Everest base camp heli trek is an easy trek to Everest via Helicopter. For people who have less time and want to reach the Everest Base Camp without much walk. Everest base camp trek 4 days is one of the best choices for them. The trek is suitable for those who have less time and want a luxurious journey.
The Everest easy 3-day helicopter trek to Nepal provides the visitor with a fantastic experience in a short period. Everest’s short trek offers a blend of enjoyment and excitement accompanied by the beautiful surroundings of snow-capped mountain peaks. Along with the world’s highest peak Everest. Also, the trekkers will get an opportunity to experience the distinct culture of Sherpa. As well as, the ancient monastery in the Sherpa valley, Flora and fauna, and so forth.
We fly via helicopter to get in to and out of the Everest base camp short trek and stay in luxury lodges on the trail. It’s a memorable way to visit the Everest Base camp and get a taste of trekking in Nepal.
Everest base camp heli trek is one of the most popular trekking trails in Nepal. It is designed for those who wish to experience the Himalayan Khumbu region in a short frame of time. It includes unique culture, traditions, and the lifestyle of the local people. In addition to that, great views, rich biodiversity, and majestic mountains of this region. Also, in this trek, many more spectacular and beautiful mountains are the main attractions.
The trek brings you to the view of four magnificent peaks. And the nature’s gift to Nepal, all these are above 8,000 m, such as Mt. Everest-8848 m, Cho Oyu-8153 m, Lhotse-8516 m, and Makalu-8463 m. This type of trek is suitable for those who can walk about 4 to 5 hours a day and can move within the limited time to be taken a trek for Everest region trekking in Nepal. Also, it is the most attractive trek not only within Nepal but in the entire world. Consequently, this is the trek of the highest mountain in the world.
Everest base camp heli trek starts with a short flight to Lukla and trekking to Monjo. And, the trek continues through the blush vegetation of Sagarmatha National Park, which is the habitat for scarce wild animals like Snow leopards and wild goats. The route passes through abundant flora and fauna, colorful prayer flags, dense spectacular forests of blooming rhododendron, blue pine, orchid, and fir forests of the Khumbu and Everest region. And this mesmerizing route will take towards the ultimate destination: Everest Base Camp. We will take a helicopter flight from Namche to base camp and enjoy the great views of the Himalayas.
Are you dreaming of the Everest base camp trek for 4 days and don’t have time, We make this package for you to do the Everest base camp trek in days. This is perfect for travel enthusiasts who have a very short time and wanted to the base of the famous mountain. We will do the trek till Namche Bazaar, Khumjung village, or till Tengboche and ride the helicopter back from Kalapathar and with visiting the Everest base camp.
The best thing about this short trek is you don’t have to worry about altitude sickness as you will not sleep at higher elevations, you sleep in low and high altitudes you explore by helicopter. You don’t require any pre-trekking/hiking experiences to do this trek. So we invite you to travel with your full family. The Everest base camp 4 days trek is suitable for 8 years to 78 years old people. During the short Everest base camp tour, you will get close to Mount Everest- the highest peak in the world.
We pass through friendly Sherpa villages and Buddhist monasteries of Namche Bazaar. And, this is where we will offer an incredible vista of Mt Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,501m), Thamserku (6,502m), Ama Dablam (6,450m) Kusumkanggaru along with the snowy peak of Khumbu Himalaya Nepal. And, The Everest Easy trekking proceeds to experience the natural beauty, astonishing landscape, and magnificent view of the Himalayas to Tengboche.
During the Everest easy trek, we explore also the monastery in Tengboche. Khumbu valley is one of the oldest and largest Sherpa settlements in the Everest region. This trek is best for the very short-time holder trekkers who still like to view the world’s highest peaks from comfortable elevation and enjoy the medley adventure.
When it comes to magnificent mountain panoramas, you can choose this trek package. Back down to Lukla from where we will take a short flight back to Kathmandu, enjoying the last views of the awe-inspiring Himalayan range and its people. Furthermore, it is a matter of achievement and pride you will ever have.
Everest base camp heli trek s just a 3,4 days package so trekkers no need to carry the big backpack. You will sleep in the tea house and eat there so you just need to carry your personal belongings and warm clothing. Below are some suggested items to take with you while trekking the Everest region.
