| Trip code | |
| Package name | Langtang Heli tour |
| Duration | 1 |
| Max. elevation | 3870 m |
| Level | EASY |
| Transportation | Heli tour |
| Accomodation | |
| Starts at | kathmandu |
| Ends at | Kathmandu |
| Trip route | kathmandu - Langtang - kathmandu |
| Cost | USD 450 per person |
Langtang helicopter tour promises excitement for the viewers with the beautiful scenes of the Himalayan range and the greeneries. It is one of the shortest yet most thrilling tours that could be provided in Nepal. The beautiful scenarios would brighten the eyes of the traveler. The tour also gives interaction with the local villages, and people, and visits Kyajin monasteries as well as the local cheese factory.
Langtang Heli tour covers the sight of the above-mentioned range of the Himalayas whose height ranges from 5500m to 7300m and also the Gosaikunda Lake. This short, yet thrilling tour provides the satisfaction of excitement with the beauty of this area. The tour gives an exciting flight over beautiful Gosaikunda Lake, and other mountains.
Langtang is a place named after the Langtang Himalayan range. The place lies in the north of Kathmandu. The place is mainly famous for its national park and beautiful breathtaking range of Himalayas. Langtang.
Trees like oak, maple, and pines are present in this area which means that the place carries the deciduous as well as evergreen beauty of nature. Also, the rhododendron flowers are present to add furthermore beauty to this place. The mountains such as Mt. Langtang, Mt. Lirung, Ganesh Himal, Lakpa Dorje, Yala Peak, Naya Kanga, and Mt. Gaurishankar lie in this area to make your tour more exciting.
Kathmandu to landing heli tour starts with a flight from the domestic airport. The helicopter would then thoroughly move towards the Kyajin monasteries flying all over the beautiful Langtang region, including Langtang national park, Langtang Himalayan range, and also Gosaikunda Lake.
The flight would surely be an amazing adventure experience for adventure-loving people. After the exciting flight, the tour continues with the visit of Kyajin monasteries. The Kylin monasteries have their own cultural and religious importance. After the visit and breakfast, the tour would end with a flight towards Kathmandu.
Drive to the airport and check in. Your Langtang Heli Tour commences after you board the helicopter and fly north, towards Langtang Valley. As the aircraft hovers above Kathmandu Valley, savour the aerial view of the city. From up above you will find the teeming city nestled within a ring of green hills. As the helicopter approaches Langtang Valley you can see the Nepalese and Tibetan peaks stretching across the horizon. Langtang Lirung, Ganesh Himal, Dorje Lakpa, Paldor Peak, Jugal Himal, Singri Himal and Shisapangma are some of the Himalayan peaks you will get to view.
Phase 2: Stopover at Kyangjin Gompa (3830m) – Fly back to Kathmandu
Langtang Helicopter Landing- The helicopter lands briefly at Kyangjin Gompa, an ancient Tamang settlement named after its Buddhist Monastery. This settlement is located inside the Langtang National Park, an ecologically rich area. Snow clad Himalayan peaks and glaciers surround this village. There is also a cheese factory established by Swiss geologist Toni Hagen more than seven decades ago. This is the oldest and the first Yak Cheese Factory in Nepal. Take pictures and explore the village. As staying in high altitude will lead to complications, the chopper will land for only 20 minutes.
After refreshments at a local café, climb aboard the helicopter and return to Kathmandu.