Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour Overview
This is a scenic Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour with landing at some exclusive key spots to enjoy some of the most striking landscapes on earth…the EBC helicopter tour is an epic trip you’re unlikely to forget for a long, long time. And it’s all done in a single day!
The Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour is designed for busy travelers cramped with time. It’s also ideal for aged citizens & travelers with physical disabilities. Children are also welcome for this EBC Helicopter Flight Tout into one of the most exotic Himalayan regions in the world. Everest Base Camp is the world’s leading trek. This trek can be done anytime between 12-16 days, however, not all people have the time for such a lengthy period. You will discover why this is so from your sky tour high-up in the clouds. Nepal is beautiful from all angles, but there's something special about seeing it from the bright blue skies. Helicopter tours are an exceptional way to do some sightseeing on a chopper among the world's highest mountains and deepest valleys—and it's the ideal option to get the most in the shortest period of time.
The now ever-growing universal choice for an Everest Base Camp Heli-Tour begins its scenic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at Kathmandu. The thrilling flight from Kathmandu takes you to Lukla {one of the highest airports on earth] for refueling. Hauling up for a breather at Lukla’s Airport at an altitude of 2,860m gets the adrenaline pumping with excitement. Lukla is the only gateway from the sky to Everest Region. This is a settlement of Sherpa people and their unique trend of following ethnic traditions is just beautiful to the experience of this mountain community. After our break at Lukla, we fly out towards the famous Everest Base Camp. In the spring, we will see a whole lot of colorful expedition tents set up for SummitingMt. Everest. This is the only time in the year expeditions makes a beeline for this giant mountain.
As we soar high up over the green alpine forest of rhododendron pine to the arctic zone of ice glaciers, the beauty of nature is laid out bare to you in all its exotic dimensions. The air tour gives you views of giant glaciers and blocks of ice along with the infamous Khumbu Ice Falls wedged between giant mountains will set your imaginations on overdrive. The mindboggling sights only a few get to see, the starry heights only a few fortunate people get to reach, and the emotions enjoyed only a few people get to feel,Adventure Club’s Helicopter Tour to Everest Base Camp with Landing at Kalapatthar is a beautiful lifetime experience that will haunt your memories for a long time to come. As far as we know, today only happens once – it’ll be the day you book your helicopter tour to Everest Base Camp. If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.
Flying over the Himalayas of Nepal offers you a great deal of eye-feasting on the oak forests along with the mountain ranges. But on a flight to EBC in a Helicopter, the wonders double up and the excitement brings joy to the heart. With the benefit of watching the ranges from a bird’s eye view, you surely won’t particularly miss what the trekkers do. The EBC Helicopter Tour offers stunning vistas of mountains like the Dhaulagiri Range, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Gauri Shankar, Nuptse & Lhotse, etc along with the legendary mother of all peaks - Mt. Everest. You get to see peaks swirling amidst the clouds in such a way that it is even difficult to remember them by their names.
And from our chopper, we can watch the rivers of ice flowing slowly down the Glaciers. These beautiful monsters are the main attraction of trekkers hiking to Everest Base Camp. The delectable king-size Himalayan breakfast at the Everest View Hotel is a gourmet attraction of the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour. The route from Kathmandu is Kathmandu-Lukla-EBC-Kalapatthar-Everest View Hotel-Lukla-Kathmandu.
Everest Base Camp Helicopter Trip Comprehensive Guide
Your Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Landing is an approx. 4-5 hours of classic Heli tours in the skies over the Everest region in Nepal. Globetrotters booked on this flight of real fantasy fly to arguably the most popular trekking region on earth - Everest Base Camp and Kalapathar peak. Sky riding across the ‘Khumbu’ [Everest region] is trending as one of the most ‘on demand’ helicopter tour packages on the planet today. There’s no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this one. It's always better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.
