Annapurna Base Camp Trek 2026
- D11,780 mstart
- D22,170 m+390
- D32,920 m+750
- D44,130 m+1,210
- D52,310 m-1,820
- D6820 m-1,490
Altitude, and how our itineraries handle it
Above roughly 3,500 metres the risk stops being fitness and becomes how fast you gained the height. Every figure on this page is read from the itineraries themselves, so it describes the trips we actually run rather than the ones we would like to describe.
How high each trip goes
4 of our 7 trips with a recorded altitude cross 3,500 m. The rest stay below it.
| Trip | Highest | Nights above 3.5k | Biggest gain in a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailash & Manasarovar Yatra 2026 | 5,630 m | — | — |
| Everest Base Camp Trek | 5,545 m | 0 | +830 m |
| Annapurna Base Camp Trek 2026 | 4,130 m | 1 | +1,210 m |
| Upper Mustang & Muktinath | 3,800 m | — | — |
| Bandipur, Ligligkot, Siranchok, Barpak & Gorkha | 1,900 m | — | — |
| Bandipur & Gorkha | 1,300 m | — | — |
| Bandipur Weekend | 1,030 m | 0 | — |
A dash means the day-by-day plan for that trip has not been written out yet, so there is nothing to measure. It is not a claim that the trip is flat.
The shape of the climb
What matters is not the highest number but the steps between them. These are the heights each day ends at, in order, taken straight from the itinerary you can read on the trip page.
What you have to arrange yourself
Insurance is not included in any of our prices, and on the trips that go high it is not optional. Helicopter evacuation from the Annapurna Sanctuary is charged to whoever holds the policy.
- Everest Base Camp Trek — listed as not included: “Travel insurance (required, with helicopter evacuation cover)”
- Annapurna Base Camp Trek 2026 — listed as not included: “Travel and rescue insurance”
- Kailash & Manasarovar Yatra 2026 — listed as not included: “Travel and emergency evacuation insurance”
- Upper Mustang & Muktinath — listed as not included: “Travel insurance”
Where our limits are
Worth saying plainly, because it is the part most operators leave you to discover.
- 5,630 m is the highest we go anywhere — the Dolma La on Kailash & Manasarovar Yatra 2026. We do not run expeditions or climbing above it.
- 30 is the largest group we take on any departure.
- Between December and February we would rather move you to a lower route than sell a high pass in the wrong month.