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15 minOttawa: Helicopter Ride with Live Commentary
★ 5.0 · 175 reviews
- 15m, Fifteen minutes over Parliament Hill
- Departs from Ottawa
- Day trip
- Free cancellation
$109$436.00 / hour
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Helicopter tours in Ottawa: all three flights, and the eleven tours beside them
There are three helicopter tours in Ottawa and its region on sale, and it is worth knowing which is which before you pick a date. Two of them fly the capital: fifteen minutes with live commentary from Gatineau at $109, and ten to forty-five minutes over Gatineau Park from Ottawa at $205. The third flies the 1000 Islands from Gananoque at $90. Beside them sit eleven ground listings — walking, food, wine and private tours — and this page lays out all fourteen with their fares, lengths and records.
Quick answer
The short answer. Of the helicopter tours in Ottawa, book the fifteen-minute flight at $109 if you want the capital and the best record: 175 reviews at 5.0. Book the $205 panorama if you want longer in the air over Gatineau Park, with a private option. The $90 flight is cheaper and better reviewed still, but it leaves from Gananoque.
Fourteen listings at a glance
- Helicopter listings
- Threetwo over the capital, one over the islands
- Ground listings
- Elevenwalking, food, wine and private
- Price from
- $109the fifteen-minute flight
- Highest price
- $614a private family walking tour
- Cheapest ground tour
- $85private, with pickup
- Total reviews
- 717across all fourteen listings
- Average rating
- 4.9across the eleven that carry one
- Listings with no reviews yet
- Threeshown without stars
- Departure cities
- ThreeOttawa, Gatineau, Gananoque
- Longest listing
- Seven hoursthe wine and cider day
- Shortest listing
- Ten minutesthe shortest island flight
- Private groups
- Six listingsstated in the listings
The flights
Three helicopters, and what separates them
Where it takes off decides what you see. Everything else is minutes and money.
The helicopter tours in Ottawa divide on one line in the listing: where the aircraft lifts off.
$109, fifteen minutes, from Gatineau. The ride with live commentary crosses the Ottawa River into the capital and names Parliament Hill, Chateau Laurier and Gatineau Park. At 175 reviews and 5.0 it is the best evidenced flight over the city, and it is the express version of what the walking tours cover in three hours.
$205, ten to forty-five minutes, from Ottawa. The panoramic flight is built round Gatineau Park and the autumn colour, and it is the only flight here that states a private option and a small group. It also asks to be booked at least three hours ahead, and its record is young: 19 reviews at 4.9.
$90, ten to sixty minutes, from Gananoque. The 1000 Islands flight carries 486 reviews at 4.9, the fullest record on the site, and sells four lengths. It names the Ivy Lea Bridge, Boldt Castle and Singer Castle rather than the capital, and the journey south to Gananoque is part of what you are committing to.
Put plainly: two of the three helicopter tours in Ottawa are in Ottawa. The third is a good flight over a different landscape.
Every trip, current fare
Every one of the fourteen listings, priced
All three helicopter tours in Ottawa and the eleven ground tours, with cost per hour worked out. Read the flights and the walks as two different purchases rather than one list.
