Sunrise helicopter to Kala Patthar with a Everest breakfastएभरेस्ट हेलीकप्टर सूर्योदय

Highlights

Lift at 05:45, land at Kala Patthar in first light with the summit doing the pink thing at exactly the wrong-and-right time, 25 minutes on the ground with an oxygen mask in the bag, then back for lunch in Kathmandu. Yes, it's a lot of money. It is the cheapest way to see Everest if you have a one-day window and a bad knee.

• Kala Patthar at first light — the summit going pink
• 25 minutes on the ground, oxygen in the bag, doctor on call
• Weight-matched seating, CAAN-certified pilots
• Uncalled weather is refunded, not argued

Weather windows in Oct–Nov and Apr–May; the operator will refund an uncalled flight, which is the difference between good and fine.

In / exclusion

1. Day 1

   Kathmandu — Kala Patthar — Kathmandu

   Four hours door to door if the window holds.

   1. 05:15

      GA terminal

      Weight, briefing, weather. If it is no, you go home and the money comes back.

   2. 05:45

      Lift

      Kathmandu to Lukla to the landing. Ears, light, the wall arriving.

   3. 06:40

      Kala Patthar

      Breakfast at 5,100 m. Twenty-five minutes. Mask in the bag even if you feel fine.

   4. 08:30

      Back for lunch

      Tribhuvan. You will want a quiet afternoon.