A Sedona helicopter tour shows you the red rocks the way the trails never can: Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock rising out of the desert, the walls of Boynton Canyon, and on the longer flights ancient Sinagua cliff dwellings tucked into ledges that are virtually inaccessible on foot. Every seat faces forward, with up to six passengers per helicopter.
All five flights on the Sedona hub are shared and leave from Sedona Airport, from a 10-minute loop to a 50-minute run out to the Mogollon Rim. Each longer flight adds country to the one before it.
Which Sedona helicopter tour to book
- Sedona Everything Red Rocks 10-Minute Helicopter Tour, from US$197 per person. About 10 to 12 minutes and over 20 miles: Cathedral Rock, Bell Rock, the Praying Hands, Snoopy Rock, Steam Boat Rock, Thunder Mountain, Boynton Canyon, Cox Comb and Chimney Rock.
- Sedona Everything Sunset 15-Minute Helicopter Tour, from US$257 per person. The same red-rock circuit, about 15 minutes, timed for late light, when colour on the rocks is the reason you are there.
- Sedona Ancient Ruins 20-Minute Helicopter Tour, from US$325 per person. About 20 to 22 minutes and over 30 miles, adding Boynton and Long canyons and a slow pass by the Sinagua ruins.
- Sedona Secret Wilderness 30-Minute Helicopter Tour, from US$465 per person. About 30 to 32 minutes and over 45 miles into the Secret Wilderness: Bear Sign Canyon, Secret Canyon and Gunsight Pass, then the cliff dwellings on the way back via Boynton.
- Sedona Mogollon Rim 50-Minute Helicopter Tour, from US$756 per person. The longest, about 50 to 52 minutes and over 80 miles, across Sycamore Canyon, Secret Mountain and Munds Mountain wilderness into Mogollon Rim country.
If you only want the famous rocks, the 10-minute flight covers them, and the sunset version is worth the step up for the light. The ruins are what the 20-minute flight adds, and the 30- and 50-minute flights are for remote canyon country you will not reach any other way.
Before you go
- Where: Sedona Airport. Check in 30 minutes before departure. Every flight returns to the airport; there are no landings on the rocks or in the wilderness.
- Shared flights: up to six passengers, and a flight goes ahead with at least two seats sold.
- Weight: standard seats up to 229 lbs; Comfort seats are required from 230 to 269 lbs and Comfort Plus from 270 lbs. Give accurate weights when you book.
- Who can fly: all ages; infants sit on an adult’s lap.
- Cancellation: full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before departure. If bad weather cancels the flight, you get another time or a refund.
Not sure which flight suits you? Email us at hello@flyovertheworld.com and we’ll help you choose.