The New Yorker Tour flies sightseers above New York City for 15 minutes aboard a state-of-the-art, climate controlled, luxury helicopter. This must-do visitor favorite departs from Manhattan's East River and passes over the city to the Hudson River on the West Side, taking in beautiful Central Park, famous landmarks, including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, and the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid's Air & Space Museum. The tour of NY Harbor includes views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, plus southern Manhattan's Greenwich Village, South Street Seaport and world famous Brooklyn Bridge. The flight includes guided narration delivered over voice-activated headsets for every passenger. The Ultimate Tour is an extended 20-minute, upgraded version of the New Yorker Tour and includes views of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and Governors Island. The tour of NY Harbor proceeds up the Hudson River past the New Jersey Palisades to the George Washington Bridge which links Manhattan Island to the rest of the United States. Flying over the northern portion of New York City, the flight includes landmark views of St. John the Divine Cathedral, Columbia University, Harlem, historic Yankee Stadium, scheduled for demolition in 2009, in addition to all sights in the New Yorker Tour. The Ultimate Tour is ranked the #1 New York helicopter tour among U.S. as well as world travelers. The Deluxe Tour, an upgrade of the Ultimate Tour, is an incomparable flight not only around Manhattan Island but above and alongside famous New York City landmarks. This exciting adventure includes itineraries of both New Yorker & Ultimate Tours and offers unparalleled photo opportunities for long-lasting memories of a thrilling ride over one of the most beautiful cities in the United States. The 30-minute, luxury flight takes you 'up close and personal' with world renowned architecture, such as the CNN/Time-Warner building and the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and the United Nations complex. You'll hover over Broadway's White Way in Times Square, Central Park tree tops, and glamorous Fifth Avenue residential high-rises.
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