Everest Base Camp Heli Tour

It’s important to be prepared for cold, wet, and windy conditions when going on a helicopter tour to the base camp of Mount Everest. It’s also important to note that the weather can be different at different altitudes, with the higher altitudes generally experiencing colder temperatures. It’s always a good idea to check the weather forecast before embarking on a helicopter tour of Mount Everest and to dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

The landing at Kalapathar in the Everest base camp helicopter tour depends on the weather. It is at 5545 m (18,192), the highest point on the Everest Base Camp Trek.

Itinerary for Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour

5 am Wake Up: Wake up at 5 am and drink tea/coffee in your home before driving to the Tribhuvan International Airport (Domestic Terminal). 5.30 am – 6 am Head to Kathmandu Airport and Board Your Helicopter for Everest base camp. Drive to the Kathmandu domestic airport, situated next to Tribhuvan International Airport. At this time in the morning, the journey will take time according to your location. You need to present at the time.

6.30 am – 7.15 am Fly to the Everest Region

Take off from the airport in Kathmandu, flying east along the Himalayan mountain range to the Hilary Tenzing Airport at Lukla, in the Everest Region. Some of the mountains you will see on route to and around Everest are- Gauri Shanker (7,134m), Langtang Lirung (7,234m), Ganesh (7,429m), Shisa Pangma (8,013m), Gyachangkang (7,952 m), Pumori (7,161m), Nuptse (7,855m), Lhotse (8,516m), Ama Dablam (6,812m), Chamlang (7,319m), and  Makalu (8,463 m).7:15 am – 7:30 am Refuelling at Lukla Airport.

Your helicopter will stop to refuel at Lukla.  This will be a short 15-minute break.

7.30 am – 7:45 am Land Helicopter at Kalapathar via Pheriche and Everest Base Camp

The view of Mount Everest from Kalapathar

Landing at Kalapathar with a view of Mount Everest

Helicopter Shuffle from Pheriche to Kalapathar Flying over Everest Base Camp. Their small settlement at Pheriche, the other will fly on the helicopter to the viewing point of Everest: Kalapatthar (5,545m) /18,044 ft). The helicopter cannot switch off its engines on Everest at this altitude and in such windy conditions so you can stay only 10 minutes there.In addition, the human body cannot transition from 1400 m/ 4,593 ft. (Kathmandu) to over 5,500 m / 18,044 ft in four hours!  Yet, it is long enough to gain some wonderful pictures, videos, and memories! The close-up view of Mt Everest and the surrounding mountains highlights this once-in-a-lifetime trip.

7.45 am – 8.15 am Return Helicopter Flight to Kathmandu from Everest

With the Khumbu Glacier and Khumbu Icefall, Tengboche Monastery, Everest Base Camp (EBC), and Mt. Everest below and around you, not to mention dozens of other peaks, your helicopter will bring you safely back to Kathmandu from Everest. Your Everest base camp helicopter tour will end at this precise moment.

8:15 am – 9:00 am Drive from Kathmandu Airport

Hard to imagine that within about four hours, you have returned to your hotel after getting a close-up view of the highest mountain in the world!

Note: All timings are approximate depending on weather and other factors.

If it is impossible to fly on your given date, this tour will be held the following day.