Private Helicopter Charter
The Mediterranean from above, just the way you like it
The flying experience you've always imagined. Tailor-made just for you.
The Sky Just the Way You Want It
There are trips that begin at the airport, amid lines and waiting. And there are trips that begin when the blades start spinning, the shore slips away beneath your skates, and the Mediterranean unfolds like a map drawn just for you.
Nautica Luxury Corporation’s private helicopter charter falls into the second category: not merely a means of transportation, but the first chapter of the experience. Whether you need to reach your yacht moored in Porto Cervo, fly over Portofino before dinner, or travel from Milan to the Principality of Monaco without setting foot in a single waiting room, every flight is tailored to you: schedule, route, onboard hospitality, and seamless coordination with your boarding time.
Every private helicopter in our network is flown by a professional pilot and operates in accordance with the most rigorous European safety standards. Helicopter charter with a pilot is the exclusive service we offer: you choose where and when, and we take care of everything else—permits, heliports, flight plans, and coordination with your yacht’s crew.
We believe that excellence is not a formula, but a result. It is the result of rigorously selected staff, impeccably maintained aircraft, and a network that knows every heliport in the Plain, along the Rivieras, and on the islands. That’s why we offer only services and experiences of the highest quality—and that’s why, with us, the flight is never the boring part of the trip.
Three Ways to Experience the Sky
Light helicopter
Elegant agility.
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Up to 4–5 passengers, large panoramic windows, the purest helicopter flight experience.
Ideal for couples and small groups, for a flight over the Gulf of Tigullio or Lake Como, and to reach the departure port for your charter in just a few minutes.
Medium-sized twin-engine helicopter
Comfort, range, the open sea.
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Up to 6 passengers in a club configuration. The twin-turbine configuration is our preferred standard for overwater routes—Milan–Costa Smeralda, Nice–Portofino—because, for us, safety is the ultimate luxury.
Direct coordination with the yacht’s captain regarding the boarding time.
Top-of-the-line VIP helicopter
A lounge suspended over the Mediterranean.
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Up to 6–8 passengers, customizable interiors, onboard service upon request—champagne served at the perfect temperature, gourmet selections, and ambient fragrances that match those you’ll find aboard your yacht.
The natural choice for delegations, large families, and distinguished guests.
From the Date of the Flight to the Route of Dreams
A private flight doesn’t begin at takeoff.
It starts much earlier: when you choose the right time for the light, coordinate your arrival with your boarding time, and decide from which terrace in the sky to view the coast.
Nautica Luxury Corporation works with you on every detail of planning so that nothing, absolutely nothing, is left to chance.
How many of you will be on board?
Our network of operators offers vehicles that can accommodate 1 to 8 passengers per vehicle.
For larger groups—extended families, corporate trips, private events—we organize coordinated flights involving multiple helicopters, with synchronized takeoffs and simultaneous arrivals at the destination: a sight your guests will never forget.
Each configuration includes vehicle specifications, photos of the cab, baggage allowance, and a profile of the driving crew.
We don’t work with rigid catalogs. Every request is reviewed by the Nautica Luxury Corporation team and translated into a curated selection of options, chosen based on the itinerary, the season, and the guests’ profile.
Your flight schedule
- Date and time: You choose; we’ll check the availability of helicopters and slots at the requested heliports. Complete flexibility regarding early or late departures.
- The right light: a mid-morning flight offers the clearest views of the coast; in the late afternoon, the golden light turns every flight over the coast into a natural photo shoot.
- Weather updates: We monitor conditions and provide a dedicated briefing 24 hours before departure. In the event of adverse weather, we’ll reschedule the flight or arrange an alternative transfer in our company car—without you having to worry about a thing.
Departure heliports
The choice of departure point determines the timing and nature of the experience. Our recommendations focus on the most convenient and exclusive destinations:
- Milan: the major hub of northern Italy, ideal for those arriving on intercontinental flights or departing from the city. From here, the Riviera and the lakes are less than an hour’s flight away.
- Genoa and the Ligurian Riviera: the gateway to Portofino, the Gulf of Tigullio, and our charter home port in Lavagna.
- Olbia – Costa Smeralda: the natural gateway to Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, and the bays of Gallura.
- Nice and Monaco: the most iconic helipads on the Côte d’Azur, perfect for routes connecting the two Rivieras.
- Coastal and high-altitude heliports upon request: we also operate from private helipads, resorts, and equipped marinas, subject to verification of the necessary authorizations—which we handle for you.
Which route would you like?
The team at Nautica Luxury Corporation creates customized flight plans throughout the northwestern Mediterranean. In the following section, you’ll find the three most popular signature routes.
