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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

8 of our 10 trips with a recorded altitude cross 3,500 m. The rest stay below it.

Highest point, nights above 3500 m and biggest overnight gain, by trip
TripHighestNights above 3.5kBiggest gain in a day
Kailash & Manasarovar Yatra 20265,630 m——
Everest Three Pass Trek-17day5,545 m11+946 m
Mesokanto La Pass Trek - 12 Days5,121 m7+750 m
Mardi Himal Trek with Kathmandu, Chitwan, and Pokhara– 14 Days4,500 m1+1,773 m
Annapurna Base Camp Trek4,130 m1+1,450 m
Annapurna Base Camp Trek -6 Day from Pokhara4,130 m2+1,450 m
Mustang Upper Mustang & Muktinath 8 Day3,800 m——
Kathmandu-Pokhara- mustang -Muktinath Tour3,710 m0+1,898 m
Poon Hill Trek from Kathmandu - 6 Days3,210 m0+2,033 m
Bandipur, Ligligkot, Siranchok, Barpak & Gorkha1,900 m——

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.

Everest Three Pass Trek-17day

  1. D12,610 mstart
  2. D23,440 m+830
  3. D33,440 m0
  4. D43,750 m+310
  5. D54,500 m+750
  6. D65,446 m+946
  7. D75,400 m-46
  8. D84,700 m-700
  9. D95,420 m+720
  10. D104,910 m-510
  11. D115,364 m+454
  12. D124,910 m-454
  13. D134,730 m-180
  14. D143,855 m-875
  15. D153,440 m-415
  16. D163,440 m0

Mesokanto La Pass Trek - 12 Days

  1. D12,670 mstart
  2. D23,200 m+530
  3. D33,540 m+340
  4. D43,540 m0
  5. D54,060 m+520
  6. D64,150 m+90
  7. D74,900 m+750
  8. D84,200 m-700
  9. D94,200 m0
  10. D10827 m-3,373
  11. D111,400 m+573

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 Three Pass Trek-17day — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, Best Heritage Tour can help you in arranging Recommended Travel Insurance for the Everest Three Pass Trek.”
  • Kathmandu-Pokhara- mustang -Muktinath Tour — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, we can also assist in arranging travel insurance for you upon your arrival in Nepal. Check Over Here”
  • Mardi Himal Trek with Kathmandu, Chitwan, and Pokhara– 14 Days — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, we can also assist in arranging travel insurance for you upon your arrival in Nepal. Check Over Here”
  • Annapurna Base Camp Trek -6 Day from Pokhara — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, we can also assist in arranging travel insurance for you upon your arrival in Nepal. Check Over Here”
  • Poon Hill Trek from Kathmandu - 6 Days — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, we can also assist in arranging travel insurance for you upon your arrival in Nepal. Check Over Here”
  • Mesokanto La Pass Trek - 12 Days — listed as not included: “INSURANCE POLICY : Travel insurance covering medical expenses and high-altitude evacuation is mandatory. If you do not have suitable coverage, we can also assist in arranging travel insurance for you upon your arrival in Nepal. Check Over Here”
  • Annapurna Base Camp Trek — listed as not included: “Travel and rescue insurance”
  • Kailash & Manasarovar Yatra 2026 — listed as not included: “Travel and emergency evacuation insurance”
  • Mustang Upper Mustang & Muktinath 8 Day — 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.

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