If you want a more memorable tour around New York nothing can top taking helicopter and plane tours in New York. Aside from viewing the most famous New York landmarks, you do it differently and in a more fun way because you get an aerial view of the Big Apple. The flights would show you around New York and certainly let you enjoy the view at a different perspective. So even if you have been to New York several times before it would surely remind you why you love coming to New York. Taking helicopter and plane tours in New York is a way of rediscovering the city.

Fast and Fun Way of Touring New York

If you are going to be in New York for a short time only and you want to cover as many landmarks as possible your best solution is taking helicopter and plane tours in New York. The flights only take around 7 minutes and you get to see all of the most famous landmarks of Big Apple. You even benefit from fully narrated tours of the Manhattan skyline. And then you will get splendid aerial views of Statue of liberty, Ground Zero and New York harbor.

How to Take the Helicopter Tour

The fees for helicopter and plane tours in New York generally include a fuel fee of $7.50, a surcharge of $15 and a $10 helicopter security. The flights would usually be taken in Bell Textron, 206 and 407 series helicopters. These kinds of helicopters are considered among the safest and the most reliable.

The flights could be rescheduled or cancelled due to weather conditions, security concerns and acts of God. They also reserve the right to alter the flights due to the same reasons. Otherwise, the flights would start at the West 30th Street heliport. Just don’t forget t bring a photo ID card. Your baggage and carry-on bag would still go through metal detectors. Every flight is for four persons though so if the required number is not yet met you’d have to wait until all seats are taken.

What You See in Helicopter and Plane Tours

A trip to New York would not be complete without seeing the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. With a helicopter tour you get a view of these landmarks. You also get a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge, Ellis Island, the United Nations headquarters, Central Park and the whole of New York City.

If you satisfy the required number of people, you can also take last minute custom chartered helicopter tours. The itinerary can even be customized to your liking. You would surely be on a tour you will always remember. You can go around New York and take in the aerial view along the Hudson River and the rest of the city and nearby places.

And so again, there is a great alternative to your usual tour around New York. Whether it is your first time to New York or not it is truly worth your time and the experience.

This guest post is written by Simon Jackson, the man behind the Channel Voyager. He currently works as a plane ticket salesman and he offers really cheap tickets to New York (in Denmark, people commonly refer to this term as Billige flybilletter til New York). 

If you are in Holland during New Years Day and looking for something crazy to do, put on your bikini or bathing suit and get your ass to Scheveningen. Here, each year thousands of people dive into the freezing North Sea. Temperatures can be below zero celcius these times of the year, so don’t expect to be in the water for a long time. Luckily you can get the famous dutch “erwtensoep” (pea soup) to warm up!

If you really want to fit in with the dutch, be sure to wear something in Orange!

Talking about crazy things to do, how about this crazy sport: surfing in a rowboat. These photos are taken during the New Surf Boat Championships. The goal is to surf trough the waves in a rowboat, and this is a hard thing to do!

Some facts:

• The World’s Biggest Swing
• 300metre Arc
• 120m rope length (That’s longer than a rugby field!)
• 160m above the river
• Swing options: Forwards, Backwards, Tandem, truck’n trailer, 69, back2back, Honeymoon & much more.
• Release options: Leave it up to the Ops Crew, let your mates take charge and use the remote or release yourself!

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Pictures of the craziness

The Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, named after the enemy of Superman, brings visitors to an altitude of 126 meters. You can only enjoy the spectacular view for a couple of seconds, than, with a speed of 137 km / h you dive down in five seconds.

From the autumn of 2012, Lex Luthor is ready and you can try it.

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But there is a place in Canada where this is possible, Cochrane in northern Ontario is the Polar Bear Habitat.

Luckily this isn’t what it looks like, there is off course a piece of glass separating humans and the bears. The bears might look cute and cuddly but they are actually among the most ferocious carnivores!