The Golden Mile from Above

MiM Sotogrande Meliá Collection, Sotogrande Spain

Black helicopter parked at luxury resort restaurant during golden sunset.

Connect with the destination during your stay at MiM Sotogrande Meliá Collection, Sotogrande, Spain

Marbella's coastline and sierra in one flight

In just forty minutes, the two faces of Marbella come together in one uninterrupted flight: the exclusive villas of Puerto Banús and the Golden Mile below, then the striking Andalusian mountains rising inland before the return to the coast. It is a rare way to see how closely luxury and landscape sit alongside one another in this part of the coast.

Aerial view: reservoir, forested mountains, and coastal city at sunset.

Aerial view of Puerto Banus marina with yachts, white buildings, and mountains at sunset.

Helicopter pilot and passenger with headphones in cockpit, scenic city flight.

Golden sunset over coastal resort town, ocean waves, and mountains.

This private helicopter flight lifts off above Nueva Andalucía and the Lago de las Tortugas before turning toward the coast above the exclusive Puerto Banús. From there, the route traces the legendary Golden Mile in full, its luxury villas, beaches and stretch of Marbella coastline unfolding below in a sweep rarely seen from ground level. The helicopter follows the shoreline as far as San Pedro de Alcántara, then climbs inland over the Andalusian mountains before circling back toward the helipad. In just forty minutes, the two faces of Marbella, coastline and sierra, come together in a single, uninterrupted flight.

Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Number of people: Maximum 4
Please note: Bookings are required at least 48 hours in advance
What's included: Private helicopter flight over the Golden Mile, Puerto Banús, San Pedro de Alcántara and the Sierra
Additional landings in other locations available on request, subject to availability

Puerto Banús marina with luxury yachts, white town, La Concha mountain at sunset.

Marbella is best known from its beaches and villas, but this private helicopter flight offers an entirely different read of the coastline. Lifting off above Nueva Andalucía, the route climbs above the exclusive Puerto Banús before tracing the full length of the Golden Mile, its villas and beaches unfolding below in a sweep rarely afforded from the ground.

From there, the helicopter follows the shoreline south to San Pedro de Alcántara before turning inland and climbing over the striking Andalusian mountains, then circling back toward the helipad past Nueva Andalucía once more.

Sea gives way to sierra and back again, the two landscapes that define this stretch of coast woven into one continuous, uninterrupted flight lasting around forty minutes from lift-off to return.

What guests come away with is a sense of how closely luxury and wilderness sit side by side here, the villas of the Golden Mile only minutes from open mountain terrain. Well suited to couples, small groups and anyone who already knows the coast from the ground, it offers a rare, elevated perspective on a stretch of coastline few ever see whole.