Three routes, one sky: yours
Milan → Coasts and Lakes
From the city to the sea in less than an hour, flying over the Apennines, which suddenly open up onto the Gulf of Tigullio.
This is the route for those who want to leave the office at noon and raise a toast in Portofino before sunset—or head to their yacht in Lavagna on Friday afternoon, with the workweek already behind them.
- Lakes Option: Fly over Lake Como or Lake Garda, landing at the helipads of the grand historic hotels for lunch on the water.
- Levante Route: Milan → Genoa → Portofino, with direct coordination of your charter’s boarding time in Liguria.
Sardinia and the Costa Smeralda
Seeing the pink granite from above is an experience that not even the sea can offer.
From Olbia, it’s just a few minutes’ flight from the airport to the bays of Porto Cervo, Cala di Volpe, and Porto Rotondo: your private helicopter will literally take you right above the yacht, where the tender will be waiting to take you the last mile.
- Airport to yacht transfer: from the arrival of your scheduled or private flight to boarding, with no waiting and no driving.
- Archipelago Tour: Fly over La Maddalena and the Strait of Bonifacio—the most spectacular way to choose where to anchor for the day.
French Riviera: Nice – Monaco – Portofino
The path that combines Italian style with French glamour.
Whether from Nice or the Principality, the coast stretches out below you—Cap-Ferrat, Sanremo, the Riviera dei Fiori—until Portofino suddenly comes into view, like a promise fulfilled.
It’s the perfect complement to our charters between the two Rivieras: you decide where to board, and the sky takes care of the rest.
- Short Route: Monaco → Portofino—the most elegant journey in the Mediterranean.
- Classic route: Nice → Monaco → Sanremo → Portofino, with a flyover of the Lérins Islands upon request.
- Custom itinerary: any combination of the French Riviera, the Ligurian Riviera, the lakes, and the Costa Smeralda—including multi-stop and multi-day trips.
Pre-flight Services
Because the journey begins from the moment you leave home:
- Private transfer to the heliport by luxury car or van for groups, coordinated down to the minute with the takeoff time.
- A private waiting area at airports that offer this service: dedicated check-in, no lines, and direct boarding at the gate.
- Luggage and Equipment Handling: Check weights and dimensions in advance; items exceeding the allowance will be shipped separately by land—you’ll find them on board the yacht even before you land.
- Overnight stay the night before the flight at selected hotels and accommodations near the departure heliport.
- Coordination with the charter company: If your flight is the start of your week at sea, we’ll coordinate your takeoff, landing, and boarding as part of a single plan, in consultation with the captain.
- Special briefing 24 hours before departure: weather, flight times, and any last-minute preferences regarding onboard service.
Every detail on board.
Exactly as you imagine it.
Getting on board should be an exciting experience.
Finding a cabin that already carries your scent, a glass served at just the right temperature, a route designed to catch the best light.
That’s how we define hospitality—even at 2,000 feet.
Professional Drivers
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The machines in our network operate with up-to-date European certifications, documented scheduled maintenance, and dedicated insurance coverage.
For flights over water, we prefer twin-engine helicopters: redundancy is a matter of style, even more so than safety.
Welcome
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Upon request, we’ll tailor your in-flight experience to match what you’ll find aboard the yacht: the same fragrance, the same labels, the same music. A single thread connecting the sky and the sea.
Gourmet Cabin
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Food intolerances and preferences are collected during the flight planning phase and handled with the utmost care—and, if you wish, this same information will be used to stock the galley on your charter flight.
Aerial Photography
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Delivery of the edited material within 48 hours, ready to share and save.
4K video recording is available, and we coordinate with the charter’s onboard photographer to create a complete story, from the sky to the sea.
Absolute safety. Genuine wonder.
At Nautica Luxury Corporation, nothing is left to chance, least of all when there are children on board.
We know that parents’ peace of mind depends on their children’s peace of mind—and that a child’s first helicopter ride is a memory that lasts a lifetime.
Safety First
- Certified child safety seats and restraint systems for every age group, inspected before every flight.
- Custom-fit junior headphones, designed to protect hearing and let the little ones hear the driver—every child’s favorite part of the ride.
- A safety briefing for families, presented in simple language and at a pace suitable for children.
Wonder Aboard
- Window seats reserved for the little ones and routes drawn in their eyes: dolphins offshore, castles along the coast, the yacht waiting for them down in the harbor.
- Junior Welcome Kit, including a flight log, an illustrated route map, and a certificate of first flight signed by the captain.
- And if the flight is just the beginning of your week at sea, the care continues on board: from fully equipped cabins to special menus, right down to the anti-drowning life jacket T-shirt available in our shop—the technical garment we most wholeheartedly recommend to families enjoying the sea with children.
