Bird’s Eye View Helicopters / Newport Helicopter Tours is a thriving family-owned business that has not only provided safe, professional and thrilling tours of the greater Newport, RI area for 75,000 people over the last 24 years, but also offers the best helicopter charter and aerial photography service in the region. We fly the Robinson R44, the most popular helicopter in the world. Our Viper Red helicopters are purchased brand new and meticulously maintained in-house, so we are intimately aware of all aspects of the aircraft and their safety. Be assured that all of us are fully committed to you having a superior experience. If you see us flying overhead on your next trip to Newport, don’t just wave, come fly with us to see Rhode Island as you’ve never seen it before.

Start with this: seal tours! And if that’s not enough, the environmental nonprofit Save The Bay also offers lighthouse tours, nature cruises and the Hamilton Family Aquarium where you can meet sea stars, dogfish sharks and sea urchins. Lighthouse Tours are offered June through October, while Nature Cruises and Seal Tours take place October through April. The organization’s Bay Center in Providence, RI offers public, Bayside walking trails, a kayak launch and fishing platform, while the year-round Hamilton Family Aquarium in Newport, RI offers dozens of exhibits featuring local species.
Boat tours depart from Newport, Westerly, and Providence RI.