There are epic adventures beyond hiking the Annapurna Circuit through Nepal. A feast of herbal splendor and cultural records lines the path as it swings from green rainforests to dry alpine deserts, with mountain passes mountaineering to extra than 17,000 ft high. But before you lace those boots and don your parka, there’s business — financial and logistical — to tackle.

Also, being aware of what to budget for the Annapurna circuit trek can prevent nasty shocks when you are on the trail. So, in whatever manner you are ‘using’ that fat-pack, be it slumming it, luxury hiking, or something in between, this post should be offering a realistic and practical guide as to how to budget your way to, through, and from out there on the trail.

Annapurna Circuit Budget – An Overview Influencing Factors (Summary)

Annapurna Circuit Trek Cost: Your total Annapurna Circuit Trek cost is rather difficult to predict. How long you plan to hike for, if you want to hike with a guide or alone, and how fancy you want to go (just the mattress or everything, including camping gear?), is. Your budget, as well as when you’ll be traveling.

Impartial trekkers usually hike the circuit in 14-18 days. (While a trek can be carried out on the cheap, some creature comforts, like more snacks, warm showers, or porters, should tip the lowest line better.) This guide will tread a middle path: cheaper than dirt, but not luxury travel, either.

And What The Hell Are Permit Fees, And How Come The Millionaires Need Them

Two permits. Every Annapurna Round Trek trekker must have two permits in order to begin the journey. The first is the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) permit to conserve the environment of the region. The second item is our TIMS card ( Trekkers’ Information Management System). People should take it wisely, as it is a security step for the trekker.

Now the Annapurna entrance permit (ACAP) costs 3,000 Nepalese rupees for everyone, while the TIMS card is either 2,000 Nepalese rupees for a person trekking solo, or 1,000 Nepalese rupees when trekking with a registered guide. So these permits, which would cost around US$/INR 40-50 ( and also depend on the dollar rate).

What You’ll Pay to Hit the Trail

On the Annapurna Circuit, there are teahouses, small guesthouses that are usually operated by a Nepali family, where you can stay and get a meal. From nothing more than the price of the meal, you can ascend to song at low elevations.

But again, that is when we go up a bit more in the price structure in our higher part of the run. I’d suggest you carry around 3 to 6$ per night in the tea houses in the lower villages, even if it says “We have free wifi,” and 8 to 10$ in the more isolated spots, as the Wi-Fi will only be possible in easy places (Thorong Phedi, High Ca.).

There are even a handful of bare-bones rooms — twin beds, a blanket, and a shared bath. Not very much heat, not a lot of luxury gear, especially in the cold up high. If all you need is a bed — yes, you get linens, too — something more modest can save you a decent chunk of cash compared to a traditional hotel stay. If you want more (a private bath and an additional layer of padding below that bed, say), you’ll pay a bit more.

Food and Drinks 

Most of your days will be composed of cheaper foods. Any food you do buy as you climb up is going to be more expensive, as scarcity must be worked against when bringing supplies up to the more distant parts of this route.

A few dollars, the equivalent of 3 to 5 dollars locally, is a small price to pay for porridge, eggs, and tea to begin the day. Lunch/dinner (dal bhat, pasta, fried rice, momos) – 5-8 USD. Extras include tea, coffee, and bottled water, increasingly so the higher you climb.

If you bring no cooking equipment and cook the teahouse way, have only yourself to eat with, a nd everyone else in the teahouse cooks the whole time & you can get away with 20-25 dollars/day.

To the Trailhead and Back: Buses and Jeeps

You’ll generally start your Annapurna Circuit trek in either Kathmandu or Pokhara. Public buses and shared jeeps are the two most common ways that trekkers have been making their way into Bhesisahar, and these non-public transportation alternatives are crucial to recollect earlier before embarking on the adventure. Kathmandu to Besisahar by way of way of public bus can run from 10-12 USD. (Not to mention, a much speedier and comfortable jeep experience may cost closer to 20 or 30 bucks, depending on whether you’re sharing or renting your own.)

Chances are you will fly out from the end of the trek (Jomsom or Muktinath) on a local jeep back to Pokhara. Note: Those are rides that could cost 25-40 bucks, especially because the road’s not THAT nice and taxis/Uber aren’t just around the corner.

So it’s 50, 50, 70 bucks, same thing at the end of the day, to get to JFK and come back.

Comparison Table and Porter Prices for PARTIAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED Person

Also, a licensed trekking guide can narrowcast to you: He can teach you about the region, he can point out the neat waypoints, and he can also get you out of trouble. If you don’t want to guide, that’s usually 25 – 35 a day types including food and accommodation.

What Trekking Gear and Clothes Can Cost in You’re Renting or Buying in Nepal

If you’re making your gear, you may not cross all that much of your list off before you start. But then also, if you’re trekking light, or simply forgot something, both Kathmandu and Pokhara have dozens of shops that will sell (and in some cases rent) you what you need.

If you hire a down jacket or a sleeping bag, then please add 1USD to 2USD per day as per item. Add in some midrange gear and you’ll tack on an extra 100 to 300 dollars, depending on what you choose.

You’ve got to spend that money on shoes anyway. I’m just saying, most hikers are gonna run you 100-200 bucks.

Additional Expenses: Hot Shower, WiFi, and II Charging

Added to the rate you pay per night are a few essentials (though you are likely to pay a few illegal pennies for a few extra ones whenever and however you can get them-Wi-Fi, device charging, hot showers, usually—if there’s altitude):

Price: Between $2 and $5 per use for Wi-Fi access. Here, you might pay $1 to $3 for an hour of juice for a phone or a camera. That hot-water shower (usually) is not free: You pay about $2-4, and some places charge by the bucket of warm water.

The rest you have to pay from, it should cover your lunch & dinner, shopping, drinks, desert in city, laundry service, telephone and bar bills, sweets, tea & coffee in the house at the table after you will complete 33% Himalayan Herbs Table and 40% Environmental 4 Hanuman Table, toilet paper, snacks, pure water(water should be boiled at the table, bottle is optional) / water (bottle / bottled water), money you give as tips and any other money you spend as donation to the monasteries and school etc. And build in a little daily cushion for saying yes to the yeses, just so you can be flexible, add a friend, take a lesson, add a scar, or rebook for a missed cable car.

Cash for Tips + Budgeting + Planning for Surprise and Last Minute Adjustments

And as you budget, try budgeting a little more time — for rest days, for any days when you’re sick, for thunderstorm layovers, or changes of heart. That 100 or 150 bucks in one of those emergency funds could save your backside.”

Cash is king on the trail. Yes, you will find no ATMs on the trail (only in towns like Besisahar and Manang), so make sure you stock up on cash in Kathmandu or Pokhara before you set off.

Most trekkers make their way and spend $500 $800, flights to Nepal included, on the Annapurna Circuit for themselves. Figure on a cost of $1,000 to $1,400, depending on how long and how plush you think you need to trek (including guides and a cushier style).