The Everest base camp heli trek is a short but high-altitude trek so we need to pack accordingly for cold weather. The main thing to remember is you need enough warm clothing for this trek. The total luggage you can make is 15 kg for our porter per person. Porter carries 30 kg total. You can use our duffle bag if you don’t have one or if you have more luggage you can store it in a Kathmandu hotel. you need a small day pack to carry your daily usage items such as water, camera, sun lotions, and extra layers. As this is short trekking so you don’t need to pack much clothing, just take appropriate ones and enough warm ones.
Duration: 03 Days from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
Trek Grade: Easy to moderate
Max. Altitude: Kalapathar (5545m.)
highest Altitude: Kalapathar (5,545m/18,192ft.)
Best time to visit: February to May, September – Mid December are the best seasons. During the winter months from December to Mid February, it is cold and can be snow on the trail, July & August are rainy time, trekking can be done, but visibility can be poor due to rain.
Trekking dates: We can offer this trek on any dates during the months Feb, March, April, May, June, Sept, Oct, November, and December for a group of 2 to 12 people.
Trek Grade: Easy to Moderate
Everest easy trek 3 to 4 days is an easy grading trek, It is short walking days 4-5 hours long and reaches destinations by lunch. You can also choose to have lots of stops and sightseeing en route. The trails are relatively even, well-marked and wide; they are usually the main way of traveling from village to village for that area. You don’t need to be an experienced trekker to enjoy this trip – it might be your first ever trek. The easy grade treks usually stay around the below 3500m altitude mark. Please note that the Nepal trek grade is categorized by height not by walking, even on some easy grade treks we need to climb a lot of stone staircase, you will not have an altitude sickness problem in this trek that’s why it is an easy grade.
Equipment Renting and buying: We advise you to bring all of your clothing and gear from home, however, in Kathmandu, there are many shops to buy and rent trek related equipment. We advise you to bring all of your clothing and gear from home, however, in Kathmandu, there are many shops to buy and rent trek related equipment.
Your trekking luggage: You will have 1 porter for 2 trekkers basis to carry your luggage. the maximum weight per trekkers is 15 kg as we never overload our porters. however, you only carry your valuables in your backpack., including your sleeping bag, and down jacket; other items not required on a trek can be stored in our office or your hotel in Kathmandu.
Accommodation in the Everest base camp trek 3 days is in the local lodge or in the teahouse. There is a luxury to basic tea houses, on this package we use a basic tea house lodge. You will sleep in a basic room with a bed, mattress, bed cover, and pillow. You need your own sleeping bag and better to have a sleeping bag liner also. The facilities are quite basic at the lodge. In some places, there is no electricity but they have solar power in the dining room and. You can charge your battery for cell phones and cameras at an extra cost.
You will have a choice of food during the Everest base camp trek 3 days. Most of our trekking package is a full board basis, which covers your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can choose the food from the menu at tea house prices that are fixed by a National park or conservation area project. There is local to international hygienic food choices.
We suggest you eat at the same tea house where you stay. To be vegetarian is better in high altitude and remote areas. The meet items are carried in a long way, so not fresh. The typical Nepali food is Dal Bhat ( Rice lentil, mixed vegetable curry, and pickle)
For breakfast, you will have a choice of pancakes (plain, apple, cinnamon, lemon, etc.) served with peanut butter or honey; porridge; egg items (scrambled, boiled, fried, omelet); bread (toast, chapatti). For lunch and dinner you can have Nepali local food Dal Bhat, pasta, pizza, garlic soup, momos, curry, macaroni, and other rice and noodle-based dishes are served.
Your Everest base camp trek for 4 days is leading by or experience trekking guide and porter who are joining you from Kathmandu. All of our guides have trained for and attained a Trekking Guide license provided by the Government. The license exam is organized by TAAN and Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHAM) every year. They have vast knowledge about the trekking trails and kinds of medical treatments and emergency services of first aids, altitude sickness, and other relevant issues.
Your belongings will be safely taken by our Porter, making your walk easy, more pleasant, and comfortable. Our porter will carry a maximum of 30 kg in total for 2 trekkers’ bag. If you have any extra weight, We suggest you hire another porter and will cost extra cost.
