Benefits of doing Helicopter Tour
Spectacular Views:
Helicopter tours offer an opportunity to see the world from above providing awe-inspiring views of landscapes, mountains, and famous landmarks that are often difficult to reach by other modes of transportation. Passengers can enjoy panoramas. Capture stunning photos, from unique vantage points.
Time Efficiency:
Going on a helicopter tour is a way to maximize your time when exploring places or enjoying breathtaking views. It's particularly advantageous if you're short, on time, or looking for a paced sightseeing experience.
Accessibility:
Helicopter tours offer an opportunity to explore hard-to-reach destinations allowing people to access rugged terrains, secluded valleys, and mountainous regions that might be difficult to explore on foot or using other means of transportation. This accessibility is particularly beneficial, for individuals, with mobility or those looking for a way to experience remote areas.
Comfort and Safety:
Helicopter tours place an emphasis, on ensuring the comfort and safety of passengers. By having pilots and utilizing state-of-the-art helicopters designed for flights travelers can indulge in a seamless safe and enjoyable experience while embracing the excitement of the adventure.
Personalized Experience:
Helicopter sightseeing tours often provide a customized experience because they limit the group sizes. This allows passengers to engage with both the pilots and guides ask any questions they have and customize the tour according to their preferences.
Environmental Conservation:
Helicopter tours have the potential to lessen their impact on the environment when compared to other forms of transportation. They can help in minimizing disturbances on the ground in ecosystems and safeguarding habitats.
Unsuitable weather for helicopter Tour
Poor Visibility: Fog, mist or a layer of clouds can greatly reduce visibility making it difficult for pilots to safely navigate through areas. Poor visibility can also obscure the scenery. Pose risks, to the flight's safety.
Heavy Precipitation: Rain, snow, or hail can have an impact, on the safety and overall quality of flights. When it's raining or snowing visibility decreases, creating flying conditions and potentially affecting landing areas.
Strong Winds: In areas, with mountains windy conditions can be risky when it comes to taking off flying, and landing. Powerful gusts of wind can make helicopter flights difficult for pilots to control.
Turbulence: Unpredictable weather conditions, which are often accompanied by winds or atmospheric instability have the potential to create discomfort and safety concerns, for passengers during flights.
Thunderstorms: Lightning, thunder, and severe storms present dangers, to helicopter flights. Pilots refrain from flying in thunderstorm conditions because of the perilous nature of these weather phenomena.
Best Time to do this Tour
The optimal period to start a helicopter tour of Langtang Gosaikunda usually coincides with the weather conditions, in Nepal. This ensures that you have visibility, pleasant temperatures, and minimal rainfall. Typically the ideal months for this tour are, during the spring and autumn seasons.
Spring (March to May): During this time you can expect weather, beautiful blooming rhododendrons, and clear skies that create scenery. The transition, from winter to spring brings an array of colors, to the valleys and hillsides making the tour more visually captivating.
Autumn (September to November): Autumn, known as the time, for tourists offers weather, cool air, and unobstructed skies. The magnificent views of the Himalayas are particularly awe-inspiring, during this season creating an opportunity to appreciate the charm of the Langtang Gosaikunda area.
Sharing ride vs Private booking
You can do this Helicopter Tour by either sharing with others or by booking a Helicopter according to your preferences. However, Sharing and booking a private Helicopter for a tour has its own merits and demerits as well. Sharing a helicopter is budget-friendly and makes Everest even easier to reach. It also offers multiple landing means you can observe the view from both air and ground. The demerit of sharing a helicopter; is you might have to wait a little longer for others to join in a group with you.
Touring from a private helicopter might be a little costly but you will receive maximum flexibility on the tour by privately booking the helicopter. You can completely customize the date of the flight, stopping places, and the amount of time you want to spend at different stopping places. If you have your group for visiting the Everest base camp then it is better to go in a Private Helicopter with family and friends. The helicopter's maximum ride is 5 people on one flight.
Packing Items for Helicopter Tour
Small Day Pack
Down Jacket
Shoes (wearing)
Inner and Outer layer gloves
Water Bottle
100% UV rays UV-protected sunglasses
Scarfs, shawl
Warm hat or Woolen hat
Snacks or Chocolate bar
Camera
Smartphone
Electrical adapters
Power bank
Weight Limit
The helicopter can carry 5 passengers with a combined weight of up to 450 kg(including packing items).
Langtang Gosaikunda Helicopter Tour Cost
The price of the Langtang Gosaikunda Helicopter Tour is contingent on the group size. Given limited opportunities for shared tours, similar to the Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour, the private helicopter flight is set at $1900, covering a landing at either Langtang or Gosaikunda Lake. Based on Group Size the cost of the Langtang Gosaikunda Helicopter Tour
| Passenger | Cost (Price $) |
| 1 | $2000 |
| 2 | $1050 |
| 3 | $700 |
| 4-5 | $550 |
