Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour

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Trip Information
  • Trip Duration 1 day
  • Trip Grade Easy
  • Destination Nepal
  • Max. Altitude 5,644 m
  • Start/End Kathmandu - Kathmandu
  • Trip Type Helicopter Tour
  • Transport Private Car + Helicopter
  • Best Season Spring & Autumn

Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is a premium short adventure with aerial views of the Everest region, Kalapatthar landing, and breakfast stop at Everest View Hotel.

Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour- The Perfect Family Holiday Trip


A helicopter ride is fit for children, adults, women, and older people. There will be no complications like in the trekking trails. If you are a beginner-level trekker, you don’t know how to cope with the conditions on the rugged trails. Similarly, your physical ability will also not be enough to complete a long trek of more than two weeks. In that case, Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is a one-day trip that doesn’t require you to be the fittest of all. Even if you don’t have a great physique or trekking experience, you can easily complete the trip. Not only this, you will make memories of a lifetime. So, the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is the perfect option for a family vacation next time your family members ask you for a one-day trip.


Best Time for a Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour Cost


Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is all about embarking on a trip over the beautiful snow-limited mountain peaks on a copter. The rainfall is extremely changeable as Everest Region lies at a high altitude, the rainfall is extremely changeable. It's insolvable to go on a heli lift if it’s too foggy or raining. You can’t see any of the mountain views, and the lift is also not safe. Despite the stint being just many hours long, the rainfall isn't a thing you can’t fully overlook.


The best time for a memorable stint in the Everest Region is during the spring and autumn. The rainfall is crystal clear, and it’s not too sticky. The chances of rain are veritably minimal. Meanwhile, rain might constantly do, and the climate is too sticky. And in the downtime season, the mountain is completely covered with snow. The temperature is extremely low.


You don’t have to worry about which time is the most stylish for an Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour. Welcome Nepal Treks looks over all the rainfall vaticinations, and under the surveillance of experts, we organize our breakouts with full safety. The most pleasant service to a traveler is honesty and safety, the main aphorism of Welcome Nepal Treks.


All in all, the best time for Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is during the spring and autumn season. When there is no rainfall or fog, the heli ride is not disturbed by any of those climatic insecurities. However, it doesn’t mean that you can’t do the helicopter Everest trip in summer or winter. You just need to make sure that it is not raining or snowing. Otherwise, it will create a lot of complications in the tour. Welcome Nepal Treks organize the heli tour looking at the possible weather and the condition of the helicopters that are used in the ride.
 

Major Highlights

    • Scenic helicopter route: Kathmandu-Lukla-Kalapatthar-Everest View Hotel-Kathmandu
    • Kalapatthar landing for close Everest panorama
    • Breakfast stop at Everest View Hotel
    • Aerial views of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Pumori, Gokyo/Cho La region
    • Safe operation with experienced pilots, oxygen cylinder and medical kit
Itinerary
  • Pickup from hotel and transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport
  • Helicopter flight to Lukla with brief refueling stop
  • Overfly Everest Base Camp region and land at Kalapatthar (10-15 min)
  • Fly to Everest View Hotel and stop about 45-60 min (breakfast optional)
  • Return to Lukla for refueling and fly back to Kathmandu
  • Drop-off to hotel
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What's Included
    •  Private transportation to Kathmandu domestic airport from Hotel
    • Private transportation from Kathmandu domestic airport to Hotel
    • Helicopter sightseeing Flight around Everest Region from Kathmandu domestic airport to Kathmandu domestic airport on sharing basis maximum of 5 persons in one Helicopter
    • Landing at Lukla for 10 to 15 minutes
    • Everest Over Fly (Everest Base Camp, Kalapatthar, Chola Pass and Gokyo)
    • Landing at Everest View Hotel for about 1 hour for breakfast (breakfast cost isn't included)
    • Oxygen Cylinder in Helicopter (if in case of emergency)
    • Life insurance during a helicopter flight (which is provided by aviation)
    • 13% Government VAT and Helicopter fuel surcharges
    • All government taxes, and office service charge.
       
What's not Included
    • Optional - Breakfast USD 31 per person or local NPR 4200
    • National park/Airport TAX fees NPR 6000 per person(or USD 50 cash)
    • Personal expenses and Personal equipments and clothing
       
Useful Information

Other information from document: very suitable for family travelers and those with limited trekking time; weather/visibility determines flight operation; no ATM/money exchange on mountain landing points; carry warm windproof clothing, sunglasses, footwear, camera, and some snacks. Best seasons are spring and autumn.