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Ama Dablam expedition

A typical plan runs 30 days from Kathmandu and back, with the climb to Ama Dablam at 6,814 m.

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Guide price from US$5,819: our 2023 price for the 26-day itinerary. We confirm this season’s price in your quote.

Rated 4.9 from 21 reviews on TripAdvisorMember of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal
Phakding2,610 mNamche Bazaar3,440 mTengboche3,867 mLukla2,860 mPangboche 3,985 mAma Dablam Base Camp 4,570 mCamp 1 5,800 mCamp 2 6,000 mCamp 3 6,300 m5 km
Each dot is a place you sleep, joined in the order you walk. High point: आमादब्लम Ama Dablam, 6,814 m.
  1. Phakding, 2,610 m
  2. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  3. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  4. Tengboche, 3,867 m
  5. Pangboche, 3,985 m
  6. Ama Dablam Base Camp, 4,570 m
  7. Camp 1, 5,800 m
  8. Camp 1, 5,800 m
  9. Camp 2, 6,000 m
  10. Camp 3, 6,300 m
  11. Namche Bazaar, 3,440 m
  12. Lukla, 2,860 m

आमादब्लम

Ama Dablam

6,814 m
from US$5,819

Trip facts

Days
30 days
High point
Ama Dablam, 6,814 m
Grade
Moderate to adventurous
When to go
Mainly autumn (October to November, sometimes into early December), with a smaller spring season (April to May)
Starts
Lukla (2,860 m)
Finishes
Lukla (2,860 m)
Days on the trail
25
Walking each day
5 to 6 hours

Typical figures for this route, checked on 1 October 2026. Narbin's team confirms the days, heights and grade for your dates.

Getting there

Fly to Lukla. In the spring and autumn peak seasons most Lukla flights leave from Manthali airport in Ramechhap district, not Kathmandu: about 130 km and 4 to 5 hours by road from Kathmandu, then a flight of about 20 minutes. Some teams drive the day before and sleep near the airport; others leave Kathmandu at about 2 to 3 am. Outside the peak seasons, and for a minority of peak-season flights, planes fly direct from Kathmandu, about 35 to 40 minutes.

Getting back

Walk back to Lukla, then in the peak seasons fly Lukla to Manthali (Ramechhap) and drive about 4 to 5 hours to Kathmandu; when direct flights run, fly Lukla to Kathmandu (about 35 to 40 minutes).

Route and altitude

Heights on the way

Passes, viewpoints, camps and side trips, highest first.

Camp 3
6,300 m
Camp 2
6,000 m
Camp 1
5,800 m
Yak Camp or Advanced Base Camp
5,300 m
Ama Dablam Base Camp
4,570 m
Pangboche
3,985 m
Altitude by dayEach dot is an overnight stop, in walking order. The days depend on your plan.
Altitude each night on the Ama Dablam expedition. The highest night is at Camp 3, 6,300 m, stop 8.
StopOvernightAltitude
1Phakding2,610 m
2Namche Bazaar3,440 m
3Tengboche3,867 m
4Pangboche3,985 m
5Ama Dablam Base Camp4,570 m
6Camp 15,800 m
7Camp 26,000 m
8Camp 36,300 m
9Namche Bazaar3,440 m
10Lukla2,860 m

Day by day

The overnight stops of a typical expedition, in walking order.

  1. 1Phakding2,610 m
  2. 2Namche Bazaar (2 nights)3,440 m
  3. 3Tengboche3,867 m
  4. 4Pangboche3,985 m
  5. 5Ama Dablam Base Camp4,570 m
  6. 6Camp 1 (2 nights)5,800 m
  7. 7Camp 26,000 m
  8. 8Camp 36,300 m
  9. 9Namche Bazaar3,440 m
  10. 10Lukla2,860 m

Narbin's team sets the days for your dates. Ask us on WhatsApp for this season's plan for the Ama Dablam expedition.

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What is included

From our 2023 trip notes; to be confirmed in your quote.

Included

  • Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Two nights in a tourist hotel in Kathmandu, with breakfast
  • A welcome dinner and a farewell dinner in Kathmandu
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the trek
  • Tea or coffee four times a day on the trek
  • A sightseeing day in Kathmandu: Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath
  • Rooms in family-run lodges on the trek
  • TIMS card (a trekker registration card)
  • Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park entry permit
  • Toilet paper on the trek
  • The paperwork for your permits
  • Transfers to and from the domestic airport
  • A trekking guide
  • Porters: one porter for every two trekkers
  • Wages, meals, rooms, transport and insurance for your guide and porters
  • A certificate to mark your trip
  • A rescue helicopter arranged in an emergency, paid for by your travel insurance
  • A first-aid kit
  • Government taxes
  • Our service charge

Not included

  • Your Nepal visa fee
  • Travel insurance with rescue cover
  • International flights and departure tax
  • Other meals in Kathmandu
  • Extra costs if you come down from the mountains early
  • Extra costs from strikes, delays or cancelled flights
  • Extra hotel nights in Kathmandu
  • Drinks and personal costs: phone, laundry, battery charging, water and showers
  • Tips for your guide and porters

Permits and rules

We arrange these permits for your expedition. Fees are as the issuing office lists them, with the date we checked.

  • Sagarmatha National Park entry permit

    Issued by Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person per entry
    Citizens of SAARC countries
    NPR 1,500person per entry
    Nepali citizens
    NPR 100person per entry

    Issued by Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation; paid at the Tourist Service Centre, Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, or at the park entry points. Children under 10: free.

    Source: Nepal Tourism Board (figures supplied by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation), checked 1 October 2026

  • Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality trek card (local entry permit)

    Issued by Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person
    Citizens of SAARC countries and China
    NPR 2,000person

    Issued by Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, Tourist Information Centre, Lukla.

    Source: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality (Wayback capture of 2026-06-13), checked 1 October 2026

  • Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Ama Dablam

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Spring
    US$1,000person
    Autumn
    US$1,000person
    Winter and summer
    US$500person

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Garbage management deposit (Department of Tourism)

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Khumbu and Annapurna peaks of 7,001 to 8,000 m, and Ama Dablam
    US$2,000expedition team

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

Rules on this route

Is this trip right for you?

A technical alpine climb, much harder than the trekking peaks. The Southwest Ridge is exposed rock, mixed ground, snow and ice: sections of British 'Severe' rock between Camps 1 and 2, the near-vertical Yellow Tower (about 15 m, usually climbed on a fixed rope with an ascender), mixed ground past the Grey Tower, and snow and ice up to about 50 degrees above Camp 3 to the summit. Ropes are fixed for most or all of the route, but climbers must move independently on fixed lines, abseil many times on the descent and cope with sustained exposure and objective danger from the Dablam serac. Alpine grade about D; American grade VI 5.9 on the first-ascent line. Summit day 12 hours or more.

Ask us if this expedition suits you
Walking each day
5 to 6 hours
Highest night
Camp 3, 6,300 m
High point
6,814 m

Price and booking

from US$5,819

2023 price for the 26-day itinerary

This is a guide price for the Ama Dablam expedition. The typical plan on this page runs 30 days, so your quote sets this season's price for the plan you choose. It depends on the size of your group, the season and whether you travel privately or join a group.

We confirm payment terms in your quote. Nothing is paid online.

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