Pick the trek and say who is trekking. The planner adds every permit for that nationality, with the office that issues it and the notice it comes from, then the bus, jeep or flight to the trailhead, teahouse rooms and dal bhat for your days, a guide and porter split across your group, and gear hired in Thamel or Pokhara. Fees an authority sets are fixed; prices nobody publishes — flights, jeeps, rooms — are ranges you can overwrite with what you were quoted.
Trekking permit fees in Nepal, 2026
- National parks (Sagarmatha, Langtang, Makalu-Barun, Shey-Phoksundo, Rara): Rs 3,000 foreigner, Rs 1,500 SAARC, Rs 100 Nepali, per entry (Nepal Tourism Board). Sagarmatha's own charter says this includes VAT; agency pages add 13%.
- Conservation areas (Annapurna, Manaslu, Gaurishankar): Rs 3,000, SAARC Rs 1,000, Nepali Rs 100, tax included — double if bought at a check-post (NTNC). Kanchenjunga: Rs 2,000 / 500 / 100.
- TIMS card: Rs 2,000 foreigner, Rs 1,000 SAARC, sold only through a registered agency. Nepali citizens need none, and the Everest region does not use it.
- Everest region: the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality's fee, Rs 3,000 or Rs 2,000 for SAARC and Chinese visitors (since July 2024), in place of TIMS.
- Restricted areas, in US dollars and the same for every foreign national including SAARC: Upper Mustang USD 50 a day (since November 2025, was USD 500 for 10 days); Manaslu USD 100 for the first week then USD 15 a day in September–November, USD 75 then USD 10 the rest of the year; Tsum USD 40 then USD 7; Nar Phu USD 100 then USD 15. Nepali citizens need no restricted-area permit.
Who needs a guide
Since 1 April 2023 the Nepal Tourism Board requires foreign trekkers — SAARC nationals included — to trek with a licensed guide and an agency TIMS card in the national parks and conservation areas on its list. The Everest region is the exception in practice: the Khumbu municipality never applied the rule, and the Kathmandu Post (20 November 2025) calls guides mandatory "in all trekking areas except Everest". Restricted areas always need a registered agency and a licensed guide; since March 2026 a single trekker may go, still with a guide. Nepali citizens are not covered by any of these rules.
What the estimate leaves out
- Hotels in Kathmandu or Pokhara before and after the trek.
- Travel insurance. No rule found makes it compulsory for an ordinary trek, but a helicopter rescue charter costs about USD 4,000–5,000.
- An agency's margin: a package adds its own overheads to these costs.
- Flights change with a fuel surcharge that moved several times in 2026, so they are ranges with the date they were read.
Trekking permit cost in Nepal, by trek and nationality
Per person, the permits alone, at the usual length. Restricted-area permits are in US dollars and the same for every foreign national; the rest are in rupees. Read 2026-10-30; restricted-area dollars converted at NRB's rate of 2026-10-30.
| Trek | Nepali | Indian / SAARC | Foreigner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Base Camp12 days | Rs 100 | Rs 3,500–3,695 | Rs 6,000–6,390 |
| Annapurna Base Camp7 days | Rs 100 | Rs 2,000 | Rs 5,000 |
| Annapurna Circuit14 days | Rs 100 | Rs 2,000 | Rs 5,000 |
| Ghorepani Poon Hill4 days | Rs 100–150 | Rs 2,000–2,150 | Rs 5,000–5,150 |
| Mardi Himal5 days | Rs 100–200 | Rs 2,000–2,500 | Rs 5,000–5,500 |
| Langtang Valley7 days | Rs 100 | Rs 2,500–2,695 | Rs 5,000–5,390 |
| Gosaikunda5 days | Rs 100 | Rs 2,500–2,695 | Rs 5,000–5,390 |
| Manaslu Circuit14 days, restricted area | Rs 200–400 | Rs 24,144–26,144incl. USD 145 | Rs 28,144–31,144incl. USD 145 |
| Upper Mustang12 days, restricted area | Rs 100 | Rs 77,360–78,360incl. USD 500 | Rs 79,360–81,360incl. USD 500 |
A range means one fee is disputed or may no longer be collected; each trek's page says which. Nepali citizens pay Rs 100 at a park or conservation area, and need no TIMS card and no restricted-area permit.
Common questions
How much is the trekking permit in Nepal for Nepali citizens?
Rs 100 at each national park or conservation area. Nepali citizens need no TIMS card and no restricted-area permit, and pay no Khumbu municipality fee. A few rural municipalities charge a small local fee, such as Rs 50 at Poon Hill.
Do Indians pay the same trekking fees as other foreigners?
No, for parks, conservation areas, TIMS and the Everest municipality fee: Indians pay the SAARC rate (for example Rs 1,500 instead of Rs 3,000 at a national park). Yes, for restricted-area permits: the Department of Immigration charges every foreign national the same dollar fee.
Is TIMS needed for Everest Base Camp?
No. The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality's own fee (Rs 3,000, SAARC Rs 2,000) replaced TIMS in the Everest region in October 2017. You still need the Sagarmatha National Park permit.
Can I buy the ACAP permit at the check-post?
Yes, but NTNC charges double there. Buy it online (a 2.9% card charge applies) or at an NTNC counter in Kathmandu or Pokhara first.
Where do the prices come from?
Permit fees from the Department of Immigration, the Nepal Tourism Board, NTNC and the parks' own pages; bus fares from the Department of Transport Management; guide and porter wages from TAAN's 2023 rates. Flights, jeeps and rooms are not published by anyone, so they are ranges from news reports and agency pages, each named on the trek's page.
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