Everest Panorama Trek With Helicopter

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Everest Panorama Trek with Helicopter is a short but unique tour to Everest Region in Nepal. This trekking tour is most suitable for those who don’t have much time to do 14 days long trek but want to enjoy the superb view of the world’s highest peaks, including Everest, Lhotse, Thamserku, Ama Dablam, and many other snowy peaks. While on the short trek, you will enjoy a unique Sherpa culture, traditions, and lifestyle of the mountain people. The first time trekkers and senior citizens visiting Nepal especially prefer this trek and Helicopter flight because of short trekking days and spectacular aerial views of the high mountains. Inhabited by the legendary ethnic Sherpa people, the vicinity offers you the close experience with a very nice settlement of the people and insights to their unique culture and living style at the alpine, remote mountainous region.

Everest Panorama Trek with Helicopter journey begins with a short flight to Lukla and makes a steep climb up to the beautiful village of Namche Bazaar. While trekking through the lush vegetation of Sagarmatha National Park, pine and rhododendron forests, you might come across pheasants, blue sheep and Yaks. Along the trail, you will have the opportunity to interact with the Sherpa people and participate in their astonishing traditional lifestyle. You will trek along a high winding, mountainous path, from where you will have the first glimpse of Everest and follow the trail towards Tengboche. This Monastery is one of the most famous monasteries in Nepal, probably because of its unrivaled setting of Mount Ama Dablam in the close distance.. Tengboche Monastery is the leading Buddhist center in the Khumbu with a residing Rinpoche (Head Buddhist Monk) who blesses pilgrims and travelers visiting the monastery.

From Tengboche, we will take you back on a helicopter. The ride on a helicopter will give you the chance to see the mountains along with the Himalayan ranges without trek and difficulties. Also, the mesmerizing Gokyo Lake is seen from the helicopter. Within 20 minutes heli ride you will get back to Kathmandu airport and then transfer to hotel.

Adventure Blossom highly recommends Everest Panorama Trek with Helicopter tour especially to Senior Citizens, Family with kids and those who are unable to do longer trek due to a short holiday in Nepal. We organize this tour from the beginning of March to mid-May and then again from the beginning of September to mid-November every year. www.adventureblossomtreks.com

Itinerary

Day 1 : Day 01: Arrival day in Kathmandu

You will be cordially received at Tribhuwan Internation airport and transferred to the hotel. After freshening up in the hotel, the meeting will be held in the hotel lobby with a guide. He will check your trekking equipment and other necessary things.

Day 2 : Day 02: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla and trek to Monjo (2800m) 4-5 hours

Early in the morning, we fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (about 40 minutes). In clear weather, you get fantastic views of the mountains, including Everest as we enter deep gorge of the Dudh Kosi valley. You begin your trek from Lukla following beautiful and easy walk through blue pine and rhododendron forest. After trekking of 3-4 hrs, you’ll reach Monjo. Overnight stay at the lodge

Day 3 : Day 03: Trek from Monjo to Namche (3445m) 4-5 hours

Today we follow the trail passing through waterfalls. Villages are interspersed with magnificent forests of Rhododendron, Magnolia and fir. Along the way to you will be rewarded with your first glimpse of Kusum Kanguru (6369m), Thamserku (6608m), Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879 m). A steep climb up to the beautiful village of Namche bazaar will afford you further spectacular views and a comfortable place to spend the second night of the trek. Overnight stay at lodge

Day 4 : Day 04: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3867m) 5-6 hours

We follow a spectacular path that traverses around the hillside high above the Dudh Koshi River. After walking for one hour you will arrive in Phungi Thanga. The trail climbs past some water-powered prayer wheels and begins a sustained climb through a forest of tall, mature rhododendrons to Tengboche. From the viewpoint at the top of the hill, you will enjoy the awe-inspiring views of distinctive and inspiring views of Himalayan mountains. You will visit the Buddhist Monastery at Tengboche, the largest in the Khumbu region. Overnight stay at the lodge

Day 5 : Day 05: Helicopter Tour

Today from Tengboche we will take Heli flight to Everest Base Camp (5380m) and Kalapatthar (5545m) with a mind-blowing scenery of some mountains like Mount Everest (8848 m), Ama Dablam (6856m), Thamserku (6608m0 Kantega(6685m) , Lhotse (8501m), Nuptse (7879m0 and many others. After a few minutes flght, we will directly get back to Kathmandu by Helicopter.