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Kundapur,: After the success of heli-tourism in Udupi, the concept will now be introduced in Kundapur too. The news has come as a boon for the local tourism.

Pilgrimage centres including Anegudde and Kollur, beaches like Maravanthe, beautiful Western Ghats, and well maintained star hotels in the area are a blessing to the tourism activities.

ith the approval from district administration, Chipsan Aviation is foraying into heli-tourism in Kundapur, said the company official Suresh in a press meet held at Uva Meridian Hotel.

Chipsan Aviation which already has the experience of running heli-tourism in the district centre Udupi will begin its service in Kundapur from May. Joy ride, adventure ride, religious ride and health ride are the packages available with the service. In the initial stage, only joy ride and adventure ride will be introduced. Six people can be accommodated in a ride in a single engine helicopter. The ride will take off from Uva Meridian Hotel helipad. Rides will start from May first week. One has to pay Rs 2,200 for a ride of 8 minute duration and Rs 3,500 for a ride of 13 minute duration.

Good response is expected for heli-tourism. V K Mohan, a businessman of Kundapur origin, who was on a visit to Kundapur, took his family members of 6 for a ride of 30 minute duration on Friday, April 29 and wished the service all the best. He said that his family loved the aerial view of Kundapur.

Chipsan official Suresh also said that aerial viewing of roads, buildings, sea, and mountains of Kundapur is a different experience altogether. "Services are also available to Udupi, Mangaluru and Bengaluru on demand. Rides are conducted between 3 pm to 6 pm everyday. If response is good, services will be introduced in the mornings also," Suresh said.

Uva Meridian Hotel managing director Udaya Kumar Shetty said that temporary arrangement has been made with the hotel to allow Chipsan to use its helipad for rides, to encourage tourism in the area. He requested people to support the initiative by Chipsan Aviation.

Director of Uva Meridian Vinay Kumar Shetty and pilot Arpith were present in the press meet.
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Speaking on the occasion Udupi district deputy commissioner Dr. Vishal R. said that in order to develop tourism in coastal area and Western Ghats, for business tours of foreign and outer state students and for the jolly ride of the tourists this Helicopter tourism has been arranged.

There have been 4 – 5 applications every month for granting permission for the landing of helicopters in Kolllur Mookambika temple, Udupi Krishna mutt and Manipal. With such demand in the district there is good scope for helicopter tourism, said DC.

Chipsan Aviation has already obtained permission for landing at Bengaluru and Mangaluru airports. It has already conducted tours at Hampi, Bellary, and Vijaypur utsavs. Currently it has stationed a small 6 seater helicopter at Adi Udupi grounds. As the demand increases it has plans to station bigger helicopter said company managing director Sunil Narayanan.

Chipsan aviation has been successfully operating heli tourism in Kerala and flies about 80 hours there every month. Through helicopter we encourage heritage tourism, adventure tourism and health tourism including flying for medical emergency and for organ transporting.

In this 6 seater helicopter the charges would be about Rs 87,000 per hour. For 10 minutes jolly ride in the sky in and around Udupi each passenger will have to pay Rs 3,000.

Through this helicopter from Udupi one can reach Bengaluru in 1 hour 30 minutes, Mangaluru in 20 minutes, Kollur in 15 minutes and Murdeshwara in 30 minutes.