The most popular universal choice for Everest Base Camp Helicopter Flights begins its scenic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at Kathmandu. The breathtaking flight from Kathmandu takes you to Lukla {one of the highest airports on earth] for refueling. The helicopter stopping for a break at Lukla’s Airport at an altitude of 2,860m is in itself an adrenaline experience. Lukla is a gateway from the sky to Everest Region. This is a settlement of Sherpa people with a unique trend of following their ethnic traditions is just beautiful to the experience of this mountain community. After our break at Lukla, we fly out towards the famous Everest Base Camp. If it’s in the spring, we get to see a whole lot of colorful expedition tents set up for summiting Mt. Everest. This is the only time in the year expeditions makes a beeline for this giant mountain. If you are in a group of more than 3 travelers, a shuttle service will be operated from Pheriche because of the altitude where the air pressure is limited to only 250 kg passengers' weight. You have an option to land either at Everest base camp (5364 meters) or Kalapathar peak (5545 meters) for about 15-20 minutes. We recommended you haul up at Kalapathar. The views hereabouts are simply astounding.
The returning program gives you time to enjoy an appetizing, delicious king-size breakfast at the Hotel Everest View, a mountain 5-star hotel constructed at an altitude of 3880 meters. This is a remarkable experience for the services you get to enjoy with an amazing breakfast served in royalty. You will have approx an hour’s time at this hotel and your time here is planned in a way to make sure you have enough individual space to enjoy the beautiful surroundings before takeoff to Kathmandu via Lukla where the chopper makes a final halt for refueling before flying to Kathmandu.
Besides the EBC Helicopter tour, our other helicopter tour packages in Nepal are much loved and highly recommended. This includes Gosainkunda Lake Helicopter Tour, Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour, Muktinath Helicopter Tour, and our Gokyo Lake Helicopter Tour. Please feel free to Contact Adventure Club Trek for an expert's idea about the ever-growing popular helicopter tour packages in Nepal.
When is the Best Time of the Year for an Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour?
Spring Season
The season of spring in Nepal in March, April, and May. This is a grand time for a helicopter tour to Everest Base Camp. The weather is favorable and moderate with an average temperature of 15 degrees Celsius in the daytime and -10 degrees Celsius during the night. April and May offer fantastic weather, which is ideal to explore the giant snowy peaks around Mount Everest at (8848.86 meters]. The route to EBC goes through a brilliant rhododendron forest, which blooms tremendously in the spring season. You get to see pretty colorful flowers everywhere in the mountains.
Summer/Monsoon Season:
The monsoon season starts in early June and lasts till the mid of September. The monsoon season is not the best time for an Everest base camp helicopter tour in Nepal due to heavy rain and poor visibility which happens usually and often remains cloudy, hazy & dangerous. However, the morning remains pretty good with clear weather. The temperature in the Khumbu region goes up to 20 degrees Celsius and 5 degrees at the minimum.
Autumn Season
The autumn season (September, October, and November) is the most suitable time for your helicopter tour to Everest base camp. The Himalayan views can be viewed in crystal clear weather along with sparkling blue skies. The rainy season just passes away from mid-September and the perfect season begins. October and November are the best months for all types of tours and trekking in the Khumbu region. The average temperature ranges from 20 degrees Celsius during the day and -10 degrees Celsius during the nighttime. This is a season free of fogs or clouds, especially at the higher altitudes above 3500 meters.
Winter Season
December and January are also suitable months to explore the snowy peaks around the Khumbu region. However, you must be prepared for the bitter minus temperatures even during the day. The weather remains extremely chilly & the cold bites amidst the snow-layered landscapes along the alpine Himalayas. Winter is the season to explore the real sensation of the Khumbu region which seemingly attempts to defend its inhabitants from the chilling temperatures with some occasional sunshine. Nonetheless, there is a probability of flight cancellation in case the weather gets suddenly aggressive due to extreme climate change patterns. The weather tends to fluctuate in the winters & nature can be a brutal monster when least expected.
