Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain is almost everyone else’s dream. But did you know that you should not climb Mount Everest to see it? And yes, it is true.
You can hike or choose a chopper to hover you near Everest. This idea loosens your burden so low to visit Mount Everest, right?
Through this blog, we take you to view Mount Everest without climbing it from regular hikes to the most luxurious way.
Ways to View Mount Everest from Nepal in comfort and luxury
From regular trekking to chopper rides, Everest can be experienced and seen in every way possible. Here are some of the list of luxurious Everest Experiences:
Everest Base Camp Trek in Luxury
The luxury trekking tour to Everest Base Camp is the challenge we suggest to the walking fits. The major highlight of this trip is the hiking enthusiasts with a lifelong dream of trekking to the base camp and staying in luxurious and comfortable lodges.
The trekking and staying in luxury lodges, sounds different, does it? But Everest is different. Being one of the most commercial routes of Nepal for hiking, Everest has almost everything to offer as if a city facility.
You get a proper internet connection, rooms with attached bathrooms at the proper water-facilitated areas, and luxury lodges to stay in lower altitudes. Even after going higher than 4000 meters in altitude hikers get a proper electric blanket, or at least a hot bag to stay in comfort.
Once you get these kinds of facilities, the thoughts might hit you with food. But the food availability also shocks the world in Everest. Taste should never be expected for sure. But the availability of almost every sort of food item during the peak season from regular Nepali cuisine to continentals is common. Additionally, the Vibrant Sherpa Culture makes travellers forget their hard walks.
Thus, the luxury suits this place pretty well.
The trekking to Everest Base Camp in luxury looks like the following:
Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu
Day 2: Acclimatize in Kathmandu with a few side trips to the World Heritage Sites
Day 3: Fly to Lukla in a helicopter and trek to Phakding
Day 4: Trek to Namche Bazaar
Day 5: Acclimatize in Namche Bazaar (side hike to Hotel Everest View)
Day 6: Trek to Debuche Village via Tyangboche Monastery
Day 7: Trek to Dingboche Valley
Day 8: Acclimatize in Dingboche (side hike to Nangkartshang Hill)
Day 9: Trek to Lobuche
Day 10: Trek to Everest Base Camp via Gorakshep, and return to Gorakshep
Day 11: Morning hike to Kalapatthar and trek back to Gorakshep, fly to Kathmandu
Day 12: Departure
Why choose Everest Base Camp Luxury Hiking?
The major reason to choose this journey out of others is time-saving hiking in the Khumbu region. The trekking route is the same way back for regular trekkers. Thus, to save time coming back on the same route, you fly from Gorakshep to Kathmandu. This cuts off 4 more days of hiking. That way you will be able to enroll in other tours inside Nepal as well. If not, then easy return home is the aim of this journey.
Another reason to choose this trip is the helicopter ride. The Lukla flight is never sure of. In case of slight change in weather affects the flight risking it to get canceled. The cancellation of 1 day itself pushes the days further. Sometimes, the flights are also cancelled for multiple consecutive days. Thus, taking a helicopter is 90% a safe option. Safe here means the cancellation is safe. The choppers can fly even in case of pretty low visibility which is unsafe for airplane flights. Thus, luxury counts here, too.
The third reason is comfort. Some hikers also sleep in tents and dining halls in peak seasons after not getting rooms in hotels. In such a crowded region during peak seasons, you can expect pre-booked comfortable lodges. The lodges up to Dingboche are provided with proper attached bathrooms and basic amenities.
When you go higher than Dingboche the rooms do not have attached bathrooms due to the water supply being at the freezing point. However, the rooms will be either equipped with electric blankets or hot bags.
The fourth reason is Everest Luxury Holidays. Our trips are catered in such a way that the travellers get to experience the local lifestyle, culture, and many more. The hiking is different from other organizers, as our trips are activity-focused. You can get to live among the locals, hear their stories, and celebrate their festivals being different from any other hiker in the region.
Mount Everest Scenic Mountain Flight
The Mount Everest Scenic Flight is another short luxury trip in the Himalayas. You get to fly for 50 minutes to see the panoramic views of the Eastern Himalayas of Nepal including Everest. This trip, however, is not private. Though, the whole flight can be chartered if you want a private experience, too.
The flights take off every day from Tribhuvan International Airport’s Domestic Terminal. With the guaranteed window seat provided to the passengers, the flight flies into the Himalayan skies for 50 minutes showing the spectacular views of more than 100s of peaks. Among them lies the tallest Everest.
As the flight takes off early in the morning, you will be picked up on time from your hotel and brought to the airport. With all the boarding formalities it will take around 20 minutes to wait to board the plane. When you soar the skies the views are panoramic, majestic, and picturesque. After 50 minutes, the flight will land back at the airport after which you will be again picked up and dropped off at your respective hotel.
This tour gives a flexible time to enrol in additional tours of Kathmandu or get on with other trips inside Nepal. Yet the weather can sometimes be unexpectedly bad. In that case, the flight gets cancelled.
If you have additional days in Nepal, feel free to shift the dates and you will not miss the luxurious views right from your window of the Jet flight.
View during Everest Mountain Flight
The Mountains that you see:
Mount Everest (8,848.86m. | 29,031ft.)
Mount Lhotse (8,516m. | 27,939ft.)
Mount Makalu (8,485m. | 27,837ft.)
Mount Cho Oyu (8,188m. | 26863ft.)
