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North Annapurna Base Camp (North ABC) trek cost for Nepali, Indian and foreign trekkers अन्नपूर्ण प्रथम आधार शिविर · permits, transport, tent hotels and guide, 2026

For 4 days, North Annapurna Base Camp costs a Nepali citizen about Rs 24,931, an Indian or other SAARC national about Rs 36,756 and a foreigner about USD 257 per person. Permits alone are Rs 100, Rs 1,000–2,000 and Rs 3,000–5,000.
Panchakunda Lake beneath the north face of Annapurna I

Annapurna, Myagdi · Annapurna Conservation Area

North Annapurna Base Camp

अन्नपूर्ण प्रथम आधार शिविर

  • 3–6 days
  • North Annapurna Base Camp 4,190 m
  • Permits Rs 100
Photo: Sunuwargr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Panchakunda Lakeपञ्चकुण्ड ताल4,050 m
Usually
3–6 days
North Annapurna Base Camp
4,190 m
Highest night, Panchakunda Lake
4,050 m
Rest day
1
Permits, Nepali
Rs 100
Licensed guide
Not needed

Who is trekking

People in the group
2
Guides, porters and jeeps are shared.

When, and for how long

3 daysusual 46 days

Starting month

Trekking season: Mar–May and Sep–Nov.

In November at Lete (2,384 m): about 15 °C by day and 3 °C at night, on average.

Bars run from the average low to the average high; a dot marks the trekking seasons. Climate source.

Getting there and back

GoingRs 2,500 – Rs 4,025

  1. Kathmandu to Tatopani (Myagdi)

    Bus · Night bus towards Jomsom, from Gongabu or Machha Pokhari · about 13 h

    Rs 1,500 – Rs 2,700

  2. Tatopani (Myagdi) to Hum Khola

    Shared jeep · Shared jeep seat, via Narchyang · 1.5–2 h

    Rs 1,000 – Rs 1,325

Coming backRs 2,433 – Rs 3,203

  1. Hum Khola to Tatopani (Myagdi)

    Shared jeep · Shared jeep seat, via Narchyang · 1.5–2 h

    Rs 1,000 – Rs 1,325

  2. Tatopani (Myagdi) to Beni

    Shared jeep · Shared jeep on the Beni–Jomsom road

    Rs 400

  3. Beni to Pokhara

    Bus · Local bus · 2–2.5 h

    Rs 250 – Rs 350

  4. Pokhara to Kathmandu

    Bus · DoTM bus, normal to super deluxe · 202 km

    Rs 783 – Rs 1,128

Per person, each way. Buses between provinces are the Department of Transport Management's fares, normal to super deluxe; flights are the Nepali-citizen fare. Most Nepali trekkers take the night bus from Kathmandu to Tatopani and come back through Beni and Pokhara. Landslides block the road to Hum Khola in the monsoon; it reopened in late August in 2025 and 2026.

Rooms, food and help

Where you sleep

What you eat

Guide and porter

Nepali citizens can trek without a guide anywhere on this list.

Sleeping bag, down jacket and trekking poles

Use your own prices

Trek budget, per person

Rs 24,931

Rs 18,983 – Rs 30,878 · group of 2 ≈ Rs 49,861

  • Permits अनुमतिRs 100
  • Getting there यातायातRs 4,933–Rs 7,228
  • Rooms and food बास र खानाRs 10,000–Rs 16,800
  • Guide and porter गाइड र भरिया—
  • Gear and extras सामान र अन्यRs 3,950–Rs 6,750
  • Permitsincluded
  • Transport there and backincluded
  • Tent hotels and foodincluded
  • No guide or porternot included
  • Gear rental, showers, chargingincluded
  • Kathmandu or Pokhara hotelsnot included
  • Travel insurancenot included
  • An agency's marginnot included

Prices checked 2026-10-30

Permits अनुमतिपत्र

Nepali citizen

  • Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)

    अन्नपूर्ण संरक्षण क्षेत्र

    Rs 100per person

    NTNC · Online or an NTNC counter in Kathmandu or Pokhara; checked on the road near Tatopani. Double at a check-post

