Everest Base Camp Trek Cost

Are you planning a trip with your friends for the Everest Base Camp Trek? Yet, you may be wondering about the cost of the Everest Base Camp Trek? You have come to the right place! One of the most popular destinations, the Everest Base Camp trek allows you to get a close-up view of the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest.

The Everest Base Camp trek is a rewarding and challenging experience that allows you to explore Sherpa villages, culture, and traditions. Similarly, a glimpse of sky rocketing mountains like Lhotse, Nuptse, Kala Patthar, Ama Dablam, and Pumori.

Standing in front of the giants of the Himalayas gives you the chills, and it’s the dream of every adventurer, trekker, and mountaineering enthusiast all over the globe. Let’s review the blog for details regarding the total cost of the Everest Base Camp trek.

Breakdown of the Everest Base Camp Trek Cost

The Everest Base Camp trek prefers cash over online or digital payments. You’ll need enough cash for the trek, and we recommend bringing more than you initially estimated. In some teahouses and lodges, digital payment is offered, but connectivity and availability are lower. This is a remote region trek; everything there costs more than in lower-altitude areas or in Kathmandu or Pokhara.

Permits Cost

Trekking to the Everest Base Camp costs include payment for permits, like the Khumbu Rural Municipality Permit, Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS Card), Gaurishankar Conservation Area Permit, and Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit.

Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit

The Sagarmatha National Park entry permit for 2025/2026 is NPR 3000 per person. For a SAARC national, it costs NPR 1,500, and Nepalese citizens need to pay only NPR 100. You can buy this permit at the Tourist Service Center (TSC) located at Bhrikuti mandap, Kathmandu, and at the entry point of Sagarmatha National Park at Monzo, Solukhumbu.

Khumbu Rural Municipality Permit

It costs NPR 3000 for locals as well as foreigners. You can buy it on arrival at Lukla or Monjo. It supports and develops the local government, maintains trekking trails, builds infrastructure, and promotes sustainable development for the Sherpa community.

Gaurishankar Conservation Area Permit

Hiking from Jiri/Salleri requires this permit, and it costs NPR 3000 per person for a foreign individual. If you are a SAARC Country member, it costs NPR 1000, while Nepali citizens have to pay only NPR 100.

Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS Card)

You have to pay NPR 2000 for this, and it helps to maintain the trekker’s record, and it ensures safety.

Buying or Renting Gear

If you are travel enthusiasts and into trekking, we suggest you buy the trekking gear. You can also rent if you trek once in a blue moon, but if you ruin anything, you have to pay the price of new gear. Rented gear needs extra care and safety. If you want to go on a budget-friendly side, renting will be perfect for you.

For renting, you have to pay $3 to $5 per day for one item. You need to pay the following prices for the required new gear:

Transportation

The Everest Base Camp trek cost includes flights to and from Lukla to Kathmandu. Sometimes you have to stay in Kathmandu or Lukla due to flight delay, which adds USD 25 to 60 per night. In case of poor weather, you have to return from Heli, which costs up to USD 400 to 600 per person.

This flight cost fluctuates as per the season and weather. The prices go higher in the trekking season, and you have to book an alternative, which is from Kathmandu to Ramechhap to Lukla airport.

Normally, seasonal Autumn and Spring, two-way flights cost USD $450 to $460 per person, while in case of emergency, you have to book a helicopter, which costs USD $1,000 to $1,200 sharing. The flight costs range from $450 to $530 USD per person during the off-season.

Hiring Guide and Porter

The Everest base camp trek can be enjoyed to the fullest if you have a guide and porter. The guide will help you to provide navigation, share cultural insights, and manage logistics, while the porter reduces your luggage burden, and you can just carry your backpack.

According to the Nepal Tourism Board, foreign trekkers must hire a licensed guide for trekking.  The licensed trekking guide charges around USD $35 to $40 per day, while a porter charges $22to $25 per day.

Tipping your trekking companion, like guides and porters are sign of appreciation. You can give USD $10 to $15 per day for a guide, while USD $8 to $12 for porters.

Food and Drinks

The cost of food and drinks goes on increasing with altitude. Everything like food, water, and other supplies has to be carried by mules or porters at higher altitudes, so they charge extra. You will get simple meals like dal bhat, noodles, soup, and omelets throughout the trek.

In the Lower region, meal cost varies from USD $4 to $ 6 per meal, while it increases to USD $6 to $10 per meal.  You have to spend $25-$40 daily on average for food and other extra snacks. Snacks in remote regions cost around $2 to $4 for single energy bars and chips.

• Tea: NPR 150 to 250 per cup
• Coffee: NPR 150 to 300 Per cup
• Hot Lemon with Ginger Honey: NPR 350 -450 Per Cup
• Bottle of water: NPR 250 to 300 per cup
• Hot Chocolate: NPR 250 to 350 per cup
• Hot water: NPR 20 to 100 per glass

Accommodation

The Everest base camp trek offers tea houses, lodges for staying purposes. In tea houses, you will get a basic room with personal bathrooms. Accommodation prices vary throughout the season and with altitude.

• In lower regions like Lukla, Phakding, and Namche Bazaar: USD $3 to $ 8 per night.
• In higher regions like Dingboche, Lobuche, Gorakshep: USD $6 to $ 12 per night.

Travel Insurance

Having travel insurance during the Everest Base Camp trek is highly recommended. Travel insurance should cover medical and helicopter rescue in case of an emergency. This will cost around $100 to $250 for multiple weeks.

Extra: Charging, Showers, and Wi-Fi

While trekking in the remote regions like Everest Base Camp, you have to pay extra for charging your gadgets, a shower, and Wi-Fi.

Charging

It costs $1 to $5 per hour.

Showers

In lower elevations like Lukla, Namche Bazaar, it costs $3-$7 per shower. It increases to $10 or more per shower in higher elevations like Lobuche, Gorak Shep.

Wi-Fi

The wifi services in the lower and higher altitudes vary significantly.

• Lukla: Around $5–6 for an unlimited package
• Namche Bazaar: $1–2 per hour at the tea house and $10–15 for an unlimited Everest Link package.

• Tengboche: NPR 500–800
• Everest Base Camp: More than $5 per hour

Get a Budget-Friendly Package

EBC trek can be stress-free if you manage how to spend your cash properly. Make sure to spend money wisely on food and extra snacks. The Everest base camp trek requires a heavy sum of cash, and we advise you to withdraw money in Lukla or Namche Bazaar, as after that, there will be no ATMs and no digital transactions.

Every step of the Everest trek requires money, such as from a round‑trip flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, paying the permit fee for Sagarmatha National Park and the Khumbu Rural Municipality Permit, tipping guides and porters, buying snacks, and water bottles in teahouses and lodges. Similarly, gear rentals, insurance, tipping, and miscellaneous charges like Wi‑Fi or showers can add to your budget, so spend money wisely.

Awesome Holidays Nepal offers a budget-friendly 14-day trek to the Everest Base Camp at only USD 1155 per person, and you don’t have to worry about major costs like flights, accommodation, and food. Bringing extra cash of $200 to $400 will be enough for you throughout the trek.