Everest Mountain Flight Fact
Duration
1 Day
Trip Grade
moderate
Trip type:
flight
Start/End
Thamel
Best Season
March - Sept
Group Size
Min 2 / Max 15
Trip Overview
In this spectacular Everest Mountain flight, you will fly to the Top of the world’s highest mountain range giving you the breathtaking closest scenic views in One hour. You will see Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, Mount Makalu, and many other Mountains like Shishapangma, Gauri Shanker, Melungtse, Cho Oyu, Pumori, Nuptse, and Amadablam. The scenic flight departs from the domestic airport in Kathmandu and takes place early in the morning to catch the best flight. We provide each passenger with individual window seats during the flight, from where they can take some magnificent pictures.
If you are in Kathmandu, then you do not miss this popular Everest Mountain Flight sightseeing.
Operating Mountain Flight:
1. Yeti Airlines
2. Buddha Airlines
3. Shree Airlines
Mountains that can be seen from the Mountain Flight:
1. Langtang (7234m)
The first mountain, which can be seen, is Langtang. The valley of Langtang, which is not visible from the mountain flight, is considered to be the most beautiful in the whole Himalayan region.
2. DorjeLakpa (6975m)
This mountain has a Tibetan name, which means “the mountains of many sacred Thunderbolts”. This mountain is considered to be a holy mountain for Buddhists and climbing permission was given only in 1964, and it was not climbed until 1981.
3. Gauri–Sanker (7134m)
This single mountain has two peaks and also has two names together because the Hindus believe that the mountain looks like the pair of Gods Shiva and Gouri. This holy mountain was restricted till 1977 for the climbers. It was only in 1979 that an American–Nepal group reached the summit.
4. Lhotse (8516m)
As this mountain lies to the south of Everest, the name given by the Sherpas is Lhotse, which means South Peak. The first ascent of this mountain took place in 1956 by the Swiss.
5. Mount Everest (8848m)
This Mountain was discovered in 1852 and is the highest mountain in the world, it is named after Sir George Everest, an English surveyor. Sagarmatha, top of the universe, is the name given by Nepal which means, “mother of the world” and xomolongma in Tibetan. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norge Sherpa first climbed Everest on May 29, 1953.
