Susan, a regular reader of the site recently went on a sky tour of Kuwait and this is what she had to say about it:
A recent start-up called Kuwait Sky Tours is now operating in Kuwait and taking passengers on 15-minute helicopter rides at a cost of KD25 each. The 15-minute flight takes off from the helipad behind the Sultan Centre restaurant on the Gulf Road, travels up to Green Island and then back down to the Amir’s Palace in Salwa, before returning to land. It is a great way too see Kuwait from a different perspective. The helicopter is a MD 500-E and seats 3 adults. There is space for a child or a very skinny person between the pilot and front passenger. If you want to go, give Steve a call on 705 6666. They also fly from Khiran and Failaka on occasion. Cameras are allowed.
You can also go on a larger helicopter, for an hour-long flight for the princely sum of USD1,500. Or, try the executive jet, which is ready to fly you and 13 of your friends to any destination in the world! Don’t know that price; I was too afraid to ask!
P.S. Don’t talk into the headset during the flight. The pilot told me off!
Here are Susan’s pictures from her trip:
The Helicopter
Looking North West
Marina Mall and Marina Hotel
The Scientific Center
View of Salmiya
The Gulf Road and Kuwait Towers
House in Salwa
Radisson SAS
39 replies on “Kuwait Sky Tours”
I wana do this at some point too!! Its too good to pass up!!
my thanks to susan. Reminds me of the old memories of kuwait.
neat!
why does the hour long flight cost 300KD when 15 mins is 25KD? can’t you just pay a 100KD for 60 minutes or go on it 4 times?
I can’t wait to go! Susan, thanks.
wow I cant wait to see the sultan centre from the air!! What a boring waste of 25 kd.
when i went they asked me wether i wanted to go to the south or the north of kuwait….then i ended up goin both north n south..:D
take me with you i wanna go “high” 🙂
holla,
I think that there are two different helicopters; the large one (500kd/hr) is probably meant to travel to places instead of taking tours.
Mark, why do you edit peoples opinions? My last post seems to have dissappeared… please reply as I would be interested to know…. I only said that I think the helicopter is a waste of money! how sad that you feel you must censor your blog- kinda defeats the object of blogging dont you think?
Your post was marked by SpamKarma as spam. It seems you currently have negative Karma with the spam software due to some previous posts of yours.
tj, I just reset your karma to 0 and recovered your post.
And for the record I do censor some comments because some people are dickheads. It doesn’t defeat the object of blogging because the comments usually are either racist or personal attacks and thats not the purpose of blogging.
ok shukran appologies. maybe I have been somewhat brash in the past!
no its cool, you and holla actually have a similar style which i have gotten used to already 🙂
I would like to jump out of a helicopter wearing full ninja gear! And landing in Dar Salwa! just to stir things up a bit! lol
loool ninja marzoug.
lol KD25 for sky tour in kuwait!is there any interesting stuff in kuwait that deserve that tour 🙂
Lol, Marzouq that would be so much fun to do!!! To Susan, thank you for taking awesome pictures!
Wow! I really wanna gooooo!
Damn, I miss Kuwait!
Thx Susan 😀
The USD1,500 flight is in a 6-seater (5 passenger) Dauphin SA-365N1 which is obviously larger and has more comfortable seating etc. They’ll apparently fly you over a greater area, avoiding military installations and palaces etc. I am planning to go on a photo tour of Kuwait in this one, with a couple of friends. And hey, what’s KD25 to do something different. If you live in London that’s about half an hour out on a Friday night!
ah so its $1500 per flight not per person right?
1500$ / 6 = 250$
250$ / ~3.42 = 87KD
87KD / 4 =
21KD (per person, per 15 minute)
Make sense .. you get 15% off if you get an hour.
k= fatheeee
so if you can get 6 ppl you can take the hour long trip for 21 KD? holy shit i think we might do this
Holla: No, no, not KD21 each for 1 hour. Whether the helicopter has one passenger, or 6, the flight is USD1,500. So, if you have maximum capacity i.e. 6 passengers, it’s about KD75 per person for the hour, depending on the exchange rate used. This helicopter is used only for longer flights, although some people got lucky yesterday and managed to have a 15-minute flip in it, as the MD500 was down at Khiran…
oh ok, seems i was getting a bit carried away there heh.
please help, the number for steve is not in service…how do i contact them??
That service is not available until May 09 , Nancy ..I added 6 to the number andf it worked, the number has been changed to 6705 6666, worth trying it, I would wait until those helicpters pass the operation tests 🙂
Hi
Does any body know if the helicopter company has a website?
Thanx
please povide the number for steve, the one which you have given is not working, i really want to go..and thank you for the information.
Is this info still valid i.e. do they still have helicopter tours here?
: 24769776
I hope this phone no. is still valid .. give it a try ..
Hi, can i have the contact number where i can book pleaaaaseeeee 🙂
thank You
الهليكوبتر ( رحلة في سماء الكويت ) مدتها نص ساعة وسعر التذكرة للشخص 25 دينار وهذا رقمهم
للحجز : 24769776 او 6666-705 أو 7777-705
I hope this info is still valid? .. give it a try ..
@Diablo_665, Any other number I can try with? non of them are working! 🙁 I need to take the Rental chopper for every month for One hour each.
hi, i am realyl curious to know whether this service is still available in kuwait?
if anyone o you have any info, i would really appreciate it:)
i might need helicopter for company use.
we are trying to film one project for marketing, and helicopter is required.
i tried to call you but the phone is not available, i wonder when is the best time to contact you
Can I get contact num for helicopter tour plz those num r not working
What is the contact number and how can I book it can anyone help me please