What a Nepal trek package actually includes, and the five things it never does

Trek Guide Guide, porter, permits, teahouses and three meals a day are in. Flights, visa, insurance, gear and tips are not. Our own lists, trek by trek. By Bishnu Adhikari · Sep 24, 2026 Read the full story

A guided Nepal trek package normally covers the guide, a porter between two, every permit, all teahouse rooms and three meals a day on the trail. It normally does not cover your international flights, your Nepal visa, travel insurance, personal gear or tips… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What is in our packages, trek by trek

The core is identical across our treks; the transport around it is what changes. These are the real inclusion lists for three of our most-booked routes, at the solo price. Two things in that table are worth pausing on. The Poon Hill trek starts and ends in… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

The five things a trek price never includes

These are excluded on every package we sell, and on every honest quote you will be shown. International flights. Always separate, and usually the largest single line in the trip. Your Nepal visa. Issued on arrival or online: $30 for 15 days, $50 for 30 days… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What you will still spend on the trail

Three meals a day are covered; almost everything else you consume is not. On a teahouse trek the room and the food are the package, and the extras are cash. Budget for bottled or treated water, tea and soft drinks, a hot shower where one exists, charging your… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Where two quotes really differ

When one quote is much cheaper, the difference is almost never the trail; it is the things around it. Four questions expose it. What does "guide" mean here? A government-registered, English-speaking guide is not the same as a porter-guide carrying your bag… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Is a package worth it against doing it yourself

On a low route, independently is genuinely cheaper; on a high one, the gap narrows and the risk does not. You can walk Poon Hill with your own permits and pay teahouses as you go, and you will save money. What you buy in a package is the permits handled, a… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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Lead times by trek, and when booking late is genuinely fine. Permits, guide, porter, teahouses and transport, broken down. What is normal for a guide and a porter, and when to hand it over. Our head guide's honest test before you commit twelve days. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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