We suggest you book this trek at least two months before your planned date.

Booking the trek early gives you some advantages. For example, you’ll have adequate time for trek preparations. Also, you’ll get to know your trek guide better and learn more about the trek.

During the season, reserving the best tea houses gets challenging. Thus, when you book the trek early, we can reserve the tea houses early, which puts us at an advantage.

You must send at least 30% of the total trek cost as a confirmation fee. Once you transfer the amount, we’ll send you a confirmation message regarding the trek.

We’ll send you our bank account details once you’re ready to transfer the trek confirmation fee.

Note: You may be subject to service charges while transferring funds to Nepali Bank. The service charge won’t count in the 30% trek confirmation fee.

Absolutely. If you fail to join Annapurna Circuit Trek and wish other trekking, you can use the trek confirmation fee as a credit for other trekking. For example, you can use the trek booking fee for Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Base Camp Trek, and more.

Note: Your booking confirmation remains unchanged. After transferring the credit for other trekking, you must pay the total trek cost minus the credit amount.

Yes. We have different refund policies regarding the trek cancelation.

Here’s how our refund policy works:

• 50% refund upon canceling the trek a month before
• 25% refund upon canceling the trek a week before
• No refund upon canceling the trek within a week of the trek
• No refund upon canceling the trek after starting it for reasons

Note: The deductions include the administrative fees, hotel reservations, and trekking permits (if we purchase before you cancel the trek)

Getting a Nepali Tourist Visa is easy.

If you’re flying, the Immigration Desk at Kathmandu Airport provides the on-arrival visa service. You should fill out a visa form and pay a designated amount for the intended duration of your stay.

However, if you’re planning by road, you’ll get the Nepal Tourist Visa at the designated land border crossing.

Note: Your passport must be valid for at least six months, have a few passport-sized photos, and the visa fee to get the Nepal tourist visa.

Having said this, not all the nationals get direct on-arrival Nepali visas. For complete information regarding the visa, please visit this website.

Yes. You’ll get a complimentary airport pickup upon your arrival in Kathmandu.

Our airport representative at the arrivals welcomes you. You’ll see your name card for easy identification.

You’ll get a hotel transfer by taxi shortly.

Yes. A video presentation will be there for you in the hotel’s lobby. You’ll meet with our trek manager and your guide in person.

Also, today’s the day you pay the trek fee, excluding the booking confirmation fee.

The trek briefing session runs for 30 minutes where you’ll get insights about the trekking.

Absolutely. Thamel, being a tourist hub, you’ll find everything, including the premium trekking gear.

You can buy Nepal-made, budget-friendly trekking gear in most trekking gear shops in Thamel. Also, you have premium choices like The North Face, Columbia, Black Yak, and La Sportiva.

We partnered with Gorkha Athletics, a popular sportswear in Nepal. Their windshield pullovers, joggers, t-shirts, hoodies, and shorts are of premium quality at the best price.

To start the trek, we’ll provide local transportation from Kathmandu to Besisahar, followed by a shared jeep to Dharapani. Likewise, from Muktinath, we’ll provide a shared jeep ride to Pokhara. And from Pokhara, you’ll get a tourist bus to Kathmandu.

Note: The trek cost includes ground transportation only. However, you must pay for the flight tickets if you want a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara and Pokhara to Kathmandu. For convenience, we’ll book the flight for you.

Sure. We’ll reserve the Jomsom-Pokhara flight tickets if you want a flight on your return to Pokhara.

Jomsom to Pokhara on a drive takes at least six hours, whereas the flight is just 20 minutes. Considering the time and comfort, the flight seems comfortable.

Also, flying from Jomsom to Pokhara, you can fly to Kathmandu on the same day, saving a day.

Note: The flight price is not included in the trek cost.

You’ll get three-star accommodation in Pokhara or Kathmandu for a night. It’s up to you to choose where you want.

