Everest Base Camp Trek Cost
Everest Base camp is one of the best and highly recommended trekking destinations for the trekkers in the whole world. The whole trek is pretty difficult and challenging because of high altitude and rocky trails. But once you step at the base camp, it will be a lifetime achievement for you to step on the Mount Everest’s base camp and witness the majestic mountain face to face. The Everest Base Camp is actually at a higher altitude than a lot of the peaks and mountains in the world. So, it is the most desired one. Most of the trekkers and climbers achieve their goal after reaching to the Everest Base Camp every year. This made many other trekkers attracted towards this particular trip and makes it one of many dream trekking destinations.
All we need in the beginning of the trek is the trekking permit, which can be made either in Kathmandu or in Everest region itself since the local administration also oversees this job now. Everest Base Camp Trek Cost includes permits, guide and porter cost, round-trip flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, accommodation and meals but excludes visa fees, trekking equipment, personal expenses and travel insurance. The average trek of 15 days around the base camp cost ranges from $1000 to $2500.
Guide and Porter Cost for Everest Base Camp Trek
Trekking to Everest Base Camp without a guide is very difficult and risky as you may be completely unknown about this region. You need to take different kinds of trekking gears, equipment and clothes with you. Carrying such a huge amount of load and trekking in this region is very challenging for you at such high altitude. We highly recommend you to hire a guide and porter but it depends on you how you choose to trek. They can call and help pre-book the best tea houses for rooms and meals and also recommend you the best places for great views. If you are a new traveler and want to explore the whole areas of the trek, then guides can help you explaining about them very clearly. If you choose to trek alone in the region, then many challenges and difficulties may arise in your paths like health problems due to many causes, altitude sickness etc. But hiring a sensitive guides and porters, you will be taken care sensibly by your guides and porters and will be helping you taking off your burdens of load.
If you want to hire guides and porters, Nature Lovers Treks and Tours provides you well trained, insured and skillful guides and porters; guarantees your successful journey with 100 percent care without any problems. The trekking guides are friendly with nature and shares their knowledge and experiences about the local places and natural beauties. Sometimes they crack a joke for your refreshment and share the stories about the places which will truly enrich your experience and make up your mind naturally. Their daily standard rate is USD $30-$40 per day for trekking in Everest Base Camp. And there are the Porters, undoubtedly the heavy lifter who lifts up your heavy baggage to your destination along the journey. He is the strongest one who will lift your loads and keep them protected. Their hard effort and bravery cost $20-$30 per day. There is a last category of helpers for your support also, not so old concept in tourism. It’s called Guide cum porter means who is a guide as well as a porter. If you are in a small group size, this also could be a choice paying $25-$35 to a guide cum porter for guiding you as well as carrying your stuffs.
Cost of Foods and Drinks in Everest Base Camp Trek
Boosting your body with warm foods and drinks throughout the trek is most required for your body to stay active and healthy for entire journey. If your body is strong and fit then only you can continue the further trek with more excitement along with the great views of the Himalayas. Externally we are excited too much but internally we might feel weak so, for making our journey one hundred percent successful, we have to get our meals / foods as well as hot drinking beverages on time. As per your wish, the best foods and drinks with local Nepalese food items (Dal Bhat) and other international items will be served to you. As we gain height, the costs of the food items increases but are affordable.
The mineral water bottle which you prefer is served with an average range of cost from $1 to $4 per bottle but many local tap water or local water is available for free. If you are able to drink local tap water then you can save the money which is only advisable to be taken mixing with the water purification tablets. Hot tea and coffee cost range from $2 to $4 and the beer cost ranges from $5 to $10 per bottle. The hygienic breakfasts will be served to you which costs $3 to $7. The meals are available in affordable costs ranging from $5 to $9 per meal. Dinner is awesome along with the picturesque view of nature so you can enjoy it in the proper way.
Accommodation Cost in Everest Region – Teahouse lodges
After walking three to six hours per day, good sleep or rest is very necessary for our body to reach our destination with one hundred percent fitness. Teahouse lodges are available easily for your flexible accommodation and sound sleep. Immediate early booking is very important during the trekking seasons as the lodges remains packed. So, you can tell us previously about your requirement of the room so that we can book it for you in advance. Some of the best teahouse lodges are available there for your proper accommodation with the majestic view of Mount Everest and other mountains too.
The cost for teahouse lodges are very affordable which ranges from $5 all the way up to $40+ per person as per the standard of the accommodation. Sometimes you can get a free room in off-season if you prefer to eat foods and drinks in their lodge. You will be fully satisfied with their hospitality and happy with the room provided to you.
Everest Trekking Permit and TIMS Card Fees
Entry permits are required for the trek to Everest Base Camp. You have to obtain two permits which are:Sagarmatha National Park fee {NRS 3000 or $30}Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality Entrance fee {$20}
Sagarmatha National Park entry permit can be obtained directly in National Park Entrance at Monjo or can also be obtained in Nepal Tourism Board at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu. TIMS {Trekker’s Information Management System} card is not required for Everest region trek currently in 2019. It may still change at a whim as it happened before so please keep yourself updated with us time to time.
Flight Ticket Cost for Lukla
Lukla airport is the main gateway to reach Everest base camp. For luxurious flight ticket in time, you have to book it in advance and also for before 10 AM or early morning as weather brings obstacles during mid-day flight like wind, heavy cloud, rains, etc. The flight to Lukla provides you the best option to trek and explore the Everest Region with stunning views of Himalayan ranges. Our flight takes you to Lukla with the facility of the luxurious seat and other arrangements made for you, from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Flight Ticket is quite costly though and round way flight would cost you around $180 X 2=$360.
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