The glitter in your Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour
Lukla Airport (2,860m/9,383ft)
Lukla airport at an altitude of 2860 meters on the Himalayan terrain is the busiest gateway to the Everest region. It is about a 35-minute flight from Kathmandu, flying in the northeast direction. It has got a single runway for the arrival and departing aircraft. Flights are operated every day unless the sudden occurrence of harsh weather results in delayed flights. Although it is a short flight duration, due to weather unpredictability, there is a chance of flight delays and ultimate cancellations. An abundant number of hotels, restaurants and shops surround the entire territory should this happen. Lukla airport is accessible also from Manthali of Ramechhap district in nepal, which is a mountain terrain located within 4 hours driving distance from Kathmandu towards the East. It is the start and ending point of Everest Base Camp Treks along with other treks that operate in the Everest region.
Namche Bazaar (3,440m/11,286ft)
A bustling town in the Everest region, Namche Bazaar is located at an altitude of 3440 meters in the Khumbu region & is the capital of this area. It is situated 13 km away from the Lukla airport, which offers great accommodation for trekkers in the Everest region. Namche Bazaar is popular for acclimatizing as a rest point as the alpine attitude from here on may affect some trekkers. The town and its surroundings are the abodes of Everest summiteers.
Namche Bazaar also serves as a commercial hub, where people can trade & barter for almost anything under the sun. Cafés, bakeries, banks, hotels, restaurants, handicrafts & mountain gear shops, etc. facilitate this astonishing town nicknamed the ‘Las Vegas of the Khumbu mountainous region. A Sunday market is held every week. Walking in & around the area, you get a glimpse of mountain lifestyles, local schools, health posts, and spiritual sites that include monasteries and chhortens. Namche Bazaar is always buzzing with life late into the moonlit nights.
Everest View Hotel (3,880m/12,729ft)…a star hotel at starry heights!
Located at the highest altitude in this area, the luxury Everest View Hotel just above Namche Bazaar offers majestic views of famous peaks in the Everest region. Our helicopter hauls up at this hotel for breakfast. With a special breakfast laid out for you, it’s almost like a feel that’s close to royalty. You will have approx an hour’s time at this hotel and your time here is planned in a way to make sure you have enough individual space to enjoy the beautiful surroundings before takeoff to Kathmandu. This lovely hotel was built in 1971 A.D. the hotel offers deluxe accommodation and extraordinary gourmet meals. Global trekkers on the way to EBC or Gokyo Lake hike to this place from Namche to get used to the thin air at altitude. The 360-degree view of the awe-inspiring peaks, including the top of the world - Mt. Everest (8848.86 meters), provides mind-blowing views from this hotel. Additionally, this is a great point to explore the surrounding evergreen woods, rhododendron flowers, and juniper shrubs.
Tengboche Monastery (12,729ft)
Tengboche Monastery (or Thangbuchet Monastery), is a spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhist devotees. This monastery is physically placed at the highest point in the region & stands in a league of its own. The monastery is also known as Dawa Choling Gompa and is located at an altitude of 3867 meters (12,729ft). Built-in 1916, it gets its linkage to the Rongbuk Monastery of Tibet. It was rebuilt twice after the destruction from an earthquake and by fire a second time. The monastery is located on the way to Everest Base Camp, thus it gets thousands of international visitors every year. This UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site nestles in the laps of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Thamserku, and Ama Dablam. The well-known Mani Rimdu Festival in Tengboche Monastery is one of the most celebrated festivals for Buddhist devotees and international visitors.
