Best Las Vegas Helicopter Tours — Quick Picks
Which Las Vegas Helicopter Tour Is Right for You?
| Role | Route | Lands? | Best for | Rating | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most booked | Strip at night | No | A first flight on a budget | 4.6★ | $99 | Check → |
| Best-rated Strip flight | Strip at night | No | Same route, marginally better reviews | 4.7★ | $99 | Check → |
| Window seat guaranteed | Strip at night | No | Photographers on a short flight | 4.7★ | $105 | Check → |
| The canyon classic | Grand Canyon West | Yes — canyon floor | The flight most people mean | 4.8★ | $489 | Check → |
| Highest rated canyon run | Grand Canyon West | Yes — canyon floor | Champagne landing, 1,162 reviews | 4.9★ | $499 | Check → |
| Cheapest canyon option | Below the rim | No | Canyon air time without the transfer day | 4.7★ | $249 | Check → |
Compare Helicopter Tours in Las Vegas
Prices, ratings and availability last checked: September 2026.
Top Pickfrom $99 Night Helicopter Flight over Las Vegas Strip
- Flight areaLas Vegas Strip resort corridor
- MachineShared cabin
- PickupHotel or limo transfer included on most listings
- Best forA first flight on a budget
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $99 Helicopter Night Flight over the Strip
- Flight areaLas Vegas Strip resort corridor
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forThe best-rated of the $99 night flights
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $489 Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Tour with Las Vegas Transfer
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, landing on the canyon floor
- MachineShared cabin
- PickupGround transfer from the Strip included
- Best forThe canyon flight most people are looking for
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $499 Vegas: Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing Tour and Champagne
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, landing on the canyon floor
- MachineShared cabin
- PickupGround transfer from the Strip included
- Best forHighest-rated canyon landing on this page
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $609 From Las Vegas: Grand Canyon Skywalk Express Helicopter Tour
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West rim and Skywalk
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forFlight plus Skywalk admission in one booking
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $105 Helicopter Tour of the Strip with Window Seats
- Flight areaLas Vegas Strip resort corridor
- MachineShared cabin, window seat guaranteed
- Best forPhotographers on a short flight
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $569 Grand Canyon Helicopter Landing and Picnic with Vegas Strip
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, landing with a picnic on the floor
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forA longer stop on the canyon floor
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $499 From Las Vegas: Grand Canyon West Rim Helicopter Tour
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West Rim
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forWest Rim flight with transfers
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $409 Grand Canyon Helicopter Air Tour with Las Vegas Transfers
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, air tour
- MachineShared cabin
- PickupLas Vegas transfers included
- Best forCanyon air time without a landing
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $624 Grand Canyon West Plane, Helicopter & Boat Tour from Vegas
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West by plane, helicopter and boat
- MachineFixed-wing plus helicopter
- Best forSeeing the canyon three ways in a day
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $109 Nighttime Helicopter Flight over the Strip
- Flight areaLas Vegas Strip resort corridor
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forAn alternative night departure slot
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $279 Red Rock Canyon Helicopter Landing Tour
- Flight areaRed Rock Canyon, with a desert landing
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forA landing flight close to the city
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $350 Grand Canyon Helicopter West Rim Flight & Options
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West Rim
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forWest Rim flight with optional add-ons
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $574 Vegas: VIP West Rim Helicopter Tour + Skywalk Option
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West Rim and Skywalk
- MachineShared cabin, VIP configuration
- Best forSkywalk day with fewer passengers
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $829 Grand Canyon Helicopter Ride, Boat Tour & Skywalk
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, Colorado River boat and Skywalk
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forThe full-day combination
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $549 Grand Canyon West Helicopter Tour
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forA straightforward West Rim flight
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $699 Grand Canyon Helicopter Dual Landings Tour
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West, two separate landings
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forMost time on the ground in the canyon
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $249 Grand Canyon: Fly Below Rim and Beyond Helicopter Air Tour
- Flight areaBelow the canyon rim
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forThe cheapest canyon air time here
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $204 Night Helicopter Flight and Neon Museum Tour
- Flight areaLas Vegas Strip plus the Neon Museum
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forPairing the flight with a ground attraction
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $599 Grand Canyon Helicopter Western Ranch Adventure
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West and a working ranch
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forA canyon day with a ranch stop
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $549 Grand Canyon West Rim Extended Helicopter Tour
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West Rim, extended route
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forLonger canyon air time
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $229 Red Rock Canyon and Vegas Strip Helicopter Tour
- Flight areaRed Rock Canyon and the Strip
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forDesert and city on one flight
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $385 Grand Canyon Helicopter and Pontoon Boat Tour by Luxury Car
- Flight areaGrand Canyon West with a pontoon boat on the Colorado
- MachineShared cabin, luxury car transfer
- Best forRiver time as well as canyon time
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $329 Valley of Fire Helicopter with Scenic Landing
- Flight areaValley of Fire, with a scenic landing
- MachineShared cabin
- Best forRed slot-canyon country northeast of the city
- Headsets with pilot commentary provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
How Much Does a Helicopter Tour in Las Vegas Cost?
