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Nobody tells you what the Annapurna Base Camp trek really costs in 2026 - here's the honest number

A guided Annapurna Base Camp trek runs about US$700 to US$1,300 per person in 2026, permits and guide included. The permits themselves are only about…

By Bishnu Adhikari · Aug 29, 2026

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A guided Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) trek costs roughly US$700 to US$1,300 per person in 2026, with permits, a licensed guide, teahouses and trailhead transport all in. The surprise for most people is how little of that is the permit: the two official cards…

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The permits are the cheap part

ABC and every other Annapurna-region trail — Poon Hill, Mardi Himal, the full Circuit — share one permit pair. The Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) is NPR 3,000 for foreigners and NPR 1,000 for SAARC nationals, with under-tens free. The TIMS card…

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Where the money really goes

Once the permits are paid, the trip cost is driven by the same two levers as any Nepal trek: the guide's day-rate and the number of days on the trail. A licensed ABC guide runs US$25 to US$35 a day , a benchmark set by the Trekking Agencies' Association of…

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Annapurna Base Camp trips for 2026

These are live departures, priced from the per-person rate in a small group: Annapurna Base Camp Trek — 7 days · from US$800 per person , the efficient Pokhara-to-Pokhara route Annapurna Base Camp Trek — 9 days · from US$920 per person , with a…

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