Annapurna Base Camp trek cost
We price the Annapurna Base Camp trek for each group, so ask us for this season’s price.
The two permits come to NPR 5,000 for a foreign trekker and NPR 2,000 for citizens of SAARC countries, India among them.
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- Fees checked on 1 October 2026 against the issuing offices’ pages
How much does the Annapurna Base Camp trek cost?
We have no published price for this trek yet: your quote is worked out for your group, your dates and the plan you choose.
The table below has every other cost we know of, from the permits to getting to Pokhara, the town where the drive to the trailhead starts.
| What you pay for | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Our price | Price on request | Ask us on WhatsApp or by email for this season’s price for your group. |
| Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit | NPR 3,000 | Per person per entry, tax included, for foreign visitors. Listed in our 2023 notes. |
| TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System) | NPR 2,000 | A trekker registration card. Per person, for foreign visitors. Listed in our 2023 notes. |
| Kathmandu to Pokhara and back | Bus, or ask us | Our 2023 notes include a tourist bus there and back. Flying is quicker; ask us. |
| Visa, insurance, international flights and tips | Yours to pay | With the rest of the not-included list below. |
Our price
- Amount
- Price on request
- Notes
- Ask us on WhatsApp or by email for this season’s price for your group.
Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit
- Amount
- NPR 3,000
- Notes
- Per person per entry, tax included, for foreign visitors. Listed in our 2023 notes.
TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System)
- Amount
- NPR 2,000
- Notes
- A trekker registration card. Per person, for foreign visitors. Listed in our 2023 notes.
Kathmandu to Pokhara and back
- Amount
- Bus, or ask us
- Notes
- Our 2023 notes include a tourist bus there and back. Flying is quicker; ask us.
Visa, insurance, international flights and tips
- Amount
- Yours to pay
- Notes
- With the rest of the not-included list below.
Source: Our 2023 trip page, as saved by the Wayback Machine.
Annapurna Base Camp permit fees
You need two: the Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit and the TIMS card (a trekker registration card). Together they cost a foreign trekker NPR 5,000; citizens of SAARC countries, India among them, pay NPR 2,000.
We arrange both before you set off. Bought at a checkpost on the trail, the conservation area permit costs double.
| Permit | Foreign visitors | Citizens of SAARC countries | Nepali citizens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit | NPR 3,000per person per entry, tax included | NPR 1,000per person per entry, tax included | NPR 100per person per entry |
| TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System) | NPR 2,000per person | NPR 1,000per person | Not listed |
| Both permits, per person | NPR 5,000 | NPR 2,000 | Not listed |
Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit
- Foreign visitors
- NPR 3,000per person per entry, tax included
- Citizens of SAARC countries
- NPR 1,000per person per entry, tax included
- Nepali citizens
- NPR 100per person per entry
TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System)
- Foreign visitors
- NPR 2,000per person
- Citizens of SAARC countries
- NPR 1,000per person
- Nepali citizens
- Not listed
Both permits, per person
- Foreign visitors
- NPR 5,000
- Citizens of SAARC countries
- NPR 2,000
- Nepali citizens
- Not listed
Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit
Issued by National Trust for Nature Conservation (e-permit online, or counters in Kathmandu and Pokhara). Children under 10: free. Bought at a checkpost on the trail: double fee.
Source: National Trust for Nature Conservation (Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation Area e-permits); checked 1 October 2026.
TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System)
Issued by Nepal Tourism Board with the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, through government-registered trekking agencies only since 2023.
Source: Nepal Tourism Board; checked 1 October 2026.
What our 2023 trek notes covered
Our 2023 notes for this trek, a 12-day plan, list these. Your quote confirms this season’s list.
Included
- Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
- Two nights in a tourist hotel in Kathmandu, with breakfast
- Two nights in a tourist hotel in Pokhara
- Tourist bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara and back
- 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)
- Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit
- The paperwork for your permits
- 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
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
Source: Our 2023 trip page, as saved by the Wayback Machine.
What changes the price of your trek
Four things: the size of your group, your dates, whether you travel privately or join a group, and how many days you take. If you are working to a budget, tell us the figure and we will plan around it.
- Days
- A typical plan runs 10 days from Kathmandu and back, and published plans run from 8 to 14, depending on where the walk starts. Our 2023 notes were for 12 days.
- Getting to the trailhead
- Kathmandu to Pokhara by air (about 25 to 30 minutes) or by road (about 7 to 8 hours, roughly 200 km). Pokhara to Nayapul by road is about 1.5 to 2 hours; jeeps continue to Ghandruk (about 3 hours from Pokhara).
- A licensed guide
- Nepal’s rules require a licensed guide on this trek, booked through a registered agency, so the guide is part of any price.
- Travelling from India
- Citizens of SAARC countries pay less for the permits: NPR 2,000 for both, against NPR 5,000 for other foreign visitors.
Sources: Wikivoyage, Cicerone and The Kathmandu Post; checked 1 October 2026.
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