Overview
Langtang Heli Tour is a helicopter tour of the region of Langtang where besides getting spectacular aerial views of the Landscapes below and around, you land at the Monastery of Kyajin for half an hour in which you visit the monastery and interact with the locals.
The ride itself is a two and a half hour trip, include the half an hour which you spend at Kyanjin. You begin the ride from Kathmandu airport fly there taking an hour and then fly back taking another. The Langtang region along with its valley is known for the hamlets which are perched in scenic lush mountainsides of multi ethno cultures which seems to be sculptured into the land. The area to the north in Lantang boast of glaciers flowing south from the peaks of various mounts like Mount Langtang from which the region gets its name, Mount Lirung, Ganesh Himal, Lakpa Dorje, Yala Peak, Naya Kanga, Gaurishankar and others lie in the aerial view of the flight. Then you fly over the Alpine lakes of Goisakunda, a revered lake to the Hindu faithful for it having a relic of the Hindu God, Lord Shiva.
The visit to the Kyajin Monastery perched on the ridge overlooking into north gives you a spectacular look of not only Langtang Mountain at close range but also the glacial basin at the base. The monastery itself is held in high reverence in the Buddhist faith for not only the virtues of it but as it is historical in nature with is showcased in the architecture in the splendid backdrop. Langtang Heli tour brings out the best of Langtang in a short span of two and half hours with memorable Photographs to prove it.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01 : Helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Langtang, land at Kyajin Monastery, explore & fly to ABC then fly back to Kathmandu
Trip Highlights
- Witness breathtaking mountain views of Langtang Lirung, Naya Kangri, Gang Chhenpo, Dorge Lakpa, Ganesh Himal, Mt. Manaslu
- Explore Langtang Valley
- Visit Kyajin Gompa 'Monastery'
- Board scenic flight passing over rain forests to alpine zones, traditional mountain villages, lakes, rice terraces
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