Overview

Everest region helicopter tour is an 8-day trip that begins with sightseeing of World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu followed by a very easy short trek in the world-renowned Everest region. The main attraction of the trip is the helicopter ride over the Mt. Everest, Kalapather and Gokyo Lakes. The beauty of the trek is, you will be flying over the Himalayan giants including Mt. Everest, the highest mountain of the planet.  The pristine emerald colored Gokyo lakes are  also ours to admire. Additionally, we also get to see the beautiful Khumbu Valley, Khumbu Glacier and Icefall region. On our helicopter ride we will also get to admire outstanding views of magnificent peaks that surrounds the khumbu valley.

 The helicopter tour is ideal for those who wish to experience everything Everest but don’t have time to walk all the way to the Everest Base Camp, or who don’t like to hike for two weeks. ‘Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes Tour by Heli’ also includes trekking for a little over two days so that we get to experience Sherpa people, their religion and culture.


Itinerary Overview

  • Day 01 – Kathmandu Arrival (1400m). Overnight in Hotel

  • Day 02 – fly to Lukla (2800m/9200ft) and trek to Phakdingma(2600m./8500ft).

  • Day 03 – : Trek to Namche Bazar.(3,450m./11,400ft)

  • Day 04 – Namche Bazar.(3,450m./11,400ft) acclimatization day

  • Day 05 – Helicopter tour to Everest base camp, kalapather and Gokyo Lakes, back to Lukla Helipad and Fly back to Kathmandu

  • Day 06 – Kathmandu sightseeing. Overnight in Hotel

  • Day 09 – final departure

Detailed Itinerary

Upon your arrival in Kathmandu airport, a representative from Sherpa Land Adventure will pick you up from the airport and take you to hotel. In the afternoon, we may take a rest or visit near places.

We depart Kathmandu on an early morning mountain flight to the Hillary built airstrip at Lukla. you will be transported from Kathmandu to a bright and colorful scene in clear mountain air. Today is pretty easy day and It will feel good to stretch your legs, stiff from days of travel, as we walk downhill to the village of Phakdingma. Times have been good in the area recently and the trail is full of new Buddhist art, prayer flags and small monasteries. We sleep tonight with sounds of the roaring glacial water of the Dudh Kosi in the background.

Today we enter Sagarmartha National Park, arriving just before lunch. A stunning seven-hour trek along the valley and up the famous Namche Hill, With some luck our first view of Everest will be on the way up the hill to the Sherpa capital at 3,440m. Namche is small, scenic beyond belief, and surprisingly cosmopolitan. We stay at Hotel Sherpaland Lodge the most modern and comfortable lodge in Namche.

A rest day in and around Namche. We include a walk to the National Park Headquarters, where we are treated to our first view of Mt Everest and other great mountains of the high Himalaya. We also have time to spend in the Namche markets.

Today is the most exciting part of our journey. We begin our helicopter tour of Everest region after breakfast. We begin our Himalayan sightseeing on a helicopter from Namche Bazaar. The helicopter will take us to Mt. Everest south face, the most common and famous route to climb Everest. You will feel like you can touch the mountains as we fly very close with the peaks. In Gokyo, the pristine emerald colored Gokyo lakes are ours to admire. Additionally, we also get to see the beautiful Khumbu Valley, Khumbu Glacier and Icefall region, on our helicopter tour. The tour ends in Lukla and we catch a flights out of Lukla and have our last close up views of the Himalayas. We land in Kathmandu and go straight to the Hotel. Rest and relaxation normally dominates the afternoon.

Our professional native speaker guide will take you for sightseeing around historic Kathmandu and their tradition and culture. In our sightseeing tour we go to Monkey temple Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, Boudhanath and Kathmandu Durbar square.

Our journey in Nepal comes to an end today! The Sherpa Land Adventure’s representative will drop you off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our scheduled flight.
Package (Min 3 Pax) - $4890
Cost Included on the package
  • Airport pickups and drops in a private vehicle
  • Deluxe hotel accommodation in Kathmandu for three nights with breakfast
  • Luxury teahouse accommodation during the Trek.
  • All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the trek
  • All ground transportation on a comfortable private vehicle as per the itinerary
  • Domestic flight (Kathmandu- Lukla -Kathmandu)
  • Guided city tour around Kathmandu.
  • Entrance fees for sightseeing/monument visits as per the itinerary
  • An experienced, English-speaking and government-licensed trek guide and assistants.
  • Porter service
  • Helicopter expenses
  • Staff costs including their salary, insurance, equipment, domestic airfare, food and accommodation
  • All necessary paperwork and trekking permits (National Park Permit, TIMS)
  • Medical kit (carried by your trek guide)
  • All government and local taxes
Cost Included from the package
  • Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at Kathmandu Airport. You need 2 passport size photos and $40 dollar
  • International airfare to and from Kathmandu.
  • Your Travel and rescue insurance
  • Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, bar bills, battery/cell phone/ipad/ipod recharge,  bottle or boiled water, shower etc)
  • Tips for Guide & Porter