To start our Everest easy 3 days trek, we will fly to Lukla. which is a small Sherpa village, is located at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level. Kathmandu to Lukla flight offers you spectacular views of the 18 highest peaks, and interestingly, four of them lie above the altitude of 8000 meters. It is about 35 minutes flight from Kathmandu. however in busy season time flights are diverting from Ramechhap to Lukla, To get to Ramechhap you need to drive 4 hours. We will take you to the airport and back to the hotel by private transport 2 times for the trip.
Passport and Visa info
First, be sure you have a valid passport with at least 6 months’ validity from the return date. You can obtain visas for Nepal from the Nepalese Consulate in your country or upon arrival at Kathmandu Airport. USD 30 or equivalent convertible currency for 15 days for single/multiple entries. If you get a visa for 30 days It is USD 50 or equivalent convertible currency. USD 125 or equivalent convertible currency for 90 days for single/multiple entries
You can get a Nepal visa prior to arrival from the Nepalese Embassy in your home country. Likewise, you can easily get an upon arrival visa at Kathmandu airport and other different borders from Nepal.
We find that most travelers find themselves in difficulty as sometimes; they don’t carry money to get a visa at the time of their arrival. There is no ATM inside the visa section. Though there is a provision of ATM outside, it is more likely that sometimes it doesn’t work. So, for your comfort, we recommend you bring the cash US$ to get them on arrival visa.
For your extra money for the Everest base camp easy trek, you need in Nepali rupees. Nepal banknotes comes in Rupees, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 denominations. Coins come in Rupees 1, 2, 5, and 10 denominations. Foreign currencies must be exchanged only through banks or authorized money exchangers. The receipts of such transactions are to be obtained and retained. Visitors can exchange foreign currency at the foreign exchange counter at the airport upon arrival too, Although their rates are quite low so better you can exchange in the city.
You can also get money from ATM machines there are many in the city and it allows you a maximum of 40,000 per day. Visitors other than the Indian nationals have to make the payment in foreign currency (non-Indian currency) in the hotel. It also applies to book your trekking and tour. During the Everest easy trek, you need local Nepali rupees for your extra expenses. So you can carry enough amount for the trek there are no ATM facilities along the way except Dhunche.
Note: Most of the Banks and Money changers in Nepal, will not accept foreign currency notes that are old, torn, or faded. Please ensure that you have new, clean notes
Drinking water during your Trek:
We suggest you at least drink 3/4 liters of water per day while you are on the Everest trek 3 days trail. While bottled mineral water can be purchased all over Kathmandu and along popular trekking trails, plastic water bottles are a significant problem in Nepal’s mountain areas. So instead of relying on bottled water, travelers should instead purify their water.
You can take water purification tablets and iodine liquid to purify the water. They are small, cheap, and light to carry, another better way is to get water filters they are low to carry and easy to use. You can bring two reusable water bottles. So that you always have one bottle to drink from, while the water in your other bottle is being purified.
Showers and electricity – Most of the tea houses in the EBC Trek for 4 days have a solar hot shower and have cold showers available. Few of them have gas Guizar or electricity hot shower. Few places every charge the cost for hot showers for the extra cost of around USD 3 to 4. Electricity is usually available in most parts of the route with hydropower, you are able to charge your battery for camera and phone, normally they charge the extra cost of about USD 1 to 2 for full battery charging.
Our Everest base camp easy trek group sizes are quite small and from 2 people to 10. We always make a small group to reduce the impact on the environment and to enable us to provide a more personal service. The maximum group size on most of our treks/tours is 12 and the minimum group size is 2. if you are a single traveler we also operate a private solo trip for you. After the COVID 19 pandemic, we are now making our trekking group size a 10-person limit, this also makes it easy to provide you the best service and look after all of you from your trekking guide and porter. So any number are you are don’t matter you can book your trip with us we are happy to run the best holiday for you.
Health and Fitness:
The main things for Everest base camp easy trek is needed your positive thinking and you need to able to walk 5/6 hours in the rocky trail. You can be fit for the trek before you arrive here by doing small exercises in your home country. The more stamina you built up is easier to trek for this trek. To boost your stamina you can do running, cycling, Zumba, or some yoga practices. You will be walking 5 to 7 hours a day during the so be prepare for your legs. The best exercise you can do in-home is squats and lunges.
