Annapurna Helicopter Trip: 6 Days Luxury Helicopter Flight & Lakeside Stay

· Transport: Private luxury car · Sightseeing: about 3 hours

Your day follows your flight time, and the plan below suits a midday arrival.

On arrival: Your guide meets you outside Tribhuvan International Airport with a flower garland and a warm welcome, and your driver looks after your luggage. The drive into Kathmandu takes about 15 to 30 minutes in your private, air-conditioned luxury car.

2:00 PM: Check in at Dwarika's with a welcome drink in the brick courtyard. Take time to unpack and freshen up before the sightseeing begins.

4:00 PM: Drive about 10 minutes to Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal's holiest Hindu site, on the banks of the Bagmati River. Your guide explains the rituals along the ghats. Non-Hindus cannot enter the main temple but get a clear view from the opposite bank.

5:30 PM: Continue to Boudhanath Stupa and walk clockwise around its base as the sun goes down, among butter lamps, prayer wheels and monks in maroon robes.

7:00 PM: Return to Dwarika's for a relaxed first evening. Dinner is at leisure and at your own cost.

Transport: Private luxury car and domestic flight · Flight: about 25 minutes

A morning at the valley's hilltop stupa, then a scenic flight to the lake, ready for tomorrow's mountain flight.

8:00 AM: Enjoy a Luxury Breakfast at Dwarika's, then meet your guide for a morning of sightseeing.

9:15 AM: Drive up to Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, and climb to the hilltop stupa where painted Buddha eyes look out over the city. Spin the prayer wheels as you go and enjoy wide views across the whole valley.

11:30 AM: Return to Dwarika's, check out and have lunch at leisure (own cost).

1:30 PM: Drive to the domestic airport for your flight to Pokhara, about 25 minutes. Ask for a window seat, as the route often gives fine Himalayan views.

3:30 PM: Your driver meets you at Pokhara Airport and takes you to Temple Tree Resort & Spa. Enjoy a welcome drink and settle in.

5:15 PM: Take an easy sunset walk along the shore of Phewa Lake, a few minutes from your resort. Dinner is at leisure (own cost). Your guide confirms your early pick-up for tomorrow's helicopter flight.

Meals: Luxury Breakfast , Lunch with Mountain View · Transport: Private helicopter · Flight: about 1.5 to 2 hours

Today is the heart of the tour: a private helicopter flight up into one of the world's most famous mountain amphitheatres.

6:00 AM: An early Luxury Breakfast at Temple Tree, then your driver takes you to Pokhara Airport for your helicopter.

7:00 AM: Take off from Pokhara and fly north into the foothills, following the same valley used by trekkers on the Annapurna Base Camp trail, with terraced villages giving way to rhododendron forest and then bare rock and ice.

7:45 AM: Enter the Annapurna Sanctuary, a natural amphitheatre ringed by Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), among the most dramatic mountain scenery in Nepal.

8:15 AM — Landing near Annapurna Base Camp, if allowed. If the weather, wind and park regulations allow, the helicopter lands near Annapurna Base Camp (about 4,130 m). You step out for a few minutes, surrounded on almost every side by mountains over 7,000 m. Move slowly and breathe calmly. If a landing is not possible, the pilot flies a scenic circuit through the Sanctuary at a safe altitude instead, giving you the same extraordinary views from the air.

9:00 AM: Fly back down the valley towards Pokhara, with a last look over the foothills and terraced farmland.

9:45 AM: Land back in Pokhara. Timing on the day can shift by 30 to 45 minutes depending on mountain weather.

10:15 AM: Return to Temple Tree Resort & Spa for a rest after an early start.

1:00 PM — Private lunch with mountain views, arranged at a scenic spot in Pokhara and timed for the best afternoon light over the Annapurna range, whether at your resort or a specially chosen viewpoint restaurant.

3:00 PM: Free afternoon to relax by the pool or book a spa treatment (own cost). Dinner is at leisure (own cost).

Weather back-up: mountain flying depends on calm winds and clear conditions in the Sanctuary. If the helicopter cannot fly on Day 3, we try again early on the morning of Day 4 and adjust the rest of your Pokhara plan accordingly.

Meals: Luxury Breakfast · Transport: Private luxury car · Sightseeing: about 4 hours

A calm day on the water and in the hills above the lake, a gentle contrast after yesterday's mountain flight.

8:30 AM: Enjoy a Luxury Breakfast at Temple Tree with no early start today.

10:00 AM: Board your own private boat on Phewa Lake and cross to the island temple of Tal Barahi, one of Pokhara's most sacred sites.

11:45 AM: Your luxury car meets you on the far shore and drives you up to the World Peace Pagoda (Shanti Stupa), with wide views of the lake, the city and the Annapurna range, the same peaks you flew among yesterday.

1:15 PM: Lunch at a lakeside cafe with views over the water (own cost).

3:00 PM: Free afternoon to swim, book a spa treatment (own cost) or explore. Your guide can also take you to Davis Fall, Gupteshwor Cave or the International Mountain Museum.

6:00 PM: A dinner at a restaurant of your choice (own cost). Our team can reserve a table for you.

Meals: Luxury Breakfast · Transport: Private luxury car and domestic flight · Flight: about 25 minutes

A relaxed morning by the lake before a scenic flight brings you back to the capital.

8:00 AM: Enjoy a Luxury Breakfast at Temple Tree at an easy pace, with time by the pool or a last stroll along the lake.

11:30 AM: Check out and drive to Pokhara Airport for your flight to Kathmandu, about 25 minutes. Ask for a window seat, as the route often gives fine Himalayan views.

1:00 PM: Your driver meets you in Kathmandu and takes you to your hotel.

3:00 PM: Check in at Dwarika's and enjoy a relaxed afternoon at the hotel, or a last walk in the old city with your guide.

7:00 PM: A last dinner in Kathmandu at a restaurant of your choice (own cost).

Meals: Luxury Breakfast · Transport: Private luxury car · Drive: about 25 to 40 minutes

A gentle final morning before your onward journey.

8:00 AM: Enjoy a last Luxury Breakfast and check out at an easy pace.

At your flight time: Your driver takes you to Tribhuvan International Airport, about 25 to 40 minutes depending on traffic and your hotel. We recommend arriving at the airport about 3 hours before an international flight.

Have an evening flight, or want more time in Kathmandu? Ask us to add a half-day of shopping or extra sightseeing on Day 6.