Who actually flies you over Cape Town
Three companies fly scenic routes here. Everything else you see on a booking site is an agency reselling one of them.
Side by side
| Operator | Departure | Min. passengers | Seats | Routes flown | Sold through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Helicopters The only operator in Cape Town that bundles a boat cruise with several of its flights. | East Pier Road, V&A Waterfront | 2 | 6 | The 12-minute flight · The Atlantic coast flight · The Robben Island flight · The Two Oceans flight · The Cape Point flight | Viator · GetYourGuide |
| Sport Helicopters The only operator in Cape Town flying a Bell HU-1 Huey. | 1 Helistop, East Pier Road, V&A Waterfront | 2 | 6 | The 12-minute flight · The Atlantic coast flight · The Robben Island flight · The Two Oceans flight · The Cape Point flight | Viator · GetYourGuide |
| NAC Helicopters Cape Town Sold on GetYourGuide only — no NAC product appeared in a Viator search across 500 products of destination 318. That is a finding, not a proof. | E Pier Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 | The seller does not state this. | The seller does not state this. | The 12-minute flight · The Atlantic coast flight · The Table Mountain 360° flight · The Cape Point flight | GetYourGuide |
The names that are not operators
Five more names appear as the provider on listings for these same flights: Vida Travel & Tours, T4C South African Tours, Africa Essence Travel, african macaw dmc and Safaris, and Beyond Africa Safaris. None of their listings says which company flies the helicopter. They are shown on the route pages where they sell, with the operator field left empty — because that is what the listing says.