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Holiday Light Tours

HOLIDAY LIGHT TOURS BOOKING NOW!
Inquire today at (515) 240-4328 or copterjohn@gmail.com

Submit Your Booking Request Below and Pay Through PayPal.

Helicopter & Limo

Don't miss your opportunity to see the Des Moines Metro area's best holiday light displays from the air!

It's time again for the Iowa Helicopter Holiday Lights Tours. Experience the thrill of flying over the areas best light displays in the heated comfort of Iowa Helicopters R44 Raven II aircraft, complete with bubble observation windows for the best view. All tours are conducted through out the month of December from dusk up until 10 pm. Each tour can have up to 3 passengers   Each trip is flown by a commercial helicopter pilot with instrument rating for additional safety.  All trips depart from the Ankeny Regional Airport.

View some pictures taken from our tours by clicking here!

Available Tours:

Holiday Lights Tour: $199.  Catch some of the best holiday lights in the area. This 20 minute flight will let you see some of the greatest lights with a flight that passes by Waterworks Park, Principal Park and the Capitol. (Book Now!)

Pride of Ankeny Tour: $100.  The Ankeny area has some of the areas best light displays. This 10 minute flight will let you see them all, plus catch a glimpse of Saylorville Lake. (Book Now!)

Downtown Des Moines: $200.  We depart from Ankeny and loop you over the downtown buildings, including 801 Grand, Principal Park, the Brenton Ice Skating Plaza and the State Capitol.   Approximately 20 minutes.  (Book Now!)

Deluxe Des Moines Metro Tour: $300. We depart from Ankeny and head southwest toward Merle Hay Mall, Urbandale, then across the roof of Valley West Mall before heading for the brightly lit tree at Jordan Creek Town Center.  From there, we turn east across Glenn Oaks Golf Course, zip across the Des Moines airport and see the beautiful light display at Waterworks Park and the lighted pedestrian bridge on Grays Lake.  Then its over downtown and the Capitol as we head north to return to Ankeny. This flight takes approximately 30 minutes.  (Book Now!)

Saylorville Lake & Downtown Des Moines Tour: $300. Experience some of the best highlights of the region. We depart from Ankeny and travel west to Saylorville Lake where we will fly the length of the lake. You can see the spillway, dam and the marina before traveling south toward downtown. We will fly next to the 801 South Grand building and Principal Park as a part of a figure 8 that even takes you over the Capitol before returning to Ankeny. This flight takes approximately 30 minutes.  (Book Now!)

Gift Certificates are available for each flight, or you can give a certificate to be used any time of year with Iowa Helicopter!  We also offer flight lessons. To order a gift certificate or intro flight lesson, click here.

IMPORTANT: Each flight is by reservation. A credit card or paypal reservation is needed to hold your time. All tours are assessed the 6% Iowa State sales tax. In case of weather or mechanical delays, you will be rebooked on the next available time slot or offered a refund.  Iowa Helicopter requires 24 hour cancellation notice so that we may rebook our flights.

Book Your Holiday Lights Tour Today!

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(Maximum 3 per flight or 500 lbs total weight)

After you press submit, your registraiton will be sent to Iowa Helicopter then you will be able to pay via PayPal.

 

*The FAA has mandated a maximum passenger weight of 300 pounds to ride in the helicopter. No exceptions. The total weight of all passengers may not exceed 500 pounds.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but safety is our number one priority.

 

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