The unglamorous answer that costs a tenth of an eSIM
A local Ncell or NTC SIM
A local SIM bought on arrival costs a few dollars, gives more data than any tourist eSIM, and NTC in particular reaches further up the Khumbu and Annapurna valleys — you spend twenty minutes in a queue and need a passport photocopy.
About USD 3-8 at Kathmandu airport or any Thamel shop. We earn nothing from this.
