Kailash Helicopter Trip 12 Days

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No one denies austere beauty of Nepal and Tibet Himalayas; varied landscape, its hills and mountains capture the mind at a single glance. But sometimes traveling can get nerve-racking. However you can evade long day never ending walking trails through hills and mountains and instead get into a helicopter and let the highly experienced pilot turn your Kailash trip into a thrilling experience. Our helicopter trip provides you luxury, quality, class, style, comfort and safety: and all of these with one of the world’s most secret spiritual journey. This could very well be the greatest trip you shall ever take.
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Short Itinerary |
| Day 01 Onboard flight to Nepal. Day 02: Arrive to Kathmandu. Day 03: Kathmandu sightseeing. Day 04: Kathmandu sightseeing. Day 05: Fly Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa-Purang. Day 06: Purang - Manasarovar Day 07: Drive to Darchen (4560m. Day 08: Trek to Drira-Puk (4765m). Day 09: Drolma-la Pass (5610m) - Zuthul-Puk (4700m). Day 10: Darchen - Purang. Day 11: Drive to Sher – walk to hilsa flight to simikot - Kathmandu. Day 12: Departure. |
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Trip Cost > |
$3250/P
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International Flights > |
$1650/Person
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Regional Flights > |
$2275/Person |
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Travel Innsurance > |
From $250/P |
Cost Includes:
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Cost Excludes:
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| - All airport transfers. - Hotel accommodation on twin sharing basis. - Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. - North Face Tents during the treks. - Private vehicles. - Local English Speaking Tour Escort/guide. - All sightseeing with entry fees. - Tibet Travel Permit. - Visa assistance in Kathmandu. - All applicable govt. taxes. |
- All flights. - All applicable airport taxes. - Special entry fees for camera / video camera. - Laundry, telephone calls, drinks, etc. - Tips. - Travel and Personal Insurance. - Passport and Visas. - All other services different from above mentioned. |
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| Kathmandu | Dwarik's | 04 |
| Kailash | Tents | 06 |
Day 01: Arrive to Kathmandu.
Day 02: Kathmandu sightseeing.
After breakfast we begin our first day sightseeing of Kathmandu valley to the following locations.
Swayambhunath Stupa, a very sacred religious Buddhist shrine, also known as the “Monkey Temple”, 3 km to the northwest of downtown Kathmandu, is a 2500 years old stupa situated on a hillock about 77 m above the ground level overlooking Kathmandu valley. Swayambhunath Stupa is a golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill. It is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu Valley. It has a lofty white dome and a glittering golden spire that are visible from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century A.D.
Patan Durbar Square complex, situated in the center of Patan city, also known as Lalitpur, houses the residence of the former Patan royal family. It is one of the ten UNESCO World Heritage Site of the country. Patan Square and its surroundings are good specimen of ancient Newari architecture. There are three main courtyards in the palace: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. Mul Chowk, the oldest one, is at the centre of Patan square.Several multi-sized and multi-styled temples occupy the western part of the complex. Main among these are ‘Krishna Temple’, ‘Bhimsen Temple’ and the Golden Temple of ‘Hiranya Varna’. Krishna Temple, which is the temple of red stone, is dedicated to Hindu ‘Lord Krishna’. It was erected in the 17th century, considered to be the first one to be constructed in Shikara architecture, holds a commanding position in the durbar square. The temple is compared with sacred ‘Mount Meru’, which is abode of the god Shiva according to Hindu scriptures. There is ‘Mahaboudha’, a Buddhist temple made of clay bricks, lies to the east of the Durbar Square. With Hundreds of Buddha images engraved in the bricks, Mahaboudha is known for its fine terra cota work.
Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the heart of the capital, popularly known as the ‘Hanuman Dhoka Palace’ - the Gateway of Hanuman (God of monkey) - an ancient seat of Nepalese Royalty. The Palace, constructed from the 15th – 18th centuries, consists of the huge Royal square imposing a tremendous variety of the temples dedicated to different Hindu Gods and Goddesses including Taleju Temple, Sweta & Black Bhairab, Kumari (The living goddess), along with Basantapur tower. Listed as one of the ten UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. It is widely known as a social, religious and urban focal point of the Capital City with elaborately carved wooden windows and panels. It used to be a royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and is the site of important ceremonies and festivals of the nation. It also houses famous royal museum like The King Tribhuwan Memorial Museum and The Mahendra Museum
Day 03: Kathmandu sightseeing.
In the early morning we go to the airport for the Mountain Flight after which we visit to the locations listed below for sightseeing tours.
