Everest Heli Trek with Kalapathher Landing

A representative from Visit Nepal Holidays will pick you up from the airport as soon as you arrive and take you to the hotel as per the booked itinerary. After a few hours of rest in the hotel, the representative of LHN and the Tour and trek guide will meet you and describe the whole trip and how it will be going. Interact with the Representatives and Guides so you become more prepared for the trip! However, if you arrive late at night the meeting will be held the next day after the Kathmandu city Tour. At the meeting, we fulfil all remaining booking and payment processes as well. For the verification, Tourist Infomation, and documentation process, we required a Copy of the Passport, PP Size Photos, and a copy of traveller insurance.

After breakfast, our sightseeing trip will start. We will have a private vehicle and a professional tour guide for our sightseeing tour. We will visit the following World Heritage Site.
Swyambunath Stupa - The Monkey Temple:
You can watch over the valley from the top of a hillock on its western side. Swyambhu is also known as Samhengu and the Monkey temple because of the countless monkeys living on the premises.
Pashupatinath Temple:
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the holiest Hindu temples in Nepal. It is located on the banks of the Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu. Pashupatinath is the most important temple dedicated to the god Shiva.
Boudhanath Stupa:
Boudhanath Stupa is 2500 years old Buddhist stupa in the Valley built in the 5th century with four pairs of eyes of Lord Buddha in four cardinal directions keeping an eternal watch over the people and their doings. You will find Buddhist pilgrims from Tibet going around the stupa spinning the prayer wheels.
Patan Durbar Square:
Patan Durbar Square is located in the centre of the city of Lalitpur. It displays the Newari architecture that had reached its pinnacle during the reign of the Malla kings who were great builders and patrons of the arts.

For Lukla's flight from Manali:
Wake up around 2-3 am, drive to Manthali by shared tourist vehicle for about 4 to 5 hours, and fly to Lukla (20 minutes); Applicable for the peak trekking month of March to May and October to November.
For Lukla's flight from Kathmandu:
Wake up around 5 am and drive to the domestic airport in Kathmandu for about 20 minutes and fly to Lukla (30 minutes). Applicable for the remaining months (June-September and December-February).
This flight will provide us with an extraordinary view of stunning mountain ranges and splendid mountain landscapes. After arriving at Lukla, our guide will give you brief details about the first day's trek, and introduce you to our assistants (porters) at the same time, we will take our first mountain meal as breakfast in Lukla. Kick off your first-day trekking with an easy walk through Chaurikharka village, until we arrive in Phakding. On the way, we might encounter Dzho, Donkeys, and Yaks and we will pass all the rhododendron forest and a few mini villages. Since Phakding is a small village and rustic settlement located on the Bank of Dudh Koshi river, we need to descend down from Lukla.

Normally, We take breakfast from around 7:30 am to 8 am. Then, like the previous day, we will keep continuing trekking on the bank of the Dudh Koshi river and cross the numerous thrilling suspension bridges, green and blue pine trees, rhododendron bushes, and juniper tree forest. Numerous Chortens, prayer flags, and small stupas which correspond to Buddhism make our trekking more spiritual and peaceful. After walking two hours slightly steeply up from Phakding, we will reach a small village Monjo, which is an entrance to Sagarmatha National Park. We will get the NP permit from the check post and stay in Jhorsalle for lunch. From here, 45min easy hike to the longest suspension bridge “ Hilary Bridge”. It's a junction of the Dudh Koshi and Bhotekoshi, from here it’s tough uphill until Namche. But, at the end of the day, you will be rewarded with the beautiful sherpa capital, many sky-dominating mountains, and the first sight of Everest in its majesty. Overnight stay in the Everest region’s most classy and fancy town.

As we are heading towards higher altitudes, our body needs to adapt to the Himalayan atmosphere and climate. So, we let our bodies acclimatize to the mountain environment. Thankfully, Namche has many things to explore since it's the capital of the Everest region and home to the Sherpas. On this day, we will hike to Everest View Point, and later we will explore the Everest View Hotel. This hotel is regarded as the highest-star hotel in the world, which lies at a 3880m altitude. The moment will be so precious when we will take our coffee/tea and Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and numerous mountains will be in front of us to cheer us. Many other beautiful mountains like Thamserku, Kongde, Kusum Kanguru, and Nuptse can be easily explored from this place. Short visit to the Sherpa museum to learn more about the vibrant Sherpa culture and tradition. The National Park museum offers information about Everest and related mountains, which lies just near the Sherpa Museum. There is a small Airport- Syangboche Airport, at the head of Namche Bazaar, from where you can also capture beautiful pictures of Namche. Later, when we return back to the main town, we can explore the good restaurants and coffee shops for more varieties of food.

We have one day additional in Namche before we fly to Everest Base Camp via helicopter. On this day, we will hike to the small traditional sherpa village called Thame, which lies in the west of Namche. It will take normally, 4-5 hr to reach there and after exploring this beautiful village, we will come back to Namche for accommodation.
This village offers stunning views of Khumbu valley, the alpine forest, and a stunning view of Mt. Kongde and Thamserku. This village was the childhood home of Tenzing Norge Sherpa, one of the first climbers of Mt. Everest. This village is also an important part of the ancient salt trading route between Tibet, Nepal, and India.

This is the most exciting day of this entire trip. From Namche, we will fly by helicopter towards Everest Base Camp and you will be amazed by the fascinating view of Khumbu valley, sherpa, and stunning mountains. The helicopter will take you and fly over the Khumbu valley, Khumbu glaciers, Everest base camp, and Kalapatthar. After some time, the helicopter will drop you at the Lukla. This helicopter tour normally takes 30-45min depending upon weather conditions and the number of passengers.

Our trek comes to an end today. As we take our early breakfast in Lukla and we will depart to the most extreme airport which lies nearby to our hotel. According to our flight schedule, we will get ready and leave the hotel. Enjoying the last glimpse of mountains and big hills from your window makes your final day in the mountains more cheerful. Enjoy the 35m scenic flight from Lukla to Namche and our guide will drop you at the hotel. The rest of the time, you can explore yourself.

After a few days of fun and excitement, the day to bid farewell has arrived. Our representatives will escort you to the Tribhuwan International Airport as per your flight time.
After the wonderful opportunity to organize this tour for you, we wish you a safe and happy journey ahead.