fun I love it I’d definitely do it again Amazing pilot.my husband was nervous but overall we had a great time
It was an exciting experience,but we were not giving much time to even take a picture or pictures.We were rushed even though we were on time.
Incredible experience, even better service! A special thanks to Fabian Rivera for the all the excellent recommendations and support with our reservation details. :)
It was a birthday gift for my partner. He had an amazing time. Staff was helpful and the onboarding/disembarking process was safe and seamless. There’s also an ongoing videos to watch in the waiting area. Views are spectacular. We had great weather. Highly recommend the tour.
Worst experience ever! They gave us a stinky helicopter where someone had just thrown up. We booked a long flight, and that was definitely not what we signed up for.
It was amazing. Best way to start visit to New York So professional ,well organised and on time. Will definitely return.
My family and I really enjoyed the ride and views that we could get from the helicopter. We’ve done a similar experience in Alaska and while the flight is very short, it gives a perspective that you can’t get any other way. (You just have to keep in mind the cost of running a heliport, paying the staff, and fuel that all go into the price.) There were six of us in our group and all of us could fit in a single helicopter and one of our boys got to ride up front with the pilot…an experience he’ll never forget. The staff were friendly and the flight was smooth. We had fun and that’s what counts!
It was an awesome experience. I recommend that people on a New York holiday do this helicopter ride over Manhattan.
This was an incredible experience! The staff at the heliport was so friendly & efficient. The pilot was so fun and energetic and really made you feel comfortable. The view of Manhattan was spectacular - I wanted to do this over and over again.
Amazing views of manhattan and Statue of Liberty. They let us fly 30 minutes early when we arrived early
It was a great feeling and a great event. The people who worked there were friendly. The experience was amazing.
I was very Angry, upset and extremely disappointed with Manhattan Sky Tours. I was told that I could not ride because I was 40 pounds over weight i was even asked my weight when they first took all our information and was told nothing just took our money. That's a bunch of BS because I did the Las Vegas Helicopter tour around Vegas at the same weight twice and there was no problems. This whole trip to New Uork was bassed upon my Dad and I doing the Helicopter Ride around Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty so now we spent $3,000 dollars to take our Bucket list trip to New York only to be denied. Who's going to reimburse us $3,000? Where here till May 8th all I'm asking is make it right I still would like my Helicopter Ride with my Dad around Manhattan.
It’s a quick trip but cool experience. I ļiked it but was disappointed because I sat furthest from the view out the window. My fiancé got sick from it. Not all seats are equal.
Just amazing. So easy to access. Only a short experience but so worth it. Great views of the entire city. Can't fault from start to finish
The whole experience was fantastic, I've never been in a helicopter before and although the flight was fairly short it was absolutely amazing. The staff were very professional and our pilot was great and very informative with the sights we were seeing from the air. I would most definitely do another helicopter trip next time i go to New York.
We came for my son’s 11th birthday. Being asked if he could sit in the front made the experience very special
amazing trip!! Everyone was super friendly and helpful, a wk Sergio way to celebrate a special birthday with friends!
Sad to say I can’t review my helicopter flight as it was cancelled.. I was extremely disappointed and as it turned out the weather was good on the day it should have been
Absolutely horrible experience. The right side of the helicopter had a much better view and experience than the left. As soon as the helicopter would turn for the left side to have a view, it would turn farther away from the view. The staff was extremely rude and made the experience even more horrible.
Excellent flight (if a little cramped in the back!). There is a $40 fuel surcharge per person, it’s clearly explained in the booking.
Loved every minute of the helicopter tour, great to see manhatten from the sky, got great pics, staff were 5⭐️
Absolutely amazing!!!! This whole experience was truly memorable, one of which the whole family will never forget. The staff were extremely helpful too, big shout out to Valentine. Thanks guys👍
The whole experience was phenomenal, not one part of our experience was negative. From the booking in staff, knowledgeable, friendly. The pilot was brilliant very professional
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