VERTEX Helicopters provides the perfect solution for the most amazing helicopter tours of the City of Houston and surrounding areas. We provide our clients with aerial views that are absolutely breathtaking!

We provide a variety of affordable helicopter tours of Houston, Clear Lake, Kemah and Galveston Island. All flights prices listed are per passenger, with a minimum requirement of 3 passengers (4 passenger maximum, depending on weight). Tours with less than three passengers will be billed at the three passenger rate. Gratuities, food and drinks are not included in the following prices.

Houston Downtown Tour
(from $150 per person*)

Your tour will begin as you depart from the VERTEX Heliport at Hobby Airport then fly directly to downtown Houston. There you will enjoy flying below the tops of Houston’s tallest buildings while you admire the majestic Houston skyline. While downtown, you will circle many popular attractions, to include the George R. Brown Convention Center, Minute Maid Park (Home of the Houston Astros) and the Toyota Center.

From downtown you will fly past the famous Hotel Zaza, Rice University, and then fly beside the famous Texas Medical Center, home of more than 35 of the most state-of-the-art Medical Facilities, to include Memorial Herman Hospital, Methodist Hospital, St. Lukes Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital.

As you turn back towards Hobby Airport, you will fly past Reliant Stadium, (home of the Houston Texans NFL football team), and over the world-famous Houston Astrodome!

Your tour will finish with a final approach back to the VERTEX Heliport amidst the rush of large jets and regional commuters taking off and landing at Hobby Airport. Flight lasts approximately 20 minutes. (*Min Price $450)

Galleria Area Tour
(from $175 per person*)

This tour includes all of the items in the Houston Downtown tour, plus flying over Mid-town, past River Oaks to Houston’s Uptown district and the Galleria, with a bird’s eye view of the famous Williams Tower. Flight lasts approximately 30 minutes. (*Min Tour Price $525)

Houston Sunset Tour
(from $160 per person*)

Your tour will begin as you depart just before sunset from the VERTEX Heliport at Hobby Airport then fly directly to downtown Houston. There you will enjoy flying below the tops of Houston’s tallest buildings while you admire the amazing view of the sunset on the Houston skyline. While downtown, you will circle many popular attractions, to include the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green, Minute Maid Park (Home of the Houston Astros) and the Toyota Center (Home of the Houston Rockets and the Houston Aeros), and even the Downtown Aquarium Restaurant.

From downtown you will fly past the famous Hotel Zaza, Rice University, and then fly beside the famous Texas Medical Center, home of more than 35 of the most state-of-the-art Medical Facilities, to include Memorial Herman Hospital, Methodist Hospital, St. Lukes Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital.

As you turn back towards Hobby Airport, you will fly past Reliant Stadium, (home of the Houston Texans NFL football team), and over the world-famous Houston Astrodome!

Your tour will finish with a final twilight approach back to the VERTEX Heliport amidst the rush of large jets and regional commuters taking off and landing at Hobby Airport. Flight lasts approximately 20 minutes. (*Min Price $480)

Kemah / Clear Lake Package
(from $155 per person*)

Your tour will begin as you depart from the VERTEX Heliport at Hobby Airport then fly directly toward Clear Lake and over the Kemah boardwalk. Beautiful houses and luxury boats are the norm in the Clear Lake area. Flight lasts approximately 20 minutes. (*Min Tour Price $465)

San Jacinto Monument Package
(from $185 per person*)

Your tour will begin as you depart from the VERTEX Heliport at Hobby Airport then past the Port of Houston to see the San Jacinto Monument & Battleship Texas, then a fly-by of the Fred Hartman Bridge & on to Clear Lake & the Kemah Boardwalk. Flight lasts approximately 30 minutes. (*Min Tour Price $555)

Galveston Tour
(from $310 per person*)

Your tour will begin as you depart from the VERTEX Heliport at Hobby Airport then fly directly to Galveston Island and Galveston Beach. Get a bird’s eye view of the seawall and the legendary icons Galveston has to offer. (*Min tour price $930)

Galveston Tour Deluxe
(from $350 per person*)

Same as package standard Galveston Tour, but with more beach to cover. Fly to Bolivar Peninsula, down the beach to Galveston all the way to San Luis Pass. Over 40 miles of beach! (*Min tour price $1050)

