Faqs Everest Base Camp Jeep Ride with Helicopter Return

Actually, the jeep goes up to Paiya or Thamdanda via Salleri from Kathmandu. Initially, you drive for Salleri from Kathmandu for more than 8 hours and then drive to Paiya or Thamdanda for your Everest Base Camp Trek. The local government of Khumbu region is planning to stretch the road up to Surke where helipad I located just below Lukla and in few years up to Chaurikharka.

Jeep trip up to Paiya or Thamdanda from Kathmandu via Salleri is the best way to escape irritating and upsetting Lukla flights from and to Kathmandu. Lukla flights from and to Kathmandu are upsetting in the sense that the flights are frequently disturbed by the bad weather conditions and consequently, the flights are either postponed or delayed and even cancelled. In this case, you have to hire helicopter which is very costly to fly back to Kathmandu to catch up your international flights and other emergency works. So, you’d better go with jeep ride to Paiya/Thamdanda via Salleri from Kathmandu and you can still od the same while returning or you can fly back to Kathmandu by helicopter.

The jeep trip to Everest Base Camp takes you only up to Thamdanda or Paiya via Salleri from Kathmandu and you need to walk up to Everest Base Camp via Namche, Tencgboche and Lobuche. However, you don’t need to wait for the Lukla flight to commence your Everest Base Camp Trek. 

Yes, you can do it. Actually, majority of trekkers who do Everest Base Camp do like this these days: trekking to Everest Base Cam and flying back with helicopter while returning.

You can also do the same. You begin your Everest Base Camp Trek from Lukla or Paiya if you take a jeep drive from Kathmandu via Salleri an then climb Namche Bazaar, then, Dingboche and Lobuche and finally to Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar. After ascending to Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar, you can fly back to either Lukla or Kathmandu by helicopter which will be another exciting moment for you during your Everest Base Camp Trek.

It’s your choice whether you fly directly to Kathmandu from Everest Base Camp or only up to Lukla airport or Manthali airport. After you fly back to Manthali airport, you can easily get transportation service for Kathmandu. These days, most of the flights are operated from Manthali airport, Ramechhap. 

Everest Base Camp Trek from Lukla to Lukla is 11 days and if you count the days of arrival and the number of days to go Lukla or Rmechhap, Manthali, it is 13-14 days. It means, 14 days Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary is the finest trek itinerary to be followed for Everest Base Camp Trek. Also, some people want to have some spare days in case of Lukla flights delayed, postponement or cancellation. This is very wise idea as well. If you count the spare days after the trek ends, it will be total 15-16 days for Everest Base Camp Trek. Here, if you really want a very relaxing and flexible Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary, you can go with either 15/16 days Everest Base Camp Trek. 

Yes, you can fly directly to Everest Base Camp by helicopter and even land there for the mountain views for maximum half an hour. It takes around 45 minutes to fly to Everest Base Camp and you will step at Everest Base Camp, make pictures and make history if stepping at the highest mountain base camp of the world and after half an hour, you will fly back to Everest View Hotel and have some snacks/lunch or breakfast and then finally fly back to Kathmandu.

You just need to have about 3 hours’ time frame with you and willing to go Everest Base Camp by helicopter. But, don’t try to stay longer at Everest Base Camp as the elevation is above 5000m and you may suffer from acute mountain sickness. 

You are tired of walking 6-7 hours a day at highest elevation while ascending to Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar and you know all the things while ascending. Once you reach Kalapatthar and Everest Base Camp, your mission is accomplished and it’s worthless to walk down all the way back to Lukla following the same tiring trail. And now in order to escape this tiring walk following the same way and to experience the helicopter flight from Kalapatthar of Everest Base Camp above Mt. Everest, helicopter fly out from Everest Base Camp is a must do thing during your Everest Base Camp Trek while returning back to Lukla or Kathmandu.

Actually, instead of wasting all the time like 4-5 days walking down same trail, you can taste this exciting helicopter flight from Everest Base Camp or Kalapatthar to Lukla hovering above the top of the world, Mt. Everest and other towering mountain peaks in Khumbu region. This can save your money, time and will offer you another marvelous experience of flying above the top of the world.

Yes, definitely, you can do Everest Base Camp Trek in 10 days but you have to fly back to Lukla with helicopter or you can fly back to Kathmandu. Actually, it takes minimum 6-7 days to go Everest Base Camp and 4 more days to come back to Lukla and take a flight to Kathmandu. So, if you have only 10 days to spend in the mountain to see Everest in Nepal, it will be enough but need to ask your travel partner to arrange helicopter flight from Kalapattahr/ Everest Base Camp or Lobuche.

This 10 days Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary with heli fly out from Kalapattahr or Lobuche also consists all required acclimatization days while ascending to Everest Base Camp: one at Namche and other at Dingboche. You needn’t worry about the acclimatization, foods , accommodation and pacing with working hours a day but you need to think about helicopter fly out from Kalapatthar or Lobuche while returning from Everest Base Camp and you can do your Everest Base Camp Trek in 10 days.

