Everest Base Camp Trek Cost

Everest Base Camp Trek Cost is a part of necessity and curiosity for all trekkers. Thus, we are here with details on the Everest base camp trek cost.

The Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the most selective treks among trekkers in the world. Trekking keeps direct relationship with the place, preparation, and cost.

Everest Base Camp (EBC) Trek, of course, is at the highest altitude but surprisingly, the cost of the EBC trek is cheaper than your expectation. The cost of trekking depends on various factors. Somewhere, your own demand and trekking plan can increase the expenses of your trek. Some major factors to determine trekking costs are:

1. Days: If you want to spend more days in the trekking region, the trek cost will be high and reverse if the trekking days are fewer.
2. Season: The seasonal trek is more expensive than off-season trek. Even though the cost is higher in peak season, you will have the best trekking in seasonal trek than on an off-seasonal trek. Because the off-seasonal trek has a high risk of an incomplete trek and you may not entertain as well.
3. Route: The Lukla route is expensive because of the flight, whereas the classic Jiri route is cheaper where you will travel via bus.
4. Trekking type: trekking alone, with a guide, with a guide and porter, and group trekking all have separate rates. In general, group trek is cheaper because of the package. Trekking alone will be cheaper with high risk. Trekking with a guide will be safer and a bit more expensive. Trekking with a guide and porter is more expensive and comfortable as well.

Everest Base Camp (EBC) Trek Package Cost

The Everest base camp trek 2025 cost depends on the package of companies you travel with. Mission summit treks gives Everest base camp trek packages for 1150$ to 1350$ for foreigners and 65000 INR for Indians. The Budget Everest base camp trek package is 1150 USD in group trek 

Guide and Porter

Guides are legends with a license who show you the Everest base camp trekking route, make your day-to-day plans, and give a description of the place you visit. Also, the arrangement of meals, resting places, and communication is done by a guide. Porters are your helper to uphold your bags. You should pay a service charge for guides and porters, which would be included in the total cost of your trek.

• Guide for Everest Base Camp Trek is 25–30 USD per day
• Porter for Everest Base Camp Trek is 20–25 USD per day

Depending on the season and off-season, the charge may be different for local guides and international guides, respectively. During peak season, price will be high, whereas in off-season, prices will be low. Similarly, local guides and porter charges will be less than those of international guides. Thus, you should carry an extra amount as well.

You will meet enough of guides and porters to assist you while on the treks. Most of them speak

Permit

Everest base camp trek cost includes two different permits, viz.

• Pasang Lambu Rural Municipality Permit Cost: Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000 for Indians.
• Sagarmatha National Park Permit cost: Rs. 3000 for foreigners and Rs. 1500 for Indian (SAARC) nation

Trek Card: A New online Khumbu Pasang Lhambu Municipality Entry Permit should be filled for trekking in the Everest region. A Trek card is required for Everest base Camp Trek and other treks in the Khumbu region, like the Gokyo Lake trek, Everest Three Pass Trek, etc. If you plan to visit the Everest region in the near future, then you can register your name before arriving in Lukla and avoid the physical queue.

Kathmandu to Lukla flight

EBC trek begins from Lukla. Thus, you should have a 30-minute flight from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Kathmandu to Lukla in the low season. The flight takes place from 6-11 am every morning. Bad weather may cause delays in flight sometimes. In pick season, you can fly from Ramechhap, which takes a 5-hour drive from Kathmandu and It takes a 20-minute flight from Ramechhap to Lukla.

EBC trek cost for flights from Kathmandu to Lukla: 218 dollars (the price is fare and one way, you should have a separate ticket while returning as well)

Travel Insurance

EBC trek is adventurous as well as risky. Extreme weather, low atmospheric pressure, low oxygen levels, and high wind density with increasing altitude may create many difficulties while walking. To those who do not have trekking experience, more problems may arise due to the climatic condition of the Everest base camp trekking route. Thus, travel insurance is very important to be safe in the meantime when uncertain difficulties arise during the trek. Everest base camp trek travel insurance cost varies depending on the company’s policy, your health status, and the activities you are involved in.

Everest Base Camp trek cost for travel insurance: - $150 on average. The cost covers all the emergencies and requirements up to a height of 6000 m.

Equipment

Trekking equipment is an essential part of trekking; without it, you cannot prepare for a trek. Proper planning and appropriate trekking gear are major necessities of a successful trek. You should be more conscious until you pack all the requirements for the trek.

