Luxury treks in Nepal
A luxury trek with us costs between $1,249 and $6,499 per person, depending on the route and how many of you are walking. That buys you a private ensuite room wherever the mountain has one, your own porter carrying your bag, every meal, and in the Everest region a helicopter both ways instead of the small fixed-wing plane. Everything else is the same as our other tiers. The guides are the same guides. The safety is the same safety.
I want to be straight about what luxury means here, because the word gets used loosely in Nepal. Above about 4,000 metres there are no five-star hotels. There is no spa at Everest Base Camp. What we can do is give you the best room in the best lodge on the route, take the weight off your back, feed you properly, and remove the parts of the trip that are genuinely unpleasant. That is what you are paying for.
Our luxury treks and what they cost
These are our luxury tier prices, per person. The first price column is what a group of up to four pays. The second is what each person pays in a full group, because the cost of a guide and a vehicle splits further the more of you there are.
| Trek | Days | Highest point | Group of 1 to 4 | Group of 13 to 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Base Camp | 12 | 5,364 m | $4,999 | $4,849 |
| Everest Base Camp with helicopter return | 10 | 5,364 m | $4,999 | $3,499 |
| Upper Mustang | 10 | 3,840 m | $3,500 | $3,350 |
| Manaslu Circuit | 12 | 5,106 m | $2,099 | $1,949 |
| Annapurna Circuit | 12 | 5,416 m | $1,499 | $1,349 |
| Annapurna Base Camp | 9 | 4,130 m | $1,400 | $1,249 |
The discount bands are 1 to 4 people, 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and 13 to 20. Group size is the only discount we give. One exception worth knowing: the helicopter return trek costs $6,499 if you travel completely alone, because a single traveller carries the whole aircraft cost rather than sharing it.
What the luxury tier actually includes
- A private deluxe room with its own bathroom, wherever the route has one
- One porter for every trekker, carrying up to 15 kg, so you walk with a day pack only
- All meals, plus fresh fruit and nuts on the trail and unlimited tea, coffee and soft drinks
- Round-trip helicopter between Kathmandu and Lukla on Everest region treks
- A senior guide, licensed by the Department of Tourism
- All permits and national park fees
- A down jacket, a sleeping bag rated to minus 15 degrees, and a duffel bag, provided free and yours to use for the whole trek
- Airport pick-up and drop-off in Kathmandu
- A first aid kit with a pulse oximeter, and evacuation coordination if it is ever needed
What it does not include
Your hotel in Kathmandu is not included in any of our trek prices, on any tier. We quote it separately so you can choose the standard you want, and so you are not paying us a markup on a room you could book yourself. International flights, your visa, travel insurance, tips and personal drinks are also not included.
I would rather list this plainly than have you find out at the end. The gear we provide is our own, made for us in Kathmandu to our specification. It is not North Face or Marmot and I am not going to pretend it is. It is warm, it is clean, and it works.
The helicopter is the real reason to book luxury in the Everest region
This is the part most people do not know until they are already here.
In the two busy windows, roughly mid March to mid May and late September to the end of November, fixed-wing flights to Lukla do not leave from Kathmandu at all. Air traffic congestion pushes them to Manthali in Ramechhap instead. That means a pick-up from your hotel at one or two in the morning and a four to five hour drive on mountain roads before you even see the aircraft. Then you do it again on the way back, tired, at the end of your trek.
Helicopters are exempt. They fly Kathmandu to Lukla directly, all year, with no pre-dawn drive. On our luxury Everest treks that flight is included both ways. If you are trekking in October or April and you value your first and last day, this single difference is worth more than the room upgrade.
A shared helicopter seat costs around $500 to $650 one way at current rates. A private charter is roughly $2,500 to $3,500 each way. That is most of the gap between our standard and luxury Everest prices, and it is why the Everest tier costs more than the others.
Solo travellers can now book restricted areas
On 22 March 2026 Nepal's Department of Immigration removed the minimum group size requirement across all fifteen restricted-area districts. Before that date you legally needed at least two trekkers to enter places like Upper Mustang and Manaslu. You no longer do.
