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A helicopter landed beneath the snow peaks of the upper Khumbu

Sagarmatha Treks & Tours

From a one-hour mountain flight to a three-week circuit of the high passes — real, bookable ways into the park.

There is no road into Sagarmatha National Park. You reach it on foot, by small plane to Lukla, or by helicopter — which is why most visitors book at least part of their trip as a package with a guide, flights and lodges arranged.

We have grouped the best current options on GetYourGuide by the kind of trip they make. Every listing is a real product with live availability; where a tour is new and has no reviews yet, we say so. For help choosing between routes, read treks and routes compared, and for a ranked shortlist see our best Sagarmatha tours.

Before you book a trek: check what the price includes — Lukla flights, park permits, meals and porters are sometimes extra — and count the acclimatisation days. A cheaper, faster itinerary is rarely the better one at this altitude.

Choose by the kind of trip

Short treks: Everest views in a week or less

Fly to Lukla, walk to Namche Bazaar and the villages above it, and see Everest without going above about 4,000 m.

Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam seen through the pines at Syangboche Short guided trek from €1083
🕒 5 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.7 (3)

Everest View Trek: 5 Days with Flights

The short way into the park: fly to Lukla, walk up the Dudh Koshi to Namche Bazaar and climb to the Everest View ridge at about 3,880 m, where Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam line up across the valley. Back in Kathmandu in five days.

  • Fly to Lukla and walk to Namche Bazaar
  • Everest panorama from the 3,880 m viewpoint
  • Stays below 4,000 m — gentler on altitude
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Ama Dablam rising above the clouds Guided trek from €1363
🕒 8 days 📍 From Kathmandu

From Kathmandu: 8-Day Ama Dablam Base Camp Trek

A week-long trek through Namche Bazaar and Tengboche to Pangboche, with a day walk up to the meadow of Ama Dablam Base Camp beneath the mountain’s great west face. A fine choice when you have about a week and want more than a viewpoint.

  • Base camp of the park’s most beautiful peak (about 4,600 m)
  • Tengboche Monastery and Pangboche village
  • Shorter and lower than the Base Camp trek
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Gokyo Lakes & Gokyo Ri

The quieter western valley: turquoise lakes, Nepal’s longest glacier and a four-eight-thousander panorama.

The big circuits: Three Passes and Base Camp

Two to three weeks in the high valleys for fit, acclimatised trekkers.

A trekker crossing the snow-covered Cho La pass Challenging guided trek from €1559
🕒 17 days 📍 From Kathmandu / Lukla

Everest Three High Passes Trek: 17-Day Guided Trek

The complete circuit of Sagarmatha National Park: three passes above 5,300 m link the Imja, Khumbu, Gokyo and Thame valleys, taking in Base Camp, Kala Patthar and Gokyo Ri on the way. Long, high and demanding — for fit, experienced trekkers.

  • Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La — all above 5,300 m
  • Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar and the Gokyo Lakes
  • A full circuit of the park’s high valleys
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Trekkers walking over snow towards Kala Patthar, with Pumori ahead Guided trek from €850
🕒 12 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 5.0 (29)

From Kathmandu: 12-Day Everest Base Camp Guided Trek

The best-known walk in the park: Lukla to Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche and Gorak Shep, then Everest Base Camp and the sunrise viewpoint of Kala Patthar. A well-paced twelve-day programme with consistently top reviews.

  • The park’s classic route with a licensed guide
  • Acclimatisation days in Namche Bazaar and Dingboche
  • Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar (5,644 m)
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By air: helicopter tours & mountain flights

See the park in a morning from Kathmandu — no trekking, no acclimatisation.

A helicopter landed beneath the snow peaks of the upper Khumbu Helicopter tour from €1535
🕒 About 4.5 hours 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.9 (30)

Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Kala Patthar Landing

A morning helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and on over Namche, Tengboche and the Khumbu Glacier, with a short landing near Kala Patthar for a close view of Everest. Landings and routing always depend on weather and on the pilot’s decision.

  • Flight from Kathmandu up the length of the park
  • Landing at Kala Patthar when conditions allow
  • Among the best-reviewed Everest heli tours
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The snow wall of Cho Oyu seen from Gokyo Ri, with prayer flags Helicopter tour from €1312
🕒 About 6 hours 📍 From Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Gokyo Lake

A longer helicopter day that adds the Gokyo valley — its turquoise lakes and Nepal’s longest glacier — to the usual Everest flight. A newer listing with few reviews so far; compare the inclusions carefully.

  • Flies over both the Khumbu and Gokyo valleys
  • Aerial views of the Gokyo Lakes and the Ngozumpa Glacier
  • Everest viewpoint landing when conditions allow
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The Everest massif seen from the air Mountain flight from €143
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (84)

Kathmandu: 1-Hour Scenic Flight Over Mount Everest

The classic dawn “mountain flight” from Kathmandu airport: about an hour in the air along the Himalayan chain to the Everest massif and back. The most affordable way to see the park’s peaks, and highly rated by travellers.

