Trip Planning

Three passes above 5,300 metres, 20 days, and genuinely not a first high-altitude trek. Here’s who it actually suits.

Real answers on accommodation, showers, food, wifi and cash on a teahouse trek, not the glossy version.

The four steps from first question to confirmed trip, and why nothing is owed until step three.

What TIMS, park permits and conservation fees actually are, and why every one of them is already inside our trip prices.

What’s already in your duffel bag before you even pack, and what you genuinely need to bring yourself.

The full 13-day route into the Annapurna Sanctuary, village by village, with real altitudes and walking times.

A line-by-line look at what’s inside our Everest Base Camp price, what isn’t, and why group size changes the number so much.

Altitude, duration, cost and crowds, compared honestly using our own itineraries for both treks.

Autumn or spring, and what winter and monsoon actually look like on the trail, from a company that runs this route year round.