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Upper Mustang trek cost for Nepali, Indian and foreign trekkers माथिल्लो मुस्ताङ · permits, transport, teahouses and guide, 2026

For 12 days, Upper Mustang costs a Nepali citizen about Rs 65,411, an Indian or other SAARC national about Rs 1,74,446 and a foreigner about USD 1,159 per person. Permits alone are Rs 100, Rs 77,360–78,360 and Rs 79,360–81,360, the last including a USD 500 restricted-area permit.
The red monasteries of Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang

Mustang · Restricted area · Annapurna Conservation Area

Upper Mustang

माथिल्लो मुस्ताङ

  • 10–17 days
  • Lo Manthang area 3,840 m
  • Permits Rs 100
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lo Manthangलोमान्थाङ3,840 m
Usually
10–17 days
Lo Manthang area
3,840 m
Highest night, Lo Manthang
3,840 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

10 daysusual 1217 days

Starting month

Trekking season: Mar–May and Sep–Nov.

In November at Jomsom (2,741 m): about 15 °C by day and 2 °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 2,183 – Rs 2,528

  1. Kathmandu to Pokhara

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

    Rs 783 – Rs 1,128

  2. Pokhara to Jomsom

    Bus · Bus or jeep-bus via Beni

    Rs 1,400

Coming backRs 2,183 – Rs 2,528

  1. Jomsom to Pokhara

    Bus · Bus or jeep-bus via Beni

    Rs 1,400

  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 walk in from Jomsom; the jeep out from Lo Manthang has no published fare.

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 65,411

Rs 48,016 – Rs 82,806 · group of 2 ≈ Rs 1,30,822

  • Permits अनुमतिRs 100
  • Getting there यातायातRs 4,366–Rs 5,056
  • Rooms and food बास र खानाRs 32,800–Rs 58,500
  • Guide and porter गाइड र भरिया—
  • Gear and extras सामान र अन्यRs 10,750–Rs 19,150
  • 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

Nepali citizens need no restricted-area permit: the Department of Immigration issues it to foreign tourists only.

Every line of the estimate
ItemPer person
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)Rs 100
Kathmandu → PokharaDoTM bus, normal to super deluxeRs 783 – Rs 1,128
Pokhara → JomsomBus or jeep-bus via BeniRs 1,400
Back: Jomsom → PokharaBus or jeep-bus via BeniRs 1,400
Back: Pokhara → KathmanduDoTM bus, normal to super deluxeRs 783 – Rs 1,128
Teahouse room, 11 nightsRs 8,800 – Rs 16,500
Dal bhat and tea, 12 daysRs 24,000 – Rs 42,000
Rent sleeping bag, down jacket, trekking poles, 13 daysRs 7,150
Showers, charging, boiled waterRs 3,600 – Rs 12,000

The usual route

Day by day

  • 12 days
  • 1 rest day
  • Highest night 3,840 m
  • 8 nights above 3,000 m

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

  1. Day 1

    Kagbeni

    From Jomsom, arriving at Jomsom the same morning

    sleep
    2,804 m
    climb
    ▲ 61 m
    10.5 km
    3–3.5 h
    • NTC
    • Health post
    • Check-post
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  2. Day 2

    Chele

    From Kagbeni

    sleep
    3,070 m
    climb
    ▲ 266 m
    14.4 km
    5–6 h

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  3. Day 3

    Syangboche

    From Chele

    sleep
    3,800 m
    climb
    ▲ 730 m
    15.4 km
    6–7.25 h

    730 m up tonight. Above 3,000 m the CDC advises no more than 500 m a night. Headache or nausea: go no higher.

    • NTC

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  4. Day 4

    Ghami

    From Syangboche

    sleep
    3,564 m
    descent
    ▼ 236 m
    11.5 km
    4.5–5 h
    • Nyi La4,010 m · the pass

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  5. Day 5

    Tsarang (Charang) चराङ

    From Ghami

    sleep
    3,570 m
    climb
    ▲ 6 m
    10 km
    4 h

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  6. Day 6

    Lo Manthang लोमान्थाङ

    From Tsarang (Charang)

    sleep
    3,840 m
    climb
    ▲ 270 m
    18 km
    5–6.75 h
    • NTC
    • Check-post
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  7. Day 7 · Rest day

    Lo Manthang लोमान्थाङ

    Rest and acclimatise: walk high, sleep low

    sleep
    3,840 m
    • NTC
    • Check-post
    • Jeep road

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  8. Day 8

    Dhakmar

    From Lo Manthang

    sleep
    3,806 m
    descent
    ▼ 34 m
    16.3 km
    6–7 h

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  9. Day 9

    Ghiling (Geling)