  • Early-morning flight along the Himalaya
  • Window views of Everest, Lhotse and Cho Oyu
  • No trekking or acclimatisation required
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Last light on the summits of Everest and Nuptse at dusk Mountain flight from €160
🕒 1 hour (plus transfers) 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (101)

Kathmandu: 1-Hour Mount Everest Flight with Private Transfer

The same dawn mountain flight to the Everest massif, with a private car between your hotel and the domestic terminal so that the early start is painless. A good option for families and anyone who prefers door-to-door arrangements.

  • Private hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • One-hour flight along the Himalaya to Everest
  • More than 100 traveller reviews
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Climbing peaks & useful extras

A first Himalayan summit, the Ramechhap transfer for Lukla flights, and a day among Kathmandu’s monuments.

Island Peak at the head of the valley, seen from Dingboche Trekking-peak climb from €1114
🕒 14 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 5.0 (3)

Island Peak Climbing: Summit 6,189 m with Expert Guides

Island Peak (Imja Tse) is the park’s most-climbed “trekking peak”: a real mountaineering day with crampons, ice axe and fixed ropes, usually tacked on to a trek up the Imja valley. Requires excellent fitness and proper acclimatisation.

  • A 6,189 m summit inside the national park
  • Climbing guide and peak permit arranged
  • Glacier travel with fixed ropes near the top
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A broad valley in the upper Khumbu ringed by snow peaks Trekking-peak climb from €1247
🕒 About 2–3 weeks 📍 From Lukla

Mera Peak Climbing Expedition

Mera Peak lies just outside Sagarmatha National Park, in the Hinku valley east of Lukla, but shares its gateway. It is technically straightforward and very high; the summit panorama takes in Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Kangchenjunga.

  • Nepal’s highest trekking peak (6,476 m)
  • A summit view of five 8,000 m mountains
  • Starts from Lukla, east of the park
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The Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, hung with prayer flags City day tour
🕒 3–9 hours 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (984)

Kathmandu: 7 UNESCO Sites Tour

A guided day among the Kathmandu Valley’s World Heritage monuments — a natural partner to Nepal’s other World Heritage Site in the mountains, and a good use of the buffer day you should keep before or after the park.

  • The Kathmandu Valley World Heritage monuments
  • Boudhanath, Swayambhunath and Pashupatinath
  • Flexible half-day or full-day options
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A trekker crossing the snow-covered Cho La pass Challenging guided trek from €1559
🕒 17 days 📍 From Kathmandu / Lukla

Everest Three High Passes Trek: 17-Day Guided Trek

The complete circuit of Sagarmatha National Park: three passes above 5,300 m link the Imja, Khumbu, Gokyo and Thame valleys, taking in Base Camp, Kala Patthar and Gokyo Ri on the way. Long, high and demanding — for fit, experienced trekkers.

  • Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La — all above 5,300 m
  • Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar and the Gokyo Lakes
  • A full circuit of the park’s high valleys
Check price & availability
Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam seen through the pines at Syangboche Short guided trek from €1083
🕒 5 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.7 (3)

Everest View Trek: 5 Days with Flights

The short way into the park: fly to Lukla, walk up the Dudh Koshi to Namche Bazaar and climb to the Everest View ridge at about 3,880 m, where Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam line up across the valley. Back in Kathmandu in five days.

  • Fly to Lukla and walk to Namche Bazaar
  • Everest panorama from the 3,880 m viewpoint
  • Stays below 4,000 m — gentler on altitude
Check price & availability
A helicopter landed beneath the snow peaks of the upper Khumbu Helicopter tour from €1535
🕒 About 4.5 hours 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.9 (30)

Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Kala Patthar Landing

A morning helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and on over Namche, Tengboche and the Khumbu Glacier, with a short landing near Kala Patthar for a close view of Everest. Landings and routing always depend on weather and on the pilot’s decision.

  • Flight from Kathmandu up the length of the park
  • Landing at Kala Patthar when conditions allow
  • Among the best-reviewed Everest heli tours
Check price & availability
The Everest massif seen from the air Mountain flight from €143
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (84)

Kathmandu: 1-Hour Scenic Flight Over Mount Everest

The classic dawn “mountain flight” from Kathmandu airport: about an hour in the air along the Himalayan chain to the Everest massif and back. The most affordable way to see the park’s peaks, and highly rated by travellers.

  • Early-morning flight along the Himalaya
  • Window views of Everest, Lhotse and Cho Oyu
  • No trekking or acclimatisation required
Check price & availability
Trekkers walking over snow towards Kala Patthar, with Pumori ahead Guided trek from €850
🕒 12 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 5.0 (29)

From Kathmandu: 12-Day Everest Base Camp Guided Trek

The best-known walk in the park: Lukla to Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche and Gorak Shep, then Everest Base Camp and the sunrise viewpoint of Kala Patthar. A well-paced twelve-day programme with consistently top reviews.