Fares here are per seat and split cleanly into three products. A Strip flight is the cheapest sightseeing flight in any major US city. A canyon flight costs four to six times more because the aircraft is airborne far longer and covers a 200-kilometre round trip. Anything with Skywalk tickets, a river boat or a ranch stop bolted on sits above that again.
A short circuit over the resort corridor after dark from a pad south of the airport, usually with hotel or limo transfer folded into the fare. The most-booked product in the city.
Daytime flights west into Red Rock Canyon or northeast to Valley of Fire, some with a desert landing, plus the cheaper canyon runs that fly below the rim without shutting down.
Half-day to full-day runs to Grand Canyon West with ground transfer, a landing on the canyon floor, and in the top tier a Colorado River boat ride or Skywalk admission.
What affects the price?
A canyon tour billed at four hours is roughly 45 to 70 minutes airborne with a coach or limo transfer either side. A Strip flight billed at 90 minutes is a few minutes of that in the air. Both listings state the flight time separately — read that line, not the headline.
A landing is what separates a $489 canyon tour from a $249 flyover. Grand Canyon West is Hualapai tribal land, and the landing fee is inside the fare.
Everyone is weighed at check-in. Operators here commonly add a second-seat charge above roughly 300 lb / 136 kg; the exact threshold and the amount are on the operator's booking page.
Champagne on the canyon floor, Skywalk admission, a pontoon boat on the Colorado, a ranch lunch. Each adds $80 to $300 to the same flight.
Strip Flight vs Canyon Flyover vs Canyon Landing: Which Should You Book?
Three products, three price levels, and the listings do not always make the difference obvious. This is what separates them on the day, with the real fares from the flights on this page.
| Night Strip flight | Canyon flyover | Canyon landing tour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical Las Vegas fare | $99 – $109 | $249 – $409 | $489 – $699 | |
| Roughly how long the booking runs | 1 – 1.5 hours with transfer | 2.5 – 3.5 hours | 4 – 5 hours | |
| Does the aircraft land? | No | No | Yes — on the canyon floor | |
| What you actually see | The resort corridor lit up, from about the height of the towers | The western canyon and the Colorado from above the rim line | The same canyon, then 20 – 30 minutes standing beside the river | |
| Best for | A first flight, an evening out, tight budgets | Canyon air time without losing a whole day | The trip people remember; worth the money if the canyon is the point |
Month-by-Month Guide
The clearest, smoothest air of the year and the best visibility over the canyon; canyon-floor stops are cold enough for a jacket.
Same cold clear conditions, with the first wind days appearing late in the month.
Spring wind is the main cause of rescheduled canyon flights; mornings are calmer than afternoons.
Warm, long days and still-green desert after a wet winter — good flying, occasional windy afternoons.
Reliable weather before the real heat; canyon-floor stops become genuinely warm by late month.
Thermals build from late morning and make midday canyon flights bumpy; night Strip flights are at their most popular.
Peak heat above 40°C / 104°F and the start of monsoon season — afternoon thunderstorms cancel flights outright.
Monsoon storms continue; first departures of the day are the reliable slot.
Storm risk fades through the month and the air steadies; still hot on the canyon floor.
The best month to fly here: mild, stable air, low wind and clean light in the canyon.
Clear and calm, with early sunsets that put the Strip circuit at a civilised hour.
Cold and clear with excellent visibility; canyon landings need a warm layer and holiday slots sell out early.