You also may have the question that should we take helicopter flight from Kalapattahr/ Everest Base Camp or Lobuche? Or you may have the question like is it good to take helicopter from Kalapattahr/ Everest Base Camp or Lobuche while returning from the trek? The answer is big ‘YES’. It is yes because you are very exhausted and have already spend more than a week in trekking to Everest Base Camp and normally the trekkers want to avoid that same trail walk down to Lukla spending more 4-5 days and most importantly, people who have been to Everest Base Camp want to experience helicopter fly from Kalapatthar\Everest Base camp or Lobuche just above Mt. Everest, the top of the world and make a beautiful memory too. That’s why, this helicopter fly from Kalapatthar/Everest Base Camp or Lobuche to Lukla or back to Kathmandu is a must do activity during your Everest Base Camp Trek. 

Yes, you can fly back from Everest Base Camp. Actually, it is a fly back from Kalapatthar(5545m) because the comfortable helicopter is possible at the top of Kalapatthar. Actually, there is a reliable helipad at Kalapatthar and you can fly back to either Lukla or directly Kathmandu.

After ending your Everest Base Camp Trek, you are exhausted and you want to escape all the same trail walk down to Lukla via Periche, Tengboche and Namche and can take a fly back from Everest Base Camp. It’s your choice to fly directly to Kathmandu by helicopter or only up to Lukla. If you have got limited time frame and really want to avoid the same monotonous trekking trail back, you can directly fly back to Kathmandu, otherwise, you can only fly back to Lukla and regular flight back to Kathmandu.

You can do Everest Base Camp Trek, the quickest, in 10 days with helicopter fly out from Everest Base Camp or Kalapatthar. It takes minimum 7 -8 days to walk up to Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar and one day for return flight with helicopter and another two days for arrival and departure. So, one can do Everest Base Camp Trek in either 10 or 11 days if you are well set with all required preparations including trekking equipment checklist.

But, if you choose to walk all the way up and down in your ebc trek, then, it takes at least 12 days to complete Everest Base Camp Trek. So, make up your mind whether to take helicopter flight back from Everest Base Camp or trek all the way back to Lukla without it and then go for the Ebc trek itinerary. 

Yes, it is possible to do Everest Base Camp Trek in 10 days but possible with helicopter fly back from Everest Base Camp. Otherwise, it takes at least 12 days to accomplish your ebc trek. If you have got 10 days to spend Nepal and willing to do EBC trek and you are all set up, you can follow this itinerary with helicopter fly out from Kalapatthar/EBC.

Everest Base Camp Trek 10 days with helicopter

Day1: Arrival in Kathmandu 1,320 m and transfer to hotel.

Day2: Day 3 Fly to Lukla/2840m, Trek to Phakding 2,610m/30 minutes flight 3 - 4 Hours trek

Day3: Trek to Namche Bazaar 3,440 m / 11, 350 feet - 06 hrs.

Day4: At Namche for acclimatization and short scenic hike up to Everest View Hotel ( 3880m)

Day5: Trek to Tengboche Monastery( 3,867 m) - 05 hrs.

Day6: Trek to Dingboche 4,410 m / 14,470 feet -05 hrs.

Day7: At Dingboche, rest day for acclimatization.

Day8: Trek to Lobuche 4,960 m - 05 hrs.

Day9: Trek to Everest Base Camp 5,364 m and Back to GorakShep - 07 hrs.

Day10: Climb Kalapatthar 5,545 m, and fly to Lukla on a Heli and Fly to Kathmandu with regular flight - 04 hrs.

There are, basically, 6 different Everest Base Camp Trek Itineraries. These are: 10 Days Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return, 11 Days Everest Base Camp Trek with helicopter Return, 12 Days Everest Base Camp Hike, 13 Days Everest Base Camp Trek, 14 Days Everest Base Camp Trek and 15 Days Everest Base Camp Trek. Also, one of the popular trek itineraries to go to Everest Base Camp is: Everest Base Camp Jeep Ride with Helicopter Return. 

With an extension of rural road and to quench the new desire and wish of the people, the travel agents are offering various novels and exciting EBC Trek Itineraries in recent time. You even can do Everest Base Camp Trek without Lukla and Manthali Flight from and for Kathmandu. You can simply go with jeep ride to Salleri and Paiya and then walk to Everest Base Camp and then walk down to the same spot to get the jeep ride back to Kathmandu. 

However, 14 days Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary is the best trekking itinerary to go Everest Base Camp and come back to Kathmandu. It has got proper acclimatization days (2 days), one at Namche(3400m) and the other at Dingboche (4400m)and all arrivals and departures days. So, among various Everest Base Camp Trek Itineraries, 14 Days Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary is highly recommended for your safety and full enjoyment. 

You even can do Everest Base Camp Trek in 10 days but the most ideal itinerary for Everest Base Camp is 14 days. 10/11 days itineraries are only possible with helicopter fly back from Everest Base Camp. But, other itineraries like 14/15 days will take you to Everest Base Camp(5364m) and Kalapatthar(5545m) on walk and offers the same opportunity while coming back to Lukla before taking the flight back to Manthali or Kathmandu. But, if you choose one way walk to EBC and return back with helicopter either to Lukla or Manthali or directly Kathmandu, then, you can go with 9/10 days Everest Base Camp Trek with helicopter return. This 9/10 days itinerary excludes arrival and departure. 

