Everest Base Camp Trek Cost: What I Paid
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- In today's video, I share how much it cost me to do the Everest Base Camp Trek. I trekked solo, so that will be the focus, but I'll also go over how much it costs to complete the trek with a trekking company.
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00:00 Intro
00:21 What's Not Included
01:00 Flight to Lukla
2:20 Hotel in Kathmandu
02:58 Medical Insurance
04:20 Taxi
04:52 SIM Card
05:30 ATM Fees
06:03 Entry Visa
06:24 Trek Card & Permits
06:56 Meals
09:12 Teahouses
11:10 Internet
11:30 Showers
11:53 Credit Card Fees
13:58 International Flight
14:48 Adding It All Up
17:01 Trekking Company
19:52 Summary
21:03 End Music
Music: Freedom by Dan Lebowitz
Thank you all so much for joining me for my very first live-chat Premiere! I treasure each of you, and I hope the rest of your day today is exceptional!🥰
Congratulations on successful completion of EBC Trek and well documented. I have been to EBC and I know the excitement before trip and the experience we carry forever in our life. Best wishes for next adventure..
Hi, Kranthi! Thank you for the very sweet message. How neat that you've been to Base Camp, too! It's really so special, and I agree completely. Thank you so much for watching; I really hope to hear from you again very soon 🤩
Congratulations on your 1st premiere. Had to take a break from work to show support.
You are the best, Will! I feel so honored! Thank you!
Thank you! Your EBC series is fantastic. I also enjoy your hiking and camping adventures, especially in NoVA and Maryland.
Aw, thank you! You have totally made my day! Thank you for joining in on the live chat. I love your profile picture! Did you take that yourself? 😀 Thank you for the very kind compliments, and I'm so lucky and happy to have you as a subscriber!
@@GoMandiMartin You are so kind. I am so lucky to have found you. I've enjoyed laughing and crying with you on your adventures and even followed in your footsteps several times.
@@simsnoir2773 Aw, how sweet! I have the very best subscribers! If there was a competition for "Best Subscribers," I would win first place! haha 🏆I'm so touched to hear that! I've cried along with so many of my favorite TH-camrs, and it feels incredible to hear that now people are crying along with my videos 🤗 Thank you for sharing that. I'm thrilled about the laughing-along, too haha. I do love to laugh 🤩 I hope you have the most amazing weekend, and I hope to see you with each new (and old ⭐ video 😊
@@simsnoir2773 Oh, and what a great gift! A photo and possibly a fond memory to go with it is the best gift! You have very talented friends! 😀📷
Good stuff!
Thanks, Joe! I don't hear that phrase too often any more 😀
I'm really excited for the live chat tomorrow ❤
Yeay! We're on live!
I stumbled upon your channel with your Everest Base Camp trek series and have since started working my way through the rest of your adventures. In a world where divisiveness and negativity are around every corner, please continue to capture and post these adventures. It is so rare and refreshing to find someone exploring and living life to its fullest. The curiosity, the appreciation of the simple things, the sparkle in your eyes, the unstoppable smile and endearing laugh and joy as you navigate and overcome the challenges to experience this great world while traveling alone inspires.
Hi, Mark! I can't thank you enough for this warmhearted and genuinely kind message. You've totally made my day; as a bonus, it just happens to be my birthday today haha, so you've helped to make it extra special! Thank you so much bringing your joyful spirit; it's such a pleasure to have you here, and I'm extremely happy that you found me! And, I'm overjoyed that you are continuing to watch more videos 🥳 I hope you'll be able to join us for the live-chat Premiere of the next video tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. EST. Wishing you the most amazing night! ✨
@@GoMandiMartin Happy Birthday !!
@@mdgriffith7 Yeay! I love birthdays! Thank you for celebrating with me🎉🎉
Thanks for all the information
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching! I hope that your weekend is off to a fantastic start 💕
@@GoMandiMartin yes it is
@@GoMandiMartin wish you the same
Your videos are so helpful! So much gratitude to you for recording them for us!
Can I ask you what was the company that helped you book the accommodations?
Do you remover names of the tea houses that were the best you stayed on the way?
Thank you!
Hello again, Krzysztof! It's so great to have you back! You are so sweet; thank you for such a lovely message. Hm, I think that I can pull up that information for you 😀 I've had several adventure trips since then, so I'll have to refresh my memory. Is it ok if I look around and reach back out to you here in a few days? 🌞
Really fascinating, as each of your videos have been. In 2001 it was a very cheap trek done solo. I had lots of time and walked in from Jiri. This really helped with acclimatization, and there were some cool places along the way. It got more expensive for sure as you went upside. Cheapest night was 70 Rupees for bed, a dhal bhat and a big flask of chang. What amazed me is that it's still a relatively cheap trek. Great advice on the travel insurance. I went on to teach in Cambodia for 12 years and skimping on insurance is highly inadvisable, especially in under-developed countries. Solo trekking rules. Congratulations on doing this one alone - it's a toughie.