Everest Mountain Flight are offered by different Domestic Airlines in Kathmandu Valley. This one hour thrilling flight takes you to the Eastern Himalayan Ranges of Nepal, some of the highest peaks in the world. This breathtaking flight gives the best opportunity to get the closest and magnificent view of Mount Everest (8,850m) and other tallest mountains - Shisa Pangma (8,013m), Gauri Shanker (7134m), Melungtse (7023m), Cho Oyu (8201m), Pumori (8171m), Nuptse (7855m), Lhotse (8516m) & Amadablam (6856m). The flight are operated every morning from Kathmandu airport, flies in the altitude of 5000 – 7000 meters, and gets closer approximately five nautical miles from the highest peak of the world. Passengers are provided with individual window seats during the entire nerve tingling flight. Interested passengers are also invited to the cockpit from where they can take some spectacular pictures of the world’s tallest mountains. All passengers are certified with a formal Certificate of their travel.
Baudhanath Stupa, 6 km east of downtown Kathmandu, is 36m high, built around the 5th century A.D., is one of the biggest and the oldest Buddhist shrine in the world. It is unique with its three level, mandala style, platforms. What Mecca is to the Muslims, this Boudhanath Stupa is for Tibetan Buddhists. Every year thousands of pilgrims flock here from all over the Himalayan region to pay their tribute with great reverance to all Buddhist deities. The Stupa is recognized with the prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Buddhanath Stupa, there are many monasteries or Gompa attractions all impressively adorned and colorfully painted.
Pashupatinath, 5 km east of downtown Kathmandu along the side of Bagmati river, is the famous and biggest holiest temple of Hindus dedicated solely to Lord Shiva. Pashupatinath Temple, which is regarded as the most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world, stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition. Its astonishing architectural existence dates back to 400 A.D. It is one of the largest Hindu temple complexes in South-Asia with hundreds of Shiva Lingam shrines and icons of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Hindu pilgrims perform sacred rituals with the thrilling scene of burning funeral pyres. During the Shivaratri festival (February – March), over 200 thousand devotees and pilgrims, mostly from India, visit this temple and make ceremonial fires. The Temple is recognized with the prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is an assortment of pagoda and shikhara-style-temples grouped around a fifty-five-window-palace of brick and wood. The square is part of a charming valley as it highlights the idols of ancient kings perched on top of stone monoliths and the guardian deities looking out from their sanctuaries. It has also been accorded with a prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Square also accommodates beautifully crafted Lion Gate, the massive gate that dates back to 1696 AD, which is guarded by two huge statues of lions at the either side of the gate with the dreadful stone image of Lord Shiva. Another masterpiece The Golden Gate is said to be the most beautiful and richly molded specimen of its kind in the entire world. As you go through inside the Golden Gate, one can see the brick walls with their gracious setting and sculptural design until reaching a balcony with fifty-five windows carved beautifully in a wood. South of Palace, there stands a beautiful Nyatapola, the most famous pagoda of Nepal, consists of five tiers symbolizing each basic elements of the universe - water, earth, fire, wind and sky.
Day 04: Fly Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa. Purang town (3700m).
We will take our spectacular flight journey from Nepalgunj to Simikot, here we will met our crew members and board the Helicopter and make another flight to Hilsa. After walking, we will come to the Chinese boarder and complete our immigration formalities at the check post. Drive further to the town of Purang for overnight.
Day 05: Drive to Manasarovar & Chiu gomp.
We camp close to the shores of the serene Lake Manas Sarovar and look across to the magnificent Gurla Mandhata (Memo Nani, 7694m). The view of Mount Kailash is breathtaking, inspiring and inviting.Overnight at Manasarovar lake.
Day 06: Drive to Darchen (4560m).
Those who wish to go for the Parikrama of Mt.Kailash will start trekking (24Km-about 8 hrs trek) early morning & reach Dehraphuk (16300 ft.) where they will camp overnight. Those who do not go for the parikrama will stay at Dharchen or will return to Mansarovar & wait for the group. (People staying at Mansarovar or at Dharchen have to pay 2 Nights Guest house charges to the guide). Overnight at camp.
Day 07: Trek to Drira-Puk (4765m).
Group undertaking the Parikrama will further trek Dira-Puk (about 5 hrs/16000 ft.) about 21 Km for Zuthulphuk (about 8 hrs trek) 16000 ft. It will cross Dolmala Pass (18500 ft.) enroute. Overnight camp at Dira-Puk.
Day 08: Trek to Drolma-la Pass (5610m) to Zuthul-Puk (4700m).