    Source: official · official

Every line of the estimate
ItemPer person
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)Rs 100
Kathmandu → Tatopani (Myagdi)Night bus towards Jomsom, from Gongabu or Machha PokhariRs 1,500 – Rs 2,700
Tatopani (Myagdi) → Hum KholaShared jeep seat, via NarchyangRs 1,000 – Rs 1,325
Back: Hum Khola → Tatopani (Myagdi)Shared jeep seat, via NarchyangRs 1,000 – Rs 1,325
Back: Tatopani (Myagdi) → BeniShared jeep on the Beni–Jomsom roadRs 400
Back: Beni → PokharaLocal busRs 250 – Rs 350
Back: Pokhara → KathmanduDoTM bus, normal to super deluxeRs 783 – Rs 1,128
Teahouse room, 3 nightsRs 2,400 – Rs 3,600
Dal bhat and tea, 4 daysRs 7,600 – Rs 13,200
Rent sleeping bag, down jacket, trekking poles, 5 daysRs 2,750
Showers, charging, boiled waterRs 1,200 – Rs 4,000

The usual route

Day by day

  • 6 days
  • 1 rest day
  • Highest night 4,050 m
  • 5 nights above 3,000 m

This route at the usual pace is 6 days; your estimate counts 4. Set the days above to the plan you will follow.

On the trail? Tick each day as you finish it. It is saved on this device.

  1. Day 1

    Sandhikharka सन्धीखर्क

    From Hum Khola, arriving at Hum Khola the same morning

    sleep
    3,160 m
    climb
    ▲ 277 m
    walking
    2.5–4 h

    Trail news, Aug 2026. Monsoon landslides block the road from Narchyang to Hum Khola every year; it reopened in late August in both 2025 and 2026, and the tent hotels above reopen with it. In the October rush jeeps ran short for walkers coming down. Rising Nepal, 26 Aug 2026

    Tonight Rs 2,700–4,500 room and food

  2. Day 2

    Bhusket Mela भुसकेट मेला

    From Sandhikharka

    sleep
    3,551 m
    climb
    ▲ 391 m
    walking
    3–4 h

    Tonight Rs 2,700–4,500 room and food

  3. Day 3

    Panchakunda Lake पञ्चकुण्ड ताल

    From Bhusket Mela

    sleep
    4,050 m
    climb
    ▲ 499 m
    walking
    3 h

    Trail news, 30 Oct 2025. After rain and snow from 27 October 2025, 72 trekkers, 17 of them foreigners, were brought down to Hum Khola, some with ropes after losing the trail, and the base camp was closed to visitors until 31 October. The tent camp here holds about 50; in October hundreds a day arrived. Onlinekhabar (RSS), 30 Oct 2025

    Tonight Rs 2,700–4,500 room and food

  4. Day 4 · Rest day

    Panchakunda Lake पञ्चकुण्ड ताल

    Rest and acclimatise: walk high, sleep low

    sleep
    4,050 m
    • North Annapurna Base Camp4,190 m · side trip

    Tonight Rs 2,700–4,500 room and food

  5. Day 5

    Sandhikharka सन्धीखर्क

    From Panchakunda Lake

    sleep
    3,160 m
    descent
    ▼ 890 m
    walking
    6.5–7 h

    Tonight Rs 2,700–4,500 room and food

  6. Day 6

    Hum Khola हुमखोला

    From Sandhikharka

    walking
    2.5–3 h

Altitudes from Wikipedia, Wikivoyage and the parks' brochures; walking times from Wikivoyage, the parks and, where nothing else gives them, agencies. A night's cost is the room and a day's dal bhat for the nationality chosen. Altitude: CDC Yellow Book 2026, “Once above 3,000 m (9,850 ft), move sleeping altitude by no more than 500 m (1,600 ft) per day … plan an extra day of acclimatization for every additional 1,000 m (3,300 ft) of sleeping altitude gain.”

