Adventure Helicopter Tours

This Company is no longer locater at whiteman airport. And no Longer in Business there It’s been out of business for over 2 years. Groupon may still sell groupons for them but DON’T buy any.

This Was one Unsatisfied purchase. I made a purchase for the «sneek peak» 4days ago for after wedding Escape! And today they state s not available anymore! Meaning my reservation cancelled!
But The Sneek Peak is Still on Site!
Dnt order or reserve a Request for a Tour. My Wife and i are truly disappointed
MMFN RIVERA (UNITED STATES NAVY)

Rude staff. Bought my original tickets through groupon and tried to book a trip. Do not want to deal with them after talking to them and being treated so bad. I do not think this business willl thrive the way they handle their customer service. Paid $ 199 and they were trying to give me $ 75 for it. Find another vendor for it if you want a decent business experience.

Terrible. Rude. Hovered above some poor family who waved them off. They just laughed. I felt awful for hiring them.

This place is such a RIPOFF!!! They are a broker and will charge you easily $ 100 more per person. Save your money and AVOID THIS PLACE at all cost. The guy is extremely rude, they will not refund your money. STEER CLEAR OF THIS PLACE!!!

Worst experience of my life!
I dropoed over 1000 bucks to get their full limo, dinner, sunset package. the limo driver showed up 45 min late then got lost on the way to the airport which then put us back 2 hrs. When we arrived, the employees on duty had totally forgot we were coming and made us feel like us being there was a total inconvenience for them. Our champagne was warm and or fight that was suppose to be an hour was barely 30 min.
After the flight, we headed to the restaurant that the company uses in the package. They too had no idea we were coming and we’re about an hour from closing and basically threw us our food and rushed us out. We then took the provided limo straight home and called it a night.
Two days later I received a call from adventure asking me where we had the limo driver take us after dinner because they got a bill from the limo company say we went 3 hrs over our allowed time and that the driver said after dinner he took us to a couple bars (total lie!)…
I tried to explain to the adventure guy that the driver was lying and was just trying to cover his ass for getting lost on the way over, pushing everything back in time but he didn’t believe me and charged my credit card 400 bucks. I even faxed them copies of our recept from dinner and a statement from the manager and they still told me I was lying and refused to give me my money back! This happened a few years ago but I just happened to come across their website and felt sick to my stomach, so I just had to make this review …

All I have to say about this D-​BAG company is stay away. This «company» changed my flight time 3 times and raised the agreed upon price once. After the 3^rd time change, I cancelled the flight but they were kind enough to charge my credit card after I clearly asked them not to. I have left several messages to ask them to credit my card back… still waiting for a call back. If I could give negative stars, I would give –10!
After this crappy experience, I would never trust this Micky Mouse operation with the lives of my family. Thankfully I found another terrific pilot that gave us the best tour I could have asked for. Read my other review to find a great pilot.

I purchased a Groupon as a Christmas present for my boyfriend. He was so excited and we couldn’t wait; it was such a deal! Unfortunately, I am a full time student and my schedule is a little hard to work with, but I had a full year to use my Groupon for a tour of LA. I called this weekend because I finally had a day off! My boyfriend and I were so excited. I called twice and no one returned my call. I emailed and finally got a response. The man rudely told me they wouldn’t except my Groupon because they stopped selling with them; even though I had already purchased it. I think it is so wildly unprofessional that they wouldn’t uphold to my Groupon even though I had a year to redeem it. I was not informed that stopped taking them in June, neither company called or emailer to tell me. I would highly suggest not purchasing any package from this company.

Adventure Helicopters went out of Business months ago, not sure why Groupon is still selling Groupons! Not sure why Unilocal still shows them open!

Update: they never called me back, Groupon gave me back a full refund no questions. ‘Nuff said.

I bought my bf a sunset helicopter tour voucher from groupon last year. Making reservations was quite easy. Except they weren’t available on his actual bday for whatever reason so I has to settle with 2 days earlier. We arrived at 5pm to our reservation and nobody was at the first office lobby so I thought we were lost. Possibly for 15 mins we were waiting to what looked like a tumbleweed airport landing strip. Randomly we had to ask a guy walking by for ‘adventure tours’ and he took us in a golf cart ride to the official check in office (Hidden location) We check in and we are charged $ 30 for fuel and the voucher never mentioned that but I didn’t want to fight it but my BF had to pay that… Quite embarrassing since it was his ‘bday present’! Our champagne was in a clear plastic cup and we never received our chocolate! :(
The ride: Phenomenal! I have an obsession with city views so this was beautiful. Our pilot was very nice and gave us a tour of the Hollywood sign and celebrity homes. The sunset tour is perfect to get a daylight tour and and a glimpse of night tour on our way back. Even tho all of the little mishaps we had a good time and def an experience I’d like to do again anytime.