  • The park’s classic route with a licensed guide
  • Acclimatisation days in Namche Bazaar and Dingboche
  • Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar (5,644 m)
Check price & availability
Ama Dablam rising above the clouds Guided trek from €1363
🕒 8 days 📍 From Kathmandu

From Kathmandu: 8-Day Ama Dablam Base Camp Trek

A week-long trek through Namche Bazaar and Tengboche to Pangboche, with a day walk up to the meadow of Ama Dablam Base Camp beneath the mountain’s great west face. A fine choice when you have about a week and want more than a viewpoint.

  • Base camp of the park’s most beautiful peak (about 4,600 m)
  • Tengboche Monastery and Pangboche village
  • Shorter and lower than the Base Camp trek
Check price & availability
Last light on the summits of Everest and Nuptse at dusk Mountain flight from €160
🕒 1 hour (plus transfers) 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (101)

Kathmandu: 1-Hour Mount Everest Flight with Private Transfer

The same dawn mountain flight to the Everest massif, with a private car between your hotel and the domestic terminal so that the early start is painless. A good option for families and anyone who prefers door-to-door arrangements.

  • Private hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • One-hour flight along the Himalaya to Everest
  • More than 100 traveller reviews
Check price & availability
The snow wall of Cho Oyu seen from Gokyo Ri, with prayer flags Helicopter tour from €1312
🕒 About 6 hours 📍 From Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour with Gokyo Lake

A longer helicopter day that adds the Gokyo valley — its turquoise lakes and Nepal’s longest glacier — to the usual Everest flight. A newer listing with few reviews so far; compare the inclusions carefully.

  • Flies over both the Khumbu and Gokyo valleys
  • Aerial views of the Gokyo Lakes and the Ngozumpa Glacier
  • Everest viewpoint landing when conditions allow
Check price & availability
Island Peak at the head of the valley, seen from Dingboche Trekking-peak climb from €1114
🕒 14 days 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 5.0 (3)

Island Peak Climbing: Summit 6,189 m with Expert Guides

Island Peak (Imja Tse) is the park’s most-climbed “trekking peak”: a real mountaineering day with crampons, ice axe and fixed ropes, usually tacked on to a trek up the Imja valley. Requires excellent fitness and proper acclimatisation.

  • A 6,189 m summit inside the national park
  • Climbing guide and peak permit arranged
  • Glacier travel with fixed ropes near the top
Check price & availability
A broad valley in the upper Khumbu ringed by snow peaks Trekking-peak climb from €1247
🕒 About 2–3 weeks 📍 From Lukla

Mera Peak Climbing Expedition

Mera Peak lies just outside Sagarmatha National Park, in the Hinku valley east of Lukla, but shares its gateway. It is technically straightforward and very high; the summit panorama takes in Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Kangchenjunga.

  • Nepal’s highest trekking peak (6,476 m)
  • A summit view of five 8,000 m mountains
  • Starts from Lukla, east of the park
Check price & availability
The Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, hung with prayer flags City day tour
🕒 3–9 hours 📍 From Kathmandu ⭐ 4.8 (984)

Kathmandu: 7 UNESCO Sites Tour

A guided day among the Kathmandu Valley’s World Heritage monuments — a natural partner to Nepal’s other World Heritage Site in the mountains, and a good use of the buffer day you should keep before or after the park.

  • The Kathmandu Valley World Heritage monuments
  • Boudhanath, Swayambhunath and Pashupatinath
  • Flexible half-day or full-day options
Check price & availability
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Booking tours: common questions

Do I need a guide in Sagarmatha National Park?

Nepal announced in 2023 that foreign trekkers must be accompanied by a licensed guide in most trekking areas. In the Khumbu the local municipality has applied its own system and independent trekkers have continued to be admitted, but the situation can change. A guide adds safety at altitude and is strongly advisable on the high passes; check the latest before you travel.

Are Lukla flights included in trek packages?

Sometimes. Packages described as “from Kathmandu” usually include them; those “from Lukla” do not. Read the inclusions list — the return flight is a significant cost.

Is a helicopter tour safe at that altitude?

Flights are operated by licensed companies and landings at high points are kept short (typically 10–15 minutes) because you arrive unacclimatised. Tours are weather-dependent and may be rescheduled or re-routed; anyone with heart or lung conditions should ask a doctor first.

What is the difference between a mountain flight and a helicopter tour?

A mountain flight is a one-hour trip in a small airliner from Kathmandu that flies along the Himalaya and returns without landing. A helicopter tour flies into the park itself, usually lands at one or two points and costs several times more.

Can I cancel if the weather is bad?

Many GetYourGuide products offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, and operators normally reschedule or refund flights cancelled for weather. Check the conditions of the specific tour.