On this San Francisco Vista Helicopter Tour, the sky really is the limit. A helicopter tour is the ultimate way to admire beautiful San Francisco, highlighting the bay and its famous sights. So come and admire the view on a flight over the bay!
Your 37-mile (60-kilometer) flight lasts for 15-20 minutes in a Bell Jet helicopter, and takes in the well-known landmarks of San Francisco. You'll see the Ferry Building, Alcatraz Island, the city skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge and much more!
Background music accompanies your flight, along with spontaneous narration by your professionally trained pilot.
Although, the flight left the day after due to bad weather, it was very well worth it. The day was beautiful and our pilot was great he took us over and under both the Golden Gate and Bay Bridge. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Review by: Delane V, January 2018
The helicopter ride portion was great. Our pilot was entertaining, pleasant and checked on us throughout. The views were sublime and we took great photos.
Review by: Robert Z, November 2017
Excellent tour
Review by: willemdirven, October 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: D A D, September 2017
The tour is worth the money. Of course, for a 15 minute tour you might think USD 195 is too much! But, this is a totally different experience with flying over and under the golden gate bridge. It's a great opportunity for photographers to record a different perspective of the city.
Review by: David, September 2017
The trip was one of our highlights in San Francisco. We would recommend this to everyone, especially when you fly under and over the Golden Gate Bridge Awesome. Also the pick up and drop off service was helpful.
Review by: Tom B, August 2017
One of the best things I have ever done. 100% recommend!
Review by: Rene R, June 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Rene R, June 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Katie B, March 2017
Great way to see San Francisco, you even get chance to fly under the golden gate bridge weather permitting. Would highly recommend.
Review by: Simon H, March 2017
This was a trip we took on our last day in San Francisco and it was the perfect way to finish our trip off.
Review by: Robert F, January 2017
I already reviewed this tour
Review by: Rebecca N, August 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: LESLIE B, August 2016
Fantastic tour, perfect organisation_br/_ I recommend !
Review by: Deepti K, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Andrea C, July 2016
Great experience!!!
Review by: Christian H, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Lauren D, June 2016
Really good tour. Flyed under and over the Golden Gate Bridge!! Only thing about this tour is the price:( but something is definately reccomend doing!
Review by: Thomas B, June 2016
Tolles Erlebnis, ein echtes Highlight auf unserer Reise.Unter der Golden Gate durch und danach oben drüber - der Hammer!!!
Review by: Peter H, June 2016
Fantastic views of San Francisco I would recommend this tour.
Review by: Stina B, June 2016
Really good tour! Great view of the city! It was a little bit hard to find where the pickup was located.
Review by: jdallery, May 2016
Professional, friendly staff, absolutely seamless service but most importantly, what an incredible way to see San Francisco! Put this on your list of must dos!
Review by: Rogerio C, April 2016
Iit is expensive but it worths a lot. My tour lasted 28 min. I recommend make a trip at 12:30pm, cause the visibility of the Golden Gate is better I guess. I recommend for sure.
Review by: K Patrick M, March 2016
Terrific aerial views of SF. Fantastic time.
Review by: tessaclinebell, February 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Tanja Z, December 2015
Great experience!
Review by: Tracy C, November 2015
This was the most incredible awesome experience I've had flying, would love to be a pilot! Flying under and over the golden gate was truly amazing.
Review by: Cristi T, October 2015
The helicopter ride was so fun. We had a beautiful evening. Gorgeous sunset. Flying under and then ove the Golden Gate Bridge was awesome!
Review by: Eddie R, October 2015
Spectacular! Wonderful to have the experience of going under the Golden Gate Bridge. The weather was perfect! All members of the staff were super-friendly and professional.
Review by: Michael N, October 2015
Excellent experience. I would do it again. Lasted longer than scheduled time and was well worth the money. My only problem was that after the helicopter ride I was taken to a different drop off point than my pick up point. I questioned the driver and he said this was the only drop. I know there are 2 pick up points why only 1 drop off?? As a tourist I was not familiar with my location and spent time and money to get back to where i wanted to be
Review by: Charlotte G, September 2015
The day was perfect, the views spectacular, and the ride up, over and under the Golden Gate Bridge was breathtaking!! This flight was awesome and worth every penny!!
Review by: David Z, August 2015
Exciting, enjoyable and breathtaking. Had a great time see the sights of San Francisco and the Bay from the air. It was amazing! The pilot was great and his commentary very informative. The ride can get a bit bumpy a times, but it was well-worth it.
Review by: Grzegorz Z, August 2015
The flight was great !!!
