Overview
Everest Heli Tour Highlights:
Everest Heli Tour takes you off from the capital city of Kathmandu to the heart of mountains that make you feel close to the mighty Mt. Everest. It’s an exciting and enriching experience to fly over the Himalayas and rejoice some impressive views of sky dominating mountains along with mountainous terrain, villages, monasteries, glaciers, icefalls and mountain lakes. For those who are willing to travel to Everest and be there in the Everest Base Camp to appreciate the grandeur of the highest mountain in the world, Everest Heli Tour is the best option. And for this, you don’t have to worry about your health condition, endurance capacity and tiring long walks, you can just lay back and relax on your Heli seats to explore the fascination of mountains through your naked eyes.
An elite way to fly up to Everest Base Camp
Soar above the sky to relish the aerial view of mountains, glaciers, icefalls, lakes, villages and mountainous terrain in Everest. It is possibly one of the elite ways to travel to Everest. If Everest was always your dream but you were laid back somehow, due to constraint of time and lack of endurance capacity, Everest Heli Tour is a solution. All you have to do is relax in your Heli seats, fasten your seat belts and let go off the land to fly over the Himalayas. You can achieve your dreams in the grandest way possible. Let go of all the worries! Everest Heli Tour is here to fascinate you with some breathtaking views of Himalayan ranges. The dramatic view of mountains, verdant valleys and rolling hills in the backdrop of mighty mountains is truly a glorious moment to be a part of.
Get to Everest Base Camp in the shortest and easiest way possible.
Are you in dilemma due to the constraint of time? Eye on Himalaya Treks and Expedition P. Ltd is here with a solution. Everest Heli Tour takes you high to the base camp in less than an hour's time. It is the shortest time in which you can get there to Everest. As you fly from Kathmandu airport, the flight takes you to Lukla airport. During the fueling time in Lukla, you can explore around the area. Your first observation in Lukla will be a glimpse of Sherpa culture and Tibetan Buddhism religion prevalent in that area. The colorful prayer flags, stupas and prayer wheels give you the spiritual vibes of Buddhism religion in the region.
After a short stopover in Lukla, the helicopter heads towards Everest Base Camp. It passes some wonderful Sherpa villages, farmlands, monasteries and pastures on the way to base camp. As you pass the region and fly higher, you will be rewarded with some refreshing views of Mt. Tawache, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse and many more. The flight lands somewhere between base camp and Kalpatthar from where you can enjoy the striking views of mountains in the Everest region. After some wonderful time in base camp, we fly back to Everest View Hotel in Namche. During the flight back, we can enjoy some dramatic views of Khumbu valley, Khumbu glacier, icefall, and Gokyo valley. The turquoise-colored lakes in Gokyo look amazing from above the sky. At the Everest View Hotel, you can enjoy a delicious breakfast with astonishing views of mountains right before your eyes. Everest Heli Tour ends with a flight back to Kathmandu from here.
Alternatives of Everest Heli Tour
The Heli tour that we mentioned above is a day tour that starts from Kathmandu airport and ends at the airport itself. If you want a customized itinerary, there are few other options. You can mix trek with this tour. you can walk up to base camp and return back to Kathmandu on a helicopter. Or else, you can enjoy Heli tour from Lukla itself.
Everest Heli Tour can be a bit expensive option if you are looking for any budget trips but the tour is really worth it. It’s a lifetime experience to explore the Himalayas in such an elite manner.