“Flying High”

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Since its inauguration in 1968, RA 100t the daily Mountain Flight of Royal Nepal Airlines, has been a major Himalayan tourist attraction. For U$ 99 you can fly along and above the eastern Nepal Himalaya for a bird´s eye view of Chomolongma /Everest/ Sagarmatha.

The typical flight departs from Tribhuvan International Airport at 7 am. It flies a right-turn climbing loop over Khumaltar, Chobar, Kalimati, Kupandol and Patan in the Kathmandu Valley, and heads eastwards over Dhulikhel towards Chahkot and Jiri. The Himalaya unfurl on the plane´s left: from Langtang and Shishapangma (8016m) to JugalHimal,Lapchi Kang, Ru! waling Himal, and the Khumbu Himal. Passengers are invited to visit the cockpit, where the windows are cleanest and visibility is best. Everest can already been seen from over 100 km away, rising above all other peaks.

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