Everest Heli Tour vs Everest Flight Tour

If you want to soar high and enjoy excellent view of Himalayans and Everest from an aerial vantage point, there are primarily two ways to do so. The most famous option is via plane with a group. You will fly you parallel to the Himalayas including massive Everest. The other option is helicopter flight that will take you close to Everest and lands you at either Everest Base Camp or Kala Patthar. The Everest Mountain flight (either via place or helicopter) is perfect for those who are short on time or people who are not sure to undertake the rigors of trekking due to fitness constraint. Here we have tried to compare the Everest flight and Everest heli tour based on the several factors:

Flight Duration:

The Everest flight via plane takes you to the Everest with an adventurous one flight from Kathmandu. This is an early morning flight which starts from 6AM. The Helicopter tour takes 3.5 – 5 hours with different stops including a quick stop from refueling at Lukla.

Photography and Mountain View

The movement of the place won’t allow you to give best shots of your camera. As we will not be landing, you can witness the view from the window. Short lenses with circular polarizer will help you provide the best Camera shots. Good thigh is that airplane flight is you can witness the cockpit behind the piolet seat for a cockpit view and take aerial snaps in the process.

If you are willing to witness the best view with your friends and family, Everest view heli tour is the best option. You will not only witness the panoramic mountain views but also able to land and step foot on Kalapatthar, the vantage point to witness the Himalayan views with Everest.

Value of Money

If you have less money to spend but want to enjoy the best aerial view of Everest and nearby Himalayan range, then Everest flight tour via place is the best option.

But if you seek the real bird’s eye views of Everest along with the touchdown opportunity on the Everest, Everest heli tour is the best option. Everest view heli tour is the ultimate luxury of flying with limited number of people with enough time to savor vistas around, which is not feasible with a plane flight.

But you have enough time and can withstand the rigorous treks in remote mountain terrain, we suggest you to go for Everest Base Camp Trek. It would be really worthy effort. For both – trekking and aerial view, you can opt for Everest heli trek.

Everest heli trek takes you to the base camp of Everest and Kalapatthar on foot and takes you back to Kathmandu via heli fought.