Before you go

  • Citizenship certificate or national ID card, to pay the Nepali rate (Rs 100 at park and conservation-area counters).
  • Each permit, carried the whole way: check-posts ask for them, and a conservation-area permit bought at a check-post costs double.
  • Travel insurance that covers helicopter rescue at your highest altitude. No rule found makes it compulsory for an ordinary trek, but a rescue charter costs about USD 4,000–5,000.
North Annapurna Base CampRs 24,931 / person ↓

North Annapurna Base Camp cost by nationality

Per person, 4 days, in rupees, from Kathmandu by the first way listed (bus and shared jeep to hum khola), tent hotels and dal bhat, gear rented. Nepalis trek on their own; foreigners and SAARC nationals with the licensed guide the rules require, the cost split by a group of two.

Nepali

Rs 24,931

Rs 18,983–30,878

Rs 100 in permits; no TIMS, no guide needed.

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Indian / SAARC

Rs 36,756

₹22,951 · Rs 26,703–46,808

SAARC rate on rupee permits; a licensed guide is required.

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Foreigner

USD 257

Rs 39,256 · Rs 28,703–49,808

Full rate on permits; a licensed guide is required.

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NepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
PermitsRs 100Rs 1,000–2,000Rs 3,000–5,000
Getting there and backRs 4,933–7,228Rs 4,933–7,228Rs 4,933–7,228
Rooms and foodRs 10,000–16,800Rs 10,000–16,800Rs 10,000–16,800
Guide and porternoneRs 6,820–14,030Rs 6,820–14,030
Gear rental and extrasRs 3,950–6,750Rs 3,950–6,750Rs 3,950–6,750
TotalRs 18,983–30,878Rs 26,703–46,808₹16,674–29,228Rs 28,703–49,808USD 188–326

North Annapurna Base Camp permits

PermitNepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)NTNC. Online or an NTNC counter in Kathmandu or Pokhara; checked on the road near Tatopani. Double at a check-post.Rs 100Rs 1,000Rs 3,000
TIMS cardNepal Tourism Board, through a registered agency. Your trekking agency. NTB's list of routes under the 2023 TIMS and guide rule does not name North ABC; some agencies include a TIMS card and others do not.not neededup to Rs 1,000up to Rs 2,000

Children under 10 enter parks and conservation areas free. A conservation-area permit bought at a check-post costs double.

North Annapurna Base Camp route and altitude

  1. 1Hum Kholaहुमखोला2,883 m
  2. 2Sandhikharkaसन्धीखर्क3,160 m
  3. 3Bhusket Melaभुसकेट मेला3,551 m
  4. 4Panchakunda Lakeपञ्चकुण्ड ताल4,050 m
  5. 5Sandhikharkaसन्धीखर्क3,160 m
  6. 6Hum Kholaहुमखोला2,883 m

Highest point: North Annapurna Base Camp, 4,190 m.

North ABC vs Annapurna Base Camp

Both are in the Annapurna Conservation Area with the same permit; the difference is the road, the beds and the crowd. Per person, for each trek's usual length, figures as in the tables above.

North ABCAnnapurna Base Camp
Highest pointNorth Annapurna Base Camp, 4,190 mAnnapurna Base Camp, 4,130 m
Days on the trail3–6, usually 45–10, usually 7
Cost, NepaliRs 24,931 for 4 daysRs 30,511 for 7 days
Cost, Indian or SAARCRs 36,756Rs 50,655
Cost, foreignerUSD 257USD 351
Where you sleepTent hotels since spring 2025, about 50 places a day; agencies campTeahouses at every stop
RoadJeep road to Hum Khola, 2,883 mJeep or bus to Nayapul, about 1,070 m
On the wayPanchakunda Lake under Annapurna I's north faceThe Annapurna Sanctuary, below Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre
Mobile signalNone on the upper trailNTC 4G at Deurali and Machhapuchhre Base Camp

Guide rule and documents

NTB's list of routes under the 2023 guide rule does not name North ABC, but the Kathmandu Post (20 Nov 2025) reports a licensed guide is required for foreign trekkers in every trekking area except Everest, and this one is inside the Annapurna Conservation Area. Agencies sell it with a guide and a camping crew. Nepali citizens are not covered by the rule.