Altitude sickness: Our entire trek itinerary for Everest easy trek is designed to climb slowly to prevent altitude sickness. When we ascend above 2500 meters, our bodies have to acclimatize to the decreasing amount of oxygen available. The early symptoms are a headache, extreme fatigue, and loss of appetite. The only cure for Acute Mountain Sickness is to descend. When we climb slowly, avoid alcohol during your trek, eat crabs food, drink ¾ liters of water daily will help you.
In Everest base camp easy trek the use of internet service will be available at the lodges with some extra service charge. while you are on the trek there are telephones facilities in many villages. You can make international calls and most of the places have wifi facilities. Now You can contact your family and friends via the lodges.
Our guide has a cellular phone and We’ll communicate with them frequently to know the trek and your health. Furthermore, we are making sure to make sure you’re fine, safe, feel right, and have everything up there. Also, the easy way now is you can get the local sim card on arrival at the airport which has a 4g/3g network in most of the routes. Now Most of the places in the trekking route have wifi service available Normally Wi-Fi works for every part of the trek in lodge/lodges which will be provided with a minimal fee or someplace have free.
We suggest you have a full travel insurance package that covers medical, personal accident, emergency evacuation, furthermore, it should also include, trip cancellation, loss of gears, natural calamity, theft of or damage to baggage, etc. While you trek in the high altitude some time you get illnesses, small injured, or get sick. If you will get any problem and get ill or injured during your trek, Above the Himalaya trekking will taking care of you and in an emergency, we will rescue you.
If small injuries and health problems and altitude sickness are getting during the trek. Our staff will descend to you immediately. For the more serious medical issues, emergency Above the Himalaya trekking company will arrange a helicopter rescues for you.
We need a guarantee of payment from your Insurance company or a cash deposit or a promise in Kathmandu. While you are trekking with Above The Himalaya Trekking, we will arrange the travel rescue insurance and initial payments. We will claim the refund to your insurance company again. Make sure when you buy the insurance it should cover bother rescue and medical assistance. We suggest you giving your full insurance information while you book your trip with us. For an emergency case, this will help us to arrange a quick and effective rescue operation and get emergency medical help.
Everest base camp easy trek Package Cost:
Everest easy 4 days trek cost depends on your group size how you travel by bus or private car and your trekking staff. Our package includes a trekking guide, porter, transportation by private car. It also includes the necessary trekking permits, accommodation meals, all service charges, and taxes. You can do the half board package also just hiring a guide, porter, get permits. for your meals and accommodation during the trek, you can pay by yourself also. You can browse these pages more for detailed prices and trip dates.
Day 01 - Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla by normal plne about 40 minute flight, Distance 136.17km, and trekking to Phakding (2652m) : walking distance 3 hours, 200 meters descent and 50 meters ascent - 8km
We need to take a flight to Lukla first to start the trek to the Everest region. after a short but exciting flight over the mountains, we reach Lukla. from here we trek to Phakding in a mostly easy trail.
Day 02: - Phakding trekking to Namche Bazzar (3440m) : walking distance 5-6 hours, 300 meters ascent and 300 meters descent - 11.3 km.
Trek to Namche Bazaar via Monjo and Jhorsalle today is another amazing day and this is our last day of walking on this itinerary. FromNamche you take a helicopter flight. On Arrival Namche you can enjoy the view of Amadabla, Everest, and other mountains, it is a big town with more facilities. You can visit the local area.
Day 03: - Helicopter Tour from Namche to Everest base camp, Helicopter down to Lukla, From Lukla take a normal plane flight to Kathmandu.
The most exciting day of our trip started with an early morning breakfast and began our journey toward Mount Everest. As a result, you will be catching views of Mout Everest and surrounding mountains. Flight to Kala Patthar (17192 ft. /5242m) provided a mesmerizing view of the high snow Peak.
Kala Patthar is well-recognized as a historic site. The name also given at that time was the “World’s Highest Cabinet Meeting,” which was organized by the Government of Nepal on 4th December 2009.