Everest Base Camp (5,364m/17,660ft)
The brief name for Everest base camp is popularly known as ‘EBC’. EBC is located just below in the laps of Mount Everest and Lhotse peak in Nepal. Covered by snow and ice the base camp offers great views of the Khumbu glacier but please be aware, that the Everest peak itself cannot be seen from the base camp. Getting to Everest Base Camp is not everyone’s final destination; some don’t make it due to altitude problems & other medical reasons, however, our helicopter sky tours provide a sublime opportunity to reach there in a single day. During the months of March, April and May, base camp is a wonderful sight to behold with a whole lot of colorful tents and people because these are months’ when expeditions get set for summiting Everest. During these months in particular, you’re likely to taste a whole lot of delicacies for your meals at Base Camp due to the expeditionary groups from different countries who get there with their own native cuisines. It’s simply a unique time to be at EBC & Kalapathar peak due to the clear blue skies when Mt. Everest is best seen. If you’re trekking it out to EBC, its a 3.4 km journey to EBC from Gorakshep, which is the last human settlement on this route.
Kalapathar (5,550m/18,208ft)
The Nepali name “Kalapathar” means ‘black rock’. The stony black hill is located on the south ridge of Mount Everest from the Nepal side. The main focus of our Everest helicopter tour is to reach Kalapathar from where the grand views of Mount Everest can be seen. During your flight Kalapathar viewpoint offers real close upfront views of surrounding peaks including Mt Everest. Because of its graceful viewpoint of the Everest region's remarkable peaks, every trekker climbs this ridge the south of Pumori peak, especially from Gorakshep. The breathtaking close-up views of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Changtse along with other neighboring peaks can be explored from Kalapathar. Trekkers haul up overnight at Gorakshep for the following morning hike to reach Kalapathar viewpoint. Mount Everest, Pumori, Amadablam, Lhotse, Nuptse & Chola Pass peaks are so clearly seen from this master viewpoint. You get the feeling that you can almost touch these giant peaks.
Our other Helicopter Services in the Everest Region
Helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
Club Trek operates regular helicopter tours in the Everest region. Besides, we also operate Kathmandu to Lukla helicopter flight service. Due to the weather, there is a high probability of getting flights delayed on this route. The helicopter takes you to Lukla from Kathmandu and vice versa even at the time when regular flights can't operate. This assures your regular schedule for the trekking and mountaineering activities beginning from Lukla. It's about a 45-minute flight.
Helicopter flight from EVEREST BASE CAMP to Lukla
We’d be happy to provide you with helicopter flight services from the Everest Base Camp to Lukla once you’re done with your dream to hike. To avoid repeating trails that you’ve already done, which is almost a downhill route; a helicopter ride enriches your experience of the trails because you get to see more from above that’s not possible on the hike. It shortens your itinerary and offers you a refreshing trip. Your body also gets to rest after an arduous trek. It is in total about a 35-minute flight from EBC to Lukla. Later, you can connect flights from Lukla to Kathmandu by plane or helicopter.
Helicopter flight from Lukla to Kalapathar
Taking a helicopter flight from Lukla to Kalapathar gives you an extraordinary experience of viewing some of the tallest peaks on earth and a real close-up in this exotic region. This is about a 35-minute trip, which offers some chocolate box scenery of the scattered Sherpa settlements, alpine landscapes, and lush green forests of the Sagarmatha National Park. A helicopter ride to Kalapathar can carry 5 individuals but through a shuttle service provided from Pheriche village (4371 meters) as it can carry only 3 passengers at a time & not more than that. This is due to the altitude. Kalapathar is located at an altitude of 5545 meters above Gorakshep.
Helicopter flight from EVEREST BASE CAMP to Kathmandu
If you need a helicopter flight from Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu once you complete your trek there, Adventure Club Trek offers this service without any inconvenient procedures. This is a fast quick-fire way to return back to Kathmandu without doing the entire downhill trail to Lukla and a connecting flight to Kathmandu which is sometimes delayed due to inclement weather. It's about a 1.5-hour flight and 15 minutes stopover at Lukla for refueling. You don't need to worry about weather problems or the nagging mental hassle of your flight being delayed by plane. This would also pamper a weary body from the tough trek you earlier did. We are ready with a quick helicopter flight that will see you in the comforts of your hotel room resting your head on a soft pillow in a quick time.
