Helicopter Tours in Everest Region

Nepal is naturally blessed with enticing mountains, green hills, diverse vegetation, exotic wildlife, long glacier rivers, valleys, and beautiful landscapes. Because of the diverse geographical structure and variable climatic conditions, thousands of animals, birds, butterflies, and reptiles are native to this country. Nepal is the home of thousands of giant mountains including eight out of the fourteen highest mountains in the world along with the top of the world - Mt. Everest. All these incredible things make Nepal a popular destination for travel and adventure. 

The ultimate Everest Region helicopter tours provide majestic views of the giant Himalayas, astonishing terrain, and amazingly located landscapes from the aerial view, which can be explored in a minimum time period. Summiting the highest peak cannot be achieved by everyone, but touching the base of the highest peak and exploring them with your soul and eyes can be accomplished by everyone. People often recommend that the Everest Region helicopter tour be the best aerial tour in the world.

The unforgettable Helicopter tour in the Everest region takes you as close to the highest mountain - Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha) in a single day. Normally, the flight takes off from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, and drops you at Lukla Airport first. Lukla Airport is also called the Tenzing-Hillary Airport, which is considered the world’s most extreme and dangerous airport. The magical landscapes unfold as your pilot will fly a helicopter above the picturesque Sherpa mountain villages, gompas, monasteries, mountains, lakes, snowy hills, and glaciers. If you take flight during the spring season, you can get a chance to experience the colorful tented camps at the base of different mountains. 

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Highlights of the Everest Region Heli Tour

• Thrilling flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. 
• Breakfast in the most amazing viewpoints like Everest View Hotel or Kongde Base Camp. 
• Stop in Kalapatthar to explore Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Makalu, and neighboring mountains. 
• Landing at an altitude of nearly 5300m in Kalapatthar. 
• Stunning views of landscapes, icefalls, glaciers, glacial lakes, and valleys. 
• Beautiful sherpa villages, monasteries, and gompas. 
• Aerial views of Everest base camp, the camp I, and camp II

The Everest region helicopter tour normally required 4hr from Kathmandu and return. This trip is the fastest and easiest way to see the high mountain Mt. Everest and its close-up view. Landing at Kalapatthar height and capturing the snow-capped mountains, glaciers, icefalls, and beautiful terrain is a lifetime memory and experience. Everest Helicopter flight began from Kathmandu airport and landed in Lukla Helicopter pad for fueling. Then the helicopter takes you to the Everest View Point/ Syangboche airport to balance your weight. Then the helicopter flies towards base camp and lands in Kala Patthar for 10 min to experience the beautiful mountain views and capture a picture. The helicopter can fly above the Everest base camp, camp I, and Khumbu glaciers and come back to Pheriche/ Syangboche immediately due to the altitude threat. Later, there will be a delicious breakfast in the Everest view hotel and enjoy the panoramic views of the Himalayas, alpine forest, monasteries, and sherpa villages. Everest View Hotel won the record for the highest altitude start hotel in the world and this place is famous for panoramic views of high mountains like Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Thamserku, Kangtega, Kongde range, and the most iconic mountain Ama Dablam. After breakfast, the helicopter will come back to Kathmandu with scenic aerial views.

Best Time for Everest Region Helicopter Flight

Everest Helicopter tours can be done all around the year in a clear and visible sky. Normally, the winter and monsoon season is considered as the less chosen season because of the unstable weather and difficulties during the journey. whereas spring and autumn are considered as the best season for both helicopter flight tours and Everest region trekking. The Spring season falls under the months of March to May, whereas, the autumn season falls under the month of September to November. Both seasons offer clear blue skies and stable weather conditions with an astonishing aerial view of mountains, valleys, glaciers, and sherpa homes. you can see the colorful version of nature's beauty. 

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What is the price of the Everest Helicopter Tour?

Normally, the price of a Helicopter is not constant in the Everest Region. It changes in different seasons and takes off place as well. If you are a single person, then you need to pay around USD 1200 for the Everest base camp Heli tour in a group. Normally, a helicopter can carry a max of 6 people including a pilot in high mountains but the landing weight is less than 500kg. So, if there are more than three people on a single flight, there will be two flights from Pheriche or Everest view hotel by spitting body weight 250kg on average.