Overview
Everest Heli Tour is another way of enjoying as well as being close to the world's highest Mt. Everest. A marvelous experience flying high above the beautiful countryside of Nepal, facing tiers of green hills and verdant valleys.
Overlooking the grand vista of the Himalayan chain of peaks with the world’s famous and tallest mountain range. This could be the ever-exciting moment for some interested visitors to Nepal joining for Everest Heli Tour.
The Heli Tour 3 to 4 hours, is the fastest and quickest means to enjoy the stunning Himalayas. As well as the picturesque landscapes flying above the Himalayan blue sky, swirling high in the comfort of a Helicopter.
Everest Heli Tour is the best way to catch glimpse of the Himalayan range of peaks with Mt. Everest. Where most trekkers walk, for more than ten days for closet views of Mt. Everest. While Heli Tours cover a short distance of time, in comparison to adventurous long treks.
The mass flow of visitors in Nepal is for trekking and mountaineering, besides other various
adventure sports activities. The country is famous for short and long adventures from the Far East to the Western end of the
Nepal Himalayas.
Everest Heli Tour is a great opportunity for people having limited holidays in Nepal, and with dreams; to catch glimpse of Mt. Everest.
In the past few decades, the
Helicopter Tour around the Nepalese Himalayan blue sky is gaining more popularity. Among all types of visitors from a family with young kids to elderly people, without the effort of walking ups and downs.
Everest Heli Tour, besides views of Mt. Everest, the flight provides a great experience of the Himalayan country's dramatic landscapes.
So just enjoy the magnificent mountain flight, facing unparalleled views of the Himalayas with fascinating moments on Everest Heli Tour.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 : Detailed Everest Heli Tour Itinerary
Flight time from 7 a.m. not later than 8 a.m. Hours of Flight 3-4 hours with a short stop in Lukla. Kalapathar base time permitting in Everest View Hotel. If the passengers are of maximum capacity might lead to shuttling a few passengers up and down from the Pheriche settlement. Due to air pressure and altitude wise, and for safety precautions. Helicopters do not land at Everest base camp, following the norms of Eco-Tourism and Responsible Tourism. The sound of the engine might disturb the fragile ecology of the surroundings, and might cause rock falls or avalanches. The other reason it is not safe to land at Everest Base Camp.
The ground is filled with rocky moraine and glaciers and not enough flat space for Helipad. No permanent Helipad exists at Everest Base Camp due movement of glaciers, avalanches, and rock falls.
The best and perfect is landing below Kalapathar Hill on a wide hard grassy field. Offers excellent close views of Mt. Everest, Mt. Pumori, and Lhotse with arrays of giant towering peaks. The exact spot where the world environment meeting was held by Nepal Government top officials on December 4th, 2009. The world's highest meeting ever took place with a close backdrop of Mt. Everest.
By 6 a.m. our staff with receive you at the hotel, for the short transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport. After checking in through security, and reaching the Helipad, the pilot and airline greet you. Introduction and short briefing from the pilot, the captain of the chopper, and then board on a spacious seat.
As the Heli lifts off, enjoy the grand views of Kathmandu city and the valley enjoy more grand scenery. Overlooking a 360 ° wide panorama of Himalayan peaks, the Heli diverts east heading beyond Kathmandu Valley. Enjoying lovely views of the country’s landscapes with an unparalleled mountain range, then the pilot makes a short landing.
Besides the main airfield of Lukla’s Tenzing & Hillary Airport for a brief stop to drop the fuel for the return journey. As well as to make the engine lighter, then heading off high above Dudh Koshi River Valley. Flying above the famed Namche Bazaar and the beautiful spot of Tengboche Monastery, then the chopper diverts north towards Everest base camp. The pilot makes a swift round of the Everest base camp, providing the passengers with a glimpse of the Everest base camp.
The Heli makes a safe landing below the rocky high hill of Kalapathar and enjoys the spectacular panorama of surrounding peaks. Facing the closest looks of Mt. Everest, with ample time to catch the views in your camera. Then flying back to Lukla for a brief stop above Namche Bazaar at Everest View Hotel for refreshments or breakfast. The flight continues after refilling the fuel at Lukla and then back to Kathmandu. After a glorious refreshing adventure on Everest Heli Tour.