The return, with the same care as the departure.
Every moment of a trip is wonderful—even, and perhaps especially, when it comes to an end.
We believe that the way you leave an experience determines how you will remember it forever.
That’s why we pay just as much attention to the return flight as we do to planning the takeoff.
Post-flight services
- Pickup directly from the marina: at the end of your charter, the helicopter will be waiting for you at the heliport closest to the port of disembarkation—the luxury experience continues right up to the very last minute.
- Private transfer from the arrival heliport to your home, hotel, or airport, in a luxury car or a van for groups.
- Guaranteed Connections: Coordination with scheduled and private flights, priority baggage handling, and dedicated assistance at airports.
- Car rentals with or without a driver: luxury cars, supercars, or convertibles to enjoy a few more days exploring the coast by land.
- Overnight stay on the night of arrival at a top-tier hotel, private residences, or select boutique resorts.
- Shipping edited photo and video materials directly to your home, ready to share and store.
What you’re about to experience isn’t a trip that ends when the plane lands. It’s a chapter that ends only when you decide to close it—and until then, we’ll be right by your side.
Why Choose Nautica Luxury Corporation for Your Private Helicopter
The helicopter charter market is flooded with generic brokerage firms, where responsibility gets diluted at every step.
Nautica Luxury Corporation was founded to offer the exact opposite: a single point of contact, a team that knows every partner in its network, and a philosophy that puts your experience before the catalog.
A network of carefully selected partners
Flight crew, pilots, heliports, ground services: every professional is selected based on rigorous standards and a verifiable track record.
You don’t have to deal with ten different suppliers: you have a single point of contact—Nautica Luxury Corporation—and the assurance that every link in the chain is up to par.
Security and Transparency
All the vehicles in our fleet are in compliance with current European certifications, have documented maintenance records, and are covered by dedicated insurance policies.
Transparency about costs is total: no surprises, no hidden items.
We first tell you exactly what is included and what is optional.
Sky and Sea, One Director
We are the only company that designs the flight as part of the sea voyage.
Takeoff, landing, tender, boarding: a single, seamless sequence, coordinated by the same team that handles your charter.
No missteps, no downtime.
The luxury excellence you deserve
We work every day with discerning boat owners, industry professionals, and families looking for the best for their trips.
Our promise is one: when you get on board, every detail will be exactly as you imagined. And often, even better.
Private Helicopter Charter: Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to charter a private helicopter?
Every flight is a unique project: the cost depends on the type of aircraft, the length of the flight, the heliports involved, and the onboard services.
That’s why we don’t publish price lists: tell us what you need, and within 24 hours you’ll receive a confidential, comprehensive quote with no hidden charges—and a clear breakdown of exactly what’s included.
Is the driver always included?
Yes. We operate exclusively on a helicopter charter basis with a pilot: professional pilots who are certified and have specific experience flying along the Mediterranean coastline.
You choose where and when; we’ll take care of the rest.
Can I go directly to my yacht?
It’s our specialty. We coordinate the landing, tender transfer, and boarding into a single sequence: at most charter destinations—the Costa Smeralda, Liguria, and the Amalfi Coast—the helicopter takes you to the heliport or helipad closest to the anchorage, where the yacht’s tender is waiting for you.
For some larger units, it is possible to consider on-board landing.
How much luggage can I bring?
Each car has its own deductible, which we disclose when we provide a quote.
For anything beyond that, we’ll arrange separate ground transportation: you’ll find your luggage at your destination—or right in your cabin on board the yacht—even before you land.
What happens in case of bad weather?
Safety comes first. In the event of adverse conditions, we will reschedule your flight for the next available time slot or arrange an alternative transfer by company car at no additional cost, coordinated with your schedule and boarding time.
How far in advance do I need to make a reservation?
For the most popular routes during peak season—the Costa Smeralda and the French Riviera between June and September—we recommend booking 2–4 weeks in advance.
For last-minute needs, our network often allows us to arrange a flight in as little as 24–48 hours: it’s always worth asking us.
Can children fly?
Absolutely, and it’s often their favorite part of the trip. We provide certified restraint systems for all ages, children’s headphones, and a briefing specifically for families.
We celebrate your first flight with us—a certificate signed by the captain is included.
Start here. We'll build the rest together.
The easiest way to get started is to tell us who you are, who you’re traveling with, and where you want to go.
We’ll ask you a few key questions, and based on your answers, we’ll put together a list of options that best suit your needs. We’ll get back to you within 24 hours with an initial flight suggestion, details, and availability.
