9 Scenic Flights Tours in the USA That Still Read Well a Year On

1.Kauai Airplane Tour: Na Pali Coast, Waterfalls & Window Seats

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,964 reviews · 1 hour 5 minutes (approx.) · from $159Our pick

Fly around Kauai in a slow-flying GA8 Airvan, with every passenger beside a large bubble window. Your pilot narrates sights such as Waimea Canyon, Hanalei Bay, Jurassic Falls, Wailua Falls, the Na Pali Coast, and Mount Waialeale. The flight lasts about an hour, leaves from Lihue Airport, and returns to the same spot.

“Great value, loved all the sights from the plane. Zach was our pilot, very professional, even though just 21.”

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2.Grand Canyon Village: Grand Canyon South Rim Airplane Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,383 reviews · from $189

Fly from Grand Canyon Airport near Grand Canyon Village over the Kaibab Forest, Zuni Corridor, Imperial Point, and the Colorado River confluence. Your English-speaking pilot handles the flight while multilingual audio narration explains the sights. Expect panoramic windows, all-window seating, and a 40 to 165-minute booking window depending on the flight selected.

“The plane ride was smooth and had great views of the Grand Canyon. I would do this again!!”

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3.Air Tour of Na Pali Coast, Entire Island of Kauai

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 924 reviews · 1h 5m · from $155

Fly around Kauai for about 65 minutes in Wings Over Kauai’s six-seat G8 AirVan. Your English-speaking pilot points out Waimea Canyon, Na Pali cliffs, Hanalei Bay, waterfalls, coffee fields, and Mt. Waiʻaleʻale. Large windows, two-way headsets, movie music, and a small-group setting make this a strong-value alternative to a helicopter flight.

“This was life changing!! Marcus as amazing! So patient with our over-eager daughter. We ordered the video and it was so well made. Literally perfect!”

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4.From Las Vegas: Grand Canyon West Rim Airplane Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 913 reviews · 4 hours · from $249

Fly from Boulder City over Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, and Grand Canyon West. You get a window seat, climate control, large viewing windows, and audio commentary in many languages. The $249 tour lasts about four hours with hotel transfers available from selected Las Vegas hotels.

“The flight was awesome - great view of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Mojave desert and the Grand Canyon rim. Staff were friendly, communication was clear and easy. Would recommend!”

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5.Denali Experience Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 781 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

K2 Aviation takes you from Talkeetna over Denali, Ruth Amphitheater, Great Gorge, and several major glaciers. Your bush pilot narrates the flight through a headset, and the small plane carries no more than 10 people. When conditions permit, you land on Ruth Glacier for about 20 minutes.

“This flight was an AMAZING way to experience Denali National Park, especially in the winter! Our pilot was incredible and was able to give great commentary the entire time! Beautiful views all around! Highly recommend!!”

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6.Miami Beach: South Beach Private Airplane Tour with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 659 reviews · 40 min · from $99Best value

Fly privately over Miami’s coast and skyline in a Cessna 172 with a pilot-guide, headset, and chilled water, juice, and soda. The 40-minute route passes Fairchild, Vizcaya, Miami Seaquarium, Fisher Island, South Pointe, and South Beach. Flights are limited to three passengers, and guides speak English or Spanish.

“The service was friendly, everything on time, nice tour-guiding, our pilot Marcial was just amazing!! Definitely recommendable!”

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7.Entire Kauai Air Tour with Window Seats

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 580 reviews · 1h 5m · from $159

Join Air Ventures Hawaii for a 65-minute flight over Kauai in a small aircraft with window seats and an English-speaking pilot-guide. You’ll see Hanalei Bay, the Na Pali Coast, Waimea Canyon, Hanapepe Valley, waterfalls, and beaches inaccessible by road. Pilots such as Nick, Josh, and Shaydin are praised for clear island stories and calm flying.

“It was Amazing ,first we flew toward spouting horn blowhole and then around Waimea canyon ,the pilot was telling us all sorts of information that we hadn’t heard before . It was the best tour I spent money on durning my visit to Kauai”

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8.PRIVATE- Air Tour FUN: 3 Islands: (2-5 people): SEE it ALL!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 559 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $338

Take a private one-hour flight from Kahului with Maui Plane Rides, seeing Maui, Molokai, and another Hawaiian island from above. Your pilot shares local history, points out Nakalele Blowhole, Honolua Bay, Makena, lava fields, reefs, and World War II craters. The small cabin may also let you take the yoke under the pilot’s direction.

“ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING VIEWS!! Erick was our guide and took AMAZING care of us, went above and beyond to make sure we had a wonderful trip.”

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9.Denali Flyer Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 362 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

From Talkeetna, you’ll fly in a small plane over Denali, Mount Hunter, Mount Foraker, the Kahiltna and Ruth glaciers, and the Great Gorge. Every passenger gets a window seat and a two-way headset. Choose the 1.25-hour flight or upgrade to a 1.75-hour trip with a glacier landing.

“Unbelievable views of Denali, glacier landing was exciting. Pilot was knowledgeable and pleasant .. .”

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