Samagaun to Manaslu Base Camp Helicopter Flight

The Manaslu Base Camp helicopter tour from Samagaun is the fastest way to stand at the foot of the world's eighth-highest mountain. The helicopter takes off from Samagaun, gains over a thousand metres in a few short minutes, and sets down among the tents, prayer flags, and glacial moraine of Manaslu Base Camp at 4,800 metres - a journey that takes trekkers four to six hours of steep, breathless climbing. You have 15 to 30 minutes to absorb the close-up view of the icy walls towering above you before the return flight to Samagaun, with the entire experience finishing in about an hour and a half.

The Samagaun to Manaslu Base Camp helicopter flight is treasured because the base camp is the whole reward of the Manaslu region. For trekkers resting and acclimatising in Samagaun, the round trip to the base camp normally costs more than a thousand metres of altitude gain on a demanding trail. For expedition teams, the same short hop carries climbers, gear, and support staff between the village and the mountain in minutes. Whoever you are, the flight compresses the hardest part of the journey - the climb itself - into a smooth, scenic ride.

We operate the Manaslu Base Camp helicopter tour from Samagaun with the same care and safety standards as every Mountain Helicopters Nepal flight, from the pre-flight briefing to the final landing. The ride itself is brief but unforgettable: the turquoise of Birendra Tal by the village, the blue-white sprawl of the Manaslu Glacier, and then the mountain filling the window. It is especially popular with acclimatising trekkers, expedition members taking a rest day, photographers, senior visitors, and anyone who wants to see the mountain without the steepest climb of the whole circuit.