This company is impossible to book through, no idea how they make any money if they don’t return calls or answer their phone.

Wow! What a great experience… You really cannot base your opinion off of these negative reviews because my experience was different.
They told me that they recently moved location and it’s a really romantic environment. They have all new staff including a kind woman at the front desk an awesome pilot named Rob! They are so warm and welcoming and really made sure we had the full experience. Totally worth it!
Maybe the staff and location they had before was the problem because my experience was great!

Bought a «romantic twilight tour with champagne and chocolate» for my girlfriend and I. Booking a time that worked for us was hard but the woman from the company was nice and understanding about the cancels and re-​booking.
But once there it was a shit show. No one to greet us in the dirty lobby with broken helicopter models displayed in a case. BROKEN HELICOPTERS IN OUR FACES before going up in a helicopter. A young guy came out finally and asked if we were the appoint for 8, he was dismissive and it appeared we were bugging him with our showing up. The champagne was 5 buck bottle red in a clear plastic sampler cups… he offered to mix the red with the left over white since he had to use it anyway. Chocolate was sampler pieces still in the wrappers, he threw a few on a plate.
The ride was cool, the pilot was great, he pointed out spots and took us over downtown since it was to dark for our Hollywood tour. But the above guy tagged along on the ride and proceeded to text, he was in the front so the bright light ruined the mood (Pilot finally told him to put it away). The guy’s headset was not working, but his microphone did… for the first half he kept blowing directly into the micro and grunting loudly to sound check it. Let me place some speakers on your ears and then blow directly into the mic.
Guy also drove the cart to and from the hanger like a 10 year old’s first time his dad let him handle the golf cart. Pedal all the way down, slamming on the brakes to skid to a stop, hard turns.

Purchased a Groupon for a tour for my girlfriend’s birthday and we had a blast! Leading up to the actual helicopter ride, the correspondence and customer service were great and once we arrived we were treated like old friends.
Our tour guide Rob was a super nice guy, very informed and made us feel comfortable, not to mention he was a great pilot. My lady couldn’t have been happier with her gift. We had a great time and I’d definitely recommend them if you’re looking to see the city from 800 feet above ground!

What a great experience! I bought this as a totally different activity for me and my girlfriend to experience. I had no idea what I was in for. As a native of Los Angeles I was able to see places I go past on a regular basis from a totally different perspective even though one can say they see the same thing looking out an airplane window on the landing approach but that’s totally not even close to the same experience. Going up in the helicopter you feel yourself elevating and it’s nothing like taking off in an airplane.
Pros: You get up to about 600 ft in the air and cruise at about 100mph. If you know your landmarks you can easily find your way around the flight path and at that height you’re able to see activity on the ground clearly. The guy working the place, Vic was pretty cool and the same goes for our pilot who pointed out the notable celeb houses nestled around Beverly Hills.
Cons: Only one. I’m a germaphobe so having to wear the headsets was a bit off putting, however, that was forgotten once we left the ground.
Advice, if you suffer from motion sickness, I recommend taking something before hand. My girlfriend gets seasick and forgot to take something for it when we went up and wasn’t feeling very well towards the end of the tour because the day we took the tour it was a bit breezy which was great for the view but there was definitely some chop which even affected me and I don’t get seasick easily.

There is something about taking flight in vertical form, traveling at 45 degree angles and being close enough to earth to recognize the major buildings of four different cities in one view. There was also more to be said about the feeling of awe and the sense of just how small a microcosm we really are in this vast, beautiful, natural and manmade world.
We chose the sunset tour, which took us in a loop from the east towards downtown, across Wilshire and back up to Hollywood. Our flight took off on time and the pilot was more than helpful in pointing out the major landmarks and celeb homes. I have lived in LA all my life, and it was still a thrill to be close enough to catch them working on the Hollywood sign, to see the familiar attractions on the Universal lot and to view the stretches and stretches of recognizable roads, freeways and towns I have so frequently crossed. Highrises from downtown, Century City, Wilshire Corridor and Hollywood sprung from a land of smaller buildings, homes and the occasional reservoir. I am no follower of who and what lives in posh areas of town, but the lavish acres of Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg — to name a few — raised eyebrows for sure!
The tour was only about 25 minutes, but felt much longer. My only regret was having not done this sooner. Loved every second, and would not hesitate to return.
The pilot was very friendly, as was the front desk receptionist/​cart driver/​assistant. The bare office was minimal and — yes — there were only the two people working. They had back to back flights, so if you are on time, you will wait and the office clerk will take you in the cart to their helicopter as it lands with the prior party, and you get in the helicopter as a passenger leaves, one at a time. It takes time for the helo to stop and start up again. The party after us was late, so we had to stay in the helo an extra several minutes for it to stop. Watching a helo «brake» by the way, was interesting. ;)
The office itself is a little difficult to find. After you make a left onto Osborne from San Fernando Road, make the THIRD left onto Airpark Way (past the Fire Station). Keep driving up the loop until halfway up, you will see the sign for Adventure Helicopters. They have a code to get into the gate to park, which they should provide when you make the reservation.
Hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did. :)