This trek is over the Droma La to Zutul-puk (4795m) or nearby. We now leave the Lha Chu Valley and enter the Drolma La (5490m). It is a tough climb to the prayer-flag festooned summit but from where it is all-downhill. We pass above the Lake of Compassion (Gauri Kund /Thupke Dzingbu Lake), which is one of the highest Lake in the world. Depending on how people feel, we camp in the valley below the pass or at the monastery at Zutul-Puk, where there are several meditation caves and also a cave containing an image of Milarepa. Overnight camp at Zuthulphuk.
Day 09: Trek to near Darchen and drive to Purang.
Kora ends near Darchen where our vehicles are waiting. Board the jeep and drive to Purang for overnight.
Day 10: Drive to Sher – walk to hilsa flight to simikot - Kathmandu.
Drive to Nepal and Chinse boarder, clear immigrations and walk to Hilsa where our Helicopter is waiting for to take off and transfer to Simikot from Simikot we take flight to Kathmandu.
Day 11: Departure.
Transfer airport for flight back home.
Day 02: Kathmandu sightseeing.
After breakfast we begin our first day sightseeing of Kathmandu valley to the following locations.
Swayambhunath Stupa, a very sacred religious Buddhist shrine, also known as the “Monkey Temple”, 3 km to the northwest of downtown Kathmandu, is a 2500 years old stupa situated on a hillock about 77 m above the ground level overlooking Kathmandu valley. Swayambhunath Stupa is a golden spire crowning a conical wooded hill. It is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu Valley. It has a lofty white dome and a glittering golden spire that are visible from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century A.D.
Patan Durbar Square complex, situated in the center of Patan city, also known as Lalitpur, houses the residence of the former Patan royal family. It is one of the ten UNESCO World Heritage Site of the country. Patan Square and its surroundings are good specimen of ancient Newari architecture. There are three main courtyards in the palace: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. Mul Chowk, the oldest one, is at the centre of Patan square.Several multi-sized and multi-styled temples occupy the western part of the complex. Main among these are ‘Krishna Temple’, ‘Bhimsen Temple’ and the Golden Temple of ‘Hiranya Varna’. Krishna Temple, which is the temple of red stone, is dedicated to Hindu ‘Lord Krishna’. It was erected in the 17th century, considered to be the first one to be constructed in Shikara architecture, holds a commanding position in the durbar square. The temple is compared with sacred ‘Mount Meru’, which is abode of the god Shiva according to Hindu scriptures. There is ‘Mahaboudha’, a Buddhist temple made of clay bricks, lies to the east of the Durbar Square. With Hundreds of Buddha images engraved in the bricks, Mahaboudha is known for its fine terra cota work.
Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the heart of the capital, popularly known as the ‘Hanuman Dhoka Palace’ - the Gateway of Hanuman (God of monkey) - an ancient seat of Nepalese Royalty. The Palace, constructed from the 15th – 18th centuries, consists of the huge Royal square imposing a tremendous variety of the temples dedicated to different Hindu Gods and Goddesses including Taleju Temple, Sweta & Black Bhairab, Kumari (The living goddess), along with Basantapur tower. Listed as one of the ten UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, Kathmandu Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. It is widely known as a social, religious and urban focal point of the Capital City with elaborately carved wooden windows and panels. It used to be a royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and is the site of important ceremonies and festivals of the nation. It also houses famous royal museum like The King Tribhuwan Memorial Museum and The Mahendra Museum
Day 03: Kathmandu sightseeing.
In the early morning we go to the airport for the Mountain Flight after which we visit to the locations listed below for sightseeing tours.
Everest Mountain Flight are offered by different Domestic Airlines in Kathmandu Valley. This one hour thrilling flight takes you to the Eastern Himalayan Ranges of Nepal, some of the highest peaks in the world. This breathtaking flight gives the best opportunity to get the closest and magnificent view of Mount Everest (8,850m) and other tallest mountains - Shisa Pangma (8,013m), Gauri Shanker (7134m), Melungtse (7023m), Cho Oyu (8201m), Pumori (8171m), Nuptse (7855m), Lhotse (8516m) & Amadablam (6856m). The flight are operated every morning from Kathmandu airport, flies in the altitude of 5000 – 7000 meters, and gets closer approximately five nautical miles from the highest peak of the world. Passengers are provided with individual window seats during the entire nerve tingling flight. Interested passengers are also invited to the cockpit from where they can take some spectacular pictures of the world’s tallest mountains. All passengers are certified with a formal Certificate of their travel.
Baudhanath Stupa, 6 km east of downtown Kathmandu, is 36m high, built around the 5th century A.D., is one of the biggest and the oldest Buddhist shrine in the world. It is unique with its three level, mandala style, platforms. What Mecca is to the Muslims, this Boudhanath Stupa is for Tibetan Buddhists. Every year thousands of pilgrims flock here from all over the Himalayan region to pay their tribute with great reverance to all Buddhist deities. The Stupa is recognized with the prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Buddhanath Stupa, there are many monasteries or Gompa attractions all impressively adorned and colorfully painted.
