Do you want to explore a new destination in a new way? Have you visited Goa before? Well, it does not matter if you are new to this happening city or not, a helicopter ride over the beaches of Goa can bring you a new horizon to see. The glorious view from the top of the helicopter is a completely new experience which is surely going to remain with you for the rest of your life.
Having a tour with helicopters is not a new concept in India in fact, Udaipur with Mewar helicopter services, Visakhapatnam with HelitoursIndia, Sikkim with Sikkim tourism and Jaipur with heritage on air are a few exciting and popular helicopter rides in India. But a helicopter ride in Goa with Pawan Hans is unique with its charm and no less attentive than the other on-going heli-tours in India.
Heli-tour in Goa:
Beaches in Goa mostly have no concretes, and only a vast span of water, sand, and trees. And, thus, seeing beaches from the sky-high is a real treat for the eyes. If you see Goa from above, you may get an Arial view of beaches, forts, churches, lanes, temples, wildlife, spice plantations, and many other exciting objects to catch up. So, it can be said that nothing in this world is convincing enough to not having a helicopter ride in Goa!
A Brief on Helicopter Ride in Goa –
Goa helicopter ride is a joint venture of GTDC and Pawan Hans Ltd. The helipad remains in Park Hyatt Hotel. The most commonly asked question by the tourists here is do they need to be a paying guest at Hyatt hotel? The answer is NO. The helicopter ride service is available for those too who are not guests of Park Hyatt. You can enquire about the duration and cost of the rides at the time of booking.
Goa Tourism has launched this helicopter joy ride in Goa in collaboration with Pawan Hans Ltd. Generally, the price of the tickets charges around Rs. 3500 per person and the ride continues for approximately 10 minutes. The ride starts at Park Hyatt hotel which proceeds towards the coast Utorda, Majoda, passing Arossim, and then towards Gonsua, Colva, and far beyond than that.
History of heli-tour in Goa:
The helicopter tourism of Pawan Hans Ltd. faced strong opposition in the Northern part of Goa and then moved towards the Cansaulim village of South Goa. Pawan Hans also runs successful helicopter tourism in Maharashtra. For the landing of the helicopters, it decided to build the helipad over Hotel Park Hyatt. it is being in use for operating the helicopters to offer picturesque views of Goa beaches to the tourists.
Though Goa helicopter ride service faced oppositions also in South Goa by the locale groups of Cansaulim Arossim Cuelim Civic Consumer Forum and others, GTDC has established the legality of the joy rides. They say there is nothing illegal and unsafe about helicopter rides. They have all the necessary permissions from DGCA, NAVY, police and airport authority and district administration. Hence, they demand that such kind of tourism initiatives will encourage more high-quality tourists on the land of Goa.