| Flight | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa: Helicopter Ride with Live CommentaryFifteen minutes over Parliament Hill | 15 min | $109 | Fifteen minutes over Parliament Hill | $436.00 | 5.0 · 175 |
| 1000 Islands: 10, 20, 30, or 60-Min Scenic Helicopter TourTen to sixty minutes over the islands | 10 - 60 min | $90 | Ten to sixty minutes over the islands | — | 4.9 · 486 |
| Ottawa Helicopter Panoramic View of Fall Colors (Gatineau Park)Gatineau Park in autumn colour | 10 - 45 min | $205 | Gatineau Park in autumn colour | — | 4.9 · 19 |
| Ottawa: Local Wine and Cider TourVineyard, cider orchard and lunch | 7 h | $126 | Vineyard, cider orchard and lunch | $18.00 | 4.2 · 19 |
| Local Market Food Tour - Downtown OttawaByWard Market tastings with a guide | 3 h | $97 | ByWard Market tastings with a guide | $32.33 | 4.3 · 4 |
| Ottawa: Guided Walking Tour of Embassies and LandmarksEmbassy row and the landmarks | 3 h | $106 | Embassy row and the landmarks | $35.33 | 3.9 · 3 |
| Private Ottawa Tour: Parliament Hill and River ParkwayParliament Hill and the river parkway | 90 min | $85 | Parliament Hill and the river parkway | $56.67 | 5.0 · 6 |
| Ottawa: Private Historical Highlights Walking TourTwo hours of downtown history | 2 h | $125 | Two hours of downtown history | $62.50 | 5.0 · 2 |
| Ottawa: Lower Town Guided Food Tour with TastingsLower Town tastings on foot | 2 h | $99 | Lower Town tastings on foot | $49.50 | 5.0 · 1 |
| Ottawa: A Taste of Canada Food TourCanadian dishes across four stops | 2 h | $97 | Canadian dishes across four stops | $48.50 | 5.0 · 1 |
| Ottawa: Lansdowne and Bank Street Tour with Pick-UpLansdowne, the Glebe and Bank Street | 2 h | $196 | Lansdowne, the Glebe and Bank Street | $98.00 | New |
| Ottawa: Private Family-Friendly Christmas Walking TourChristmas lights on a private walk | 2 h | $349 | Christmas lights on a private walk | $174.50 | New |
| Hidden Ottawa: A Private Guided Walking Tour of Secret SpotsCorners most visitors walk past | 2 h | $581 | Corners most visitors walk past | $290.50 | 5.0 · 1 |
| Private Family Walking Tour in Ottawa: Special HighlightsA private walk built for children | 2 h | $614 | A private walk built for children | $307.00 | New |
On the ground
Eleven listings for the rest of the day
What to book when the flight is over, or when somebody in the party would rather stay down. These eleven sit beside the helicopter tours in Ottawa rather than competing with them, and the fares, lengths and records below are the live listing figures.
- Food, three ways — from $97
Three culinary listings work the same few downtown streets. The ByWard Market tour is three hours with three savoury tastings, two sweet ones and a drink, at $97. The Lower Town tour is two hours and five tastings at $99, and the Taste of Canada walk is two hours round the market at $97.
- The wine and cider day — $126, seven hours
The longest listing on the site and the closest thing here to a winery visit: a tasting room, a vineyard in the Ottawa Valley and a family-run cider orchard, with lunch included. 19 reviews at 4.2 — the lowest rating of the listings that carry one, so read it as a full day out rather than a polished product.
- Walking tours — from $106
The embassies and landmarks walk is three hours in a small group past Notre Dame Cathedral, the embassies of Kuwait, Japan and Saudi Arabia and the Canadian War Museum, at $106 with 3 reviews at 3.9. The private historical highlights walk runs Parliament Hill to ByWard Market in two hours at $125.
- Private, with pickup — from $85
The cheapest ground listing on the site collects you, takes in the architecture of Parliament Hill and the river parkways, and drops you back, at $85 with 6 reviews at 5.0. The Lansdowne Park, The Glebe and Bank Street tour also includes pickup, at $196, and has no reviews yet.
- Ottawa after the obvious — $581, two hours
A private guided walk of the corners most visitors pass, with your own guide and one review at 5.0. It is priced as a private group, which is why it sits near the top of the table rather than next to the food walks.
- Built round an occasion — $349 and $614
Two private walks for a specific evening or a specific group: the family-friendly Christmas walk among the lit landmarks, and the family highlights walk built for children. Both are two hours, both are new listings without reviews, and both are sold as private groups.
Only here for the flight itself? The two that leave from the city, compared.
The helicopter ride→Not everything is a flight
What lands on this page and is not on sale here
Ottawa is searched in two languages and in a dozen different moods, and a fair number of those searches end up in front of the helicopter tours in Ottawa without wanting a helicopter. Four of them come up often enough to answer plainly.
