03 Sep/ Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu airport (1350m/ 4429ft).
Arrival in Kathmandu airport (1350m/ 4429ft). Transfer to request hotel accommodation for overnight.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn (8,091m/ 26,545ft)
Trip Facts
Group Size
02-10 People per group
Meal
B/B plan in Kathmandu & B,L,D in during Driving and climbing period
Grade
Challenging
Accomodation
three and five star as per request
Transportation
Car, Jeep, Mini Bus
Best Months
Late spring and autumn
Max Elevation
8,091m/ 26,545ft
Trip Length
42 typically Days
Starts/Ends
Kathmandu
Trekking Style
Trekking/Mountaineering
Trekking Region
Annapurna
Climbing Route
Northwest Ridge and Southwest face
Co-ordinates
28°35'45''N 83°49'20''E
Country
Nepal
Departure From
Kathmandu (KTM)
Culture
Gurung, Thakali, Magar
First Ascent
Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal, June 3, 1950
Himalayan sights
Gangapurna, Fishtail, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Overview
Annapurna I (8091m/26,545ft.) is the 10th highest mountain globally and the eighth highest mountain in Nepal. Annapurna I is the lowest 8000m peak but is one of the most technical climbing peaks in the Himalayas. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal climbed Annapurna Expedition on June 03rd, 1950. It was not until 1970. Annapurna Expedition was summited again from its Northwest Ridge. The peak's exact location can found at the coordinates of 28°35'45''N83°49'20''E. The Annapurna massif contains six major peaks, Annapurna I (8091m/26,545ft) Annapurna II(7937m/26,040ft) Annapurna III(7555m/24,786ft) Annapurna IV (7525m/24,688ft) Gangapurna (7455m/24,457ft) Annapurna South (7219m/23,684ft). Climbing Annapurna Expedition is hard for untrained mountaineers, guides due to the snow slope.
Annapurna in Sanskrit is translated to "full of food" but is generally translate to "Goddess of the Harvests." In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. The entire massif and surrounding areas preserved within the 7629 square kilometers (2,946 sq mi) Annapurna Conservation Area, the first conservation area in Nepal, remained the largest conservation area in Nepal. The Annapurna Conservation Area is home to several world-class treks, including the Annapurna Circuit.
Annapurna is one of the world's most technical mountains; for that reason, it has a lousy fatality to summit ratio. Climbing Annapurna is a severe adventure and one of the most difficult 8000m peaks in the world. But there is hope that a new route was used this year and will be the best and safest route to climb moving forward. The South Face of Annapurna is one of the largest and steepest faces in the world. The looks are fantastic in size and difficulty. The South Face is 3000 feet higher than the Southwest face of Mt. Everest. The South Face of Annapurna is relatively free of the terrible avalanche hazards that plague the standard routes on the North Face of the mountain. Despite the incredible difficulty, the South Face is a logical route to the summit of Mt. Annapurna.
Satori Adventure provides a comprehensive service organizing all necessary permits, climbing documentation, logistics, including airfares, ground transportation, porters, food along the trek, and other individual services required by clients. Satori advises clients to use a personal climbing Sherpa guide (which we will provide) to help you reach the summit. Your personal climbing Sherpa will set up camp I, camp II, and center III with food provisions, fuel, and oxygen and guide the client on summit day.
After arriving in Kathmandu, you will have a day of preparations and briefing for your climbing permit. Following that, you will be flying to Pokhara and then driving to Tatopani by jeep. From here, you will be trekking to Annapurna South base camp through wild jungles; along the way, you will pass through villages such as Lete and Miristi Khola. After having a few days rest and receive basic training from your Satori Climbing Sherpa guide, you will be starting your acclimatization period up to camp I, II, and III.
