Kala Patthar

See Kala Patthar from the air — then, when the listing lands, from a scrap of ridge facing Everest, rock and prayer flags, the summit filling the view. It is the viewpoint trekkers walk days to reach.

The private Base Camp tour is sold with a landing here for a photo stop. The breakfast tour lands at Kala Patthar or a nearby viewpoint, weather and regulations allowing. The tour with landings treats this stop as optional, with extra charges.

You do not hike the ridge and you do not stay. You stand, take the view, board again. Time on the ground is short because of the altitude.

The extra over a flyover is those minutes on the ridge. If the cloud is in, you see Kala Patthar from the air and the helicopter continues to the hotel.

Book the private Base Camp helicopter tour and see Kala Patthar from the air.

See Kala Patthar from a helicopter over Mount Everest. Book the Mount Everest Private Base Camp Helicopter Tour.

Experiences

Mount Everest Private Base Camp Helicopter Tour

From $1,423 per person
A private helicopter from Kathmandu: Lukla, Namche, the Khumbu Glacier, a Kala Patthar photo stop, and breakfast at Hotel Everest View. Hotel pickup.

Mount Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Landings

From $1,519 per person
A private helicopter from Kathmandu over Namche, Tengboche, and the Khumbu: fly over Base Camp and Kala Patthar, with an optional landing, then breakfast at Hotel Everest View.

Mount Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Breakfast

From $1,578 per person
A helicopter from Kathmandu to the Everest region: landing at Kala Patthar or a nearby pad, breakfast at Hotel Everest View, Khumbu Glacier from the air. Hotel pickup.