Good evening, David, and a huge welcome! I'm so happy to have you here! Thank you for not only watching, but also for taking the time to write and to share you amazing insights. Wow, that's so awesome that you completed this trek just a couple of years ago, and I love that you walked in from Jiri. Living in Cambodia must have been incredible, and for 12 years! You're so great! Insurance or lack thereof haha - is definitely a hard and expensive lesson to learn firsthand. I totally agree: solo trekking rules! Aw, thank you so much! I'm really looking forward to seeing you with other and additional videos, and I hope you have a really great weekend! 🤩
This video is exactly what I’ve been looking for!! Thank you so much, Mandi. I’m looking to travel to Nepal, in October. Currently trying to decide between the EBC Trek and the ABC Trek.🤷🏻♂️
Hi, Chris! Thank you for the very wonderful message and all of your kind words! It totally makes my day to receive messages as kind as this one; thank you so much! I'm so excited for you; I think that's going to be an amazing trip. I hope to see you again next Thursday for the newest video release 😀
You’re very welcome, Mandi. I’m looking forward to the premiere, next Thursday!
That's so great, Chris! I'm excited and looking forward to seeing you then 😊
Tysm😊
You are very welcome. Big hugs, and I hope you have an amazing week 🌞
I like raining rupees 😊 thats a great price too!
Right! Haha. I got of slow-motion shots of "raining" rupees, but I need to practice more before that would be ready for the public 😎☔
Thank you... Fantastic very informative....
You are so welcome! It's such a joy to see how active you are here; that makes me so happy! 😃 The next live-chat Premiere is tomorrow morning at 11 am EST, and I hope you are able to make it 🏆
It makes my day to hear that! Thank you so much, and you are very welcome 😃 The next live-chat Premiere video starts in about 15 minutes, and I really hope that you are able to join us 🎉🎉
Very nice pics
Hi, Aimbahadur! Thank you so much 😀 Wishing you the best day, and I really hope to see you for the next video 🎊
love that 10 and 50 notes in your hand hahaha
Hahhahahaha! Right 😃 You are cracking me up! It's because I was throwing the money up in the air and letting it rain down, so the rest of the bills were scattered about haha 😎
@@GoMandiMartinhaha it’s ok. If it’s no use to you you can keep it as a memory
@@LinjaRai Haha 😃⭐ That's very true! I do think I'm going to start keeping a few bills from each new country 😊 I hope you have a great day, Linja! Oh, I'm not on any other social media as TH-cam alone takes up all of my time, but thanks for asking.
@@GoMandiMartin certainly, you to have a wonderful weekend.
Finally she’s looking 👀 at the camera lense 😊
Haha 😀 Hello, again! You're too funny. Yup, only when I'm talking to the camera 🎶
Thank you for visited Nepal and heartly love your vlog and u
What a lovely message; thank you so much for such a warm welcome! Aw, I love you, too. Thank you so much for watching. I hope I see you tomorrow for the Premiere of my next video 🥳
Lukla, thats right, thats the name of the place that has the safest airport ever 😂
Oh, gosh! Right! Actually, the guy in the seat next to me on the flight fell asleep! I was super prepared to be scared, but it just didn't happen 😎 Those, distracting myself with breakfast helped.
Thank you for the detailed breakdown. Just to confirm my takeaways: (1) I need to have some Nepalese Rupees before flying out to pay for the visa on arrival. (2) The medical coverage period should be longer than the actual trip in the event of getting sick at the end of the trip. Thanks again!
Good afternoon, Mark! It's such a pleasure to hear from you; thank you so much for watching! ❤ You are very close. 1) You can pay for the visa on arrival in your home currency; they pretty much accept any common currency for that. For me, I paid in U.S.D., but there was a long list posted of all of the currencies that they accept. You'll just need cash as they won't accept credit or debit. I didn't see an ATM once I got to customs, so it's probably best to have cash before you arrive into the country. 2) For the medical coverage, you'll just want to purchase a plan that very clearly states that it will cover you at the altitude that you are trekking to. The policy I found did not give any kind of altitude limitations until they sent the 60 page policy packet after I had already started my trek and reached over the altitude they would cover, so they denied covering all of my medical expenses. Usually the policy period is sold by the month, but mine was sold per day. You have a great idea of covering yourself for a bit longer -- just in case you get stuck there, but what's really important is that your policy doesn't have a provision that denies coverage is you exceed a certain altitude. I really hope this helps, and thank you so much for being such a wonderful subscriber! 🤩
@@GoMandiMartin Got it. Thank you for the additional information. I look forward to seeing your next adventure!
@@MarkKam You are very welcome, and I'll be excited to see you with the next videos 🤩 Wishing you the very best weekend!
Hi, thank you for your video. I have a question, what is the company that you said at 09:20 about your lodges booking in advance. Thank you!
