Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour

Why trust Nomad Adventure Treks for your Everest Heli Tour?

Nomad Adventure Treks is a reputed and distinguished travel agency specializing in panoramic and touristic helicopter flights in Nepal for more than a decade.

With the help of our expert, professional, and well-prepared pilot and skilled team, we have been offering enchanting helicopter tours in the Everest region.

Our well-thought-out itineraries offer you a tailored experience and magical sensations at the edge of the sky as you glance at Everest from a new vision.

If you choose to go with us on our Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour, you will get:

100 percent safety with Entertainment

Once you are with us on the Everest Heli Tour, you will be in the hands of a competent professional. Before each take-off, the operating helicopter goes through the careful scrutiny of our team of technicians and that of TIA.

Only after clearance from the authorities will you be able to take the tour. And for our pilots, they have conducted these types of tours for several years.

They are licensed professionals, highly motivated, and have gained extensive knowledge about the terrain of the Khumbu. Since safety also comes from the conduct of our passengers, we ensure you are clearly guided on the necessary precautions during the Everest Heli Tour.

Additionally, the jolly nature and the fascinating trivia and stories that our pilots share will not let your helicopter tour go monotonous.

Usage of only safe and modern Helicopters

Helicopters chosen for such Everest Base Camp tours are different for they are the specialized choppers that possess remarkable engines, strength, and updated systems that can conquer the mighty altitudes of the Himalayas and their terrain.

Plus, all the choppers that we select for you contain large windows so you can admire the Khumbu beauty with utmost clarity.

Three guaranteed landings with one optional bonus

In our Everest Heli tour, you will have three phenomenal landings at Lukla, Kala Patthar, and the Everest View Hotel. In case of a larger group or if you wish on a private tour, you can also experience the landing at the natural helipad of Pheriche, the breathtaking Sherpa Hamlet.

Experience Everest as a trekker

Only the hikers and climbers aiming for Everest can reach and stand up to the Khumbu Icefall. But with our Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour, you can be simply a normal passenger, and you can feel the fiery Khumbu Icefall in close proximity.

No need to wait in queue for your turn

Our Everest Base Camp helicopter tour with landing operates almost daily throughout the season. So it is up to you if you like to see the winter Everest, the lively spring one, the faded autumn Everest, or the wet monsoon one.

There is no need for you to set a specific time or date for the tour. You can simply pack your bag and book the tour, even if you are in Kathmandu for a single day.

Group or Private Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Landing

We aim to offer each guest complete satisfaction, and so we provide tailor-made group or private tours and trips. We do not believe in cheap tours; rather, we believe in offering those that are worth the investment of each guest.

Therefore, whether you choose a group or private Everest Base Camp helicopter tour, our top-class service and 100 percent satisfaction are guaranteed.

In our group Everest Heli tour, we limit the number of our traveling guests in a helicopter up to 5, so each of you has a comfortable experience even when touring in a group.

You will share this tour with like-minded people who have the same aim of seeing Everest in the shortest available time. If you like to travel alone, with family, as a couple, or in a close, intimate group, then a private Everest Base Camp helicopter tour will be the ideal choice.

The private tour offers you a great level of flexibility, even when in the air. You will be able to travel at your own time and pace, make stops as long as you wish, make reels, capture pictures and videos at any spot you desire, and above all, get the full undiverted attention of the pilot and the guide.

Additionally, in a private tour, the helicopter will be lighter, so you can fly up to 7000 m altitude into the sky. However, in a group tour, such flexibility is somewhat limited. You will often need to adhere to the timeline that we have planned, which may not align with what you prefer, as we have to consider the liking of each of our guests.

However, a private tour can be more pricey as all costs of the tour will fall on you. On the other hand, in a group tour, all the tour expenses will be distributed equally among all passengers.

But private tours will be more personal, and group tours will be more like a social event. So, if you are up for the wallet-friendly option, go for the group tour, else private tour will be ideal for an intimate and personalized experience.

Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour or the Everest Base Camp trek

Both the Everest Base Camp trek and the Everest Base Camp helicopter tour’s ultimate aim is to take you to Kala Patthar, where both hikers and helicopter passengers will have ten to fifteen minutes to remain in the sacred Himalayan ground.

However, the Everest Base Camp trek will allow you to walk in a location on Earth that has been reserved only for Everest climbers, while the Everest Heli tour will only let you feel the essence of EBC from the sky.

But both the heli tour and the trek will provide the phenomenal spectacle of Everest and other Khumbu peaks. However, the EBC trek will allow you to connect personally not only with the mountains but also with the people, culture, and nature.

