Morning flights from Kathmandu and Pokhara to Everest, Annapurna, Langtang and Mustang, and treks that fly you home. Private flights are priced per helicopter for up to five passengers. Comparing routes? Read our guide to helicopter tours in Nepal.
Picked up from your hotel at dawn, one or two landings, and home in time for lunch.
Pokhara – Annapurna Base Camp
Just twenty minutes from Pokhara's lakeside to the heart of the Annapurna Sanctuary. Annapurna I, Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre stand all around the landing at Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m), and breakfast is waiting when you get back.
from US$2,400per helicopter
Kathmandu – Lukla – Kala Patthar – Syangboche
A private helicopter all to yourselves, from Kathmandu to the foot of Everest. You'll land on Kala Patthar facing the summit, fly over Base Camp and the Khumbu Icefall, then sit down to breakfast at Hotel Everest View. And you're back in Kathmandu before lunch.
from US$4,800per helicopter
Kathmandu – Kyanjin Gompa – Kathmandu
The big mountains closest to Kathmandu, less than an hour away. Fly up the Langtang valley to Kyanjin Gompa (3,870 m), wander round the old monastery and the cheese factory, and be back in the city by lunch.
from US$3,300per helicopter
Kathmandu – Kala Patthar – Syangboche
Travelling alone or as a couple? Rather than book the whole helicopter, take a seat on a shared Everest flight. It's the same route, the same Kala Patthar landing and the same breakfast at Hotel Everest View, paid per person.
from US$1,250per person
Kathmandu – Pokhara – Jomsom – Lo Manthang
Fly up the Kali Gandaki gorge, with Dhaulagiri on one side and Annapurna on the other, to the high desert of Lo, once a kingdom of its own. You'll land at the walled city of Lo Manthang (3,840 m), home to monasteries from the 15th century.
Price on request
Kathmandu – Lukla – Everest Base Camp
All the Everest scenery from the comfort of the cabin, without stepping out at 5,500 m. It's a gentler choice for young children, older travellers or anyone worried about the altitude: you fly over Base Camp and only land at Lukla and Syangboche.
from US$4,300per helicopter
Kathmandu – Gosaikunda – Kathmandu
A sacred lake at 4,380 m, made (so Hindus believe) when Shiva struck the mountain with his trident to bring out water. You'll touch down by the water, call in at the shrine, and see the Langtang Himal rising beyond the ridge. Breakfast is included.
from US$3,500per helicopter
Kathmandu – Nepalgunj – Rara Lake
Nepal's largest lake, deep blue among the pine forests of the remote far west. It's a long day by helicopter via Nepalgunj, with about an hour on the shore of Rara in its national park.
Price on request
Acclimatise on foot, then skip the long walk back down. How heli trekking works.
Lukla – Namche – Everest Base Camp – Kala Patthar
Walk up to Everest Base Camp the classic way, with time to acclimatise, then skip the four-day walk back down. After sunrise on Kala Patthar, a helicopter flies you from Gorak Shep straight to Kathmandu.
from US$2,450per person
Syabrubesi – Lama Hotel – Langtang – Kyanjin Gompa
A short Himalayan trek that starts just a day's drive from Kathmandu. Walk up the Langtang valley through forest and Tamang villages to Kyanjin Gompa, spend a morning on Kyanjin Ri, then take a helicopter straight back to the city.
from US$1,390per person
Pokhara – Ghandruk – Chhomrong – Annapurna Base Camp
Trek up through rhododendron forest and Gurung villages to the Annapurna Sanctuary, spend a night at Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m) and see dawn break over the peaks. Then it's just twenty minutes by air back to Pokhara.
from US$1,690per person
Lukla – Namche – Gokyo – Gokyo Ri
The quieter side of the Everest region, with turquoise glacial lakes, the Ngozumpa Glacier and, from Gokyo Ri, four of the world's six highest mountains in a single view. Walk in, then fly out from Gokyo over the glacier.
from US$2,350per person
Transfers, pilgrimages, trek pickups, filming: whatever you have in mind, we can arrange a private charter anywhere a helicopter can land.
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