Mt. Everest is the most famous mountain in the world because it is the highest mountain. Trekking to the base camp is the best to explore the region well, but everyone might not have enough time or can't trek in the high Himalayan lands with cold temperatures.
Do you have limited time in Nepal and would like to see Mt. Everest? Don't worry! I have an idea that I am going to share with you here. A scenic helicopter flight takes you to the base camp within an hour from Kathmandu, so it is the fastest way to reach your desired destination.
About the Helicopter Tour
The Everest base camp helicopter tour is becoming famous because it is an option to see the highest mountain and its range within a few hours of scenic flights. It is an amazing flight trip that offers a beautiful view of the Himalayas, and landscape and provides a lifetime experience.
The Everest base camp helicopter flight tour starts from Kathmandu and flies to the Everest view hotel. some people will get off here and enjoy breakfast in the high Himalayan luxury hotel Everest view hotel and the helicopter flies towards the Kala Patthar with 2 or 3 passengers. Only limited passengers can go on one time because It is difficult to land and take off from Kala Patthar with heavy loads.
The passengers who fly to Kalapatthar, take some beautiful photos and fly over the base camp and around the mountains then fly back to the Everest view hotel and drop off. Then takes other people from here who drop off on the way to the Everest base camp and enjoyed the breakfast, they will fly with. Now, they will have the same experience that the people earlier would have and fly back to the Everest view hotel and take all the passengers back to Kathmandu.
It is about a 2 to 3 hrs flight from Kathmandu to Kathmandu and offers a memorable scenic flight experience of the Everest base camp helicopter tour.
You will fly over traditional villages with beautiful landscapes. Flying over green hills, farming terraces, traditional villages, mountains, rivers, and valleys and seeing the beauty of nature from the helicopter should be one of the best experiences in Nepal.
Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour Cost
The Everest base camp helicopter flight tour is shareable with other passengers. 5 people are sharing this flight at one time so sharing cost might be cheaper than a private charter.
It cost about 950 USD per person if you share it with others. If you have a family of fewer than 4 people, you will find someone else to join your group or you even can take a private flight. If you hire privately, the cost of the flight might cost 3800-4200 USD including the ground transport from your hotel to the hotel.
Best Time To Fly
The flights are mainly organized in the morning because the view is nice and clear in the morning. From mid-September to December and mid-February to May are the best months for the flight. The weather will be crystal clear during these months. But there should be some cloudy days during these months so if the weather is not good, the flights might be cancelled or delayed. The months from winter are also not bad to fly but summer is not a good time.
You need to wear warm clothes for the flight because the temperature in the Everest view hotel where you land for breakfast and Kala Patthar for the view has a cold temperature. You can take nice pictures or videos from the flight so you take a camera with you and a passport to check-in at the airport.
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