Base camp to camp II is a very technical section of the route. It consists of an unstable and broken glacier with dangling seracs that can come crashing down at any time. The climb does with three camps. It takes 2 hrs to get from Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) to the bottom of the rise. The start of the route is a steep 70-degree section that requires 500m of fixed rope. Here is the objective hazard area of the falling seracs. From camp I to camp II the climbing is slightly less steep but is still tricky with great objective avalanche danger. This section requires roughly 1000m of fixed rope. Camp II's route to camp III requires switchback navigation on the snowfield between the broken glacier's seracs. The summit is on an exposed ridge and does not require fixed ropes, and it is doing as a free ascent.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Price Detail
Satori Adventures has not able to include the cost of each package in the company website. Many of our clients have the same query: why Satori Adventures has not included the price in the package. To provide you service in reasonable cost and attempt to address your each requirement we desired to provide you with some information which directly affects the cost and also helps us breakdown the cost. That’s why, we have decided to clarify our customers that due to following reasons we have not included the cost in our website and package:
- The cost of the trip always depends on the size of the group, category of the hotel accommodation and the facilities that you aspire in the mountain.
- We operate the peak climbing in full arrangement package and basic arrangement service (full board or base camp service) which directly affects the expedition cost.
- The itinerary may be changed after reaching an understanding between the agency and the client. Other activities could be added or reduced as per the client's request before processing the trip. Price for reduced activities could be deducted and additional activities could be added in mutual understanding.
- The number of climbing Sherpa guides, high altitude porters, kitchen crew, mode of transport you prefer and many other factors can affect the cost of the trip.
- Number of persons in group including; number of climbers, non-climber, base camp supporters, medical doctors, Alpine climbing guide also affect the cost.
- Either you want to operate this expedition as international group joining basics of Satori Adventures or individual (private arrangement) expedition.
- Request numbers of oxygen, mask regulators and the brands the clients require
- Climbing season: normally most of the climbers climb Himalayas in the spring and the autumn season. The climbing permit royalty cost for mountain will be 50% less in the autumn than spring season.
- Type of high camp food that clients require. Any specialized food that has to be ordered from foreign country will be costlier compared to the one available here.
- Either any of the climbers intend to attempt any world records? If so, do they require special services or equipment?
Due to the above position the price range for the same trip can vary widely. So, we would like to discuss with our client before offering the cost. Please feel free to contact Satori Adventures for any information about in your selected package.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Detailed Itinerary
04 Sept/ Day 2 : Preparation, briefings, last minute shopping and permit formalities.
Preparation, briefings, last minute shopping and permit formalities.
05 Sept/ Day 03 : Flight to Pokhara (950m/ 3116ft) and drive to Tatopani (1190m/ 3,904ft).
Flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara (950m/ 3116ft) and drive to Tatopani (1190m/ 3,904ft). Lodge accommodation.
06 Sept/ Day 4 : Trek from Tatopani to Dana about an hour (1400m/ 4593ft).
Trek from Tatopani to Dana about an hour (1400m/ 4593ft). Lodge accommodation.
07 Sept/ Day 05 : Rest and acclimatise day.
Rest and acclimatise day. Hike the high altitudes as much as possible for the day. Lodge accommodation.
08 Sept/ Day 06: : Drive to Hunggung Khola (2900m/ 9515ft); and trek to ABC (4200m/ 13780ft)
Early in the Morning, drive from Dana to Hunggung Khola (2900m/ 9515ft); we will have a meal here and then trek to Annapurna base camp (4200m/ 13780ft). Camping accommodation.
09 Sep-Oct09/ Day 07- 37 : Climbing period of Annapurna first (8091m/ 26545ft.)
Climbing period of Annapurna first (8091m/ 26545ft.)
10 Oct/ Day 38 : Trek to Hunggung Khola and then drive to Tatopani (1,190m/ 3,904ft)
Trek from Annapurna Base Camp to Hunggung Khola and then Drive to Tatopani (1190m/ 3,904ft). Tea house accommodation
11Oct/ Day 39 : Drive from Tatopani to Pokhara (822m/ 2697ft.) by jeep
Drive from Tatopani to Pokhara (822m/ 2697ft.) by jeep. Hotel Accomodation
12 Oct/ Day 40 : Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu by tourist bus
Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu by tourist bus (7 hours) or can take a flight (25 minutes). Request category hotel accommodation in Kathmandu.