Mount Nuptse (7,855m. | 25,771ft.)
Mount Pumori (7,165m. | 23,507ft.)
Mount Ama Dablam (6,812m. | 22,349ft.)
Mount Thamserku (6,623m. | 21,729ft.) and more
Everest Helicopter Tour
You have one whole day and want to spend at least half of it in the mountains, that is what the Everest Helicopter Tour experience is like.
Around 4-5 hours of total flight and landing, the helicopter tour takes you to the heart of Khumbu. You take off from Kathmandu Valley in the helicopter and then fly among the Himalayas then back. At several points, you start spotting Mount Everest. Where the majestic view lies is when the Helicopter enters the Khumbu Icefall and then you see the giant Everest right in front of you as if you can touch it.
Thus, to experience Everest this close and that also without climbing, you can never think of anything. There is a vantage landing point named Kalapatthar from where you can take pictures and see Everest again for around 10 minutes. Though, it will not be as majestic as you would have seen before.
Note: Landing at Kalapatthar is allowed only if 2 travellers fly private. Anybody more than 2 who wants to do the landing needs to opt for double or more shuttles depending on numbers.
After this flight, the helicopter will land at Hotel Everest View in Khumjung. From Hotel Everest View as well a great view of Mount Everest can be observed. Travelers can have breakfast in front of the mountains at this place. The landing time here is around 1 hour after which the helicopter will bring the travelers back to Kathmandu.
Itinerary
Drive to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and fly to Lukla (45 minutes flight)
Fly from Lukla to Pheriche (10 minutes)
Fly from Pheriche to Khumbu Icefall and back to Kalapatthar (overfly or Landing) (20 minutes)
Fly to Pheriche (5 minutes)
Fly to Hotel Everest View (5 minutes)- 1 hour landing time
Fly to Lukla (5 minutes)
Fly to Kathmandu (45 minutes)
The helicopter can carry only up to 5 people. For larger groups, a separate chopper will be required. Additionally, about the charges of the Landing at Kalapatthar, the price is added to the regular amount. Please enquire us to book this customized trip.
Why should you opt for these options to see Mt Everest?
Time is crucial for everyone. Further, anyone who wants to see Everest should never be bound by discomfort. Thus, to value luxury, time, and comfort these three options to see Mount Everest without climbing is best for any traveller.
These options have anything from hiking to luxurious flights. All of these trips are adventure-crafted for comfort. So, feel free to add any of them to your list of travel soon. Additionally, the safety is another major concern.
To give an idea the helicopter flights are much safer than the Lukla Flight for hike or even the helicopter tour. Apart from that for the mountain flight as well the flights are completely safe as they fly miles away from the peaks still giving the best views.
The most luxurious way to see Everest
The tours mentioned above are the regular kinds of trips that regular luxury travellers opt for. If a traveller wants something more of this then we have got the most luxurious tour in the Everest Region. This is none other than the Overnight Stay at Hotel Everest View with Everest Helicopter Tour.
Overnight at Hotel Everest View with Everest Helicopter Tour
This private tour allows for a unique experience of Everest's grandeur. Witness the mountain from a thrilling helicopter flight, spend a night amidst the Himalayas at the luxurious Everest View Hotel, and enjoy meals with unparalleled views.
Additionally, this trip has a short walking trip to explore the rich culture of a Sherpa village and return home with memories of a truly extraordinary encounter with Mount Everest.
Another major attraction of this trip is the sunrise over Everest. Waking up to the golden light of sunrise painting the Everest region in a magical glow is a sight you'll never forget.
Itinerary
Day 1:
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Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla
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Fly from Lukla to Pheriche and then toward Mt. Everest
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Land at Kala Patthar or just overfly (depending upon the people)
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Fly to Hotel Everest View
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Visit Namche or Khumjung Village
Day 2:
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Watch Sunrise over Everest
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Fly back to Kathmandu after breakfast
Ways to View Mount Everest from Tibet in Comfort and Luxury
Tibet is another mischievous place in the world to see the world's highest mountains including the mighty Mount Everest. From trekking tours to experiencing Tibetan Buddhism in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet offers amazing views of Mt Everest.
Tibet Tour
The Tibet Tour runs for around 8-12 days on average. You will require at least 4 travellers now to go on a Private Trip to Tibet. If not then you will be joining a bigger group. The trip can easily start from Kathmandu or even Mainland China. During the Tibet tour, you go to Rongbuk Valley, one of the oldest in the region. This is where the north face view of Mt Everest lies. The world's highest peak is perfectly visible in the Rongbuk Valley like no other. The vantage point lies in the North Base Camp Everest Trek.
People used to climb Everest from this region before 1953. However, in 1953, the route of climbing Mount Everest changed to Nepal with easy access to the Himalayan mountain range. Yet, you can visit Tibet and easily see how the mighty Everest stands. Nowadays, you can also go on an eco-friendly eclectic bus that drives to the Everest Base Camp on the northern side. This avoids a challenging trek as well.
Conclusion
Everest is a destination that should have more redefined terms of adventure travel and that is luxury. How to view Mount Everest should not be a topic of confusion. For the people who have misconceptions about Everest that you must climb it to experience it, it’s not true. People have already climbed Mount Everest, and now without altitude sickness or doing the Everest summit, we present you with the best trip idea.
We have so many trip itineraries to cater which guarantee you the best experience of the majestic way to view Everest.
