Point to point transfers and rescue come first; scenic tours, shared seats, empty legs and specialist work follow. Tell the desk what you need and we compare every licensed operator and book you the cheapest.
Most of what we fly is not a scenic tour. It is a transfer between two places, or a rescue out of the mountains.
© hsvgerrit · CC BY 4.0The whole helicopter for your group. You pick the date, the plan and the take-off time, within the weather and the crew's rest hours. Lukla out, a missed connection, an airfield with no scheduled service.
© valcker from Paris · CC BY 2.0Call the rescue line. We alert rescue operators by phone as soon as you call, and arrange the evacuation with CAAN-certified operators. No account, no form.
The published routes, sold by the seat or by the aircraft, and the return flights that sell for less.
© Dailyhelifly · CC BY 4.0Out at first light, a short landing at the viewpoint, back the same morning. From US$350 a seat.
See the routes
© Sm789 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Join a flight other travellers are filling. If it does not fill, the operator offers another date or a full refund.
Find a seat
© Roman Raghu Shrestha · CC BY-SA 4.0A seat on a helicopter returning empty after a charter. The date and the route follow the charter.
See empty legs
© Gaston Julian / PexelsChoose one of three landings and ask the question there. The helicopter lands, you step out, and nobody else is on board.
Priced against the job rather than a tour rate, and flown by operators holding the right aerial-work approval.
Photo: JC Gellidon · UnsplashA camera flight with doors off, a gimbal mount and a licensed crew. The route and the hold points are planned before you fly.
Photo: David Waschbüsch · PexelsAn external load carried on a longline beneath the aircraft: cargo, relief supplies, construction. Planned by weight and landing site.
What people ask when they are deciding between services.
A shared seat puts you on a departure other travellers are filling, so it costs far less but leaves when the seats sell and follows a fixed itinerary. A private charter is the whole aircraft, typically five seats, on your own timetable. On the Everest tour the whole aircraft costs more than five shared seats, so a charter buys privacy and the timetable, not a lower price.
An empty leg, typically 40 to 70 per cent below the charter price, because the aircraft is already flying home after a drop-off. The trade is that you take the date and direction the aircraft is going.
No. A rescue is arranged by phone when it is needed, on the rescue line +977 98 6104 4994, with no account and no booking. What is worth arranging in advance is travel insurance that covers helicopter evacuation at the altitude you will trek to.
Almost anywhere with a safe landing surface, if the aircraft has the performance for the altitude. Tours land no higher than Kala Patthar, at 5,545 m. Landings above 5,000 m are often split into two lifts because thin air reduces what the aircraft can carry. Some areas also need permits.
Every operator the desk sends a request to holds a current Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, checked before the request goes out. We do not own aircraft or employ pilots.
Send where, when and who is flying. We ask every licensed operator that can do it and come back with the cheapest, aiming within four hours.