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About Helicopter Rides in Gangtok
Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation offers trips and rides in helicopter for tourists to enjoy the splendid views of Gangtok from a high vantage point. Helicopter service from Bagdogra to Gangtok and vice versa is available in Bagdogra Airport. We can also avail the helicopter service further for sight-seeing in Gangtok. To view the ever green fields, snow dressed mountain peak, magnificent Himalayas closer in a helicopter ride is a spell bounding experience. The helicopter can occupy 5 persons max. If a seat is occupied by a child, it is considered as a person. The availability of helicopter rides depends upon the climatic condition.
There are many tours available in helicopter rides in Gangtok. These rides are known as special mountain flights. There are no pre-formatted tour packages. It varies depending upon your interest of place. If there are many people willing to join you in the trip, your fare will be divided and hence you will end up paying nominal fare for your ride. If you are traveling alone, you need to pay the entire amount. But during season time, you always find company in your rides. The 15 minute helicopter ride in Gangtok is the popular one which enables you to view the spell bounding landmarks of this city from the top view. The ride from Gangtok to Kanchenjunga peak, the world’s third highest peak is the most famous route among tourists. Other rides includes riding over Tsomgo Lake, Mount Siniolchu and pilgrimages of Gangtok. To have an awe struck experience in the sky, pack your travel bags now to visit Gangtok to enjoy the outstanding helicopter rides.
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The helicopter ride is called Pawan Hans in Sikkim and can be directly booked from the official website of Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation (STDC).
The purpose of helicopter rides is to witness and explore amazing landscapes of Sikkim comprising of splendid glaciers, ridges, monasteries, lakes, and mountains.
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