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Poon Hill cost: why “from USD 170” means 230 for you

The list prices of the seven products range from USD 200 to 611 – for two travellers. Solo it gets much dearer, as six much cheaper. On top come meals with two products, the porter with almost all, drinks and tips everywhere. Here is the bill.

Editorially checked on 23 September 2026Prices as of 23 September 2026Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
The order of magnitude
  • 4 days completeSisne Standard USD 405 for two; with drinks, porter and tips around USD 520
  • 4 days budgetMy Dream Adventure USD 230 for two; plus meals, porter, tips around USD 400
  • 2 daysSwami Narayan USD 200 for two; plus meals and tips around USD 280
  • Solo50–70 % surcharge on tiered products; fixed price with Nepal High Trek (USD 400) and Nepal Wilderness (USD 448)
  • Cash on siteDrinks, shower, charging, porter and tips in rupees; ATMs only in Pokhara

Group pricing: price per person by number of travellers

From the availability data of the Viator Partner API on 23 September 2026, adult price in US dollars per person. The “2” column is the one we show everywhere on the site.

ProductDaysSolo2 people4 people6+ people
Sisne Rover Economy4321321276257 (from 7)
Sisne Rover Standard4405405341321 (from 7)
Sisne Rover Premium4611611546521 (from 7)
Nepal Wilderness3448448– (max. 2)
Nepal High Trek4400400400400
My Dream Adventure4380230210195 (from 8)
MTA Trekking4475350350350
Swami Narayan2339200175154
Outfitter Nepal5600450450375

USD per person. Sisne only tiers from four people; Nepal Wilderness allows at most two per booking.

Full bill for two travellers

Four days, two people, from and to Pokhara, no hotel in Pokhara. Teahouse meals: USD 25 to 35 a day with tea. Porter: around USD 22 a day, split by two. Tips: 10 to 15 percent. Guide figures from the product data and operator information; a question mark means “not in the inclusions list”.

ItemSisne Standard 4DMy Dream Adv. 4DNepal Wilderness 3DSwami 2D
List price for twoUSD 405USD 230USD 448USD 200
Permits ACAP + TIMSincludedincludedincludedincluded
Mealsincluded (limited)? ≈ USD 115included≈ USD 50 (excluded)
Drinks, tea≈ USD 22≈ USD 22≈ USD 17≈ USD 11
Porter (half share)? ≈ USD 45? ≈ USD 45included? ≈ USD 22
Shower, charging, wifi≈ USD 11≈ USD 11≈ USD 9≈ USD 6
Tips guide + porter≈ USD 50≈ USD 40≈ USD 50≈ USD 28
Total per person≈ USD 535≈ USD 465≈ USD 525≈ USD 315

Guide figures as of 23 Sep 2026. Without rental gear, insurance, hotel in Pokhara. Base price plus known mandatory costs. Items marked “?” are not quantified but still real.

Permits: ACAP and TIMS

The ACAP permit (Annapurna Conservation Area Project, around 3,000 rupees for foreigners) and the TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System, around 2,000 rupees) are applied for by the operator with a passport copy and photo and checked at the checkpoints in Birethanti and Ghorepani. Four of the seven products list both expressly; Nepal High Trek only ACAP, MTA only in the description, Outfitter not at all. Together they come to around USD 35 to 40 – no big item, but one you may need in cash if in doubt.

Meals: the item that makes the cheap packages expensive

A teahouse earns on food. Dal bhat costs around 700 to 900 rupees in Ghorepani, breakfast 500 to 700, tea 100 to 200 – together USD 25 to 35 a day, more higher up. Packages “without meals” (Swami Narayan, presumably My Dream Adventure) save USD 100 on the list and spend it again in the teahouse. With Sisne Rover, meals are tiered by class: Economy eats what the guide orders; Standard has limited choice; Premium orders freely and gets tea and water on top.

Questions about cost and inclusions

Why is Nepal Wilderness so expensive for three days?

Because it is the only product with porter, poles, kit bag and private transport in the list – and because the price is not tiered. For two, USD 448 for three days is a lot; solo it is competitive.

Is Sisne Premium worth it?

For USD 206 more than Standard you get a private room, free menu choice, tea, water, snacks and a private car. Drinks and room alone are not worth that; if you want the quiet of your own room and the open menu, you pay for it. For two people Standard is the better ratio.

Do I have to pay in rupees?

On the trek, yes. There are ATMs in Pokhara, none in Nayapul or Ghorepani. For four days as a pair, 30,000 to 40,000 rupees in cash cover food, drinks and tips.

Sources and check status

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  1. docs.viator.com/partner-api/ – Viator Partner API, availability/schedules: list prices per option and group size, retrieved 23 Sep 2026 (accessed 23 September 2026)
  2. www.viator.com/tours/Pokhara/Ghorepani-Poon-Hill-Trek-3N-4D/d22291-153 – Sisne Rover: tiers and exclusions (accessed 23 September 2026)
  3. www.viator.com/tours/Pokhara/Poon-Hill-Trek-from-Pokhara-4-Days/d22291 – My Dream Adventure: tiers, meals not mentioned (accessed 23 September 2026)
  4. www.viator.com/tours/Pokhara/2-Days-Short-Poon-Hill-Trek/d22291-101915 – Swami Narayan: tiers, meals excluded (accessed 23 September 2026)
  5. www.viator.com/tours/Kathmandu/Annapurna-Ghorepani-Poon-Hill-Trek-10-D – Outfitter Nepal: tiers, porter extra (accessed 23 September 2026)
  6. ntnc.org.np/project/annapurna-conservation-area-project – NTNC: ACAP permit (accessed 23 September 2026)
  7. ntb.gov.np/ – Nepal Tourism Board: TIMS card (accessed 23 September 2026)