In French, from the Quebec side. Gatineau is across the river in Quebec, so a good half of what reaches this page is French: a tour helicoptere over the capital is this same listing — fifteen minutes, live commentary, $109, lifting off in Gatineau.
Inside the buildings. A tour of the Senate means going indoors, and no listing on this site includes an interior visit to anything. What the walks do is take you along the outside: Parliament Hill and the river parkways on the private tour at $85, Parliament Hill to ByWard Market on the historical walk.
On two wheels, or on rails. There is no bike tour in Ottawa among these fourteen listings, and no train tour either — nothing here runs on rails. The ground tours are walked, apart from the two private listings that collect you by car.
Beer, wine and cider. A winery tour and a brewery tour are two different days in Ottawa, and only one of them exists here. The seven-hour wine and cider listing visits a tasting room, a vineyard and a cider orchard — not a brewery — at $126.
None of that is a criticism of the searches. It is the fastest way to say what this page can and cannot sell you: three helicopter tours in Ottawa and its region, eleven tours on foot or by car, and nothing else. Everything in the table above is one of those fourteen listings, with the fare and the record it carries today, and every button goes to the date page for that listing rather than to a search.
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The listings people book first
All three helicopter tours in Ottawa and its region, then the busiest food walk, the seven-hour wine and cider day, and the private Christmas evening at the top of the range.
Rated 4.9486 reviews
10 - 60 min1000 Islands: 10, 20, 30, or 60-Min Scenic Helicopter Tour
★ 4.9 · 486 reviews
- 10 - 60 minutes, Ten to sixty minutes over the islands
- Departs from Ottawa
- Most booked
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.910 - 45 min
10 - 45 minOttawa Helicopter Panoramic View of Fall Colors (Gatineau Park)
★ 4.9 · 19 reviews
- 10 - 45 minutes, Gatineau Park in autumn colour
- Departs from Ottawa
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$205
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3 h3 h
3 hLocal Market Food Tour - Downtown Ottawa
★ 4.3 · 4 reviews
- 3h, ByWard Market tastings with a guide
- Departs from Ottawa
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$97$32.33 / hour
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7 h7 h
7 hOttawa: Local Wine and Cider Tour
★ 4.2 · 19 reviews
- 7h, Vineyard, cider orchard and lunch
- Departs from Ottawa
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
$126$18.00 / hour
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2 h2 h
2 hOttawa: Private Family-Friendly Christmas Walking Tour
- 2h, Christmas lights on a private walk
- Departs from Ottawa
- Private tour
- Free cancellation
$349$174.50 / hour
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Helicopter tours in Ottawa, answered
How many helicopter tours in Ottawa are there?
Three helicopter listings serve this search. Two fly the capital: the fifteen-minute ride from Gatineau at $109 and the Gatineau Park panorama from Ottawa at $205. The third flies the 1000 Islands from Gananoque at $90.
Which of the helicopter tours in Ottawa is the best evidenced?
Over the city, the fifteen-minute ride with 175 reviews at 5.0. Across the whole site, the 1000 Islands flight has the fullest record at 486 reviews and 4.9. The Gatineau Park panorama rests on 19 reviews at 4.9, which is a young listing rather than a weak one.
What is the cheapest thing on this site?
The cheapest flight over Ottawa itself is $109. The 1000 Islands flight is listed lower at $90, but it departs Gananoque. On the ground, the private Parliament Hill and river parkway tour is $85, pickup included.
What is there to do besides flying?
Eleven ground listings: three food tours from $97, a seven-hour wine and cider day at $126, two guided walks from $106, and private tours from $85 up to $614.
Can a flight and a tour be done on the same day?
The flights are short — fifteen minutes in the air on the $109 listing — so they leave the rest of the day open for a two or three-hour walk. The seven-hour wine and cider day and the drive to Gananoque are the two that fill a day on their own.
Why do three listings have no rating?
They are new: the Lansdowne and Bank Street tour, the private Christmas walk and the private family walk have no reviews yet, so they are shown without stars. Nothing is implied about them either way, and this site does not put an unreviewed listing at the top.
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