On the trek, tea houses, lodges, and guesthouses are goto for accommodation. Based on availability, you’ll accommodate these. And whenever possible, you’ll accommodate the best in town.

The tea houses usually provide twin-sharing rooms with two beds. You’ll get an attached room in lower regions like Manang, Koto, and Dharapani. However, the tea houses at higher elevations don’t have attached rooms.

No. The tea houses in Nepal don’t have internal heating and insulation. However, they provide a cozy room with thick mattresses and warm blankets. And some tea houses let you use heated blankets at USD 10 per night.

Thus, we recommend you carry a -10˚C rated sleeping bag for extra warmth. The higher elevations, in particular, often get cold during the night.

Yes. All the tea houses in Annapurna Circuit provide wifi service to the trekkers. The best part of trekking in Annapurna Circuit is that you don’t have to pay for wifi throughout the trek.

The tea houses provide gas geysers hot showers, which cost Rs. 200-300. Compared to other trekking in Nepal, the hot shower is inexpensive.

We suggest you not take a hot water shower past Manang as you might get a cold and cough.

The tea houses provide hot drinking water. You’ll have options to buy a cup, a small pot, or a large pot of hot water. Depending on the elevation, you need to pay at least Rs. 500 for small and Rs. 700 for large pots of hot water.

Yes. Electricity is available till Thorong Phedi. It allows you to recharge your phone, battery, and other devices.

It’s not easy getting a private room for accommodation during the season as the tea house remains fully occupied. However, if available, we’ll request the tea house for a private room for you.

Note: You may have to pay extra money for a private room.

Annapurna Circuit Trek is a well-established trek with a road connected to Manang. Thus, with regular supply, the tea houses and lodges offer a wide array of meal choices.

You’ll get Western meals for any course. For breakfast, you’ll have toast, omelet, potato, Tibetan bread, chapati, curry, pancakes, porridge, pies, and more. The hot drink includes coffee, tea, and ginger lemon honey.

Dal Bhat is a highly recommended meal for lunch and dinner. It’s a complete meal with carbohydrates, protein, and vitamins. It includes rice, curry, lentil soup, pickles, and more.

Other than dal bhat for lunch and dinner are dumplings, fried noodles, porridge, pancakes, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, etc.

100%. Even the higher places like Manang have a road connection. Due to this, the tea houses get fresh supplies from Besisahar each day. Thus, every meal the tea house serves on this trek is fresh and hygienic.

The tea houses employ professional chefs for the season. Also, while preparing meals, the tea house practices some degree of hygiene in the kitchen to ensure that all the meals meet the standards.

You’ll get three meals a day that include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each main course includes one meal item. Thus, you must pay if you want additional meals.

Likewise, you’ll get one hot drink in the breakfast. Thus, you must pay for every hot drink other than breakfast.

You’ll get one hot drink for breakfast and one for either lunch or dinner. Thus, you need to pay for every additional hot drink.

Also, if you wish to drink hot water, you must pay accordingly.

Yes. You’ll get vegetarian meals on this trek.

The meal menu includes vegetarian meals, and you can choose any from it. Also, the tea house prepares vegetarian and non-veg meals separately.

Yes. Every tea house provides safe drinking water.

If you prefer drinking cold water, we highly recommend you buy a mineral water bottle at Rs. 200-300 at max. Also, you can use a water filter or water purification tablets.

However, you must pay Rs. 400-500 per liter at the tea house for hot drinking water. It’s safe to drink. You can leave the hot water overnight and let it cool for the next day if you prefer drinking cold water.

No. We strictly prohibit our clients from consuming alcoholic beverages on the trek. The primary reason for this is that you’ll get exposed to the risk of getting altitude sickness after consuming alcohol.

Since alcohol causes dehydration, it ultimately results in altitude sickness. And if you get sick, you won’t be able to complete the trek, which we don’t want.