Frankly telling, you require at least two weeks period for Everest Base Camp Trek if you are planning doing it completely on your foot, walking in and to and walking out. 

Yes, you can do Everest Base Camp in 10 days but with helicopter fly back to Lukla or Manthali or Kathmandu. And if you have got only 9/10 days and  planning to do Everest Base Camp, it is possible but only with helicopter and if you want to explore the Everest region extensively on walk by passing through local Sherpa Villages, you require at least 14 days which includes your arrival and departure.

 No, if you are a beginner, don’t dare to do Everest Base Camp Trek as it is graded as moderately challenging. Till Namche Bazaar(3400m), the trek is moderate while ascending up to Everest View Hotel(3880m), the trek, then, gets more challenging while passing through Tengboche (3800m) and Dingboche. Similarly, the trek gets more strenuous while ascending up to Lobuche( 4900m) and Everest Base Camp (5354m) and Kalapatthar(5545m). So, if you are a beginner and passionately willing doing Everest Base Camp Trek, you can do Everest Short Trek up to Everest View Hotel and walk down to Lukla to explore and experience Everest region and to witness Mt. Everest (8848.86m).

You need to plan comprehensively to conquer over Everest Base Camp (5364m) and Kalapatthar(5545m), with all necessary things including personal gears and other trekking equipment. More importantly, you must boost up your stamina by doing regular physical exercises in order to make your body capable to adjust with new atmosphere and elevation. 

Plan your Everest Base amp Trek by following ways:  

• Do regular exercises basically related to Cardio 
  
• Boost up your stamina mentally and physically in order to be capable to adjust with the new elevation and atmosphere you will get to during the trip 
• Get and pack up all necessary equipment for the trek 
• Get and pack all required personal equipment and gears 
• Do some research on the trek you are doing and the region you are heading to and you are going to explore 
• Ask about the trip with someone who have already done it and collect important information 
• Address health issues if you have any before you depart for the trip 
• Prepare all required medicines you must take on the trip regularly if you are doing it 
• Let your friends, family or relatives know that you are going Nepal for the trip, destination and duration 
• Prepare mentally how you are going to spend your budget on different titles and carry/collect enough budget for the trip but don’t try to be prodigal, just enough   
• Prepare travel insurance and confirm that your trip is booked and reserved 
• Check the weather condition before you depart for the trip 

You use local lodges and teahouses to sleep and stay overnight on Everest Base Camp Trek. A decade ago, there would be camping trekking trips and the trekkers and the trekking operators had to manage tents for overnight stay. But, nowadays, trekkers can get lodges and teahouse easily on the trail for overnight stay. They also get all the meals they want during their Everest Base Camp trek on the menu prepared by the local teahouse owners. They prepare all required meals for your including all kinds of drinks like tea, coffee, alcoholics and other cold drinks too at local lodges. 

 Your trekking leader or your trekking company will arrange accommodation for overnight stay and you have to go with it. The local lodges will offer you an ordinary and common twin sharing bedrooms with no toilet attached. You have to go outside of bedroom for the toilet and shower. The toilet and shower you are using will be common and sharing to all other people who are staying at the lodge. If you want to know more about facilities of toilet in Everest region, you can click: Toilets Facilities in Everest Base Camp Trek. 

The beds will be comfortable enough to spend a single or a couple of night at the local lodge on Everest Base Camp Trek. You also can get luxury and attached accommodations during the trek from Lukla to Dingboche, but from Lobuche to Gorekhshep is not possible. If you want a luxury accommodation from Lukla to Dingboche, you can ask your trekking company to provide you Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek and you should be ready to pay little more for it. 

The best way to go Everest Base Camp (5364m) is Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour. Although there are other two ways: Everest Base Camp Trek and Everest Mountain Flight, Everest Heli Tour is the best option to go and land at Everest Base Camp/Kalapatthar (5545m). 

Everest Base Camp Trek required at least 2 weeks for walking to EBC through Lukla, Namche, Tengboche and Lobuche. Some people find it very tiring and they want to go with either Everest Heli ride or Everest Mountain flight to see Mt. Everest(8848.86). You can step at Everest Base Camp and make a history in your life while doing Everest Base Camp Trek. 

If you choose Everest Mountain Flight, you can see Mt. Everest but you cannot land at Everest Base Camp/Kalapatthar. But, if you go with Helicopter Tour to Everest Base Camp, you can land at Kalapatthar and witness Mt. Everest from the closest viewpoint. Not only Mt. Everest, you can see Pumori, Loa Tse, Nupse, Makalu and many other snow-fed peaks in Everest region. At the same time, one can witness Khumbu Glacier and all surrounding of Sagarmatha National Park. You can do all these things within 4 hours. 

While landing at Kalapatthar during your Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour, you will have maximum 30 minutes to explore and capture the mountain views all round you.