A lot of websites, including ours until recently, still tell you that you need a partner. That rule is gone. If you want to walk into Lo Manthang on your own with a private guide, you can. The Upper Mustang permit is charged at $50 per person per day on top of the trek price, and that has not changed.
What we are, and what we are not
We are a family company in Kathmandu. My wife and I registered it on 8 April 2016. My father is a director and his name sits alongside mine on both of our licences. My grandfather guided before either of us, which is where the three generations comes from.
Our papers, if you want to check them: Trekking Agency Licence 2090/072 and Travel Agency Licence 2838/072, both issued by the Tourism Office in Kathmandu on 2 June 2016 and valid to 20 May 2031. TAAN member 1586. We are certified by Nepal Rastra Bank to hold foreign currency, which is what lets us take your payment directly instead of routing it through somebody else.
Check those numbers. Check any operator's numbers. Company registration, TAAN membership and the Department of Tourism licence are all verifiable online. I will add the honest caveat that most agencies leave out: paperwork is necessary but it is not sufficient. Fully licensed companies in Nepal have been involved in bad situations before. Read the reviews as well, and talk to the person who will actually run your trip.
We hold 4.9 out of 5 from 198 reviews on TripAdvisor, 4.8 on Google and 4.6 on Trustpilot, which is more than 300 reviews in total. I answer every one of them myself, including the ones that are not flattering.
How our pricing works
Three things about our prices that are unusual enough to be worth stating.
First, the price is identical for a private trek and a group trek. You are not paying a premium for privacy, because we do not run mixed departures.
Second, we absorb the card processing fee. Most Nepali operators pass the 3.5 per cent bank charge to you at checkout. On a $2,499 booking that is about $87. Our gateway is configured to add nothing, so the price you see is the price you pay.
Third, you pay a 10 per cent deposit to hold the trek and settle the rest in Kathmandu when you arrive. We are not asking you to send us thousands of dollars months before you have met us.
When to go
October is the most reliable month and also the busiest. Mid November into early December is my own favourite for a luxury trek: the air is clear, the lodges are quiet, and you have the good rooms to yourself. The nights are cold, but you have a down jacket and a heated room, which is exactly the situation luxury is for.
March and April are warm, the rhododendrons are out, and it is the second busiest season. Late October now carries a real risk of cyclone tails coming up from the Bay of Bengal, which has disrupted two autumns running. I would rather tell you that in advance than sell you a date and hope.
June to mid September is the monsoon. Do not.
Questions people ask
Is a luxury trek in Nepal worth the money?
In the Everest region, yes, mainly because of the helicopter and the private bathroom at altitude. On Annapurna Base Camp the gap between our standard and luxury tiers is smaller, and plenty of people are happier putting the difference towards a longer trip. I will tell you honestly which one I think fits you if you ask me.
Are there real luxury lodges on the trekking routes?
On parts of the Everest route, yes, purpose-built lodges with heated rooms, attached bathrooms and hot showers. Elsewhere, and above roughly 4,500 metres anywhere, the best available room is a good teahouse room. We book you the best one on the route rather than describing it as something it is not.
Can I do a luxury trek on my own?
Yes. Our minimum is one person, and since 22 March 2026 that applies in the restricted areas as well. A solo trek costs more per person because the guide, the porter and the vehicle do not split between two of you.
What if I want something that is not on this list?
We build them. A private luxury Everest Base Camp over 18 days runs $6,599 per person, and Everest with Gokyo over 22 days is $7,599 per person, both with helicopters in each direction and Kathmandu hotels quoted separately. If you want quieter mountains, the Gokyo valley carries roughly a fifth of the traffic of the main Base Camp corridor for scenery that is arguably better.
Talk to me directly
WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach me: +977 9810351300. Or email [email protected] and it comes to me, not to a call centre.
Tell me your dates, how many of you there are, and what you actually care about, and I will tell you which tier makes sense. Sometimes that answer is standard rather than luxury. I would rather you booked the right trip.
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