Trip Route
Lukla - Namche Bazar - Gokyo Lake - Everest Base Camp - Kala Patthar
Trip Facts
1+ PAX
Leisure
5,335 M/17,498 FT
Breakfast
Private/Shareing
Autumn/Spring/Winter
Everest base camp helicopter tour is designed for all an adventure enthusiast traveler who wishes to have a perfect view of Mount Everest by the naked eye without physical effort or not enough time to trek up to Kala Patthar. Day tour of Everest base camp Heli tour is the most amazing way to discover a close view of the Khumbu Himalayan range including Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, Makalu, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and many other mountains together with the glacier, blue color lakes, villages, and Buddhist monasteries.
Once Heli takes off from Kathmandu domestic airport, the snow-capped mountain will appear with beautiful hilly terrain, meandering valley with dotted villages. The entire journey provides a picturesque view of diverse landscapes and Himalayas. Beyond Lukla Everest Heli Tour relatively offers the Himalayas then lush and green. A four hours Everest Heli Charter is truly adventure trip with the best eye-catching view of the magnificent Himalayan range and a miraculous scene of the turquoise lake in Gokyo valley and Khumbu valley with amazing blue shining glaciers. The adventurous journey flies ahead surrounding the high Himalayas in the Everest national park. As flying higher get the magnificent view of Lukla, Junbesi village, Namche Bazaar, Gokyo and twin Sherpa village Khumjung and Khunde. The epic exploratory journey will begin from Kathmandu on the early morning with flying onward to the east of Kathmandu. As the flight take-off get parallel mountain view of Langtang Himalayan range, Ganesh Himal, Gaurishanker then the flight will go further towards the direction of Sagarmatha/Chomolungma/Everest. As you flying higher, the Oxygen pressure will get lower thus you can also use the oxygen mask available at the helicopter if necessary. For your kind information, maximum of 3 people can fly at a time in one helicopter.
Daily itinerary
Day 01: Kathmandu - Lukla - Everest View Hotel - Everest Base Camp - Kathmandu
3/4 Hrs Flight Breakfast with hot drinks
Schedule for Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour
05:30 AM: We receiving you from your hotel then 20-minute drive to the domestic terminal of Tribhuvan international airport. Upon arrival at the domestic terminal of airport process for airport check-in after that 10-minute drive to Helipad east of the airstrip.
06:30 AM: An adventure Everest experience helicopter journey begins, flight take-off and it flies over dense and smoky Kathmandu valley then see magnificent landscapes, curving river with the scattered village on the hill. It takes 45 minutes to reach Lukla, the flight will make a short stop at Lukla for photos of world adventurous airport and refueling.
07:45 AM: Flight continuous further-up above Namche Bazaar and heli make another stop very close to Everest View Hotel and get the breathless view of surrounding Khumbu Himalayas including Mount Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Taboche, Thamserku with unique Tengboche monastery. You will have delicious authentic Himalayan breakfast at Everest view hotel; the classical 5-star hotel in the Khumbu which was built in 1971 AD.
08:30 AM: As soon as eaten breakfast Everest base camp helicopter journey continuous towards on Gokyo valley and see turquoises Gokyo Lake, Ngozumpa glacier, Gokyo Ri, then flies on the side of the Lobuche East and then eventually to Everest Base Camp. The flight goes right over the classical Everest Base Camp and make a quick stop at Kala Patthar (not at 5,650 m but slightly lower at an altitude of 5,300 meters) to take photos of Mount Everest, Everest Base Camp along with Khumbu glacier and several other Himalayas.
09:30 AM Take-off flight from Kala Patthar right over the Khumbu glacier passing Thukla, Pheriche village, Tengboche monastery and come back to Syangboche and another stop at Lukla for refill fuel.
10:30 AM: We leave from Lukla then fly overhead Dudh Koshi River with looking breathless Mountain View on your right hand. Upon arrival at Kathmandu airport transfer to your hotel and hand over the certificate of your Mount Everest Experience Helicopter Tour.
Please Note: The program schedule is for quick reference only, depending on the weather conditions and availability the times mentioned above can be changed.