Helicopter at The Falls
Keep the camera out--you'll soar over the best Niagara sights on this ten minute helicopter tour.
Niagara Falls, Ontario is beautiful and scenic. Imagine how breathtaking the falls would be from a high-rise hotel window. Now imagine what it would be like from the sky. Thousands of people take air tours of Niagara Falls each year, so there must be something to it. When it comes to deciding on an air tour, there are a few to choose from. To help you choose a little more wisely, here are some overviews and details about the tours.
Niagara Helicopters Limited
This tour is the winner of multiple awards, including the Niagara Falls Misty Award and the Niagara Falls Tourism Stella Howlett Award for outstanding tourism hospitality. Niagara Helicopters Limited has been providing aerial tours of the Falls since 1961. Not only do they offer sightseeing tours, they also offer charter tours, pilot training, even weddings. Visitors begin the sights with the Sir Adam Beck Generating Plant, the Niagara River, Horseshoe Falls, Whirlpool Rapids, the Rainbow Bridge, the American Falls, Skylong Tower, and the Konica Minolta Tower. Passengers are provided with individual headsets and taped commentary (available in various languages). Tours are available year-round. However, there is a two person minimum for each tour. Single bookings are permitted, but only if they can be paired with another group.
Fly and Wine Tour
This is the king of the Niagara Falls aerial tours. The grandeur of this tour is obvious from the very beginning. Visitors are picked up and chauffeured in a classic VIP Lincoln sedan and whisked away to a first class Cessna high-wing aircraft. The plane will then take off, and carry away its passengers to hundreds of feet above the ground to see the sights of Niagara Falls. Guests will see Queenston Heights, the southern shores of Lake Ontario, the Welland Canal, the majestic Niagara Falls, and of course, Niagara Wine Country where you'll visit not one, but three different wineries. Visitors will be pampered and treated to samples of some of the finest wine in the Niagara area.
30-Minute Air Tour - Fly Niagara Inc.
This is the next to longest aerial tour of Niagara Falls. Passengers will be seated in a state-of-the-art Cessna high-wing aircraft. This tour includes breathtaking views that just aren't available from the ground. Guests will be flown over Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Wine Country, Queenston Heights, the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Welland Canal, and of course the stunning Horseshoe and Bridal Veil Falls. Passengers can relax as they view one of the most amazing landscapes on Earth, from the sky. This tour is basically the same thing as the Fly and Wine Tour, except there's no Lincoln sedan or wine sampling.
20-Minute Air Tour - Fly Niagara Inc.
Hope aboard a state-of-the-art Cessna high-wing aircraft and soar above the crowds below, as you take in the sights of Niagara Wine Country. Guests will view Queenston Heights, the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Welland Canal and the awe-inspiring beauty of Niagara Falls. Visitors will view the magnificent Horseshoe Falls and the bubbling whirlpool below. A view of the American Bridal Veil Falls is also included.