13 Oct/ Day 41 : Free and rest day at Kathmandu.
Free and rest day at Kathmandu. Farewell celebration dinner with cultural program in the evening.
14 Oct/ Day 42 : Transfer to Kathmandu airport for final departure.
Transfer to Kathmandu airport for final departure.
Cost Details
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Cost Includes
A. Airport & Transfers
- Pick-up and drop-off services for international & domestic airports.
- Satori representative with placard and ID on arrival.
B. Kathmandu Accommodation
- 4 nights hotel in Kathmandu (requested category: tourist star to 5-star).
C. Guides & Staff
- Experienced, government-licensed high-altitude trekking/climbing Sherpa guide (Expedition Leader).
- Chef, cook assistant, helper & base camp manager at Advanced Base Camp (ABC).
- 1:1 tent at ABC and 2:1 tent above ABC.
- Professional leader Sherpa for every expedition group.
- Wages, equipment allowance & load carry bonus for all involved staff.
- Medical, equipment & accidental insurance for all staff and liaison officer.
D. Transportation
- Surface transportation as per itinerary.
- Regular flight tickets: Kathmandu ↔ Pokhara for members & Sherpa team.
- Transport of expedition equipment to/from Base Camp.
E. Trekking & Accommodation
- Tea house accommodation during trekking (excluding chain hotels).
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner with tea/coffee during the trek.
- Camping accommodation at ABC and Camp 02.
F. Meals & Food Supply
- All food & fuel for Base Camp and higher camps for members and staff.
- High-altitude nutrition food, tea, coffee, hot water.
- EPI cooking gas & stove at Camps 1, 3, and South Col.
- Hot, fresh meals at ABC and Camp 2.
G. Climbing Logistics
- All essential equipment for trekking, climbing & camping at ABC.
- High-quality branded tents: kitchen, dining, toilet, store, and personal tents.
- Climbing hardware: dynamic/static rope, ice screws, snow bar, rock pitons, carabiners.
- Tents for Camps 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- Icefall charge & summit rope fixing cost (EOA).
- emergency oxygen, mask & regulator available as required.
- Two (8-litre) Poisk oxygen bottles per climber.
- Latest model masks & regulators (Summit/TopOut brands).
H. Permits & Fees
- Annapurna Expedition climbing royalty (Nepal Government).
- Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP).
- TIMS permit (Trekkers Information Management System).
- Liaison officer insurance.
- Himalayan Rescue Association medical insurance.
I. Baggage Allowance
- 60 kg personal baggage per climber (flight & trekking) carried by porter/yak/mule.
J. Communication & Safety
- Satellite phone & walkie-talkies with leaders and climbing Sherpa.
(US$3/min for member calls) - Regular weather forecast updates from Kathmandu office.
- First-aid medical kits for group and staff.
- Generator & solar power for lighting and battery charging.
K. Base Camp Facilities
- Comfortable dining setup with heater (for cold mornings/evenings).
- Fully equipped kitchen, furniture & utensils.
- Solar/generator for electricity, charging, and lighting at BC.
L. Admin & Support Services
- All paperwork, government taxes, service charge & VAT.
- Pre-departure support, flight reconfirmation & visa extension assistance.
- Maps of trekking & climbing routes.
- Satori T-shirt/Pashmina & brochure.
- Farewell dinner in Kathmandu with cultural show.
- No hidden costs beyond the listed items.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Cost Excludes
A. Meals in Kathmandu
- Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner).
B. Personal Snacks & Drinks
- Packed foods, snacks, soft drinks, energy drinks, mineral water.
- Alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutrition bars.
C. Personal Equipment & Expenses
- Personal trekking & climbing gear.
- Laundry, phone, walkie-talkie, satellite phone usage, and internet charges.
D. Insurance & Medical
- Travel insurance (mandatory) covering emergency rescue & evacuation.
- Medical tests, treatment, hospital bills.