You will get the closest view of Mount Everest from Kala Patthar. One can be so lucky to watch the world’s highest mountain so close to you. Also, make it rememberable by clicking some photos. You will be enjoying the mountain chain, including Mount Everest, from up the sky. Again you will land in Lukla and have a rest day.
Day 04: - Fly back to Kathmandu with normal flight
Today early morning we will take a a normal regular flight back to Kathmandu.
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Cost Includes
Cost Includes
Cost Excludes
Any services in Kathmandu.
Nepal entry visa fee, you can get a Nepal visa upon arrival at the Airport.
International Airfare
Alcoholic, hot and cold drinks, hot water, hot and cold showers.
Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, sweets, snacks, beverages and bar bills, camera battery charging.
Travel Insurance (Essential – Should include emergency evacuation coverage while trekking up to 5500+ meters).
Personal trekking gears
Gratitudes for trekking staff.
Any others expenses which are not mentioned in the Price Includes section.
Easy trek in Everest region
Everest base camp trek 3 days starts with the flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. After that, we will trek up to Phakding, surrounded by the peaks, and head towards Namche Baazar. During the trek, you will experience the excellent hospitality of Sherpa’s and their traditional lifestyle. With the panoramic view of Amadablam, Mt. Everest, Mt. Makalu. We will also see Mt. Cho Oyo, Mt Lhotse, Mt. Lhotse Shar, etc. You can have an opportunity of experiencing high-altitude mountain scenery. The several natural wonders of this heavenly country Nepal.
Furthermore, the best part of the Everest trek 3 days is that in a short period you will be able to enjoy every aspect of this place excellently. from your Helicopter ride enjoy the best view of glaciers, mountains, forests to rivers, therefore, it is a lifetime journey. Also, you will be able to go through the little heavenly villages, making you feel you are in a completely different world.
After all the majestic views and enjoyable experiences, you will be picked up in Namche Bazaar for a private helicopter tour in the Himalayas. Your time will be best utilized in such a divine place. A lot of people dream to be in such a place. But not everyone is lucky enough to explore such an opportunity, because of many reasons like health and financial problems. Then, if you are among those who have time, energy, and money, along with the support of their loved ones, why not invest all those in a trip that will make you the happiest forever.
And, stop at Everest Trek 2, 3 days, and get back to Kathmandu city Nepal on a helicopter flight making ourselves comfortable and relaxed.
Everest base camp easy 4 days trek is easy to moderate level trek. So this trip is for easy and any age group with the right health conditions. It does not require experience at all. You can expect a proper amount of ascents and descents in this level of trekking. Walking times: 3-6 hours walking per day Altitude: The first day of walking till Phakding is easy and the second day is moderate as we need to climb in the steep uphills. After Namche, you don’t trek you will ride a helicopter flight.
The best time for Everest base camp easy trek is in Autumn after mid-September to early December and the spring March to May. The winter is also for this trek as we are not hiking upper to Namche but sometimes we need to rely on the weather. If visibility is poor the Lukla flight can’t land and the same applies to helicopter flight. If you wish to travel in the winter you need to get some extra days in the itinerary in case of flight delay. You need also to get the proper trekking clothes to get away from Khumbu cold. The benefit of spring trekking is you can meet Everest climbers at base camp and flowers are blooming along the way. During October the trail is busy but the views are incredible.
Our Everest base camp trek 4 days is one of the shortest and easiest ways to Everest Base Camp. This trek takes you from Pakhding to Namche Bazaar. From Namche to the highest point we get the helicopter flight so you don’t need to worry about the high-altitude walk. Furthermore, You will also get to know more about Sherpa culture, traditions, and customs.
Everest base camp easy trek is good for travelers who have limited time and want to trek only in lower altitude areas. The itinerary is the easiest of the base camp routes we offer and if you are reasonably fit and determined you can be at the 3500 m height by foot. After that, you are lucky no need to trek as we take a Helicopter flight to Kala Patthar and get the best view of world-famous mountain peaks.
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Trip Duration
04 days
Destination
Nepal
Group Size
2-12 person
Accomodation
Tea house
Maximum Altitude
5555m
Trip Difficulty
Moderate
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