If you prefer a complete meal on the trek, our suggestion would be Dal Bhat at least once a day. It provides adequate carbohydrates, protein, and other essential nutrients. Precisely, Dal Bhat replenishes body fuel after a long day’s walk. During lunch, you can try fried noodles, noodle soup, pizza, etc.

Regarding the drink, we recommend you drink ginger lemon honey at least a day. Ginger makes you warm and keeps you away from cough and cold. Lemon and honey act as antioxidants, cough suppressants, and Vitamin C supplements, which you’ll need most on the trek.

We don’t encourage you to drink caffeine as it causes dehydration and sleeplessness.

Annapurna Circuit Trek isn’t a challenging trek. Thus, due to less difficulty, it is everyone’s favorite and more popular among novice trekkers.

The only strenuous section on the trek route is the day you climb to Thorong La Pass from Thorong Phedi. The steep ascend from Thorong Phedi to Thorong Base Camp tires you quickly. However, the route past Thorong High Camp has less steep climbs.

And once you reach Thorong La Pass, it’s a complete downhill walk to Muktinath.

Absolutely. Another reason for ACT trek being popular is because it’s doable even for beginners. Those who lack high-altitude trekking experience complete this trek successfully.

If you’re new to trekking and want to accomplish the Annapurna Circuit Trek in 2025, you must improve your physical fitness. A beginner with decent physical fitness can conquer Thorong La Pass easily.

You’ll walk at least 8-10 kilometers each day for 6-7 hours, approximately. However, there are shorter days of just three hours and longer days of eight hours.

You’ll start the trek after breakfast, and around mid-way, you’ll stop for lunch. After lunch, you’ll trek for at least three hours to reach the tea house.

It’s so shallow that you’ll get altitude sickness while trekking on the Annapurna Circuit. You’ll start this trek from Dharapani, which is a low-altitude region. Thus, starting from a low altitude gives you proper acclimatization.

Moreover, you’ll have a day’s rest in Manang before trekking to Yak Kharka and Thorong La Pass.

However, despite all this, you may still get altitude sickness. It’s because, for some, even acclimatization won’t be sufficient at higher elevations to survive altitude sickness.

But, with our experienced trekking guide, you’ll be safe.

Your safety will be our top priority throughout the trek. Here are some steps we practice to ensure that you’ll complete the trek safely and sound.

–  We’ll allocate an experienced trekking guide with you on this trek. Plus, the guide will be a first-aid responder.

–  We’ll start the trek from a low altitude to ensure your proper acclimatization.

–  A day of rest in Manang for adequate acclimatization

–  Small group sizes to ensure that everyone in the group gets ample attention from the trek guide.

–  Regular contact with the trek guide regarding the progress of the trek

–  Helicopter rescue on time whenever needed (covered by your travel insurance)

If you get altitude sickness, you’ll feel headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc. When these symptoms appear, you’ll stop at the nearest tea houses or descend to a lower altitude.

In most cases, stopping for a day at the same place you get altitude sickness relieves the symptoms, and you can continue the trek. However, for some, the symptoms deteriorate and cause further issues in the lungs and brain.

Thus, at such times, you’ll need an emergency helicopter rescue.

Absolutely. Not only Annapurna Circuit but the entire country is safe for female trekkers. The country is a safe haven for foreigners. Thus, everyone comes to Nepal for wholesome treks and tours. Moreover, our culture treats foreigners as our guests. Hence, everyone is safe in Nepal in any region.

Annapurna Circuit is very safe for female trekkers. The tea houses provide you with a room where you can safely accommodate. Moreover, everyone on the trek respects and encourages female trekkers en route.

A helicopter evacuation is the safest way to escape the hazard during an emergency. The emergency includes severe altitude sickness, injuries, landslides, and heavy snowfall.

During these situations, a helicopter evacuation is the only way to return to Kathmandu safely.

However, you must have travel insurance with helicopter coverage to get a helicopter rescue on time. Without travel insurance, you won’t get an on-time helicopter rescue. Moreover, the helicopter rescue fees are expensive, and paying from your pocket costs you several thousand dollars.