E. Flights & Visa
- International flight tickets.
- Nepal entry visa & re-entry visa fees.
F. Extra Costs & Unforeseen Expenses
- Additional staff beyond the package.
- Costs from natural disasters, landslides, political issues, strikes, or regulation changes.
- Any additional services/products not listed in "Includes".
G. Sherpa Bonuses & Tips
- Summit bonus: Minimum US$ 1200 per climbing Sherpa (as per rules).
- Tips for BC staff: US$ 200 per climber (pooled & distributed; not for climbing Sherpa).
H. Final General Exclusion
- Any service not mentioned in “Full Board Service Cost Includes” is excluded.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Luxury Cost Includes
In Base Camp
Satori Adventures provides very professional, helpful and friendly service from Kathmandu to the ABC as well as during the climb. Our objective is to provide a good quality, helpful, safe, friendly, stress free and comprehensive service to maximize your summit opportunity.
In the base camp our chefs and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious, freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day. We will also ensure that hot and cold drinks are available 24 hrs a day. In the base camp we provide spacious expedition quality personal tents for all our clients both with full board or base-camp service only. In base camp we also provide dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet facilities and portable shower facilities and tent accommodation for our staff.
In base camp we provide access to communication including satellite telephone and internet access, solar panels to charge your batteries and UHF/VHF hand held radios on the mountain to maintain communications between ABC and high camps.
Our camp manager as well as guides and climbing Sherpa’s have an extensive experience on multiple Everest climbs. They will ensure cooperation with other companies and organize base camp operations. In base camp our guides will work with other teams to ensure contribution from all operators for tasks such as route fixing and to ensure the safety of climbers from ABC to the summit.
- All arrival and departure transfer services to and from International airport with other necessary surface transport as per itinerary
- Assistance at the KTM international airport by Satori Adventure during your arriving and departing flights
- 4 Nights request category hotel accommodations in Kathmandu on B/B basis
- 1 night request category hotel accommodation in Kathmandu in B/B plan
- Experienced and government licensed trekking and climbing Sherpa guide during the trekking and climbing period
- Appropriate number of porters during the trekking period
- Land transportation from Kathmandu-Pokhara- Late-Beni Kathmandu for all climbing members, Sherpa guide, liaison officer and kitchen staff
- All Satori Adventure kitchen tent, storage tent, dining tent, client tents, toilet tents, tables, chairs and cooking utensils at base camp
- Common climbing equipment like rope, ice bars, ice screws, and snow bar
- 3 meals a day: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea and coffee
- Accommodation at hotel/lodge/guest house or tent camps during the trekking period
- All camping accommodation for members and staff during trekking and climbing period. You will be sharing sleeping quarters with one other member
- All food and fuel for base camp during climbing period
- 40kg baggage allowance per person during trekking period. Will be carried by porter/mules
- Daily weather report services from Seattle, Washington based company
- Services of chef and kitchen assistant at advanced base camp
- Trekking permit (Annapurna Conservation Park entry fee)
- TIMS card (Trekking Information Management System)
- Expedition royalty and permit of Nepal government to climb Mt. Annapurna first
- Nepalese government royalty
- All wages, equipment, medical and accident insurance for all involved staff during the trekking and climbing period
- Helicopter rescue insurance for all involved expedition staff
- Medical consultation services at the base camp with the HRA clinic at the base camp
- Equipment allowances and wages for chefs, kitchen assistants and government liaison officer
- First aid medical kits for the group and the staff
- Satellite phone carried by the guide for communication available upon request for clients at a cost of $3USD per minute
- Heater will be provided at base camp for the dining tent
- Emergency oxygen mask and regulator provided for clients if needed. Appropriate charge will apply
- Each expedition member will have an individual tent available in the Annapurna advanced base camp
- Solar panel for light and electronics charging
