Helicopter tour of the Loire castles from Tours (37)

Activity description :

Discover the Indre-et-Loire region aboard a 6-passenger helicopter. During this tour, you'll have the opportunity to fly over the magnificent chateaux of the Loire during a flight ranging from 15 to 50 minutes, depending on the formula. You'll love the thrills!

Tours - the ideal location for a helicopter flight

Fly over the Loire castles and other treasures of the Indre et Loire region. A wide choice of circuits is available to make the most of the different panoramas the region has to offer:

• Tours - Amboise 17 min: Château de Noizay, Château d'Amboise, Château du Clos Lucé, Château de Moncontour... as well as other superb sites and landscapes of the Loire Valley: the vineyards of Vouvray, the Loire...
• Tours - Villandry 20 min: city of Tours, Château de Luynes, the Loire River, Château de Villandry, the Cher River, Vouvray vineyards and other mansions and estates that make up the richness of this beautiful region.
• Tours - Chenonceau 25 min : panoramic view of Tours, château de Moncontour, château de la Bourdaisière, château de Chenonceau château d'Amboise, château du Clos Lucé, château de Noizay, and the vineyards of Vouvray.
• Tours - Chambord 52 min : château de Noizay, château d'Amboise, château du Clos Lucé, château de Chaumont, château de Blois, château de Menars, château de Chambord, château de Cheverny, château de Chenonceau, château de la Bourdaisière, château de Moncontour and the heritage of the Loire Valley: Troussay, Fougères, Pontlevoy, the Vouvray vineyards...

Course of the flight :

After a safety briefing and a few details about the flight. You'll take off in a Bell 206 Long Ranger helicopter for a flight lasting 17, 25 or 52 minutes, depending on the option you choose . Your pilot is a professional with hundreds of hours of flying experience. Take-off and landing are at Tours airport .

The helicopter: the Bell 206 Long Ranger is one of the most popular single-turbine helicopters developed in the 1970s. Thanks to its versatility, it is often used for tourist flights and training future pilots! Weighing in at just under 800 kg, it can cruise at speeds of up to 200 km/h, thanks to its 420 hp engine.

Enjoy a panoramic view of the natural and historical treasures of the Loire Valley! You won't regret it!