Hence, we highly recommend you get travel insurance with helicopter coverage up to 5,600 meters if you’re planning Annapurna Circuit Trek in 2025.

It’d be best to have travel insurance with helicopter rescue coverage up to 5,600 meters. During emergencies, only a helicopter rescue can save your life. Also, if you don’t have travel insurance with helicopter coverage, you’ll end up paying thousands of dollars in rescue.

We strongly recommend you purchase travel insurance with helicopter rescue coverage.

The trek preparation follows once you book the trek by paying the confirmation fee.

The trek preparations include sorting the gear, apparel, and physical fitness. You must sort the trekking gear and clothes that are useful on the trek. Carrying unnecessary stuff makes the backpack heavy.

Furthermore, work on your physical fitness for the trek. If you maintain a level of physical fitness, conquering Annapurna Circuit is easy.

Maintaining physical fitness for trekking isn’t a big deal if you put effort into your training schedule. We usually recommend cardio exercises that help with breathing. Also, some of the below-listed exercises build strength in your legs for long day walks.

Here are some exercises that keep you fit for the trek.

–  Treadmill running or jogging

–  Skipping and cycling

–  Swimming

–  Hiking for 2-3 times before joining the trek

–  Walking for at least thirty minutes each day 

The packing list for this trek depends on the time you plan the trek.

Usually, the early Spring months are colder than the later ones. Conversely, the early Autumn months are warmer, and the later ones are colder. Thus, you must pack the clothes and gear based on the time of the trek.

Please read our blog, Packing List for Annapurna Circuit Trek, for complete information regarding what to bring for this trek.

We highly recommend you bring a sleeping bag and a down jacket if you have them. However, you can rent these from us for USD 35 each for a 13-day trek.

A down jacket is a must for cold mornings and evenings. Moreover, a sleeping bag of -10˚C keeps you warm all night.

If you prefer carrying your gear and stuff, a 55-60 liter backpack is sufficient. However, if you prefer a trekking porter to carry your luggage, you can bring a 20-liter daypack. With most of the luggage with a porter, you can carry water bottles, snacks, and handy stuff yourself.

Yes. We believe that an experienced guide can make a trek successful and wholesome. Hence, we’ll send you a trek guide who’s been to Annapurna Circuit on multiple occasions.

Absolutely. If you prefer trekking with a female guide, we’ll provide one. Our team consists few female trekking guides who’ve been doing high-altitude trekking in Nepal for a long. Their extensive trekking experience surely makes you feel comfortable, safe, and accomplished on the trek.

Yes. All of our trekking guides are fluent in English and are excellent communicators. They’ll explain things from the trek, bridge the communication gap between locals and you, and accompany you throughout the journey.

If you prefer trekking individually with our trek guide, you’ll get an experienced guide. However, if you’re trekking in a group, you’ll get one trek leader and several assistant guides.

We provide one trekking guide for up to six trekkers. However, we provide one assistant guide and a trek leader for a group of more than six.

No. A trek porter is available for two or more in the group. If you’re an individual planning to do the Annapurna Circuit Trek with us, we don’t provide a trekking porter. However, you’ll get a porter if you add USD 200 more to the total trek cost.

In a group, we provide one porter for two trekkers. A trek porter carries 20 kilograms of luggage combined. Hence, we request you to compensate the porter accordingly for the additional weight.

Yes. We buy insurance for our trekking guides and porters. Together with our clients, we also prioritize our trek guide and porter’s safety.

The insurance includes benefits like emergency helicopter rescue and hospitalization.

Yes. Tipping is a must at the end of the trek in Pokhara.

We suggest you tip at least 15% of the total trek cost to each. However, in a group, you can contribute in a collective manner. Along with the tip, we suggest you offer the dinner in Pokhara as a “thank you” to the trek guide and porter.

Note: We pay the guides and porters according to industry standards. Thus, the tip isn’t part of their salary.