Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour also popular as Everest Heli Tour is one of the mesmerizing trips without spending your energy walking. The helicopter tour takes you to the land of legendary Sherpas with the view of the World’s highest mountain Everest and lands you in Everest Base Camp Kalapatthar.

The Helicopter Tour starts with the scenic flight to Lukla from Kathmandu. After reaching Lukla, the Helicopter tour begins. While on the trip you will witness many peaks along with Mt Everest and cross over Gorakhshep, Dingboche, Tengboche, Khumbu glacier and many other places of Solukhumbu district.

This helicopter tour to Everest Base Camp is a day trip specially designed for people with less time and also for those who want to skip walking. It may be one of the challenging activities to walk for 14 or 16 days mostly to the people who are old and are not able to spend energy walking. So Everest Helicopter gives chance to all the people with any age group and physical fitness to land in the best place in the world and enjoy the view of the Khumbu valley from above the sky. After the helicopter flight, you will be landed in Kalapatthar where some time will be given to you to enjoy there and have some food.

Langtang Lirung (7,234m), Ganesh (7,429m), Gauri Shanker (7,134m), Shisa Pangma (8,013m), Pumori (7,161m), Nuptse (7,855m), Lhotse (8,516m), Ama Dablam (6,812m), Chamlang (7,319m), Gyachangkang (7,952 m), and  Makalu (8,463 m) are some of the peaks that you will experience on this tour.

Best Time for Helicopter Tour to Everest Base Camp

It is an amazing journey with a thrilling helicopter experience in the Everest region. The helicopter tour can be done throughout the year for Everest Base Camp. However, Spring and Autumn seasons i.e. March, April, May and, September, October and November are the best.

Duration Spent after Helicopter Landing

The helicopter will stay in the Base Camp for about 30 minutes. You can either chose to go to Everest Base Camp from Lukla or directly from Kathmandu. However, if you chose to go from Kathmandu directly, the helicopter will any way land in Lukla for refueling and breakfast.

Cost of Helicopter tour to Everest Base Camp for 2020

Helicopter Tour Weight Limit for Everest Base Camp

Here are some of the other helicopter tours of Everest region:

• Everest View Hotel to Kathmandu by helicopter
• Helicopter Flight from Everest View Hotel to Everest Base Camp
• Lukla to Kala Patthar Helicopter Flight Landing Tour
• The helicopter from Everest Base Camp to Lukla
• Kathmandu to Gorakshep Helicopter Flight
• Gorakshep to Kathmandu Helicopter Flight
• Helicopter Tour from Pheriche to Everest Base Camp
• Pheriche to Kathmandu Helicopter Flight
• Dingboche to Kathmandu Helicopter Flight
• Tengboche to Lukla or Kathmandu Helicopter Flight
• Lobuche to Kathmandu Helicopter Flight
• Helicopter Flight Tour from Tengboche to Everest Base Camp
• Gokyo to Kathmandu Helicopter Flight