Our representatives would receive and welcome you at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. From the airport, you may opt to transfer to any hotel or resort, check in to your chosen room and have some relaxation until evening, where we would go for a brief of your trip.

Accommodation: Hotel or Resort as per your request.

Meal includes: Breakfast. We prefer BB plan for your stay in cities so you can choose varieties of tastes in different restaurants around the city.

Once you have your breakfast in the morning, our professional tour guides would take you to experience sightseeing tour of Kathmandu City. Here, we visit some cultural heritage sites, as mentioned in UNESCO. These include-

Swoyambhunath

Swoyambhunath is a famous yet the oldest Stupa of Buddhist religion belonging to Kathmandu valley. The spot acts as a beautiful abode for large numbers of monkeys, because of which tourists and local area people call it the Monkey Temple.

Pashupatinath

Pashupatinath acts as a holy pilgrimage for Hindu Crematorium and Hindus, where you may watch cremated dead bodies of Hindu people in a unique way across the world. In addition, you may come across individuals with matted locks, ash rubbed bodies and dreaded looks, which are obviously typical looks of Sadhus or Hindu Holy Men.

Boudhanath

Boudhanath makes up the biggest temple of Buddha religion across the world. In addition, it is a famous site belonging to Tibetan Buddhism, where one can visit famous monasteries and watch large numbers of Holy Monks engaged in chanting and following rituals across the respective temple.

Patan Darbar Square

Patan Darbar Square is a royal palace of medieval period, which has gained recognition as the city of unique yet fine artworks. Here, we would get the finest examples of stone and metal carvings back towards 14th century and simultaneously, amazing architecture of Nepal.

We would have breakfast as early as possible and later on, drive towards airport for flight towards Lukla at about 2,800 meters of height, recognized as the gateway towards the Mount Everest region accompanied with the professional trekking guide.

Once we move on the flight, we could enjoy various stunning beauties present in rugged foothills providing the way towards snowline comprising the Majestic Himalayan region. Now, you could get views of worldwide famous and highest mountains. These include Makalu V, Lhotse IV, Kanchenjunga III and various other snow capped mountains.

After your adventurous flight for a period of about half an hour, you could land in Lukla and view the respective beautiful yet scenic mountain town of the famous Everest Region. Here, we walk for 4 hours to reach Phakding village cum mountain town. By, following descending walk, you could pass from Dudh Koshi River and later on, you would reach at Phakding Village for staying in the overnight.

Initial part of today’s trek would take you usually on gradual uphill and flat trails across the famous Dudh Koshi River towards the suspension bridge of Hillary. Followed by this point, We experience steep uphill walk for the first time during your Everest trail. During this period, you could view outstanding beauties of the famous Namche Bazaar and Namche town.

On your way towards the town of Namche, you will get an opportunity of viewing a few of the famous Himalayan peaks, which include Khumblia, Cholatsem, Thamserku and Tabuche recognized as sacred mountains. These mountains also have the major role to protect the entire Khumbu glacier region and other nearby mountains.

We would have our rest day in the Namche Bazaar and thereby prepare ourselves for acclimatisation. Here, we would hike to the viewpoint of Everest for a period of about two hours in the uphill and get panoramic views of Amadablam, Nuptse and Mount Everest, along with other mountain peaks of Himalayas. On the other side, we would hike in the downward direction towards the Namche town to spend remaining hours of the day by exploring the locals of Namche Bazaar.

Our trek on this day would start from Namche Bazaar towards Tyangboche. Initially, we have to walk on the mountain flat and downhill trails towards Phungi Thanga for a period of about four hours. Later on, we should go for a steep walk for two and half hours to reach at the famous Tyangboche, where you could view the footprints of an ancient yogi of Tibet named Milarepa.

By paving your trail from Diboche, We cross Imja Khola towards Pangboche and Dingboche i.e. destinations of today’s trek. While you walk across flat regions of Nepal by following both down and up trails sometimes, you will experience enchanting views comprising various snow-capped mountains luring you to get further close to Mount Everest. After following a trail of about 5 to 6 hours, you would get stay opportunity in a mountain lodge.

After you reach at such a high altitude, your body requires some time to adjust with the weather. Because of this, we have included one day of rest at Dingboche and allow you to acclimatize to the climatic condition of high altitude. However, instead of sitting idle, we would encourage you to ascend the nearby hill that remains behind Dingboche, for which you require only hours to reach at its top.

On this trekking day, we walk on the pace across Himalayan trails and get further steps towards the base camp of worldwide highest mountain peak. By walking for about 5 hours, you will view memorials of Dughla pass and thereby reach to the nearby beautiful village of the mountain region named Lobuche to get an overnight stay.

Here, we would have a long day trekking trail towards Gorashep, checking in to the nearby lodge and walk across the base camp. Later on, we would return to Gorakshep for staying at night. Despite of a long trek, it would give you tons of excitements, as the trek would give you the opportunity to stay at base camp. We walk across the highest located glacier worldwide i.e. Khumbu Glacier and cross another Changri Glacier while walking ahead to Gorakshep for staying during the nighttime.

