Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
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Helicopter Tour of Chicago

Chicago is a fabulous city with lots of great sites to explore. It also has many great ways to see it including bus, boat and walking tours. For the most amazing and once in a lifetime tour, it’s the helicopter ride that tops them all. I surprised Ryan with a private tour for his birthday and we absolutely loved it. The views were fantastic. We saw all of Chicago’s Best spots and we had an experience of a lifetime.

Booking your Tour

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago

I booked our tour on Groupon. At the time they were offering 35 minute tours from Sun Aero Helicopters in Lansing, IL. We did have  to drive out to their location which will be the case for any tour. This particular tour deal is no longer on Groupon, but there are several other companies offering tours on there now. The cost is going to be at a minimum $150 per person, that is with the Groupon discount. It is on the pricier side but is still cheaper than anywhere else for this kind of tour. We felt that it was definitely worth the cost, especially for our special occasion. We were also given the option to decide between a day or night tour. The company recommended to me the daytime tour,  because although the nighttime tour looks very beautiful, you will get to see more of the Chicago sites during the day. We followed his advice and did not regret it. But it depends what you are looking for, I imagine the sunset or nighttime tour to be very romantic.

Smooth Ride

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago

This was my first time on a helicopter and being someone who can be a somewhat anxious flyer I was a little bit nervous going in. I however, was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the ride was. It was way steadier then any of the major airline flights I have ever been on. The staff helped ensure that this was the case. We had to reschedule from our first picked date due to weather, which also helped us ensure that we had the great views that we did. Always keep in mind that this is a possibility as we all know weather can be unpredictable. It was definitely better to postpone our ride then to have an impeded view or rocky ride.

Fantastic Views

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago

As one might imagine, we had the most incredible views from the helicopter. I would argue, they are the very best views that one can get of the city. As we took off outside the city, we started off with views of homes and greenery, then began to have views of Lake Michigan followed by south side sights and of course the Chicago skyline and downtown.

Chicago Sights

Chicago has a plethora of great attractions. We got to view a great many of them in our tour. Here are the ones we got photographs of:

 

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Coast of Lake Michigan

 

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox.

 

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Navy Pier

 

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Buckingham Fountain

 

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Soldier Field, home of the Bears

Lifetime Memories

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago

My absolute favorite part of our ride has to be when we rode right up next to the Willis Tower. It has several glass viewing areas that protrude out for tourists to step out onto. Our pilot pulled us up right next to them to the point where we could wave to the people who were able to see us and wave back. It was one of the coolest experiences in my life and a great story. We highly recommend a Chicago Helicopter tour. It is worth every penny. The experience includes an unbelievable viewing perspective of the city and it’s sights. It is the very best way to tour Chicago.

Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago
Chicago Helicopter Tours, hands down the best way to see the city. #chicagotours #chicagohelicoptertour #tourchicago

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