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Nepal · 3,840 m · 10 operators · prices read 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-24

What Upper Mustang actually costs.

Upper MustangPhoto: Nirojsedhai, CC BY-SA 4.0

The published price is not what you will spend. Every operator below gets the same treatment: their price, plus what the package leaves out, next to its source.

In short: Upper Mustang in 2027 costs from $1,898 to $3,330 per person all-in across the 10 operators we compare, with items an operator does not mention counted as extra. Package prices as published start from $1,460, for two people sharing a room. Prices were read from the operators' own pages, the newest on 2026-09-24.

All-in, per person
from $1,898
up to $3,330 across 10 operators, with everything you still pay in Nepal
Package price
from $1,460
up to $2,750, per person, as published
Left out of a package
$583
median, range $438–$716
Operators
10
10 in Nepal, 0 international

10 operators, package price against all-in

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All-in is the package price plus everything the package leaves out, per person, two travelling together.

What all-in includes

All-in is the package price plus what the package leaves out (flights, meals, hotel, porter, gear) plus what nobody includes (tips, insurance, visa, water and Wi-Fi). Per person, two people travelling together, twin share. International flights are not counted.

When an operator's page does not say whether something is included, we show a range: the lower figure assumes it is in the price, the upper figure adds it. 4 of 10 operators here leave at least one item unstated, worth up to $70. The list is sorted by the upper figure, so that nobody looks cheaper by saying less. You can change that under More sorting.

The bar under each price: package left out not stated

Operator Days Package Left out All-in, from   Included Breakdown
Explore Vision Nepal
Nepal Kathmandu · max 15 · 13 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 13 $1,460 package Lowest all-in from $1,898 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, included Porter, included
Discovery World Trekking
Nepal Kathmandu · 15 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 15 $1,950 package from $2,492 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, included Porter, included
Nature Lovers Trek
Nepal Kathmandu · 14 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 14 $1,899 package from $2,453 to $2,523
1 item not stated
 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not stated Porter, not included
Nepal Eco Adventure
Nepal Kathmandu · 14 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
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 14 $1,950 package from $2,466 to $2,536
1 item not stated
 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not stated Porter, included
Nepal Hiking Team
Nepal Kathmandu · max 10 · 16 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 16 $2,150 package from $2,634 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, included Porter, included
Boundless Adventure
Nepal Kathmandu · max 16 · 17 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 17 $2,100 package from $2,746 to $2,816
1 item not stated
 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not stated Porter, not included
Outfitter Nepal
Nepal Kathmandu · max 10 · 17 days
Read by our system 2026-09-24
 17 $2,200 package from $2,832 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not included Porter, included
Sherpa Expedition & Trekking
Nepal Kathmandu · max 12 · 14 days
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 14 $2,490 package from $3,006 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, included Porter, included
Frolic Adventure
Nepal Kathmandu · max 16 · 19 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 19 $2,700 package from $3,314 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, included Porter, included
Ace the Himalaya
Nepal Kathmandu · max 14 · 16 days
Read by our system 2026-09-15
 16 $2,750 package from $3,260 to $3,330
1 item not stated
 Transport, included Permits, included Meals, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Bag, not stated Porter, included

Your budget

Pick an operator, then make it yours: how you travel, how much you spend on the trail, what you need to rent. Everything the operator leaves out is already in, and the result is per person.

Your gear
Tick what you already own. The rest is counted at what it costs to rent there.
Estimated total per person
$0
about per day over days, flights excluded

What is actually in a price

These are the costs that decide whether a $1,300 package ends up cheaper than a $1,800 one. Figures are what we add when an operator does not include the item.

Restricted area permit and ACAP
$520 per trip
USD 50 per person per day in the restricted zone since the flat USD 500 was replaced; about 10 days for the classic loop, plus ACAP NPR 3,000 source
Hotel in Kathmandu or Pokhara
$45 per night
3-star, twin share, about USD 41-63 a night in Thamel source
Airport taxis
$14 per trip
Prepaid airport taxi about NPR 900 each way source
Sleeping bag and down jacket rental
$70 per trip
USD 35 each for the trek when not in the package source
Porter, shared by two
$10 per trek day
Porter about USD 20 a day, split between two trekkers source
Tips for guide and porter
$11 per trek day
USD 10-15 a day for the guide and 8-10 for the porter, shared by the group; about USD 11 per person per day for two source
Travel insurance to 6,000 m
$200 per trip
World Nomads Explorer or similar, USD 150-300 for two to three weeks; the standard plan stops at 3,000 m source
Nepal visa, 15 days
$30 per trip
Visa on arrival source
Nepal visa, 30 days
$50 per trip
Visa on arrival; needed for trips longer than 15 days source
Hot drinks, showers, charging
$15 per trek day
Daily extras budget USD 15-25 source
Flights and buses, Kathmandu to Jomsom and back
$380 per trip
Pokhara-Jomsom flight USD 165-177 each way plus tourist bus Kathmandu-Pokhara; by shared jeep USD 25-40 each way instead of flying source
Meals on trek
$30 per trek day
Annapurna-region teahouse rate of about USD 30 a day; Mustang lodges are on the higher side source
Lunch and dinner on trek
$20 per trek day
When only breakfast is in the package source

Reference figures as of 2026-09-15. Each one links to its source.

Official fees

FeeNPRAboutNote
Upper Mustang Restricted Area Permit, per day–$50Replaced the flat USD 500 for 10 days. No day minimum; the two-person minimum was dropped in March 2026, a licensed guide through a registered agency is still required. source
Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP)3,000$22 source

Read from the linked sources 2026-09-15.

Compare with

Compare with Manaslu Circuit

All-in price, days and what is included, side by side.

How we count

Package price is the operator's regular published price per person for two people sharing a room, taken from the operator's own website on the date shown. Where the operator publishes group-size tiers we use the tier for two. Sale prices are noted but the regular price is used.

Left-out cost is what you still pay after booking. If an item is not in the package we add the reference figure above. If the operator's page does not say, we show a range: the lower figure leaves the item out, the upper figure adds it, and the list is sorted by the upper figure. Tips, insurance, visa and daily extras are added for everyone because no package covers them.

Currencies. Operators publish in USD, GBP or EUR; we convert to your chosen currency at daily mid-market rates. Prices are "from" prices and change with season, group size and exchange rates. Check the operator's page before you book.

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