Upper Mustang & Lo Manthang Tour

Operators on this route cap passengers at about 75 kg including your day bag, and you will be weighed at check-in. Helicopter performance drops sharply with altitude — this route reaches 12,500 ft, so the limit is a safety figure, not a guideline.

About 4h door to door, including roughly 1h 30m on the ground. Departures are early: Himalayan valleys cloud over as the day warms.

Mar–Nov

You are not charged for a flight that does not happen. The operator will offer you the next time that works or give all your money back. No good operator flies into poor conditions in these valleys.

Nothing on this page books a flight. You send one request with your date, how many people and their weights. Every licensed operator that can fly it comes back with a price, usually within a few hours. You compare those prices side by side and accept the one you want. Only accepting makes a booking, and only then do you owe anything. The figures on this page are a guide, taken from the prices operators publish.