Hi, Guilherme. It's so nice to hear from you, and you are very welcome. I'm so happy that you found me, and thanks a million for watching. While I don't personally recommend booking your teahouses ahead of time, i.e., I wish that I hadn't as it ended up costing me lots of extra money, I will look up the name and number and get back to you as quickly as possible 🌞🌞
Beautiful
You're too sweet, Som! Thank you! And, thank you so much for being a very special part of my first live-chat Premiere! 🏆
please visit india soon .. there are so many underrated trek here to do , loved your solo experience to EBC
Thank you; you are so thoughtful! I'm overjoyed to hear that you enjoyed the video, and thank you so much for watching and sharing my journey with me 😀
Hello thanks for this inspiring video. Do you now how this company is called for the pre booking of the teahouses? Thanks in advance. Cheers 😊
Good morning 🌞 It's so nice to hear from you; thank you for your kind message. I've unfortunately lost the contact information, but I personally don't suggest pre-booking your accommodations 😃
Hi did you do the ebc trek without a guide after april 2023? I have read online that, starting from april of this year, the nepalese government requires trekkers to hire a guide. I was wondering if it would be possible to do EBC without a guide or a porter. Thanks
Hi there! Thank you so much for writing; it's such a pleasure to hear from you. There's a lot of confusion around this - and that's totally understandable; I think many people are seeing or hearing about just one piece of legislation; however, that one piece was misunderstood and is taken in consideration of other legislation. There's a Trek Card that can be purchased that allows trekkers to legally trek solo, and you have great timing in asking because this upcoming Thursday, I have a video Premiering titled, "How I Legally Trekked Solo" that explains all of the laws that I used, the procedures that I followed, and all of the details about the costs and considerations of going solo. If you are interested, here's that link: th-cam.com/video/NRy0lKQ44gk/w-d-xo.html
Myself personally I would not travel anywhere without travel insurance, if you needed to get carted off the mountain by helicopter, that would of cost you a lot more than the policy. I am going with a guide in November and they will not take you without insurance that covers you for the height of base camp for a helicopter flight. I take insurance for every trip I make. (but that is me) :)
Hi, Sandy! It's such a pleasure to hear from you, and you are so smart! 💗 Insurance is so important, and I think that you are a great and wise advocate for travel safety and traveling with care and caution. That's so exciting that you are going to do the EBC in Nov! I'm so thrilled for you, and I hope you'll send updates. Thanks again for taking the time to write, and of course, thank you so much for watching! Mandi
I'm assuming that you took a helicopter back down, if so, how much did that cost? Did you go back to lukla or straight to Kathmandu?
Good morning, Mike! It's so nice to hear from you. I'm not quite ready to share my descent just yet, but I can share that I went to Lukla 😀 Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you have an amazing day! Mandi
how much local currency did you withdraw/take and how much was left unused.
please advise.
thank you
Good evening. That's such a great question. I unfortunately had rupees before I started and then stayed in Nepal for about 2 weeks or so after the trek, so I'm not sure how many rupees I started and ended the trek with. Plus, I did use my credit card several times, so that would throw off the cash number 😀 Thank you for sending the question and for watching. I hope to see you again for the next premier this coming Thursday. 🍿
Better late than never!!!
That's definitely true! Hi, Kirk!
You. Love
Lots of love to you, Khem! 💟
Ktm to Lukla $380 was a round trip cost or one way !?
Hi, Brijesh! It's great to hear from you. $380 USD is the roundtrip cost to and from Lukla 🙂 I hope you have a great day! Mandi
Where u from ? American or
Hi there 😃 Yes, I'm American ⭐
My guess is $3000
Ohhhhhhhh! I like this! How fun that you are trying to guess! Lower...
@GoMandiMartin I have watched those who have hired sherpas. I was thinking less but wasnt too sure. I figured I aimed high. I know some had included helicopters flights to Lahore maybe. That could be wrong. I had only recenly just watched all these videos last month. I suppose that is how you ended up getting recommended. It is a fascinating part of the world. Thanks to people like you who bring it right to the palm of our hands we can see what is going on there.
@@JoeKyser Hi, Joe! Thank you for this lovely message as well. You are always the kindest! Oh, yes! You can't actually see this yet, so you were at a bit of a disadvantaged when you made your guess haha, but my cost breakdown only included getting there, getting to the summit, and all of the days in between 😊 I'm so glad that your recent searches led you here to my channel 🎉🎉
Hi Mandi, I've been watching your EBC videos and they are just amazing, I am also planning a solo trek to EBC probably next summer. Also do you have any social media handle as well? Insta or Facebook?
Hi, Pranish! It's such a pleasure to hear from you, and thank you for your very lovely and kind message. I'm so happy that you are planning a solo trek, too! I think that you are going to have an incredible experience 😃 TH-cam alone keeps me extremely busy, so I don't have any other social media, but thank you for your interest -- and thank you so much for watching! I truly appreciate you! ⭐⭐⭐