Everest base camp trekking equipment costs around $2,000 if you buy all the requirements firsthand. Basic requirements include waterproof hiking boots, thermal clothes, camp shoes, backpacks, water bottles, trekking poles, gloves, sleeping bags, and sunglasses. If you already have some requirements in good condition, then you can use them as well. You can hire requirements if possible to reduce your cost of equipment.

Managing trekking requirements is up to you and how much you spend on it. But the requirements should be of good condition and long-lasting. Medicines of expired date are useless. Thus, you should be very careful when packing your trekking bag.

Food and Accommodations

Everest region is a well-developed trekking site in Nepal. Adequate hotels, lodges, restaurants, and tea houses are available for easy stay of travelers. You will get Nepali food in most of the lodges and tea houses. But standard hotels will provide you with other food varieties as well. You should be careful in choosing the food you eat and must carry water purifiers because the changing environment and the highest altitude may cause problems in the digestion of food. Everest base camp trek cost for food: 8–10 dollars per meal on average. Food costs depend on your choice.

An accommodation is 5$ - 15$ per day on average. 25-45 dollars for a medium lodge and more than 150 dollars for a luxurious hotel like the Yeti Hotel and Everest View Hotel.

Everest view Hotel, standing at 3880 m above sea level, is the hotel of the highest altitude in the world. You will get an acclimatization facility in this hotel. It is at Sangbuche nearby Khumjung village and costs around $200-$300 per day.

The cost of food and accommodation differs from place to place and the season of trekking. Lodges in higher elevations are more expensive than in lower elevations. You can spend extra money on beverages up to Namche. It is better not to use any hard drinks in the Everest region trekking to avoid sickness. 

You may have to share rooms in peak season due to a lack of room for individual travelers. But, during the off-season, lodges will have enough empty rooms and you can hire extra warmer blankets for nights too.

Cost for independent trekkers

Independent trekking is the cheapest method of trekking. No expenses for guides and porters will save money, but your trekking will be harder with more risk. You should pay only for trekking requirements, flights, permits, accommodation, food, and drinks. And if you choose classic trek from Jiri, then no payment is necessary for the flight as well.

EBC trek cost for an Independent trek is 30-35 dollars per day. You can walk free, and reduce travel costs in this trek. But traveling with a guide and in a group is safer than an independent trek.

Extra charge

During the Everest base camp trek, you should pay some extra charges for different purposes, such as:

Charging an electronic device

The price for charging electronic devices varies from place to place. It costs Rs. 300 per device in Pakhding, Namche, and Thangbuche. You should pay Rs. 300 per hour in Dingboche, Labuche, and Gorkshep.

During the off-season, you may get a free charging facility as well, depending on the flow of tourists. If the number of tourists increases, then you should add extra charge for charging even in the off-season.

Cost for gratitude towards Guides and Porters

After the completion of the trek or near the end of the trek, trekkers and tourists show their gratitude towards guides and porters by giving tips. There is no fixed rate for tips and it is not compulsory either. It’s all up to you, how much you desire to give to them.

Donation

The Everest base camp trek route comprises many monasteries and shrines where you will see donation boxes. It is up to you whether you like to donate or not. You can drop some money in the donation box as your wish. There are several schools as well where travelers donate some amount for the sake of the development of schools and places.

Helicopter Trip

In case you don’t want to return to Lukla from base camp on foot or you fall sick and become unable to reach base camp or return back, then you can choose a helicopter as an option. It cost $1200 to $1400 (Ghorkshep to Kathmandu).

Some Important Tips

• Finding an ATM in High Mountain is not sure. So you should carry cash both dollars and Nepali rupees to avoid cash problems.
• Packed Food of your choice like chocolates, biscuits, potato chips, etc. is expensive in higher altitudes. So, it’s better to carry those things from Kathmandu because the price is low in Kathmandu.
• You may suffer from altitude sickness. So you should carry medicines. For easiness, we recommend you walk slowly in higher altitudes.

Everest Base Camp Trek Cost Breakdown

Here's a table breaking down the cost of the Everest Base Camp Trek for foreigners, Indians, and Nepalis:

Conclusion

Everest Base Camp Trek is an adventurous and affordable trek. The cost mentioned above is for the present situation in 2024, there may be some change in cost with the changing time and your demand. Trek with us; we have an Affordable  EBC Trek package with good service for comfort.