Places to see by helicopter
Top 10 Places to see by helicopter:
- Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, United States
- Bungle Bungle National Park, Western Australia
- Victoria Falls, Zambia
- Masada, Israel
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- New York, United States
- Nake Dake, Japan
- Kauai and Maui, Hawaii, United States
- Grand Canyon, United States
- Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, New Zealand
Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, United States
Juneau, Alaska's capital, is the jumping off point for visiting several glaciers in the area. One of the best known is the Mendenhall, just 13 miles outside the city. From its source, the Juneau Ice Field, the glacier flows some 12 miles.
Other interesting glaciers in the area are Lemon Creek, Herbert Glacier and Eagle Glacier and a flight is a great way to see the lot.
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Bungle Bungle National Park, Western Australia
In the ruggedly beautiful wilderness area of the Kimberley are the Bungle Bungles - a 3000 sq. m park with thousands of huge beehive shaped rock towers in orange and black stripes. There are also an assortment of fantastic gorges, including Echidna Chasm in the north and Cathedral Gorge in the south.
There's restricted access to some of the northern gorges and so the best way to see them is by air.
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Victoria Falls, Zambia
The mighty Zambezi river drops some 400 feet over the edge of the falls and the roaring of the waters can be heard from 20 miles away, while the spray is visible from ten.
Flying over the falls gives you a brilliant view of one of Africa's great natural wonders. If your handling of a camcorder leaves something to be desired, you can usually buy a professional video of your trip.
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Masada, Israel
The ancient hilltop fortress of Masada has great views over the Judean desert and the Dead Sea. This high plateau was first fortified by the Jews in around 100 BC and eventually became a retreat for Herod the Great.
The site wasn't excavated until 1963 and if you land here you can see the remains of a number of buildings including Herod's palace, his luxury bathroom and the oldest synagogue in the world.
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Machu Picchu, Peru
The famous lost city of the Incas is perched 600 metres up on the spine of on a granite peak surrounded by jungle and is a good day's hike on the short Inca Trail, so arriving by helicopter is a good option.
Cloud often descends from the surrounding mountains, creating a mysterious atmosphere and making for some striking effects.
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New York, United States
Day or night, he skyscrapers and the grid layout of New York are even more impressive from the air than from the ground. Central Park stands out like a lush green carpet thrown down amid the sea of concrete, glass and steel.
Flights go from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at Pier 6 on the East River or the West Side Heliport at West 30th Street and 12th Avenue.
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Nake Dake, Japan
This active volcano is around 100,000 years old, 1216m high and one of five mountains in the Aso-gogaku chain on the island of Kyushu. And it still erupts - as recently as 1979 three visitors were killed. Take a helicopter ride and peer down into the boiling lake inside the crater and watch the white smoke puffing from the top.
If you want to know more about volcanoes you can visit the nearby Aso Volcanic Museum.
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Kauai and Maui, Hawaii, United States
The West Mountain range on Maui has deep ravines and lush valleys leading down to the white sand beaches of the coast, making a striking sight from the air.
Kauai is known as the Garden Island as it's so green and lush. Helicopter rides will give you a bird's eye view of the spectacular Waimea Canyon and the Waimea-Poomau river.
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Grand Canyon, United States
The canyon runs for 277 miles and is some ten miles wide and a mile deep. Its oldest rocks are nearly two billion years old. Some rides feature an overnight stay at a Native American reservation.
The canyon is so big you can choose whether to visit the North or South Rim, each with their own geographical differences, and don't forget the Eastern Canyon with its Painted Desert.
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Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, New Zealand
South Island's west coast has two of New Zealand's biggest attractions - the Franz Joseph and the Fox Glaciers, both within the Westland National Park. This is the only place in the world where you can see glaciers tumbling down from crisp white snowfields into lush lowland rainforest.
From the air you get great views of the ice pinnacles, crevasses, waterfalls and glacial lakes.
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