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Indians cities that you can explore via helicopters
How about a helicopter ride to explore a city? Well, it offers a new perspective to exploring places, and is gradually gaining popularity day by day. Plus, it further allows travellers to cover a larger area over a shorter period of time. If you are intrigued and want to know which cities you can explore via heli rides, here are our favourites.
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Visakhapatnam
This port city is famous for its beaches, and when seen from above, it’s a sight to behold. To provide this experience, Visakhapatnam Helicopter Charter Services has a fleet of helicopters of different types to offer a range of experiences to choose from. You can enjoy either a short ride to Kailasagiri, or a longer one to the spectacular Araku Valley.
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Goa
A helicopter ride above Goa will be a treat that you have never imagined. When up in the air, the aerial scenes of churches, pristine beaches, temples, forts, and spice plantations are just unmissable and make for a surreal experience. To provide guests with such a great experience, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, in association with Pawan Hans, offers helicopter rides in Goa from the helipad at Park Hyatt Hotel.
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Jaipur
Surrounded by the Aravali Hills, Jaipur lies on the edge of Thar Desert, and is dotted with remarkably well-preserved heritage structures. All these makes it an extraordinary beauty when witnessed from above the ground! This service is provided by Heritage on Air that takes its guests up in the air to appreciate the beauty of attractions like Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, temples, bazaars, and much more. Plus, they also offer a number of packages that you can select or customise as per your choice.
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Sikkim
Sikkim is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations that boasts of unique terrain and pleasant climate. While it might be a difficult task to explore every location via road, especially in winters, a helicopter ride will compensate for it and take you up above to witness the beauty of valleys and snow-capped mountains. Sikkim Tourism offers such services, and allows you to choose your package as per your budget. You can select from Pilgrimage Flights, Joy Ride Gangtok Aerial View, Kanchendzonga Mountain Flight Chartered, or the Tsomgo Aerial Flight.
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Udaipur
Fondly called the City of Lakes and set amid the Aravalli, Udaipur makes for a beautiful sight from up above. Its postcard-like palaces, lush green hills, water bodies, and the beautiful romantic ambience come together to offer you a heli ride of lifetime. MHS (Mewar Helicopter Services) Rides offer such rides and has several tour package options to choose from, such as Scenic Udaipur Tour, Air Adventure Tour, Udaipur Lake Tour, Scenic Aravali Tour, and much more.
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Mumbai
An unforgettable way of witnessing the beauty of Mumbai is a helicopter joy ride at 1000 ft above the city and the coast. There are Pawan Hans and other aviation companies that offer such rides in Mumbai and offer you views of the Arabian Sea, Sea Link, the Mumbai skyline. One can also arrange such rides for special occasions like pre-wedding shoots and romantic proposals.
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Hyderabad
Dotted with marvellous architecture and historical spots, Hyderabad makes for an interesting helicopter ride. The sight from above gives you an altogether different perspective of the city. There are some private aviation companies that offer such helicopter rides that takes-off from Begumpet Airport and offer great views of local markets, Hussain Shah Garden, Char Minar, Birla Temple, Golconda Fort, Necklace Road, Central library, and much more.
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Pune
Take a beautiful joyride on a helicopter to soar high and witness the beautiful eagle’s eye view of the city of Pune. As you take your seat in an armchair in the private plane, you are assured a ride of your lifetime at a height of about 1000 ft. For this, you will be boarding Robinson 66 from Pune airport, and soar to a height from where you enjoy graceful sights of the Arabian sea as you cover the route through Pune airport.
