Kathmandu to Lukla Helicopter Flight
- Flight time
- 45 min
- Max altitude
- 3,250 m
- Group size
- Up to 5 people
Route: Kathmandu→Lukla (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)
- Shared seat
- USD 550 per person
- Private charter
- USD 2,500
Simrik Air is a helicopter operator licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. You can book a seat or a full charter on its aircraft through Nepal Helicopter Service – we are an independent charter booking company, not Simrik Air and not their sales agent. Tell us your route and date and we will tell you what is actually available, and at what price.
Simrik Air is one of the popular helicopter company in Nepal. The company is established in 2001 with superior track record in high altitude services, recreational tours and adventure tourism.
Simrik air is just a helicopter agency but Simrik airlines is the flight operator. The heli company is considered as a leading company to put Nepalese pilots in service who carry out long line missions for Rescues, Adventure Flight, Pilgrimage / Holy Tour, Heli Ski, Filming, External Cargo Sling / Load Lifting, Aerial survey, to name a few.
Simrik Air offers an array of helicopter charter flights to remote part of Nepal from Kathmandu airport. The helicopter company offers services at a fair cost. The helicopter agency operates mountain flight to the exotic peaks, sightseeing to the mesmerizing locations of Nepal or other customized services. It aims to provide the fastest, safest and comfortable heli ride to most of the important pilgrimage destinations of Nepal. The heli company is providing long line rescue, medical evacuations and other emergency operations by their experienced and certified pilots along with. The company is one of the leading helicopter agency to put Nepalese pilots in service to perform external cargo sling/load lifting, heli ski, filming and aerial survey among others.
Operators fly the helicopters; booking companies like ours arrange the flight, the permits and the ground side, and carry the booking. We are not tied to one operator, so if Simrik Air has nothing free on your date we will say so and offer another licensed operator at the same published price rather than leave you waiting.
What you get either way: the operator named before you pay, the government fees quoted up front, and one number to call when the weather turns. Phone or WhatsApp +977 9818392976.
Comparing operators first? Our guide to helicopter companies in Nepal lists every licensed operator, what each flies, and how to check a company is genuine before you pay.
Yes. Tell us the route, the date and how many passengers, and we will check what Simrik Air has available and confirm the price. If their aircraft are committed that morning we will offer another licensed operator on the same route rather than hold you up.
No. We are an independent helicopter charter and tour booking company registered in Nepal. We are not Simrik Air and not their official sales agent. We arrange flights on licensed operators' aircraft, and we tell you which operator is flying you before you pay.
Charter prices go by route and aircraft rather than by operator, and the prices published on this site are what we sell at whichever operator flies you. An Everest Base Camp seat is USD 1,399, Kathmandu to Lukla is USD 550 per person or USD 2,500 as a one-way charter. Government fees are extra and are the same for everyone.
Every commercial operator in Nepal must hold an Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, and that certificate can be suspended or withdrawn. Ask which operator holds your flight and check that operator against the authority's current list before you pay.
Route: Kathmandu→Lukla (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)
Route: Kathmandu→Lukla→…→Kathmandu
Route: Pokhara→Annapurna Base Camp→Pokhara
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