Helicopter flight from Tengboche to Lukla or Kathmandu
Some trekkers would prefer a lower altitude trek in the Everest region but without compromising to explore the glorious Himalayan peaks of the Everest chain. For this, Tengboche, at (3860 meters) will certainly be the ideal destination. If you are on this trek and prefer to return to Lukla or Kathmandu, we provide a helicopter shuttle service. It is about 15 minutes flight to Lukla and a 1-hour flight to Kathmandu from Tengboche. This is a wonderfully convenient service in case you feel the effects of altitude and want to return soon to Lukla or Kathmandu by avoiding the downhill excursion.
Helicopter flight from Dingboche to Kathmandu
Dingboche is a windswept village at an altitude of 4410 meters above sea level on the way to Everest Base Camp. It is also a well-known village for trekkers to spend an acclimatization day due to the altitude. We are prepared to provide you with helicopter flight services from Dingboche to Lukla or Kathmandu in case you feel a need for it. It takes about 25 minutes to fly to Lukla and about 70 minutes to fly to Kathmandu. This helps you to manage an emergency case with a super fast evacuation.
Helicopter flight from Lobuche to Kathmandu
We offer helicopter charter or shuttle services from Lobuche to Lukla or to Kathmandu. Lobuche is an alpine Sherpa village at an altitude of 4940 meters. It is about half an hour flight to Lukla from Lobuche and 45 minutes further to fly to Kathmandu. It helps you to quickly cope with any kind of emergency case that may occur on the mountain due to accidents or sudden altitude problems. A stitch in time saves nine & helicopter flights of this kind save precious lives.
Helicopter flight from Gokyo Lake to Kathmandu
Gokyo Lake is located at an altitude of 4750 meters in the remote Himalayan flank of the Everest (Khumbu) region. Trekkers generally combine Gokyo Lake and Gokyo Ri in their trips. Sometimes, due to unexpected high-altitude problems or as a matter of preference, they prefer to fly back from Gokyo Lake to Kathmandu by helicopter. Adventure Club Trek assists you with the helicopter charter services from Gokyo Lake in case you need a flight of this kind. It is about 25 minutes to fly from Gokyo Lake to Lukla (2800 meters), whereas the flight duration to Kathmandu is 70 minutes in total from Gokyo Lake. These are flights of not only scenic grandeur but are also vital lifesaving flights during emergencies from unexpected situations that may occur due to the vagaries of nature which can be a monster when least expected.
Private Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour Cost
The private helicopter trip to Everest base camp facilitates participants to choose their own date for departure making it a flexible journey. The weight to be carried by chopper above 4,350m has been limited by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to minimize the risk. For the individual or private group going on an EBC helicopter tour, it costs between $3,500 and $4,000 on a single shuttle while a double shuttle with the capacity of more than three passengers or the capacity to carry over 250kg costs between $4,000 and $4,500.
Group Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour Cost
We organize helicopter tours in the Everest base camp at a very reasonable cost. The cost depends on the size of the group of participants. It costs $1,100 for an individual. For two persons, it costs $1030 per person. If two of the participants pay together it costs $990 per person. For three participants paying together $960 each, for four paying together $900 each, and for five persons paying together, it costs $799 each.
Note:On this tour, each participant has to bring their own warm-down jackets, trekking shoes, drinking water, and a minimal light day pack with essential belongings.
Outline Itinerary
Kathmandu - Lukla: Flight Time: 45 Minutes, Fuel Filling Time: 25 Minutes
Everest Base Camp (Kalapatthar): Flight Time 25 Minutes Ground Time: 10-15 Minutes
Everest Base Camp (Kalapatthar), Syangboche (Everest View Point Hotel) Flight Time: 15 Minutes Ground Time: 55
Everest View Point Hotel-(Syangboche) - Lukla – Kathmandu: Flight Time: 1 hrs 10 minutes