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Ghorepani Poon Hill trek cost for Nepali, Indian and foreign trekkers घोरेपानी पुनहिल · permits, transport, teahouses and guide, 2026

For 4 days, Ghorepani Poon Hill costs a Nepali citizen about Rs 19,461, an Indian or other SAARC national about Rs 31,836 and a foreigner about USD 228 per person. Permits alone are Rs 100–150, Rs 2,000–2,150 and Rs 5,000–5,150.
The Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges from Poon Hill

Annapurna, Myagdi · Annapurna Conservation Area

Ghorepani Poon Hill

घोरेपानी पुनहिल

  • 3–6 days
  • Poon Hill 3,210 m
  • Permits Rs 100 – Rs 150
Photo: Herogurung, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ghorepaniघोरेपानी2,874 m
Usually
3–6 days
Poon Hill
3,210 m
Highest night, Ghorepani
2,874 m
Rest days
0
Permits, Nepali
Rs 100 – Rs 150
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 Lumle (1,738 m): about 18 °C by day and 9 °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 1,083 – Rs 1,428

  1. Kathmandu to Pokhara

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

    Rs 783 – Rs 1,128

  2. Pokhara to Nayapul

    Bus · Local bus from Baglung bus park

    Rs 300

Coming backRs 1,083 – Rs 1,428

  1. Nayapul to Pokhara

    Bus · Local bus from Baglung bus park

    Rs 300

  2. 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 start at Nayapul or drive on to Ulleri, and come out through Ghandruk.

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 19,461

Rs 13,566 – Rs 25,356 · group of 2 ≈ Rs 38,922

  • Permits अनुमतिRs 100–Rs 150
  • Getting there यातायातRs 2,166–Rs 2,856
  • Rooms and food बास र खानाRs 7,350–Rs 15,600
  • Guide and porter गाइड र भरिया—
  • Gear and extras सामान र अन्यRs 3,950–Rs 6,750
  • Permitsincluded
  • Transport there and backincluded
  • Teahouse rooms 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. Double at a check-post

    Source: official · official

  • Poon Hill viewpoint fee

    पुनहिल प्रवेश शुल्क

    Rs 0–50per person

    Annapurna Rural Municipality · At the viewpoint

    May not be collected: Reported in April 2024; not confirmed for 2026.

    Source: news report

Every line of the estimate
ItemPer person
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)Rs 100
Poon Hill viewpoint feeRs 0 – Rs 50
Kathmandu → PokharaDoTM bus, normal to super deluxeRs 783 – Rs 1,128
Pokhara → NayapulLocal bus from Baglung bus parkRs 300
Back: Nayapul → PokharaLocal bus from Baglung bus parkRs 300
Back: Pokhara → KathmanduDoTM bus, normal to super deluxeRs 783 – Rs 1,128
Teahouse room, 3 nightsRs 1,350 – Rs 3,600
Dal bhat and tea, 4 daysRs 6,000 – Rs 12,000
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

  • 5 days
  • 0 rest days
  • Highest night 2,874 m
  • 0 nights above 3,000 m

This route at the usual pace is 5 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

    Tikhedhunga

    From Nayapul, arriving at Nayapul the same morning

    sleep
    1,480 m
    climb
    ▲ 410 m
    7 km
    3.5 h
    • NTC, Ncell
    • Wi-Fi
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 1,950–4,200 room and food

  2. Day 2

    Ghorepani घोरेपानी

    From Tikhedhunga

    sleep
    2,874 m
    climb
    ▲ 1,394 m
    9.5 km
    4.75 h
    • NTC, Ncell
    • Wi-Fi
    • Check-post
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 1,950–4,200 room and food

  3. Day 3

    Tadapani ताडापानी

    From Ghorepani

    sleep
    2,680 m
    descent
    ▼ 194 m
    walking
    5–6 h
    • Poon Hill3,210 m · at dawn
    • NTC, Ncell
    • Wi-Fi

    Tonight Rs 1,950–4,200 room and food

  4. Day 4

    Ghandruk घान्द्रुक

    From Tadapani

    sleep
    2,012 m
    descent
    ▼ 668 m
    6.3 km
    2.33 h
    • NTC, Ncell
    • Wi-Fi
    • Health post
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 1,950–4,200 room and food

  5. Day 5

    Nayapul नयाँपुल

    From Ghandruk

    13.3 km
    5 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.
Ghorepani Poon HillRs 19,461 / person ↓

Ghorepani Poon Hill cost by nationality

Per person, 4 days, in rupees, from Kathmandu by the first way listed (local bus to nayapul), teahouses 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 19,461

Rs 13,566–25,356

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

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Indian / SAARC

Rs 31,836

₹19,879 · Rs 22,286–41,386

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

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Foreigner

USD 228

Rs 34,836 · Rs 25,286–44,386

Full rate on permits; a licensed guide is required.

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NepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
PermitsRs 100–150Rs 2,000–2,150Rs 5,000–5,150
Getting there and backRs 2,166–2,856Rs 2,166–2,856Rs 2,166–2,856
Rooms and foodRs 7,350–15,600Rs 7,350–15,600Rs 7,350–15,600
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 13,566–25,356Rs 22,286–41,386₹13,916–25,842Rs 25,286–44,386USD 166–291

Ghorepani Poon Hill permits

PermitNepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)NTNC. Online or an NTNC counter. Double at a check-post.Rs 100Rs 1,000Rs 3,000
TIMS cardNepal Tourism Board, through a registered agency. Your trekking agency, online.not neededRs 1,000Rs 2,000
Poon Hill viewpoint feeAnnapurna Rural Municipality. At the viewpoint. Reported in April 2024; not confirmed for 2026.up to Rs 50up to Rs 150up to Rs 150

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

Ghorepani Poon Hill route and altitude

  1. 1Nayapulनयाँपुल1,070 m
  2. 2Tikhedhunga1,480 m
  3. 3Ghorepaniघोरेपानी2,874 m
  4. 4Tadapaniताडापानी2,680 m
  5. 5Ghandrukघान्द्रुक2,012 m
  6. 6Nayapulनयाँपुल1,070 m

Highest point: Poon Hill, 3,210 m.

Guide rule and documents

NTB lists Poon Hill with the routes where foreigners, SAARC nationals included, need a licensed guide and an agency TIMS card. Nepali citizens are exempt.

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 Ghorepani Poon Hill trek cost for a Nepali?

About Rs 19,461 per person for 4 days (Rs 13,566–25,356), trekking without a guide and renting a sleeping bag, down jacket and poles. Permits are Rs 100–150. The planner above changes it for your days, transport and group.

How much does the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek cost for an Indian?

About Rs 31,836 (₹19,879) per person for 4 days, at the SAARC rate for permits (Rs 2,000–2,150) and with the licensed guide the rules require.

How much does the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek cost for a foreigner?

About USD 228 (Rs 34,836) per person for 4 days with a licensed guide, before Kathmandu hotels, insurance and any agency margin. Permits: Rs 5,000–5,150.

Do I need a guide for Ghorepani Poon Hill?

Yes, for foreigners and SAARC nationals. NTB lists Poon Hill with the routes where foreigners, SAARC nationals included, need a licensed guide and an agency TIMS card. Nepali citizens are exempt.

Which permits do I need for Ghorepani Poon Hill?

Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP), TIMS card, Poon Hill viewpoint fee.

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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