Mount Everest Heli Tour

Mount Everest Heli Tour is an overwhelming flight for the close-up vistas of the Himalayas including the highest peak Mount Everest and several other snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and panoramic scenery.

Highlights:

• Get an opportunity to view entire gigantic peaks from a close distance followed by views of landscapes, icy glaciers, monasteries, picturesque villages, lakes, and much more.
• Once you take off from the airport, enjoy the landscape of the Kathmandu valley, hamlet, and lush hills.
• Observe the superb parallel series of snow-capped mountains towards west Mt. Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang, and Jugal Himal. As the flight continues you can see additional backdrops of the mid-east and far eastern Himalayan peaks of Mt. Gaurishankar, Melung Tse, Numbur, Cho-Oyu.
• The Helicopter makes a rounding flight around Khumbu Himalayan and Mt. Everest
• You will enjoy one hour of breakfast time with great mountain vistas.

Why Choose Mount Everest Heli Tour

• Visit Everest Region within a short span of time without any physical effort.
• Opportunity to experience and fly near or above Mount Everest (8,848 m) and enjoy eyeful views of snow-capped mountains like Lhotse (8,516 m), Nuptse (7,861, m), Makalu (8,481 m), Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and several unnamed peaks
• Thrilling landing at one of the highest airports in the world, Tenzing-Hillary Airport (2,845 m) in Lukla from the comfort of a helicopter
• Savor the beauty of the Everest region, Kalapatthar, and 360-degree vistas of Himalayan Peaks.
• View of drastic weather changes up in the mountains.
• Experience high altitude breakfast.
• Ideal for those who do not have enough time for a trek and are not able to hike long days in remote areas, as well as for those who love to explore the destination from an aerial view.

Program:

• The helicopter flight starts from Kathmandu domestic terminal at 6:30 am and will land in Lukla for refuelling.
• From Lukla, it flies direct to Khumbu Himalaya around Mt. Everest and then flies back to Kongde for the breakfast
• The breakfast period would be around 1 hour and can enjoy the view from Kongde before and after the breakfast
• After this, the helicopter will bring all the clients back to Kathmandu

About our helicopters: 

9N-ALS

Type of Aircraft: AS350 B3e (H125)

Year of Manufacture: 2016

Manufacture Company: Airbus Helicopters

Seating Capacity: 5+1

9N-AMS

Type of Aircraft: AS350 B3e (H125)

Year of Manufacture: 2017

Manufacture Company: Airbus Helicopters

Seating Capacity: 5+1