EBC Heli Trek

Overview of EBC trekking up Helicopter down trek

Everest Base Camp Trekking with Helicopter Return is one of the fastest ways to get to the base of the world’s tallest mountains and back in a hurry, especially for those who have short vacations but still want to stroll in the heart of Everest. The culture and traditional heritage life of the native Sherpa are equally fascinating and worth a visit, as well as to experience the culture and warm hospitality while trekking and spending the night in nice lodges close to nice villages. This is in addition to the stunning views of beautiful landscapes and views of high mountains. Everest Base Camp Trekking with Helicopter return begins taking a normal schedule flight from Kathmandu to reach Himalaya region around high Khumbu at Lukla town, where our walk starts entering into Sherpa areas facing incredible mountain views along the trek. The Khumbu region’s major town, Namche Bazaar, is reached as the journey continues. From there, a scenic trail leads to the lovely Thyangboche, which is surrounded by green flora, huge tree lines, and a variety of peaks with views of Mt. Everest and the spectacular Amadablam. Enjoy a tour of Thyangboche Monastery’s amazing interior as we travel beyond the tree line through desolate, windswept terrain and closer to tall mountains to reach our major attraction and last destination, Everest Base Camp. Admire the magnificent scenery of the high mountains, with views of the massive Khumbu Ice-Fall and glaciers up close. Then, follow the adventure to the highest point of the journey on top of Kala Patthar at a height of 5,545 m, where you will be treated to an incredible view of peaks, including Everest and Mt. Pumori, which are only a short distance away. Cost of Everest base camp with helicopter return As for the cost of Everest Base Camp Trek, there is no fixed price. The size of the group affects the cost of the helicopter tour. In high altitudes, a helicopter may carry a maximum of 5 passengers and 450 kilograms of weight. The price of the luxurious hiking package with a helicopter return will range from $2600 to $3000   depends upon your choosing route and service.

Best season to visit Everest base camp trek with helicopter return

March, April, May, October, and November are the most popular months for hiking in the Everest region because they are the months with the best weather. The spring and the fall often include mild temperatures, sunny skies, little to no rain, and a lower probability of unfavorable snowfall. Although the winter months of December, January, and February are undoubtedly the off-season, they are not necessarily a “poor” time to travel to EBC. You would need to be well-prepared for freezing situations because temperatures can get very low. However, the skies are frequently exceptionally clear in the winter, providing stunning mountain views. It is not recommended to visit EBC during the rainy season (June to early September). In addition to the rainy weather, which can cause mudslides and landslides on routes, rain clouds can block the views of the mountains. However, it is also warmer now, and it doesn’t rain all day every day too often.

Maximum altitude of the trek

Your journey start from Nepal capital city Kathmandu (1400m) to lukla airport (2846 m). Lukla is the starting point of trekking and in this trek you get the maximum altitude kalapathar (5545m).

Fitness level or Difficulty of Everest basecamp heli trek

The difficulty level of the Everest Base Camp is moderate. You are perfectly fit for the Everest Base Camp Trek if you regularly work out at the gym, swim, train physically, or run. If you want to participate in the Everest Base Camp Journey but don’t currently engage in any physical activity, you must walk for at least 4 to 7 kilometres every day for at least 30 days prior to the commencement of your trek. Build up to being able to trek or stroll for 5–6 hours without taking many breaks. If you live somewhere without many hills or mountains, walk hill intervals on a treadmill and stair stepper twice a week. Everest base camp trek with helicopter return skips the difficulty of the downhill walking. As EBC trek is famous as a more than 2 week long trek, EBC Heli Trek has shortened its trekking itinerary by less than 9 days. This is a milestone in saving your valuable time; at the same time you will get a chance to soak into the beauty of Everest with your foot on Everest base camp. At last Budgets is not an issue with our itinerary. Helicopter rides might sound expensive, but Nepalgram’s EBC Heli Trek has been made to reduce the cost. Check our itinerary & price for Everest base camp trek with helicopter return trip.

Trekking up and helicopter down

Specialty of this adventure trek is to reduce the amount of effort on walking downhill after getting to the top of Everest base camp by trekking up the helicopter down. On the way up towards the base camp of Everest, you will go on foot. You will walk on the base camp of Everest. Right after getting to the base camp, we will fly back to Kathmandu by helicopter.

In short, you will trek all the way to Everest base camp, in the regular itinerary, which has been followed for years. With acclimatization, side excursion and everything as regular Everest base camp trekking, you will take all joy of the trek.

Cost of EBC Heli Trek

Obviously, the price will be more in case of helicopters involved in the trip to Everest base camp. But it is not more because of many reason, some of them are as below:

• You will fly on an aero plane – both ways from Kathmandu to Lukla & just Everest base camp to Lukla will be a helicopter ride, in return.
• Instead of spending 4 more days on a regular Everest base camp trek, you will spend that time and money in 9 days Everest base camp trek with helicopter return.
• You will cut the 12 days Everest base camp trip to 9 days – time is more valuable than money, right?
•   Normally, all trekkers trekking to Everest base camp are in bad shape, when they are on 8^th day of their trek. So 4 more days of travel after this fatigue stage is not easy, everyone needs to push it but you signing up for Everest base camp trek with helicopter return will skip this bad time.
• If you have Knee problem, this trip to Everest base camp will skip the downhill walk
•   Apart from time and Money, there is joy in Everest base camp trek Helicopter return package. The flight from Everest base camp to Lukla has a wider prospect of aerial view of Khumbu Himalaya range, you will fly right atop of Khumbu glacier, the top view of Everest base camp trekking trail you have walked, the view of the valley; all are just astonishing.

EBC Heli Trek overview

Everest base camp trekking has been in the bucket list of many mountain lovers from around the globe. But the length of vacation and unsure about physical fitness level has made this base camp trek less sure. To mitigate this gap of vacation days or fitness level and interest in trekking to EBC; we suggest Everest base camp trek helicopter return package. Basically this package of trek to Everest base camp is similar to normal Everest base camp trekking; but to shorten the number of days and avoid the repeated trekking trail on return; you will fly back to lukla on actual Everest base camp trek day. After starting the trek from Lobuche; trekkers will have a quick lunch at Gorakshep and then trek to Everest base camp. After getting to the Everest base camp everyone gets back to Gorak Shep for the night stay. And the next morning we hiked up to Kalapatthar to get the sunrise above Mt Everest. Soon after breakfast at Gorakshep – our chopper is ready to take you back to Lukla for connecting flight to Kathmandu. Purpose of staying overnight at Gorakshep village is to watch the sunrise from the summit of Kalapatthar, which is one of the highlights of Everest base camp trek. But if you do not want to spend the night at Gorak Shep you can fly right after Everest base camp. Also you can do both on the same day and fly back to Lukla – the same day But the weather of the Mountain is never predictable. If you choose to fly back to Lukla on the same day and if you have to choose – either basecamp or kalapatthar! Our suggestion is Kalapatthar. From the top of kala patthar you can see Everest base camp and the stunning view – along with. But Everest base camp is about pride of getting there. If you want to make a pride or a view :– your decision; at this point. On the contrary – as EBC Heli Trek package takes you on the air – trekking to basecamp on foot and taking a helicopter for aerial view of Kalapatthar and Mount Everest would be wiser. These all depend on the weather of the day you will be trekking from Lobuche to gorakshep. Thus it’s wise to decide on this with your trekking guide for the trip.