Mountain Flights depends on the choice the clients make, we offer wide ranges or choices throughout The Great Himalayas like Mt. Everest Region, Langtang (kyanjing Gumpa) Region, Muktinath & Mustang Flight, Gosaikuncda Lake flight , Annapurna Base camp (West) etc. Each flight has its own special quality and a different perspective of looking at the mountains.

Yes, we offer Pilgrimage tours especially for our Hindu and Buddhist clients such as Mt. Kailash (6638m), Muktinath (3798m), Damodar Kunda (4890m), Gosaikunda (4380m), Halesi, Lumbini etc.

Heli-tour/treks are an excellent way of taking a chance to observe and feel the natural beauty of Nepal if you cannot go for weeks long trekking in the Himalayas. Nepal, having high mountains and beautiful scenic countryside but is easily accessible by land transport, is known as “Helicopter Country.” We offer you a variety of helicopter tours in the Himalayan range which has more than 100 peaks of which 8 summits are amongst the world’s tallest. Some examples of our heli tours are Upper mustang tour, Damodar Kund and Muktinath tour, Mt Kailash heli tour, Lumbini heli tour , Everest Heli tour, Langtang Heli Tour, Gosainkunda Heli Tour, Haleshi Tour, Rara Lake tour, Mustang Tours etc.

Air Ambulance (as a helicopter/aero plane) needs to have a doctor onboard with necessary equipments. An air ambulance service is a service used for medical evacuation for clients from all over the country in case of emergencies or serious health conditions. It is equipped with most of the necessary medical facilities for evacuation such as oxygen, first aid kit etc

We take patients to Norvic Hospital (www.norvichospital.com)(located at Thapathali about 4kms from the airport, one of the best and medically equipped (to the highest standards) Hospitals of Nepal. Also if you have your own choice of a Hospital you would like to be taken to, we would be more than glad to help/assist you get there.

Yes, Helicopters are permitted to land at the hospital premises if need be during rescue evacuations provided the hospital has a helipad or an open space wide and safe enough for us to land. The different hospitals that have facilities as mentioned above include Shahid Gangalal Heart Care Hospital, Teaching Hospital (Kathmandu), Manipal Hospital (Pokhara) or any Army hospital if they give us the authority to.

All kind of payments are accepted like credit (master/visa) card, cash, telex/swift transfer or a guarantee letter from certain Insurance Companies. Payment should be made before flight. We have online payment option also in our website www.pigeontravels.com .

No, there is no such age limit to travel in a helicopter unless you have been restricted from doing so by your medical doctor.

It is 10 kg per person.

Kindly be advised that we charge you at the whole helicopter charter rate regardless of the number of passengers be it one or 5. Infants are not considered as passengers as they sit on your lap.

Absolutely. B2 and B3 helicopters have a small sliding window installed at the front passenger’s window whereby you could take your lens out for the magnificent views of the Himalayas. For the passengers at the back, you will have to click pictures from inside the glass window.

We would need special permission for filming flights as per your requirements and interest. Please mail us for the information.

Yes, all helicopters in Nepal operate in VFR (Visual Flight Rules) condition and hence for any flight to take place we need good weather conditions with visibility as per flight operation rule requirements.

Fleets includes with 4, 5, and 6 passenger seating capacity, all configurations excluding the pilot and is subjective to both payload and altitude.
Bell helicopter (206B111 Jet Ranger)-an American Helicopter a 4 seater can land up to an altitude of 16000 ft.
AS 350B (Eurocopter) – a French Helicopter a 5 seater can land up to an altitude of 16000 ft.
AS 350B2 (Euro copter) – a French Helicopter,a 5 seater can land up to an altitude of 20000 ft
AS 350B3 (Euro copter) -a French Helicopter, a 6 seater can land up to an altitude of 23000 ft.

For aircraft profiles please visit (Aircraft Profile)

The busy tourist season in Nepal are March, April, October, November & December. But in May through Sep is Kailash Pilgrimage tour season and most of the Helicopter will be busy at this time too.