On one of our many trips to Las Vegas, my girlfriends and I decided to go on the Vegas Strip night helicopter tour. When we arrived we were checked in first thing and offered Champagne ( probably to calm the nerves of the first time flyers). They had a lovely seating area with leather couches and nice decorations, perfect photo opportunity.
One of my friends takes flying lessons and is a real helicopter buff. She was super excited to ride in the new ECO Star helicopter dubbed the "limousine of the sky". It was a very smooth ride, and our pilot Mike was very funny and informative pointing out all the landmarks as we flew over them.
*** note, make sure your camera has a stabilizer built in ( like a newer iPad or iPhone ) normal cameras do not take good pictures due to all the movement. ***
Tickets were approximately $115 each plus don't forget to tip. My girlfriend told me that the pilots don't make much more than minimum wage ! Shocker. Look for coupon deals on Groupon or Lasvegas.com.
My only complaint , it was over way too fast! Happy travels!
Sample itinerary:
7:15pm -- Pick-up at hotel. ( my friend lives in Henderson so we just drove ourselves. Easy to find and easy parking.
7:45pm -- Check-in at Maverick's Strip terminal.
8:15pm -- Flight departure over Las Vegas Strip, including downtown and Fremont Street Experience.
8:30pm -- Arrive back at Maverick's Strip terminal. ( Buy cool pictures/video of your flight and souvenirs)
9:00pm -- Arrive back at hotel or friends house unless you want to get drinks after like we did!