- Gamow Bags (Portable hyperbaric chambers) for high altitude sickness
- We provide Sherpas tents, food for climbing, and insurance
- Free assistance service for cargo clearance and duties
- Transportation of food supply from Kathmandu to base camp by porter/mules
- Our service charge and government taxes levied in Nepal
- Complete pre-departure information
- Flight ticket reconfirmation and visa extension procedure services
- Farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with cultural show in Kathmandu before departure
- Satori Adventures T-shirt and scarf
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Luxury Cost Excludes
- Lunch and dinner during your stay in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner)
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutra-bars
- Items of personal nature, laundry expenses, tips
- Expenses incurred from usage of landlines, mobile devices, walkie-talkies, satellite phones and Internet
- Clothing, packing items or bags, personal medical kit, personal trekking gear
- Any extra services, products, offers or activities which are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations
- Any additional staff other than the specified
- Rescue, repatriation, medicines, medical tests and hospitalization expenses
- Medical insurance and emergency rescue evacuation if required
- Travel insurance and helicopter rescue
- Airfare of international flights
- Nepal entry visa fee (Visa insurance is easy upon arrival)
- Ice fall garbage deposit fees (Sharing with other member) if applicable
- Walkie talkies
- Filming permit
- Ice falls charges
- All tents for camp I, II, III
- Personal climbing gear
- Personal climbing Sherpa Guide(s)
- Emergency oxygen and mask regulator
- Satori services will not be involved in any capacity above advanced base camp. This means we do not allow any staff or equipment from Satori Adventure above ABC
- High altitude food for Sherpa and clients
- Nepal custom duty for import of expedition equipment
- Tips, gifts, souvenirs
- Any other item not included in “THE PACKAGE COST INCLUDES” section
Package Options
Climbing Mount Annapurna I Expedition has scheduled for autumn 2026. The world’s 10th highest mountain peak of elevation (8091m/26,545ft.) is considered as the most technical climbing object in the Himalayas of Nepal.
Mt Annapurna expedition is recommended for climbing in autumn season. The pleasant weather of autumn season is suitable for climbing and found to be high success rate to summit the peak
Service Details
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Full Board Service Includes
A. Airport & Transfers
- Pick-up and drop-off services for international & domestic airports.
- Satori representative with placard and ID on arrival.
B. Kathmandu Accommodation
- 4 nights hotel in Kathmandu (requested category: tourist star to 5-star).
C. Guides & Staff
- Experienced, government-licensed high-altitude trekking/climbing Sherpa guide (Expedition Leader).
- Chef, cook assistant, helper & base camp manager at Advanced Base Camp (ABC).
- 1:1 tent at ABC and 2:1 tent above ABC.
- Professional leader Sherpa for every expedition group.
- Wages, equipment allowance & load carry bonus for all involved staff.
- Medical, equipment & accidental insurance for all staff and liaison officer.
D. Transportation
- Surface transportation as per itinerary.
- Regular flight tickets: Kathmandu ↔ Pokhara for members & Sherpa team.
- Transport of expedition equipment to/from Base Camp.
E. Trekking & Accommodation
- Tea house accommodation during trekking (excluding chain hotels).
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner with tea/coffee during the trek.
- Camping accommodation at ABC and Camp 02.
F. Meals & Food Supply
- All food & fuel for Base Camp and higher camps for members and staff.
- High-altitude nutrition food, tea, coffee, hot water.
- EPI cooking gas & stove at Camps 1, 3, and South Col.
- Hot, fresh meals at ABC and Camp 2.
G. Climbing Logistics
- All essential equipment for trekking, climbing & camping at ABC.
- High-quality branded tents: kitchen, dining, toilet, store, and personal tents.
- Climbing hardware: dynamic/static rope, ice screws, snow bar, rock pitons, carabiners.
- Tents for Camps 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- Icefall charge & summit rope fixing cost (EOA).
- emergency oxygen, mask & regulator available as required.
- Two (8-litre) Poisk oxygen bottles per climber.
- Latest model masks & regulators (Summit/TopOut brands).
H. Permits & Fees
- Annapurna Expedition climbing royalty (Nepal Government).
- Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP).
