• Last Updated on Jan 31, 2024

It’s awesome if you’re going to the Everest Base Camp trek. And, it’s more enthusiastic to be giving you detailed costs regarding the Everest Base Camp trek cost. There’re many ways to reduce extra spending. I will be discussing them one by one in this article.  

Everest Base Camp trek is full of happy faces, Himalayas, beautiful villages, mountain ranges, hills, forest areas, birds, and animals. The trekking journey to EBC is unforgettable. The captures and lively moments would remind you frequently until your adulthood. 

Everest Base Camp trek can be trekked, throughout the year with proper training and guidance during the season. Generally, the area is crowded from September to November.  There’re many routes for trekking to the Everest region. We provide you with the standard Route and itinerary for the trek. Everest Base Camp Trek Cost. It’s found that many of the trekkers forget to buy the items. Below, we have listed the total items required during the Everest Base Camp trek.

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Everest base camp trek

VISA & Insurance 

This is the first needed thing to enter Nepal. You can buy Nepal Visa as soon as you land at Kathmandu International Airport. The price range for 15 days is USD 25 and for 30 days is USD 40. If you like to stay in Nepal for 90 days visa costs USD 100. We suggest having insurance for any kind of trekking and traveling in Nepal. The insurance should cover flight cancellation and refund, lost/damaged baggage, and emergency service. If you’re interested to do mountain climbing, there’s the next insurance for that called Mountain insurance. The average cost for trekking insurance is USD 150 per month.

Everest base camp permit cost

Equipment

The cost of equipment depends upon how much you want to hire. You can bring a few types of equipment of your own which definitely reduces the price. Warm Sleeping bag, warm and waterproof jacket, hiking boots, trekking trousers and shirts, gloves (inner and outer), sun protection hat, and glass. The total cost for Equipment for the Everest Base Camp trek ranges from $500-$1000.

Everest base camp trek equipment

Flights

The cost for a flight to Nepal from your country depends on the season you book. The price increases during peak season whereas it’s slightly less during another season. The one-way price for a Lukla flight is $180 per person. You need two types of permits for the Everest Base Camp trek. Sagarmatha National Park and TIMS card are two of them. The National Park permit costs NRs 3000(approx.28$) and you can enter the Khumbu region as well with this permit. The fee for Village Development Committee is NRs 2000. 

The price for TIMS depends on various types.

SAARC Country TIMS card: $3
Organized TIMS card: $10
Individual TIMS card: $20

Guide and Porter

It’s important to hire a guide and a port during the Everest Base Camp trek. They know the cheapest places and all the routes. They are governmental license holders and you can ask them about the trek as a test. Generally, the price of a guide is 30$-35$.

Dipak Sapkota

Namaste This is me Dipak Sapkota Born in the mid-west part of Nepal called Dhading district Ganesh Himal region. I want to personally thank you for visiting my blog. My experience includes over 15 years of traveling and trekking in Nepal. I want to share my experience with you and help you to accomplish your goals. As an Adventure, I understand the stress and excitement that coincide with travel.

 I truly know each and every person is different and their unique desires. so please let me know about your adventure plan what you have always dreamed of. Please feel free to contact me personally at any time, Regarding any questions, you may have or if you simply want to touch base about a trek and adventure in Nepal. Also if you are interested to know more about my trekking tour, and adventure journey follow me on  Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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