For at least 14 days, you will live, eat, and breathe alongside the Sherpas, gaining a deep understanding of their Buddhist faith. And, once you are through the EBC trek, you can also extend your adventure to Gokyo, Three Everest Passes, or other peaks like Island Peak and Lobuche.

On the other hand, the Everest Base Camp helicopter tour won’t need you to walk long and hard or compromise any of your comforts. From the Everest View Hotel to Kala Patthar, your Everest Base Camp helicopter tour with landing offers you a fulfilling immersion.

So if you have a very short holiday time, have some health issues, or find it hard to walk, then the Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour is made for you.

If you can give some time to Nepal and wish to have more immersion in Everest, then the EBC trek will be your best option. Here, we want to highlight that both the EBC trek and the Everest Base Camp helicopter tour are more or less of the same budget.

Best Season for the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour

Our Everest Base Camp helicopter tour runs daily every morning in all seasons. Each season will allow you to view Everest and Khumbu from a different perspective.

However, this tour is mainly about sightseeing and an exceptional landing experience at the breathtaking locations existing on the planet. It means you need to have dry and constantly stable weather, excellent visibility, no rain and clouds, and the most attractive terrain.

Only two seasons can offer you all these, which are the festive autumn months between September to November, and the transitional spring months from March to May.

The winter mornings from December to February can be densely foggy, resulting in delays in the Helicopter flights; however, once our daytime star shines, you will have the unimaginable clearest views.

The summer and the monsoon mornings between June to August will surely test your resilience and patience with the recurring flight delays or postponements. However, you will get the perfect tour window as not all days will rain.

Everest Heli Tour Difficulties and Who Could Come

Our Everest Heli tour is not difficult rather, it is the safest, shortest, and most complete journey to Everest that is accessible to most people. The absence of long hikes, difficult and hard terrain, basic comforts, and the excessive Acute Mountain Sickness risk make this an effortless adventure towards Everest.

People between 5 and 80 years old can easily engage in our Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour on any day preferred. However, those who have mobility issues, a fear of heights and flights, and are prone to motion sickness may find this tour a bit tough for them.

However, we do suggest not to let your fears escape this incredible chance to see Everest effortlessly. For motion sickness, some counter medicines can help, such as Dramamine.

And, if you have serious health concerns associated with your lungs and heart, please talk clearly with your doctor and get his approval before the tour.

Altitude Sickness/Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) and Acclimatization

Altitude Sickness, aka the Acute Mountain Sickness, is not a disease, and it cannot be foretold. It can affect any person from young to children to even a very athletic individual once they cross 2500 m of safe altitude.

Our Everest Base Camp helicopter tour with landing will also travel above 4000 m once crossing Lukla. You will have a 15-minute landing at Kala Patthar, followed by one hour of eating and a break at Everest View Hotel at 3880 m.

However, long hiking is not involved, and the time at these altitudes is also deliberately constrained. This measure, to a larger extent, reduces the AMS threat in our tour, but we cannot guarantee its complete absence.

Mostly, our guests have experienced headaches, and some even have fatigue, nausea, and dizziness. In the slightest manifestation of any of these signs, our pilot will promptly supply you with oxygen.

Additionally, the automated oxygen system in the helicopter will also activate once it reaches 3000 m. So our Everest Base Camp tour with a helicopter landing is totally safe from the perspective of AMS.

If you wish none of a nuisance on the tour, take a Diamox tablet after breakfast and keep hydrating during the tour and on the flight.

Permits for the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Landing

Two very essential permits are required to do the Everest Base Camp helicopter tour in the Khumbu region. According to the Nepal tourism regulations, if you carry out any type of travel (tour, trek, or climbing) inside the Sagarmatha National Park of the Khumbu Valley, then you must have the park permit for the Sagarmatha National Park and the local permit for the Khumbu Municipality.

The permit for getting into the Sagarmatha National Park is available in Kathmandu from its Tourism Office at NPR 3000 for each passenger. However, instead of getting this permit in Kathmandu, we will get it at the Everest View Hotel along with the Khumbu Municipal Permit at 2000 NPR for each passenger.

A government representative will be at the hotel premises where you can make the payment on-site.

Travel Insurance

For our Everest Base Camp helicopter tour, travel insurance has not been made compulsory, but we really advise you to take out one that will refund you for the expenses that you may incur during the tour.

Even in the shortest time, like in our Everest Heli tour, you may suffer from any medical emergencies, loss, theft, or damage to your belongings, tour cancellation, and especially, you may go through unexpected events during the flight or accidents.

Thus, it is important that you take out the travel insurance including all this coverage, and especially ensure that your insurance has mandatory coverage for helicopter flights and rescue to the maximum limit of 5700 m altitude.