Nepal Helicopter Tour Highlights

  • Aerial views of Nepal's popular spiritual places like Muktinath, Pathivara, Halesi, and Gosaikunda in the helicopter tour.
  • Explore Himalayan glaciers, lakes, hills, national parks, busy cities, and also remote corners of Nepal.
  • Along with exploring diverse terrain, you will also experience the Nepali culture and their hospitality during your short helicopter journey.
  • A helicopter tour is a perfect option for the ones who can’t trek but want to embrace the amazing beauty of the Himalayas.
  • It offers you a bird’s eye view of the valley covered with lush Rhododendron forests, colorful villages, and rough landscape in the Himalayan region.
  • You will get a glimpse of peaks all above 8,000 meters during the Everest helicopter tour

Nepal Helicopter Tour Packages

This short and simple helicopter journey will take you over the Himalayas. A helicopter tour in Nepal is a perfect option for the ones who can’t trek but want to embrace the amazing beauty of the Himalayas. Through this Helicopter tour in Nepal, you will get an aerial view of the geographical territories of Nepal. Helicopter flight offers scenic flights that let you explore Himalayan glaciers, lakes, hills, national parks, busy cities, and also remote corners of Nepal.

Helicopter tour packages in Nepal include various destinations likeEverest,Langtang Valley, Kathmandu valley, Pokhara city, and LumbiniYou will be flying around 1 to 5 hours to get the wonderful views of these territories. Also, you will experience the aerial views of popular spiritual places likeMuktinath, Pathivara,Halesi, and Gosaikundaon the helicopter tour packages.

Most Preferred Helicopter Tour in Nepal 

Among the various helicopter tour packages in Nepal, the most popular and the most selling helicopter tours are the Everest View, The Everest Base camp Helicopter tour & Muktinath Helicopter tour. Everest Helicopter sightseeing tour is operated from Kathmandu airport whereas Muktinath Helicopter tour is operated. from Pokhara airport.

Helicopter Sightseeing Tour in Kathmandu

The most popular Helicopter tours in Kathmandu are-

  1. Landing Everest Base Camp by Helicopter flight tour from Kathmandu with breakfast
  2. Mount Everest Base Camp Helicopter tour
  3. Gosaikunda Helicopter tour from Kathmandu
  4. Everest Gokyo with Multiple Landing tour
  5. Day tour to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar

Helicopter Sightseeing Tour in Pokhara

Pokhara helicopter sightseeing tour provides a thrilling and breathtaking sightseeing tour to the beautiful Pokhara city and the mountain range. One can experience the aerial view of popular mountains in Pokhara  -Mt. Annapurna, Mt Dhaulagiri, Mt Fishtail, and Mardi Himal. The most selling helicopter sightseeing tour in Pokhara are

  1. Helicopter tour to Annapurna Base Camp
  2. Kapuche lake helicopter tour
  3. Muktinath helicopter tour, a pilgrimage tour to Muktinath temple
  4. Mardi Himal helicopter tour

Destinations For Heli Tour in Nepal

Lumbini Helicopter Tour

Lumbini Heli tour takes you to the land of peace. Starting from Kathmandu, you will fly above the busy city, above mountains, lush forests, diverse terrain, and dotted villages. The Heli tour to Lumbini takes you to the very low land of Nepal (just 200 meters above sea level) filled with amazing colorful monasteries. It is an amazing way to get spiritual vibes and feel the peace of Gautam Buddha’s birthplace from the sky.

Halesi Helicopter Tour

Halesi is another popular spiritual destination for Hindus. Halesi Mahadev Temple is located in a small hilly area between the Dudhkoshi river (right) and Sunkoshi (left). The temple is naturally different than other places. The most amazing part of the temple is the cave. There are temples and holy shrines inside the cave. It takes 45 minutes to reach this temple via a helicopter tour from Kathmandu.

Pathivara Region Helicopter Tour

The Helicopter tour to Pathivara is the most convenient way to visit the holy place Pathivara Devi mandir situated at an altitude of 3,794 meters. The helicopter flight will allow you to view the third highest mountain in the world Kanchenjunga in the Kumbhakarna Himalayan range. Waterfall at Sawa and the pond of Timbung near the temple are other attractions of this place.

Best Time For Helicopter Tour In Nepal

The Autumn and Spring season is the most favorable for Helicopter Tour in Nepal. In this season the weather is helpful for helicopter flights. These seasons are stable with endurable temperatures. The days are warm and sunny with drier weather which makes it easy to tour around.

 On the other hand, the mornings and nights can be colder. The verdant hills and lush forests are at their best during the Autumn and Spring seasons offering some crisp views of the Himalayas. In Nepal, the autumn season falls under September, October, and November, and the spring season falls under the weeks of March, April, and May.

Helicopter Charter Cost Per Hour in Nepal

Nepal Helicopter Tour Packages Passengers in 1 Helicopter Per Flight Cost (USD)
Helicopter Charter / Hire1-5 pax$ 1800
Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park

1-5 pax

$2000

Kathmandu to Rara Lake1-5 pax$8500
Kathmandu to Lumbini1-5 pax$3500

Helicopter Service In Nepal

There are around 26 to 35 helicopters in Nepal including running and grounded ones. These helicopters are used for touring and rescue purposes in the travel field whereas nowadays helicopter bookings for marriage in Nepal are desired day by day. Regulus Treks Nepal, we are also a popular company for operating helicopter tours in Nepal with a decade of experience in providing quality service at the most reasonable cost in the Nepal tourism service sector.

Nepal Helicopter Details

Some of the helicopters models in Nepal are- 

1. 9N ALA (AS 350 B3e)

  • Manufacturer: Airbus, France
  • Engine type: Arriel 2D
  • Passenger capacity: 5 + 1
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2250 KG
  • Maximum Operating Altitude: 23,000 FT

2. 9N ALA (AS350B3e)

  • Manufacturer: Airbus, France
  • Engine Type: Arriel 2D
  • Passenger Capacity: 5 + 1
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2250 KG
  • Maximum Operating Altitude: 23,000 FT

3. 9N-AJD (AS 350 FX II)

  • Manufacturer: Airbus, France
  • Engine Type: LTS – 101 700D2
  • Passenger Capacity: 5 + 1
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2250 KG
  • Maximum Operating Altitude: 16,000 FT

4.  9N-AFQ (AS 350 FX II)

  • Manufacturer: Airbus, France
  • Engine Type: LTS – 101 700D2
  • Passenger Capacity: 5 + 1
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2250 KG
  • Maximum Operating Altitude: 16,000 FT

5. 9N-AGU (AS350 BA)

  • Manufacturer: Airbus, France
  • Engine Type: Arriel 1B
  • Passenger Capacity: 5 + 1
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2100 KG
  • Maximum Operating Altitude: 16,000 FT

The cost for a helicopter tour in Nepal differs on the destination place and the number of travelers traveling. The price of a helicopter sightseeing tour is different as per the package to the destinated area.