Pashupatinath, 5 km east of downtown Kathmandu along the side of Bagmati river, is the famous and biggest holiest temple of Hindus dedicated solely to Lord Shiva. Pashupatinath Temple, which is regarded as the most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world, stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition. Its astonishing architectural existence dates back to 400 A.D. It is one of the largest Hindu temple complexes in South-Asia with hundreds of Shiva Lingam shrines and icons of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Hindu pilgrims perform sacred rituals with the thrilling scene of burning funeral pyres. During the Shivaratri festival (February – March), over 200 thousand devotees and pilgrims, mostly from India, visit this temple and make ceremonial fires. The Temple is recognized with the prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is an assortment of pagoda and shikhara-style-temples grouped around a fifty-five-window-palace of brick and wood. The square is part of a charming valley as it highlights the idols of ancient kings perched on top of stone monoliths and the guardian deities looking out from their sanctuaries. It has also been accorded with a prestigious status of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Square also accommodates beautifully crafted Lion Gate, the massive gate that dates back to 1696 AD, which is guarded by two huge statues of lions at the either side of the gate with the dreadful stone image of Lord Shiva. Another masterpiece The Golden Gate is said to be the most beautiful and richly molded specimen of its kind in the entire world. As you go through inside the Golden Gate, one can see the brick walls with their gracious setting and sculptural design until reaching a balcony with fifty-five windows carved beautifully in a wood. South of Palace, there stands a beautiful Nyatapola, the most famous pagoda of Nepal, consists of five tiers symbolizing each basic elements of the universe - water, earth, fire, wind and sky.
Day 04: Fly Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa. Purang town (3700m).
We will take our spectacular flight journey from Nepalgunj to Simikot, here we will met our crew members and board the Helicopter and make another flight to Hilsa. After walking, we will come to the Chinese boarder and complete our immigration formalities at the check post. Drive further to the town of Purang for overnight.
Day 05: Drive to Manasarovar & Chiu gomp.
We camp close to the shores of the serene Lake Manas Sarovar and look across to the magnificent Gurla Mandhata (Memo Nani, 7694m). The view of Mount Kailash is breathtaking, inspiring and inviting.Overnight at Manasarovar lake.
Day 06: Drive to Darchen (4560m).
Those who wish to go for the Parikrama of Mt.Kailash will start trekking (24Km-about 8 hrs trek) early morning & reach Dehraphuk (16300 ft.) where they will camp overnight. Those who do not go for the parikrama will stay at Dharchen or will return to Mansarovar & wait for the group. (People staying at Mansarovar or at Dharchen have to pay 2 Nights Guest house charges to the guide). Overnight at camp.
Day 07: Trek to Drira-Puk (4765m).
Group undertaking the Parikrama will further trek Dira-Puk (about 5 hrs/16000 ft.) about 21 Km for Zuthulphuk (about 8 hrs trek) 16000 ft. It will cross Dolmala Pass (18500 ft.) enroute. Overnight camp at Dira-Puk.
Day 08: Trek to Drolma-la Pass (5610m) to Zuthul-Puk (4700m).
This trek is over the Droma La to Zutul-puk (4795m) or nearby. We now leave the Lha Chu Valley and enter the Drolma La (5490m). It is a tough climb to the prayer-flag festooned summit but from where it is all-downhill. We pass above the Lake of Compassion (Gauri Kund /Thupke Dzingbu Lake), which is one of the highest Lake in the world. Depending on how people feel, we camp in the valley below the pass or at the monastery at Zutul-Puk, where there are several meditation caves and also a cave containing an image of Milarepa. Overnight camp at Zuthulphuk.
Day 09: Trek to near Darchen and drive to Purang.
Kora ends near Darchen where our vehicles are waiting. Board the jeep and drive to Purang for overnight.
Day 10: Drive to Sher – walk to hilsa flight to simikot - Kathmandu.
Drive to Nepal and Chinse boarder, clear immigrations and walk to Hilsa where our Helicopter is waiting for to take off and transfer to Simikot from Simikot we take flight to Kathmandu.
Day 11: Departure.
Transfer airport for flight back home.
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Trip Info
- Arrival Info:
Our representative will be arriving at the airport you will be landing. Please look for a board with your name or South Asian Holidays. Upon welcome greetings, you will be transfered to hotel. - Hotel Info:
Hotel we book are carefully selected and located in the city center unless you requested different hotel by name and category. - Guide Info:
We carefully select our guides who knows the route well and lead several group for the same trip you booked.





