Upper Mustang & Lo Manthang Tour

The Upper Mustang & Lo Manthang Tour is sold as a whole aircraft rather than by the seat, and it starts at US$3,200. Those are the lowest fares operators have published for this route — an indicative figure, not a quote. The price you are offered depends on your date, your group's total weight and how many aircraft are free that morning. Nothing is charged until you accept a quote.

Operators on this route commonly include: airport transfers in kathmandu or pokhara, all domestic airport and landing fees, supplemental oxygen on board (if required). Normally not included: meals beyond those named in the itinerary, national park entry permits, travel insurance (helicopter evacuation cover strongly advised). Inclusions vary between operators, and each quote lists its own — compare those rather than assuming, because the cheapest headline price is not always the cheapest flight.

Operators on this route cap passengers at about 75 kg including your day bag, and you will be weighed at check-in. Helicopter performance drops sharply with altitude — this route reaches 12,500 ft, so the limit is a safety figure, not a guideline.

About 4h door to door, including roughly 1h 30m on the ground. Departures are early: Himalayan valleys cloud over as the day warms.

Mar–Nov

You are not charged for a flight that does not happen. The operator will offer you the next time that works or give all your money back. No good operator flies into poor conditions in these valleys.

Booking starts with one enquiry: your date, how many people and their weights. The flight desk asks the licensed operators that can fly it, compares their prices and comes back with the cheapest, usually within four hours. Only accepting it makes a booking, and only then do you owe anything. The figures on this page are a guide, taken from the prices operators publish.