Top 5 Best Helicopter Tours in Nepal

Flying over the Himalayas by riding a helicopter is the lifetime memorable event. This article describes the top 5 helicopter tours in Nepal with detail information. Helicopter flight with landing at the base camp of various mountain peaks is the luxurious tour to explore the Himalayas in short period of time.

Helicopter tour to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, Langtang Valley, Muktinath temple, Pathivara Temple visit and Damodar Kunda tour are the more frequent helicopter tour in private charter basis. Some helicopter tours are available on group joining basis which allows to share the same helicopter with other people in order to fly in low budget.

Some of the best helicopter tour in Nepal are as follows:

Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour – 3.5 Hours

Everest helicopter riding tour with landing at Kalapthar is the top heli tour in Nepal for mountain views. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. Many people have desire to see the Mount Everest on their own just in front. This Everest Helicopter tour offers an oppertunty to explore the beautiful landscapes of mid Nepal, Langtang, Gaurishankar and Everest mountain range. Everest helicopter riding tour strats from Kathmandu airport to the east and lands at Lukla. After fueling the helicopter flies from Lukla towards the Mount Everest and lands at Kalapathar. The flight is very famous for Everest view. Panoramic views from Syangboche and tea/coffee break at Everest view hotel is the another attraction of this tour. The flight can be of maximum 250 kgs load on per flight.

Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour – 2 Hours

Annapurna Helicopter tour is the second top helicopter tour in Nepal. Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter starts from Kathmandu to the west and lands at base camp of Mount Annapurna (8093m). The helicopter tour is short from Pokhara in compare to Kathmandu. During the helicopter tour, mountain views of Manaslu and Ganesh Himal is awesome. Additionally Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Nilgiri and other many Himalayan peaks are awesome. The helicopter tour offers close-up views of Himalayan peaks, glaciers, lakes and farming lands. It is worth to fly to explore the Himalayan range.

Langtang Helicopter Tour – 1.5 Hours

Langtang Helicopter tour is the shortest mountain tour by helicopter ride from Kathmandu. Langtang Mountain ranges to the north of Kathmandu valley with many glaciers is beautiful one. Langtang valley is rich in cultural heritage and offers great views of Himalayas. The Langtang helicopter tour is starts from Kathmandu and flies above the hills and farming lands.  Langtang valley helicopter tour is worth to fly with family and friend of maximum 6 hours.

Muktinath Helicopter Tour – 3.5 Hours

Muktinath Helicopter tour is a religious helicopter flight from Kathmandu. Muktinath is the temple dedicated to Lord Bishnu. Muktinath temple Yatra for pilgrims is frequent by helicopter ride. The helicopter is best for mountain views and religious propose. The helicopter tour is best for the Hindu pilgrims and family groups. Maximum of 6 persons in a flight is possible on the helicopter ride. For those who have limited time but want to visit the Muktinath temple, this is the only one option.

Gosainkunda Helicopter Tour – 2 Hours

Another popular helicopter tour in Nepal is Gosainkunda Lake visit by heli ride. This is the frequent helicopter tour from Kathmandu to famous religious holy Lake Gosainkunda.  Gosainkunda Lake Helicopter tour is short helicopter ride from Kathmandu valley. It offers awesome mountain views and visit of Gosainkunda Lake. The helicopter tour is for mountain views and religious aspect.

Conclusion:

Private helicopter tour is the best way to explore the Himalayas and remote destination of Nepal. Among the many helicopter tour the top 5 best helicopter tours are Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour, Annapurna Helicopter tour, Langtang helicopter tour, Muktinath Helicopter tour and Gosainkunda Lake helicopter tour. Among the helicopter tour Everest heli tour is the most popular top helicopter tour in Nepal.