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Morning flights from Kathmandu and Pokhara with a landing high in the mountains, and treks that end with a helicopter ride home. Prices are per person and fall as more people share the helicopter. Want a different route? Charter your own.
One morning, back the same day. Highest landing first.
5,644 mKala Patthar
About 4 to 5 hours, Kathmandu start
A private morning helicopter flight from Kathmandu up the Khumbu Valley to land on Kala Patthar, face to face with Everest, then breakfast on the terrace of Hotel Everest View. You'll be back in Kathmandu before lunch.
from US$1,112 per person
4,380 mGosaikunda
About 2½ hours, Kathmandu start
Fly to the sacred lake of Gosaikunda at 4,380 m, a place of pilgrimage for Hindus and Buddhists alike, frozen for half the year and surrounded by more than a hundred smaller lakes.
from US$497 per person
4,130 mAnnapurna Base Camp
About 2 hours, Pokhara start
Just twenty minutes from Pokhara's lakeside to a landing inside the Annapurna Sanctuary at 4,130 m, ringed by Annapurna I, Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre. It's the shortest, best-value high mountain flight in Nepal.
from US$380 per person
3,870 mKyanjin Gompa
About 3 hours, Kathmandu start
The high Himalaya closest to Kathmandu: a 40-minute flight north to land beside the monastery at Kyanjin Gompa (3,870 m), beneath the glaciers of Langtang Lirung.
from US$499 per person
3,840 mLo Manthang
About 6 hours, Kathmandu start
A full day out to the walled city of Lo Manthang, in the former Kingdom of Lo, flying over the red cliffs and cave dwellings of Upper Mustang. The restricted-area permit is included.
from US$1,846 per person
3,710 mMuktinath
About 3 hours, Pokhara start
A pilgrimage flight through the Kali Gandaki gorge, between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna, to the temple of Muktinath (3,710 m), sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike. There's time for darshan and the 108 water spouts.
from US$718 per person
2,990 mRara Lake
About 7 hours, Kathmandu start
Fly to Nepal's largest lake in the remote far west: deep blue water at 2,990 m, ringed by the pine and juniper forest of Rara National Park. It's a full day out, with an hour on the shore.
from US$1,478 per person
About 3 hours, Kathmandu start
See the Khumbu from the air without stepping out at high altitude: over Namche, Tengboche and Everest Base Camp, with a single fuel stop at Lukla. Ideal for older travellers and families.
Price on request
Trek up with a guide and porters, then fly back from the top instead of walking all the way down. Your knees will thank you!
4,773 mKyanjin Ri
8 days, Syabrubesi start
Walk up the Langtang Valley through Tamang villages to Kyanjin Gompa, beneath Langtang Lirung, climb Kyanjin Ri for the view, then fly back to Kathmandu in 40 minutes. A short trek, close to the capital.
from US$1,165 per person
4,130 mAnnapurna Base Camp
10 days, Pokhara start
Walk through Gurung villages and rhododendron forest into the Annapurna Sanctuary, wake up at 4,130 m beneath Annapurna I, then fly out to Pokhara instead of walking four days back. 10 days from Kathmandu.
from US$1,248 per person
5,644 mKala Patthar
11 days, Lukla start
Walk up to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar on the classic route through Namche and Tengboche, then fly back from Gorak Shep instead of spending three days walking down. 11 days from Kathmandu.
Price on request
5,357 mGokyo Ri
11 days, Lukla start
Trek past Namche to the turquoise Gokyo lakes and climb Gokyo Ri for a view of four 8,000 m peaks, then fly home by helicopter from the lakeshore. A quieter alternative to the base camp route.
from US$2,574 per person