Plan your trek in Nepal
Straight answers to what people ask before they book a trek with us: the cost, the days, the weather, the way in and how hard it is.
Fees and heights come from the pages we name, checked on 1 October 2026.
Planning the Everest Base Camp trek
12 guides for the walk to Everest Base Camp at 5,364 m: what it costs, how far and how long it is, when to go, how to get there, how hard it is, how to train for it, what to pack, how high base camp is, the climb to Kala Patthar, the rest day in Namche Bazaar, Sagarmatha National Park and Lukla airport.
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Everest Base Camp
5,364 m- Days
- 12 days
- High point
- Kala Patthar, 5,644 m
- Grade
- Moderate and adventure
- Price for
- 16 days (2023)
Everest Base Camp trek cost
From US$1,419, our 2023 price for 16 days. Permits come to NPR 6,000 for a foreign trekker.
Everest Base Camp trek distance and days
About 42 km each way on foot from Lukla to Gorak Shep; 12 days from Kathmandu and back.
Best time for the Everest Base Camp trek
October to November and March to May, steadiest from early October to mid November and late March to late April.
How to get to Everest Base Camp
Fly to the mountain airstrip at Lukla (2,860 m), then walk; you reach base camp on the eighth day.
Everest Base Camp trek difficulty
No climbing, but 3 to 8 hours of walking a day and five nights above 4,000 m.
How to train for the Everest Base Camp trek
12 weeks of steady walks and strength work, aimed at 11 days on foot and a longest day of 7 to 9 hours.
Everest Base Camp packing list
Layers, a warm sleeping bag and broken-in boots for five nights above 4,000 m, and the Lukla flight’s 10 kg hold limit.
Everest Base Camp elevation
About 5,364 m on the moving Khumbu Glacier; our 12-day trek reaches it on day 8.
Kala Patthar
The prayer-flag summit is about 5,644 m, a lower top about 5,545 m; our trek climbs it on day 9.
Namche Bazaar
About 3,440 m. You climb in on day 2 and rest there on day 3.
Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal’s Khumbu national park, established in 1976 and inscribed by UNESCO in 1979. Our Everest treks enter at Monjo.
Lukla airport
Tenzing-Hillary Airport, about 2,845 m at the airstrip. Everest treks start here after a flight from Kathmandu or Manthali.
Planning the Annapurna Base Camp trek
Two guides for the walk to Annapurna Base Camp at 4,130 m: what it costs and what the weather does.
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Annapurna Base Camp
4,130 m- Days
- 10 days
- High point
- 4,130 m
- Grade
- Moderate and adventure
Annapurna Base Camp trek cost
Price on request. Permits come to NPR 5,000 for a foreign trekker.
Annapurna Base Camp weather
Main seasons October to November and March to May; snow above Deurali from mid November.
Annapurna Base Camp trek day by day
A typical 10 days from Kathmandu and back, 7 on the trail, 4 to 7 hours of walking a day. On the trek page.
Is the Annapurna Base Camp trek right for you?
Moderate to challenging, non-technical, with one night above 4,000 m. On the trek page.
Places on the Everest Base Camp trail
Three places on the trail have their own guides.
Before any trek in Nepal
What to sort out before you book, whichever trek you choose.
Permits for trekking in Nepal
Every trek needs the entry permit of the park or conservation area it crosses, and some need a local permit, a registration card or a restricted-area permit; peaks and expeditions add climbing fees. These are the fees for foreign visitors, as each office states them.
National parks and conservation areas
- Sagarmatha National Park entry permit: NPR 3,000 per person per entryNeeded for Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Lakes and Cho La, Everest Three Passes, Island Peak, Lobuche East, Ama Dablam and Everest.
- Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit: NPR 3,000 per person per entry, tax includedNeeded for Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, Annapurna North Base Camp, Manaslu Circuit and Himlung Himal.
- Manaslu Conservation Area entry permit: NPR 3,000 per person per entry, tax includedNeeded for Manaslu Circuit and Manaslu.
- Langtang National Park entry permit: NPR 3,000 per person per entryNeeded for Langtang Valley.
- Makalu Barun National Park entry permit: NPR 3,000 per person per entryNeeded for Makalu Base Camp and Mera Peak.
- Kanchenjunga Conservation Area entry permit: NPR 2,000 per person per entryNeeded for Kanchenjunga Base Camp.
Local permit in the Everest region
- Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality trek card: NPR 3,000 per personNeeded for Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Lakes and Cho La, Everest Three Passes, Island Peak, Mera Peak, Lobuche East, Ama Dablam and Everest.
Trekker registration
- TIMS card: NPR 2,000 per personNeeded for Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, Annapurna North Base Camp, Manaslu Circuit, Langtang Valley, Makalu Base Camp and Kanchenjunga Base Camp.
Restricted areas
- Manaslu restricted area permit: US$100 per person per weekNeeded for Manaslu Circuit and Manaslu.
- Kanchenjunga restricted area permit: US$20 per person per weekNeeded for Kanchenjunga Base Camp.
- Nar Phu restricted area permit: US$100 per person per weekNeeded for Himlung Himal.
Climbing permits and expedition fees
- Nepal Mountaineering Association climbing permit: US$350 per personNeeded for Island Peak, Mera Peak and Lobuche East.
- Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Ama Dablam: US$1,000 per personNeeded for Ama Dablam.
- Garbage management deposit: US$2,000 per expedition teamNeeded for Ama Dablam, Himlung Himal, Manaslu and Everest.
- Department of Tourism expedition royalty: peaks 7,001 to 7,500 m: US$800 per personNeeded for Himlung Himal.
- Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Manaslu: US$1,500 per personNeeded for Manaslu.
- Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Everest, normal route: US$15,000 per personNeeded for Everest.
- Khumbu Icefall route fee: US$600 per climberNeeded for Everest.
Sources: Nepal Tourism Board, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal Tourism Board, Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal and The Himalayan Times; checked 1 October 2026.
How we check these facts
Every fee, height and season in these guides comes from a page we name beside it, read on 1 October 2026. Where sources disagree, we give the range.
- Fees and permits
- From the offices that issue them: Nepal Tourism Board, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality and National Trust for Nature Conservation. Rupee fees are shown as listed, never converted.
- Seasons, days and heights
- From guidebooks and official pages: Lonely Planet, Cicerone, Rough Guides, Nepal Tourism Board and Wikivoyage. Day-by-day plans are the standard ones until your quote sets your own.
- Our prices
- Our guide prices are the ones we quoted in 2023, shown with the length of trip they were for. Your quote sets this season’s price.
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