Mount Everest

See Mount Everest from the air — a dark pyramid of rock and snow above the Khumbu, with Lhotse and Nuptse as the walls beside it. From Kathmandu it is a distant white line; from the helicopter it is a single peak you can read.

All three Kathmandu flights look at it. The private Base Camp tour, the tour with landings, and the tour with breakfast all fly the Khumbu with Everest in the frame. You do not land on the summit.

You do not trek to Gorak Shep and you do not stand on the top. This is a helicopter view of the mountain, then a landing elsewhere on the same outing — Kala Patthar, the hotel, or a pad the weather allows.

The extra on the landings and breakfast listings is time on the ground in front of the peak, not a closer summit pass. Weather still decides how near the helicopter can go.

Book the private Base Camp helicopter tour and see Mount Everest from the air.

See Mount Everest from a helicopter in 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.