We wake up very early to reach Kalapattar, recognized as the highest point of the entire trek i.e. at about 5545 meters. Best thing about the place is that it provides you with magnificent views of the famous and worldwide tallest Mount Everest and various other mountain peaks belonging to the Himalayan Mountain Range. Later on, we would hike down further towards Gorakshep. Finally, after having breakfast, we would walk down towards Pheriche or Lobuche and fly back with the helicopter to capital city of Nepal i.e. Kathmandu.

On this day, we will explore the main parts of Kathmandu valley along with shopping mall and we will organize a farewell dinner with Adventure Mountain Team.

We would make sure to transfer you to the Tribhuvan International Airport, so you could go for your final departure and take memorable moments associated with your entire Mount Everest Helicopter tour.

Everest Base Camp Trek with helicopter return is a high land adventure trek where trekkers will trek on the way to the camp of Mount Everest and Fly Back On Helicopter. Thrilling helicopter flight lets you experience the amazing closest view of mighty mountains (Mt. Everest, Makalu, Island Peak, Lobuche) and beautiful landscapes covered by Himalayas from the top.

Regardless, there have been few exceptional accidents, the answer is yes helicopter tours are safe. Following precautions and procedures you will enjoy the safest helicopter ride possible.

EBC Trek with Heli Return is considered as a moderate trek. There are numerous challenges like the rugged terrain, steep slopes, trekking route through stone stairs and continuous walk of 5 to 6 hours per day until you reach Everest base Camp and then flying back on a helicopter will give you an ultimate bird's eye experience.

The best season for EBC Trek with Heli Return is during Spring (March, April and May) and Autumn (October and November). During these seasons the weather will be clear, you will get long sunlight hours, fewer bugs, flowers will bloom on the way, the charm of the atmosphere can be felt by the heart, magnificent views of the Himalayas can be seen and you can escape the crowd and enjoy the pleasure of trekking.

The maximum height we will ascend during this trek is up to Kala Patthar (5,600 m/18,373 ft)).

Yes!! The Internet is accessible during EBC Trek with Heli Return. You can access the 3G network on mobile phones. The mobile internet is fast enough to browse and even make video calls. You will get continuous signal during the whole trek but there will be certain dark spots along the trek where connection may drop. There are limited WiFi hotspots during the trek which will charge for usage only some will let you use it for free. So, for internet access we recommend you to buy a SIM and use 3G.

The permits required for EBC Trek with Heli Return are:

• Khumbu Rural Municipality Permit
• An entry permit into the Sagarmatha national park or conservation area.

According to the standard itinerary our EBC Trek with Heli Return is of 13 days from your arrival to Kathmandu to farewell at Airport. If you wish to amend the itinerary you have to contact our booking manager; he will prepare the itinerary according to your needs.

Yes!! It is recommended to have travel insurance during the trek. It is uncertain that you will not feel sick or get into any accidents during the trek. So, for medical emergencies and as precaution against risks and financial losses that could happen while traveling, insurance is best.

All the equipment/accessories required for trekking will be arranged for you. You will have to pay the amount for equipment. If you personally want to manage any equipment by yourself it’s fine. We have created The Ultimate Trekking Checklist page for your help as It is always better to carry the essential gears and accessories.

Qualified, well experienced, knowledgeable and reliable trekking leaders who have been working in this field professionally for more than a decade will guide you toward the destination and back. You are in safe hands with us, so don’t worry about trekking guides.

Adventure Mountain Trek offers you a lifetime policy through which you can renew your booking amount for another trek although if you want to cancel it then we will refund you as per our trip cancellation terms procedure.

We hire our staff according to their standards. They should have to go through our selection procedure on which we will check their certifications, qualifications and experience. Hence, Our staff are equipped/trained and insured.

Normally, Within 12-24 hours after ascending a certain height (1,500 to 2,500 meter above sea level) altitude sickness symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, sleep problems, loss of energy, and shortness of breath are seen. In case of any altitude sickness symptoms we will apply medication and descend immediately for acclimatization.

Trekking via the local agency is one of the great ideas for trekkers. There are more local trekking organizations in Nepal. The hard part is you need to recognize whether they are authorized businesses and are members of the Trekking Agency Association of Nepal (TAAN).You can view their internet site and profiles commonly all legal organizations will upload their profile along with authorities-legal certificates.

Due to the advancement of the trekking industry, we can find enough lodges and tea houses throughout Everest Base Camp Trekking routes. They offer good food and accommodation. There are different options you can choose according to your needs and budget. Also you should know that at high altitude and remote places the service will be limited.

Yes!! You can charge mobile phones and camera batteries during the trek. At most of the places you will get to charge for free but at some places you have to pay some amount to charge. Remember that It is always better to bring a power bank with you which will be helpful.