Review by: TERESA D, July 2015
We enjoyed several site seeing events in San Francisco. If you don't include this Tour, you will miss the best. We thoroughly enjoyed the ride. This was the best tour of our entire trip. Thank you Vista Helicopter Tour.
Review by: Jeanette M, July 2015
This was my first time on a helicopter and it was amazing. The pilot was informative and added humor when he went looking for sharks. We flew under the Golden Gate bridge too. I would take this trip again and go on the longer flight. I was a bit surprised to be whisked on board without directions or precautions, but all went well!
Review by: Helen V, June 2015
It was AWESOME !
Review by: Martyn N, April 2015
This tour is a must for anyone in San Fransisco on a short time scale. You get to see everything so perfectly and the pilot is incredible with great knowledge of all the landmarks.
Review by: DannyUF, January 2015
What an amazing experience. The entire staff was super friendly and professional. The tour was on time and the view of San Francisco from up top was spectacular. You get to fly UNDER and OVER the Golden Gate Bridge. I captured video of this moment and it was a highlight of the tour. Definitely recommend!
Review by: Mark W, October 2014
Amazing experience!!! No better way to see all the San Francisco landmarks. View is excellent from the helicopter (which seats 6 passengers) and the flight swoops under and then over the golden gate bridge which was very exciting. However I think there should be a fairer way of allocating the front seat (alongside the pilot), as I found in my group the front seat was claimed by someone who basically ran to the front of the queue! Overall though the service and staff were very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend for sure.
Review by: Jayne G, August 2014
I am a fearful flyer and yet, wanted to experience a helicopter ride as it was on my bucket list. What a perfect day, perfect flight and I am so glad I waited to have my first helicopter ride in San Francisco. We met our driver at our arranged pickup spot and he was punctual and pleasant. When we arrived at the helicopter pad, the helicopter was spotless, our pilot handsome and away we went. The pilot took lots of pictures for us as we boarded the helicopter and as we began our ascent, as fearful as I was, it was truly amazing. I was lucky enough to score the seat beside the pilot and so my view was breathtaking. _br/_
The pilot kept remarking that we were lucky to have such a magnificent day for our ride - clear skies, no hint of fog and we could see for miles and miles. Over the ocean, under and over the Golden Gate Bridge, a close up view of Alcatraz and then into the heart of the city. I would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Neil H, June 2014
A great thing to do. The piot was very god and provided a good commentary of SF and its surrounds. Highlight was going under and over the GG Bridge. Would recommend.
Review by: john h, June 2014
excellent from start to finish ....awesome views of the bay,alcatraz island and the golden gate bridge
Review by: Colette W, May 2014
I've never flown in a helicopter before, so this was my shot. It was pretty cool, I'm glad I did it. It makes me wish I were rich so I could do it more often, but I'm not, oh well. The pilot dipped down under the GG Bridge and my stomach dipped along with it, woooo! Better than any thrill ride at Disneyworld. I only wish it had been a bit longer, it sure went quickly.
Review by: Alicia E, May 2014
It was absolutely beautiful! The views are breathtaking and unforgetable. Definitely recommended.
Review by: Patrick G, April 2014
Great surprise for my girlfriend's birthday gift, even if it was raining: she was in the cockpit and we flew under the bridge !_br/_
Bad point: We crossed the golden gate too quickly ..._br/_
Nice remember
Review by: Colleen H, April 2014
Booking online was easy, pick up was right on time, Mark, our pilot was great with excellent explanation of the area and the experience was FABULOUS. We had a wide range of ages in our group (from 10-71) and everyone LOVED the trip. We highly recommend ensuring this is on your "must do" list in San Fran. Flying under the Golden Gate - epic (in the words of the 10 year old).
Review by: stephen b, April 2014
It was our 30th wedding anniversary and i had kept it a secret from my wife,of course when the shuttle bus turned up she knew where we were going,Big Surprise!_br/_
As we got near the airport the weather turned nasty and i thought we might not go up. When we arrived,Ron the pilot explained that we could wait in the private lounge and see how the weather panned out,after an hour and coffee and water greatly recieved, Ron said it was ok to go up, my first time in a helicopter,i sat in the front my wife happy in the back._br/_
The flight was great,Ron pointing out the sights, we went under and over the golden gate bridge, brilliant, it was over to quickly but my wife and i both agreed it was a fantastic experience,i greatly recomend it.
Review by: Alexis S, March 2014
Such a beautiful experience! Thank you so much
Review by: Alisha.hughes38, February 2014
My husband and I loved it and we went to tell every one how good of a time we had!!! That is something we will never forget!!!!!!
Review by: chad e, January 2014
Great ride and got to go under the Golden Gate Bridge!!!
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