Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour summary
1- Kathmandu to Lukla airport is 46 minutes, and fueling ground time is 10 minutes.
2- Lukla to Everest base camp and Kalapatthar flight time 24 minutes and landing time 10-15 minutes.
3- Kalapather to Everest View Hotel, 12 minutes, and landing time 45 minutes for Breakfast.
4- Hotel Everest view to Lukla to Kathmandu 80 minutes
The total flight duration is 3.45 hours.
Detailed Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour: Starting early, depart (6:30 AM) from the hotel, then transfer to Kathmandu domestic air terminal for a super scenic panoramic flight, with seats offering ample legroom and large windows where you can marvel at the immense scenery. After a seating arrangement flying over Kathmandu valley, catching views of Ganesh-Manaslu-Langtang and Jugal Himal range of peaks with Gaurishanker and Melung Tse peaks.
As the flight swirls above rolling green hills past Dolkha village, around Jiri village, heading past Lamjura-la pass of 3,550 m high, covered in a thick alpine forest of rhododendron, magnolia, pines, and oak trees, our air journey continues for another half-hour to 45 minutes after take-off.
To land at Lukla with awesome views of the Himalayan chain of mountains, with Mt. Everest during the flight, and then landing at Lukla’s unique airstrip known as Tenzing & Hillary airport, a tribute to the legendary mountaineers who first conquered Mt. Everest on May 29th, 1953.
The best seasons for an Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour are spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November). During these months, the skies are generally clear, temperatures are pleasant, and mountain visibility is excellent. Winter tours are also possible for travelers seeking snow-covered landscapes, though temperatures can be extremely cold at higher elevations.
EBC Heli Tour summary
1- Kathmandu to Lukla airport, 46 minutes, and fueling ground time is 10 minutes.
2- Lukla to Everest base camp and Kalapatthar flight time 24 minutes and landing time 10-15 minutes.
3- Kalapather to Everest View Hotel, 12 minutes, and landing time 45 minutes for Breakfast.
4- Hotel Everest view to Lukla to Kathmandu 80 minutes
Total flight duration is 3.45 hours.