Galveston Sunset Tour
(from $325 per person*)

We depart from Hobby Airport just before sunset and fly the shoreline of Galveston Bay. On the way we fly past the Kemah Boardwalk and on to Galveston Island and the beach. Get a birds eye view of the seawall and the legendary icons Galveston has to offer. (*Min tour price $975)

*All tour flights are conducted in a Bell 206B3 turbine helicopter, and depart from the VERTEX Heliport at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, TX.
*All rates listed are based upon a minimum of three participating riders. Fourth rider is dependent upon weights. If less than three riders available, tour cost will be based upon the minimum rate of three riders.
*Weight restrictions apply, call for details.

Reserving a Flight

All tour flights require advance credit card payment in order to guarantee or reserve a helicopter tour flight date and time. When calling to reserve your tour flight, you will be asked for your full name, address, telephone number and any other necessary billing information. Your credit card will be charged at the time of booking in order for us to lock-in your requested flight date and flight time. We recommend that tours are reserved at least 5 days ahead of the requested flight date.

By booking your flight via telephone, you are authorizing VERTEX Aviation Corporation, or one of its subsidiary companies to charge your credit card for the cost of the helicopter tour flight your reserved. You understand that VERTEX Aviation Corporation and it’s subsidiary companies are providing an individual reservation service by no longer advertising the specific date/timeframe to any other party. You also understand that by reserving this tour flight at this specific date and time that a VERTEX Aviation Corporation staff member and pilot will be scheduled to conduct the flight for this specific date and time, and the pilot and staff must perform specific planning and preflight procedures to ensure that the aircraft is ready for the tour flight, and you agree and authorize VERTEX Aviation Corporation and/or its subsidiary company to schedule the staff and pilot for this purpose.

We take the following credit cards for reservations:

Cancellation Policy

All tours must be cancelled and/or rescheduled at least 3 days before the scheduled tour date in order to avoid a cancellation penalty. Any tour cancelled within 72 hours of the scheduled date and time will result in a 50% cancellation fee. No-shows and/or cancellations within 24 hours of the reserved flight date and time will result in the full cost of the tour as a cancellation fee.

Any flight cancelled due to weather issues or ATC restrictions shall be rescheduled for a later time.

Any flight rescheduled for maintenance reasons shall be rescheduled at the next available agreed time, or the full amount of the tour flight may be refunded.

VERTEX Aviation Corporation reserves the right to cancel or modify tour flight reservations based upon safety concerns, weather concerns, Homeland Security concerns, or any other reason that may endanger or threaten the safety of any of our staff and/or passengers.

Waiver of Liability

All passengers shall be required to sign a Waiver of Liability and Assumption of Risk form prior to embarking on the helicopter tour. Any passenger under 18 yrs of age MUST have signed parental or guardian authorization.

Required Documents

All passengers over the age of 18 shall be required to produce a State-issued photo ID, Driver’s License, or valid Passport prior to the tour flight. All passengers under 18 years of age MUST have parent or guardian present for the duration of the flight. VERTEX Aviation Corporation complies with all US Department of Homeland Security requirements, and no person shall be allowed access to any VERTEX Aviation Corporation aircraft unless they have completed required pre-boarding screening.

Carry-On Items

Carry-on items shall be limited to small shoulder bags or purses that weigh no more than 10 lbs. This shall include cameras, video cameras and camera bags.

Passenger Weight Restrictions

There is a 4 passenger maximum capacity in the Bell 206 helicopter. Due to aircraft weight requirements, there is a limit on the per-seat weight for each passenger, depending on fuel-loading and baggage weight.

All passenger weights should be disclosed at the time of booking the reservation, and actual weights shall be measured at the time of the flight by use of a digital scale at the VERTEX Helicopters lobby facility. The actual weight must be measured per FAA regulations, or the estimated weight shall be used, plus an added variance amount.

We recommend that individual weight does not exceed 300 lbs, and that total weight of all passengers does not exceed 800 lbs. This weight limit is based upon fuel and aircraft weight limitations for "tour" flights with limited durations. All other flights will require verification of actual passenger weights and required fuel loads.

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