Everyone

  • Each permit, carried the whole way: check-posts ask for them, and a conservation-area permit bought at a check-post costs double.
  • Travel insurance that covers helicopter rescue at your highest altitude. No rule found makes it compulsory for an ordinary trek, but a rescue charter costs about USD 4,000–5,000.

Nepali citizens

  • Citizenship certificate or national ID card, to pay the Nepali rate (Rs 100 at park and conservation-area counters).

Indian and SAARC nationals

  • Passport, to claim the SAARC rate. Indian citizens need no Nepal visa; by air they need a passport or a voter ID card (Aadhaar is not accepted).
  • Other SAARC nationals: a Nepal visa (free for 30 days on the first visit of the year, except Afghanistan).
  • A registered trekking agency and a licensed guide: they issue the TIMS card or restricted-area permit for you.
  • Two passport photos, in case a counter asks. No official page requires them for online permits; agencies still list them.

Foreigners

  • Passport and Nepal visa (15 days USD 30, 30 days USD 50, 90 days USD 125).
  • A registered trekking agency and a licensed guide: they issue the TIMS card or restricted-area permit for you.
  • Two passport photos, in case a counter asks. No official page requires them for online permits; agencies still list them.

Common questions

How much does the North Annapurna Base Camp trek cost for a Nepali?

About Rs 24,931 per person for 4 days (Rs 18,983–30,878), trekking without a guide and renting a sleeping bag, down jacket and poles. Permits are Rs 100. The planner above changes it for your days, transport and group.

How much does the North Annapurna Base Camp trek cost for an Indian?

About Rs 36,756 (₹22,951) per person for 4 days, at the SAARC rate for permits (Rs 1,000–2,000) and with the licensed guide the rules require.

How much does the North Annapurna Base Camp trek cost for a foreigner?

About USD 257 (Rs 39,256) per person for 4 days with a licensed guide, before Kathmandu hotels, insurance and any agency margin. Permits: Rs 3,000–5,000.

Do I need a guide for North Annapurna Base Camp?

Yes, for foreigners and SAARC nationals. NTB's list of routes under the 2023 guide rule does not name North ABC, but the Kathmandu Post (20 Nov 2025) reports a licensed guide is required for foreign trekkers in every trekking area except Everest, and this one is inside the Annapurna Conservation Area. Agencies sell it with a guide and a camping crew. Nepali citizens are not covered by the rule.

Which permits do I need for North Annapurna Base Camp?

Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP), TIMS card. There is no check post on the trail itself: permits are checked on the Beni–Jomsom road near Tatopani.

Can I do North ABC in 3 days?

Yes, from Hum Khola. Nepali trekkers walk to Sandhikharka (3–4 h), on to Panchakunda Lake (5–6 h), see the base camp at dawn and walk out to Hum Khola (4–7 h). The "3 days" and "4 days" trips count the night bus from Kathmandu to Tatopani and the day home. That pace climbs about 1,200 m in two days, which is fast: headache or vomiting means going down.

How high is North Annapurna Base Camp?

4,190 m in most news sources. The tent camp at Panchakunda Lake below it is about 4,050 m, and Hum Khola, where the jeep road ends, about 2,880 m. Figures from 4,090 m to 4,500 m are published for the base camp.

Are there hotels on the North ABC trek?

Tent hotels, since spring 2025: at Hum Khola, Phutphute, Sandhikharka, Gufaphat, Bhusket Mela and Panchakunda, run by local people under ACAP's rule that only temporary structures are allowed. They hold about 50 people a day; in October 2025, 150 to 500 a day arrived and tents were overfull. They close in the monsoon. Agencies selling the trek to foreigners still camp with their own tents and cook.

When is the North ABC trail closed?

Landslides block the road from Narchyang to Hum Khola every monsoon; it reopened in late August in both 2025 and 2026, and the tent hotels reopen with it. Snow can close it in autumn: on 30 October 2025, 72 trekkers were rescued and the base camp was closed until 31 October. No source covers December to February.

Where the figures come from

Fees set by an authority are fixed; prices nobody publishes are ranges from the sources below, which the planner lets you overwrite. A fee the sources dispute counts in the high end only. All read 2026-10-30.

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