    From Dhakmar

    sleep
    3,530 m
    descent
    ▼ 276 m
    walking
    4–6 h

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  10. Day 10

    Chhusang छुसाङ

    From Ghiling (Geling)

    sleep
    2,980 m
    descent
    ▼ 550 m
    walking
    6–8 h

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  11. Day 11

    Jomsom जोमसोम

    From Chhusang

    sleep
    2,743 m
    descent
    ▼ 237 m
    21.7 km
    5–7.5 h
    • ATM
    • NTC
    • Wi-Fi
    • Hospital
    • Road head

    Tonight Rs 2,800–5,000 room and food

  12. Day 12

    Home

    Out from Jomsom

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.
Upper MustangRs 65,411 / person ↓

Upper Mustang cost by nationality

Per person, 12 days, in rupees, from Kathmandu by the first way listed (bus to jomsom), 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 65,411

Rs 48,016–82,806

Rs 100 in permits; no TIMS, no restricted-area permit, no guide needed.

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Indian / SAARC

Rs 1,74,446

₹1,08,927 · Rs 1,45,736–2,03,156

SAARC rate on rupee permits; the USD 500 restricted-area permit has no discount; a licensed guide is required.

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Foreigner

USD 1,159

Rs 1,76,946 · Rs 1,47,736–2,06,156

Full rate on permits, plus USD 500; a licensed guide is required.

Work out mine →
NepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
PermitsRs 100Rs 77,360–78,360Rs 79,360–81,360
Getting there and backRs 4,366–5,056Rs 4,366–5,056Rs 4,366–5,056
Rooms and foodRs 32,800–58,500Rs 32,800–58,500Rs 32,800–58,500
Guide and porternoneRs 20,460–42,090Rs 20,460–42,090
Gear rental and extrasRs 10,750–19,150Rs 10,750–19,150Rs 10,750–19,150
TotalRs 48,016–82,806Rs 1,45,736–2,03,156₹91,000–1,26,854Rs 1,47,736–2,06,156USD 967–1,350

Upper Mustang permits

PermitNepaliIndian / SAARCForeigner
Restricted-area permit, Upper MustangDepartment of Immigration, through an agency. Your agency applies online (Nepali Port).not neededUSD 500USD 500
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. NTB lists the route, but its 2023 guidelines, as reported, exempt restricted-area permit holders.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.

Upper Mustang route and altitude

  1. 1Jomsomजोमसोम2,743 m
  2. 2Kagbeni2,804 m
  3. 3Chele3,070 m
  4. 4Syangboche3,800 m
  5. 5Ghami3,564 m
  6. 6Tsarang (Charang)चराङ3,570 m
  7. 7Lo Manthangलोमान्थाङ3,840 m
  8. 8Dhakmar3,806 m
  9. 9Ghiling (Geling)3,530 m
  10. 10Chhusangछुसाङ2,980 m
  11. 11Jomsomजोमसोम2,743 m

Highest point: Morang La, 4,280 m.

Guide rule and documents

A restricted area: foreigners, SAARC nationals included, need a restricted-area permit through a registered agency and a licensed guide. Nepali citizens need no permit.

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.
  • For the restricted-area permit the agency submits your passport and visa, insurance documents for you and your guide and porters, and the itinerary on its letterhead (Department of Immigration).
  • 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.
  • For the restricted-area permit the agency submits your passport and visa, insurance documents for you and your guide and porters, and the itinerary on its letterhead (Department of Immigration).
  • 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 Upper Mustang trek cost for a Nepali?

About Rs 65,411 per person for 12 days (Rs 48,016–82,806), trekking without a guide and renting a sleeping bag, down jacket and poles. Permits are Rs 100; Nepali citizens need no restricted-area permit. The planner above changes it for your days, transport and group.

How much does the Upper Mustang trek cost for an Indian?

About Rs 1,74,446 (₹1,08,927) per person for 12 days, at the SAARC rate for permits (Rs 77,360–78,360, including the USD 500 restricted-area permit, which has no SAARC discount) and with the licensed guide the rules require.

How much does the Upper Mustang trek cost for a foreigner?

About USD 1,159 (Rs 1,76,946) per person for 12 days with a licensed guide, before Kathmandu hotels, insurance and any agency margin. Permits: Rs 79,360–81,360, including USD 500.

Do I need a guide for Upper Mustang?

Yes, for foreigners and SAARC nationals: it is a restricted area. A restricted area: foreigners, SAARC nationals included, need a restricted-area permit through a registered agency and a licensed guide. Nepali citizens need no permit.

Which permits do I need for Upper Mustang?

Restricted-area permit, Upper Mustang, Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP), TIMS card. Room and food prices for Upper Mustang are not published; the range is the general one for high villages.

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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