- TIMS permit (Trekkers Information Management System).
- Liaison officer insurance.
- Himalayan Rescue Association medical insurance.
I. Baggage Allowance
- 60 kg personal baggage per climber (flight & trekking) carried by porter/yak/mule.
J. Communication & Safety
- Satellite phone & walkie-talkies with leaders and climbing Sherpa.
(US$3/min for member calls) - Regular weather forecast updates from Kathmandu office.
- First-aid medical kits for group and staff.
- Generator & solar power for lighting and battery charging.
K. Base Camp Facilities
- Comfortable dining setup with heater (for cold mornings/evenings).
- Fully equipped kitchen, furniture & utensils.
- Solar/generator for electricity, charging, and lighting at BC.
L. Admin & Support Services
- All paperwork, government taxes, service charge & VAT.
- Pre-departure support, flight reconfirmation & visa extension assistance.
- Maps of trekking & climbing routes.
- Satori T-shirt/Pashmina & brochure.
- Farewell dinner in Kathmandu with cultural show.
- No hidden costs beyond the listed items.
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Full Board Service Cost Excludes
A. Meals in Kathmandu
- Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner).
B. Personal Snacks & Drinks
- Packed foods, snacks, soft drinks, energy drinks, mineral water.
- Alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutrition bars.
C. Personal Equipment & Expenses
- Personal trekking & climbing gear.
- Laundry, phone, walkie-talkie, satellite phone usage, and internet charges.
D. Insurance & Medical
- Travel insurance (mandatory) covering emergency rescue & evacuation.
- Medical tests, treatment, hospital bills.
E. Flights & Visa
- International flight tickets.
- Nepal entry visa & re-entry visa fees.
F. Extra Costs & Unforeseen Expenses
- Additional staff beyond the package.
- Costs from natural disasters, landslides, political issues, strikes, or regulation changes.
- Any additional services/products not listed in "Includes".
G. Sherpa Bonuses & Tips
- Summit bonus: Minimum US$ 1200 per climbing Sherpa (as per rules).
- Tips for BC staff: US$ 200 per climber (pooled & distributed; not for climbing Sherpa).
H. Final General Exclusion
- Any service not mentioned in “Full Board Service Cost Includes” is excluded.
Services Details
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Base Camp Service Cost Includes
In Base Camp
Satori Adventures provides very professional, helpful and friendly service from Kathmandu to the ABC as well as during the climb. Our objective is to provide a good quality, helpful, safe, friendly, stress free and comprehensive service to maximize your summit opportunity.
In the base camp our chefs and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious, freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day. We will also ensure that hot and cold drinks are available 24 hrs a day. In the base camp we provide spacious expedition quality personal tents for all our clients both with full board or base-camp service only. In base camp we also provide dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet facilities and portable shower facilities and tent accommodation for our staff.
In base camp we provide access to communication including satellite telephone and internet access, solar panels to charge your batteries and UHF/VHF hand held radios on the mountain to maintain communications between ABC and high camps.
Our camp manager as well as guides and climbing Sherpa’s have an extensive experience on multiple Everest climbs. They will ensure cooperation with other companies and organize base camp operations. In base camp our guides will work with other teams to ensure contribution from all operators for tasks such as route fixing and to ensure the safety of climbers from ABC to the summit.
