A trip on the skys of Dubai With Dubai Helicopter Tour

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates off the Persian Gulf, and a city of grandeur hosting some of the biggest developments of the 21st century.  When vacationing in Dubai, you might not have enough time to tour around and everything that the city has to offer but we’ve got just the solution for you.
The Dubai Helicopter Tour is an exciting helicopter ride across the city of Dubai which gives you a chance to see and enjoy the city’s world acclaimed sites all at one go.

The tour covers most of the landmarks in Dubai during which you get to see iconic buildings, residential areas, metropolitans, old cities, manmade islands and so much more with a fantastic view from the air. With the helicopter tour, below are the sites that you will get to see.
BUILDINGS
•             The Burj Al Arab Hotel
The Burj Al Arab is a hotel in Dubai built with a design resembling the sail of a ship. It is the world’s third tallest hotel and is built on an artificial island reclaimed from the sea.
•             The Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa holds the title of the world’s tallest building standing at an impressive 829.8 meters.
•             Atlantis
The Atlantis Hotel in Dubai was the first to be built on the Palm Jumeirah. The hotel’s design is inspired by the myth of Atlantis with incorporation of other Arabic element.
•             Godolphin
Godolphin is a private horse racing stable owned by the Maktoum family. The stable is named after a desert horse called ‘Godolphin’, who become among the first stallions that founded Dubai’s modern thoroughbreds.

ARTIFICIAL  ISLANDS
•             The World Islands
The World Islands are artificial archipelago composed of 300 islands which are arranged in the shape of the world map. The islands are developed from land reclamation from the sea.
•             The Palm Jumeirah
The Palm Jumeirah is yet another artificial archipelago made from land reclamation. It is aimed at increasing Dubai’s shoreline on the Persian Gulf and provide space for development of residential estates, hotels and buildings.
RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND METROPOLITAN CITIES - Dubai Packages
•             Jumeirah coastline
This is a coastal residential area comprising of low cost dwellings, expensive properties and modest town houses built in a variety of architectural designs.
•             Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city which is built on a three kilometer stretch along the Dubai canal with villas and residential towers.
•             Business bay
Business bay is a Central Business District inside Dubai with over two hundred buildings used for commercial and residential development.
•             Mall of Emirates
The mall of Emirates was once the biggest mall in the world featuring hundreds of restaurants, retail outlets and retail stores.

•             The Dubai canal
The Dubai canal is an artificial canal with shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, luxury housing, walking ways, cycling paths 
•             Port Rashid
Port Rashid is a dock opened in 1972 and is used to handle cargo and passenger vessels

SITES OF OLD DUBAI
•             The wind towers of Bur Dubai
The Wind towers are an old form of air conditioning that were aimed at reducing the soaring desert temperatures of the Persian Gulf in old Dubai houses. The towers rise six meters above the rooftops that they are built on and are open on all four sides to direct the available breeze down triangular vents and into the building.
•             Traditional areas of old Dubai
These are the areas of Bur Dubai and Deira which were once the city’s life force. The area was once a big commercial and trading port before the oil boom.
The Helicopter tour packages
There is definitely a lot of sights to see in Dubai and we have varying packages that you can choose from to explore the city on the helicopter tour. The packages are differentiated by flight time and areas covered by the tour.
 Below is a list of the packages;
12 Minutes Dubai Helicopter tour
The twelve minute helicopter takes off at the Dubai police academy at the Dubai helipad.  The aerial ride then proceeds to the Palm Jumeirah, Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab hotel.
(For more details on this package, see link
15 minutes Dubai Helicopter tour
The fifteen minute helicopter tour starts from the Atlantis hotel at the palm Jumeirah and the Jumeirah coastline through the Burj Al Arab, the World Islands, Mall of Emirates, Godolphin, to the Burj Khalifa.
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22 Minutes Helicopter Day tour
For the twenty two minute helicopter tour, take off is at the Jumeirah helipad at the Dubai police academy. The ride then proceeds to the wind towers of Dubai, the world islands, the Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah,  Jumeirah coastline, old Dubai, Dubai canal., Dubai creek and Atlantis.
For more details on this package, see link
25 Minutes Helicopter tour
The twenty five minute ride kicks off at Atlantis at the Palm Jumeirah then proceeds to the Burj Al Arab, the world islands, Port Rashid, union square, the creek, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Marina and back to the Atlantis.
(For more details on this package, see link
Why a Helicopter tour?
The advantages are obvious but just in case you need more convincing, I’ll point them out for you…
The Views
The view from the air is one to watch out for.
Timely
Vacations have a limited time and you may not be able to visit all the iconic places around the city. Why not take the helicopter ride and see all of them in less than an hour?
The experience
How many times do you get the privilege of riding a helicopter? Not many, I can assure you of that so make sure to take advantage of this one.
The Amazing photos
The vantage point from the helicopter is one that you won’t get anywhere else so make sure to get some amazing photos!
The Dubai Helicopter tour has a lot to offer you so make sure to pick the most appropriate package and come along for the ride.