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Looking for something special to give your Mom, wife, or grandmother but still stumped on authentic ideas? A luxurious helicopter tour over New York City is your answer! Helicopter tour companies charge as low as $145 per seat, which may seem steep until you hear what they will get to see. Passengers are seated in a luxurious helicopter next to their loved ones with noise-cancelling aviation headsets so you can communicate your excitement to one another. Tours start near the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River then head south towards Governor’s Island and the Verrazano Bridge. Mom will be excited to see the Statue of Liberty up close as she takes pictures of the national monument. The helicopter then heads north past Ellis Island and towards the Freedom Tower for a breathtaking view of America’s tallest skyscraper. Continuing north up…

Security Screening. Prior to entering the heliport, you will go through a full metal detector screening by heliport security. Security officials will scan passengers for prohibited items such as weapons, chemicals, explosives, or anything else that can harm a passenger or pilot. Rest assured you are safe flying out of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport with Manhattan Helicopters. Identification check. Once inside the heliport, every passenger is required to identify himself with a government-issued ID or passport. Passengers without IDs cannot fly. Secured Ramp Doors. No one can walk on the heliport ramp without having the proper documentation for his flight (issued only by helicopter companies) along with a heliport operations agent escort. Locked and sealed doors keep passengers from entering the ramp. No passengers may approach a helicopter without the proper escort to the aircraft. Life Vests. Each passenger is…

Manhattan Helicopter Tour. Seeing New York City from 1,000 feet above it offers the most magnificent aerial viewpoints to the most curious of tourists. If you’re not up for walking, sit back, relax, and let Manhattan Helicopters fly you around the Big Apple’s fabled monuments in style. In 30 minutes or less you can capture 30 or more of NYC’s most breathtaking sights from the top down; all without having to walk, sit on a train, push through crowds, wait in lines, or hail cabs. Your pilot will get you close enough to snap some wonderful shots to remember your experience for a lifetime. www.manhattanhelicopters.com 9/11 Memorial Tour. Remember loved ones lost in the World Trade Centers by taking this sentimental tour from guides who experienced it firsthand. Your tour guides are all survivors, recovery workers, area residents, or family…

1. Hamptons During the warmer months, thousands of New Yorkers flock to the lush playgrounds of the Hamptons. Rather than sit in two hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic, many people charter helicopters to their favorite location. Charter helicopters are priced based on the aircraft (based on number of passengers), flight duration, flight time, and landing location. Certain heliports charge lower landing fees and fuel prices than others. Typically if you fly with a maximum four passengers during normal business hours Monday-Friday to an airport with lower fees, the trip can be relatively affordable and worth every penny. More common landing airports in the Hamptons are Easthampton (HTO), Westhampton (FOK), and Southampton (87N). 2. Rocky Neck State Park This state park is open to the public and listed often as one of tourist’s favorite beaches in Connecticut. It lies less than an…