BEST THING I HAVE DONE IN LA!!! Seriously so awesome. This experience made me want to take flying lessons, and I hope I can do so later this year. A helicopter ride from Pacoima (area north of Burbank) through the Hollywood hills and into Downtown and across the Hollywood sign (30 mins). Such breath taking views!!! I’ve lived in this city my entire life and who knew LA was so beautiful! NO wonder all the celebrities hide out in the Hollywood hills– it’s amazing there (or so it seemed from the helicopter, haha!). Our pilot pointed out celebrity homes and major LA landmarks from above.
We continued to cruise down Sunset Blvd and then wrapped around Downtown and Dodgers stadium and flew by the Hollywood sign. Oh man I wish I had a helicopter!!! The ride was amazing and our pilot was very professional. Not going to lie, it is pricey but definitely worth a try at least one time in your life. SO COOL!
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Parking: We just called them when we arrived and this guy opened the gate for us. They have a parking lot right in front of their office and your car will be safe there.

We had a great time on this tour. We did the #4 tour which was a 45 minute tour that combined the Hollywood landmarks with the beach. I would not suggest anything less if you can afford it. We found at the end of 45 minutes, we would have liked to stay up longer. As noted in other reviews, we had booked a flight in April and it was cancelled due to visibility. The rescheduled flight worked however. The first one was a 12 noon flight but when we rescheduled, we booked 5pm thinking the haze would burn off by then. Oh, and they were very accommodating in remapping the flight a bit when we wanted to fly over the LA Zoo and Warner Brothers.
All in all, highly recommended, think about when you do book and be prepared to be flexible if having to rebook and try to take the longer flight.

3.5* for the pilot and the tour, I’ll give the extra 0.5* to my bf, who planned this outing.
He bought a Groupon for a Romance & Sunset Tour. The following is a description of the tour from Adventure Helicopter’s website, with my comments in (parentheses).
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This unforgettable «adventure» departs during sunset where you and loved one will experience the gift of flight. This romantic adventure allows you to enjoy drinking champagne while enjoying the breathtaking sunset of Los Angeles. (We were there half an hour early but the tour started half an hour late because they were short-​staffed. The tour did not depart DURING sunset. It was already dark when we left and I couldn’t see anything except lights.)
This tour includes complimentary champagne for two! (Yes)
Historic Landmarks:
Van Nuys Airport (Yes)
Encino Hills and Reservoir (Dunno)
Getty Center Art Museum (No)
Westwood (No)
UCLA. (No)
Century City (Yes, he only pointed it out because I told him I worked in CC)
Nakatomi Building in Die Hard One (no)
Will Rogers State (No)
Pacific Palisades (No)
Riviera Country Club (No)
Brentwood Country Club (No)
Celebrity Homes:
Arnold Schwarzenegger (No)
Sylvester Stallone (No)
Eddie Murphy (No)
Mike Meyers (No)
Scarlett Johansson (No)
Approximate flight time 20 – 25 minutes. (No. Bf filmed the whole thing from start to finish and it was less than 19 minutes.)
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Basically, what we got was their «Twilight Tour» but I didn’t really want to see everything in the dark so it would have been nice if they had started on time. It was a weekday and I left work early for this. If they were running late, I would’ve appreciated a courtesy call so I could’ve stayed at work longer.
That said, the pilot. Art, was fantastic. He was polite, fun, and apologetic about being late. He was easy to talk to and offered to take pictures for us (pics didn’t turn out that great because it was too dark outside). And of course, thanks to the bf for taking me along and putting up with my impatience. Let me just clarify: I really did have a good time and I would recommend Art and Adventure Helicopters to others.