Mountain Flight over Mt. Everest

This is a must if your budget allows you to and if you dont have either the expertise or time to go all the way up to the Everest!!

We took the 6:30 AM flight with Buddha Air and it lasted 1 hour.

A panoramic encounter with the highest mountains on earth. The 14- seater propeller aircraft from Kathmandu flies along side the Himalayas to give you eye level views of the snow peaks cruising close to the awesome massifs of rock and ice, the flight presents a mind-boggling sight. When the plane first took off heading towards the east one sees
Gosiankund also called Shisha Pangma, standing at the majestic height of 8013m.
Within a minute to the right of Gosiankund, there appears Dorge Lakpa 6966m.
To the right of Dorge Lakpa is Phurbi Chyachu, which looms over the Kathmandu Valley.
Glides along, the mountains come closer and closer. Next the vision Is Choba Bhamare, the smallest on of the lot at 5933m.

*** Then appears the mountain that is not only prominent in sight but also in spirituality Gauri Shankar.Lord Shankar [Shiva] and his consort Gauri are said to protect this mountain, at the proud height of 7134m.and summit had a history of unsuccessful attempts till 1979. Gauri-Shankar is sharp and very conspicuous during the mountain flight. Also it is the only mountain that the Nepali government does not allow any expeditions or treks on, due to its religious importance.

As the plane moves toward the land of the rising sun, the eastern Himalaya, a succession of glorious mountains follow Melungtse, a plateau like mountain, stretches up to 7023m.

Chugimago at 6297mis still virgin, waiting to be climbed.

At 6956m, Numbur Mountain resembles a breast, the maternal source in the sky providing pure milk to the Sherpas of the Solukhumbu.

Next is Kayrolung, an intensely white mountain that at 6511m gleams with the rising sun.

Cho-Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Reaching a height of 8201m. It appears stunningly beautiful from the aircraft.

Next Gyachungkang, at the majestic height of 7952m. Considered an extremely difficult climb. To the Right of Gyachungkang is Pomori 7161m.

As you get closer to Everest there is Nuptse 7855m. Which means west peak, signifying its direction from Everest.

Finally there is Mt.EVEREST 8848m itself, known as Sagarmatha by the Nepalese and Chomolungma by the Tibetans.

Coming Face to Face with it during the flight is quite something else. Even when it looms there in front of the eyes, it remains an enigma, this high on Earth.