3-Day Everest Helicopter Tour from Kathmandu with Tyangboche Landing

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Enjoy a helicopter flight from Kathmandu with spectacular views of Mt. Everest
• 02 Land at Tyangboche at 12,000 feet for time to take photographs
• 03 Fly parallel to the Himalayan range on a scenic aerial journey
• 04 See Mt. Langtang, Jugal Himal, and Kathmandu valley from the air

Experience a 3-day Everest helicopter tour from Kathmandu, flying east from Tribhuvan International Airport parallel to the Himalayan range for spectacular views of Mt. Everest. Land at Tyangboche, set at 12,000 feet, and spend half an hour taking photographs in this beautiful setting. The flight also passes near Mt. Langtang and Jugal Himal before returning to Kathmandu with views over the valley.

This flight takes you from Tribhuvan International Airport towards the east, flying parallel to the Himalayan range and finally reaching the point from where a spectacular view of Mt. Everest can be seen.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Kathmandu, Mount Everest, Langtang, Lukla, Tengboche

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Arrival in Kathmandu

• Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and transfer to your hotel.

2

Day 02

Helicopter Flight to Tyangboche via Lukla

• Early in the morning after breakfast, fly to Tyangboche via Lukla Airport.

• This flight takes you from Tribhuvan International Airport towards the east, flying parallel to the Himalayan range and finally reaching the point from where a spectacular view of Mt. Everest can be seen.

• You will land in Tyangboche, situated at an altitude of 12,000 feet. Spend half an hour at this beautiful place taking photographs. Afterwards, fly close to Mt. Langtang and Jugal Himal and return to Tribhuvan International Airport with views of Kathmandu valley.

3

Day 03

Departure from Kathmandu

• Depart from Kathmandu for your onward flight via Tribhuvan International Airport.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick-up

• Drop-off

• Helicopter charges

• Airport transfer

What's Not Included

• Hotel expenses

• Personal expenses

• Medical expenses

• Emergency evacuation

What to bring

• Camera
• Mobile phone
• Clothes for high altitude

Know before you go

• About high altitude.
• Pumori, Cho Oyu, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Cholatse, Tawache, Lobuche, Lhotse, Mt. Everest, and many others. A stunning landscape of the Khumbu region with Sherpas.
• Images of glaciers, glacial lakes, snowcapped mountains, and icefalls from a bird's eye view.
• One of the world's best aerial tours awaits you.
• Take off over Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Kalapatthar is the world's highest viewpoint, where helicopters stop.
• Breakfast at the world's highest hotel.
• An aerial view of a beautiful village, green valley, and an alpine forest of rhododendron and pine trees.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), International Terminal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tour start

Kathmandu 44600, Nepal

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.