What to Expect on the Day
Pickup or check-in
Strip flights include hotel or limo transfer on most listings; canyon tours collect you two to three hours before the flight because the drive to the terminal is part of the day.
Give the operator the hotel you are actually staying at, not the booking address — off-Strip pickups are often a different meeting point.Weigh-in and paperwork
Every passenger steps on a scale and gives a weight for the load sheet. The desk assigns seats from that, not from booking order.
If two of you want to sit together, say so at check-in — it is decided there, not in the aircraft.Safety briefing
Harness, door handles, how to approach and leave the aircraft with the rotor turning, and where not to walk. Five minutes, and it is the same briefing on a $99 flight and an $829 one.
Headsets have an intercom. Test yours before the rotor spools up; a dead headset means no commentary for the whole flight.The flight
Strip circuits fly the resort corridor and turn back over the valley. Canyon flights cross Lake Mead and the Grand Wash Cliffs before descending into the western canyon.
On the Strip run, ask which side the outbound leg flies; the return leg usually shows the other side, so both windows get a turn.The landing or the return
Canyon tours shut down on the floor for 20 to 30 minutes with a champagne or picnic service; Strip flights land back at the pad within the hour, transfer included.
Canyon floor temperatures run well above the rim. In summer the 20 minutes outside the aircraft is genuinely hot — take water from the aircraft.What to Bring (and What to Leave at Home)
✓ Bring
- Dark clothing — pale colours reflect in the window and ruin every photo
- A jacket for canyon landings between November and March
- Your booking voucher and photo ID for the check-in desk
- Water for the canyon floor stop in summer
- A phone or camera with a wrist strap, no selfie stick
- Motion-sickness tablets if you take them for boats — the canyon descent is the bumpy part
✗ Leave behind
- Loose hats, scarves and lens caps — refused on doors-off and open-window flights
- White or pale tops, which reflect straight back at you in the glass
- Large bags — cabin storage is a small locker at the desk
- Drones, which are prohibited in the whole canyon corridor
- Selfie sticks, banned by every operator flying here
Where Flights Depart From
| Heliport / Base | Details | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Strip heliport corridor | Night Strip flights, most with hotel or limo transfer included | Short, cheap first flights |
| Boulder City terminal | Grand Canyon landing tours and West Rim flights, reached by coach or limo from the Strip | Canyon days |
| Grand Canyon West airport | Skywalk and river-boat combinations that fly the final canyon leg from there | Combination days |
How to Choose a Helicopter Operator
What good operators do
- State the air time separately from the total booking length — a four-hour canyon tour is not four hours of flying.
- Publish the weight threshold at which a second seat is charged, and the amount, before you pay rather than at the desk.
- Fly the canyon in aircraft with forward-facing seats and give every passenger a headset with a working intercom.
- Say plainly whether the tour lands in the canyon or overflies it — the words 'canyon tour' cover both at wildly different prices.
- Refund in full when they cancel for weather, and offer a rebooking slot rather than a credit note.
Red flags to avoid
- A 'Grand Canyon tour' listing that never says whether the aircraft lands, at a price that suggests it does not.
- Fuel surcharges or heliport fees collected in cash at check-in after an online fare that looked competitive.
- No stated weight policy anywhere on the booking page — it will be applied at the scale regardless.
- Photo packages presented as compulsory at the desk. They are not; the flight is booked and paid for.
What You Fly Over in Las Vegas
The landmarks and flight corridors these tours actually cross, and what each one looks like from the air.
The Strip resort corridor
Night flightsThe four-kilometre run from Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere, flown at roughly the height of the towers so the casinos read as buildings rather than a map. This is the whole route on a $99 flight.
Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam
On the canyon routeEvery canyon flight from the Boulder City terminal crosses Lake Mead, with the dam and the bathtub ring of the drought-lowered shoreline visible off the left side on the outbound leg.
Grand Canyon West and the Colorado
Where landings happenHualapai tribal land at the western end of the canyon, where the aircraft descends 1,100 metres below the rim to a pad beside the river. The only place in the Grand Canyon where a sightseeing flight may land.
Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire
Short desert flightsThe Aztec sandstone escarpment 30 kilometres west of the Strip, and the red slot country an hour to the northeast. Both are short flights with a desert landing on some listings.
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