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Everest Base Camp by Helicopter

Do you dream to explore Everest Region in comfort and within your limited time?

The sprinkle of modern science to wander the nature is definitely an experience to live once. You can replace the long trek with helicopter tours and savor the beauty in no time. With demand of time trend of Everest tours in helicopter is rising, all due to its luxurious adventure experience.

Check out some Everest Base Camp helicopter trips:

  • Everest Base Camp tour  by helicopter-1 day:

This helicopter trip is shortest and easiest, capable of flourishing the nostalgic and immortal memories. The 1 day Helicopter Everest tours complete in 4-5 hours duration with absolute dive around the Mt.Everest and its surrounding. Short landing at Kalapathar (5545m/18500ft) is an indispensable part of this journey.

  •  Everest Luxury Trek fly out by Helicopter:

If you love to spend more time in mountain in comfort, this short trek with helicopter tour suits best. Everest Luxury Helicopter tour completes within a short duration of a week with an absolute aerial wander above and around the realm of Himalayas embracing Mt.Everest after few days trek and meandering on through Sherpa villages on foot.

  • Everest Base Camp Heli Trek-10 days:

This package completely blends the Everest Base Camp trek and Helicopter tour. It chops the descending part with epic aerial experience after a thrilling accomplishment of trek to Everest Base Camp. You get the exhilarating aerial wander around mountains.In addition, You fly back in helicopter in comfort.

  • Gokyo Everest Base camp helicopter tour:

Gokyo valley stands out portraying the amazing combination of the six freshwater lakes. A short visit to the captivating valley equals the months of soul cleansing retreat. So Everest Base camp Gokyo lake helicopter tour is also highly recommended for the nature enthusiasts.

Helicopter tour is suitable for everyone; single, couple, families with children and elderly as well. As an added bonus, the tour is less likely to be vulnerable to acute mountain sickness (AMS). Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour starts as well as ends in Kathmandu. From the domestic airport, the chartered chopper flies to Lukla bypassing Nagarkot hill, forest, rivers and mountains on the left side. The helicopter lands at Lukla for filling fuel and resumes flight over the Sherpa villages and monastery of the region. You shall have glimpses of the trails and prominent places along the trail from aerial view.  You will have vivid view of Tengboche monastery, Dingboche, and Gorak shep from the chopper’s window.  Do remember standing during the flight is highly prohibited and must keep the belt fastened. Also, do not smoke or change the allocated seats without getting approved by the pilot.

The helicopter winds to the Everest’s kingdom. Magnificent range of gigantic rocks and piles of snow shines right in front of your eyes. Majestic Mt.Everest (8848m/29028ft), Mt.Lhotse (8516m/27940ft), Mt. Nuptse (7855m/25770ft), stand breathtakingly next to each other. The journey becomes more dramatic when you witness graceful Mt.Ama Dablam (6812m/22349ft), Ngozumpa glacier, appealing Gokyo lakes, Khumbu glaciers and Everest Expedition Camp I before the hidden Khumbu icefalls. Furthermore, breakfast in Hotel Everest View is delightful part of the journey. You get warm delicacies to relish.

All flight tours are operated in choppers with versatile feature of easy landing and takeoff. Experienced and reliable crew flies helicopter. The roomy cabins with wide windows can accommodate 5 people at maximum. The flight also depends on the weight limit of the clients. An average weight limit of helicopter above 4000m altitude is below 240kg. Safe flights are arranged in a row if weight limit exceeds. For instance: If the pax of 5 people weighs 400kg, then extra shuttle is arranged in such manner that each shuttle carries weight below 240 kg in average. But extra shuttle costs extra dollars

Though loved and adored in countless adventurous fantasy, not every dreamers actually experience Everest being trapped in busy life and health issues. But now you can absolutely live wonderful journey in your own style. You can choose to travel either in Private Everest base Camp Helicopter or group joining in Everest base camp helicopter tour. For solo travel lover, couples and even families Private Everest Base Camp Helicopter lets you sufficient comfort and privacy to relish the tour on your own. On the other hand, group joining in helicopter tour offers service in cost sharing basis. You also meet daring people from different parts of the world with common interest, if you choose to be in group joining in Everest Helicopter flight.

Warm down jacket and trousers paired with hat and silk or nylon scarf is perfect dress code to withstand the chill of mountains throughout the year. In addition, don’t miss the sunglasses with ultraviolet rays’ protection. Put on gloves on your hands and boot or warm shoes paired with warm woolen socks on foot. In the same light, carry lip balm and a bottle of water on your own.

Every day of the whole year despite the hide and seek of whimsical weather, Everest Base Camp helicopter tour with landing is doable. Different seasons come with peculiar exhilarating experiences in Everest. While the autumn immerses you in greatest festive mood of country, the spring revitalizes everything to blooming flowers, winter showcases beauty of sprinkling snowflakes and summer paints warmth and earthy smell everywhere.

Helicopter tour to Everest is certainly the epitome of luxurious flight over the paradise. Brace yourself if you are planning to venture into one of the thrilling helicopter flights to the Everest to capture the mystical natural beauty.

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