A lovely surprise from my husband whilst we were on honeymoon! Really exciting and wonderful way to see New York! Disappointed though in the organisation at the helicopter departure area. We arrived half an hour before the time provided and we had to wait over an hour outside in zero degree weather before being moved inside where we had to stand in another 3 queues!! If you are provided with times the tour operators should stick to the scheduled times! when you have limited time on your holiday it is very annoying to spend most of your time in queues despite booking online and being provided with times!!
Although you book a slot we were finally airbourne 1hr 30 mins after we booked which meant we lost light and was really dissapointed. A lot of money that realy not worth the experience. You can view the same sights easily from top of rock or Empire State building.
It is a very awesome experience - the view over big apple and the heli flight itself. It is absolutely worth the money! Minus points: bored pilot and almost 2 hours of waiting although flight time reserved.