- All arrival and departure transfer services to and from International airport with other necessary surface transport as per itinerary
- Assistance at the KTM international airport by Satori Adventure during your arriving and departing flights
- 4 Nights request category hotel accommodations in Kathmandu on B/B basis
- 1 night request category hotel accommodation in Kathmandu in B/B plan
- Experienced and government licensed trekking and climbing Sherpa guide during the trekking and climbing period
- Appropriate number of porters during the trekking period
- Land transportation from Kathmandu-Pokhara- Late-Beni Kathmandu for all climbing members, Sherpa guide, liaison officer and kitchen staff
- All Satori Adventure kitchen tent, storage tent, dining tent, client tents, toilet tents, tables, chairs and cooking utensils at base camp
- Common climbing equipment like rope, ice bars, ice screws, and snow bar
- 3 meals a day: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea and coffee
- Accommodation at hotel/lodge/guest house or tent camps during the trekking period
- All camping accommodation for members and staff during trekking and climbing period. You will be sharing sleeping quarters with one other member
- All food and fuel for base camp during climbing period
- 40kg baggage allowance per person during trekking period. Will be carried by porter/mules
- Daily weather report services from Seattle, Washington based company
- Services of chef and kitchen assistant at advanced base camp
- Trekking permit (Annapurna Conservation Park entry fee)
- TIMS card (Trekking Information Management System)
- Expedition royalty and permit of Nepal government to climb Mt. Annapurna first
- Nepalese government royalty
- All wages, equipment, medical and accident insurance for all involved staff during the trekking and climbing period
- Helicopter rescue insurance for all involved expedition staff
- Medical consultation services at the base camp with the HRA clinic at the base camp
- Equipment allowances and wages for chefs, kitchen assistants and government liaison officer
- First aid medical kits for the group and the staff
- Satellite phone carried by the guide for communication available upon request for clients at a cost of $3USD per minute
- Heater will be provided at base camp for the dining tent
- Emergency oxygen mask and regulator provided for clients if needed. Appropriate charge will apply
- Each expedition member will have an individual tent available in the Annapurna advanced base camp
- Solar panel for light and electronics charging
- Gamow Bags (Portable hyperbaric chambers) for high altitude sickness
- We provide Sherpas tents, food for climbing, and insurance
- Free assistance service for cargo clearance and duties
- Transportation of food supply from Kathmandu to base camp by porter/mules
- Our service charge and government taxes levied in Nepal
- Complete pre-departure information
- Flight ticket reconfirmation and visa extension procedure services
- Farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with cultural show in Kathmandu before departure
- Satori Adventures T-shirt and scarf
Annapurna Expedition Autumn Base Camp Service Cost Excludes
- Lunch and dinner during your stay in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner)
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutra-bars
- Items of personal nature, laundry expenses, tips
- Expenses incurred from usage of landlines, mobile devices, walkie-talkies, satellite phones and Internet
- Clothing, packing items or bags, personal medical kit, personal trekking gear
- Any extra services, products, offers or activities which are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations
- Any additional staff other than the specified
- Rescue, repatriation, medicines, medical tests and hospitalization expenses
- Medical insurance and emergency rescue evacuation if required
- Travel insurance and helicopter rescue
- Airfare of international flights
- Nepal entry visa fee (Visa insurance is easy upon arrival)
- Ice fall garbage deposit fees (Sharing with other member) if applicable
- Walkie talkies
- Filming permit
- Ice falls charges
- All tents for camp I, II, III
- Personal climbing gear
- Personal climbing Sherpa Guide(s)
- Emergency oxygen and mask regulator
- Satori services will not be involved in any capacity above advanced base camp. This means we do not allow any staff or equipment from Satori Adventure above ABC
- High altitude food for Sherpa and clients
- Nepal custom duty for import of expedition equipment
- Tips, gifts, souvenirs
- Any other item not included in “THE PACKAGE COST INCLUDES” section
Good to Know
How to Choosing a experience Provider
It is important for each climber to choose the right expedition guide service that not only suites their needs, but provides the best safely and secure mountaineering experience possible. There are more than 1,700 trekking companies in Nepal who offer 8,000 meter expeditions including Everest, but only about 30 companies who operate 8,000 meter peaks on a regular basis. We are proud to be one of these 30 companies and consistently offer, run and succeed at these types of expeditions year after year.
It is very important that the climbers who choose Satori Adventures for this trip of a lifetime experience have expectations that are compatible with the program we offer and the style of expedition Satori Adventures runs. We do not want to simply “fill our expedition”, but instead we want to comprise a team of companionable people who are focused on reaching the summit with the highest level of support and safety standards that can be provided by a guiding service on Mt Everest. We team this with the best standards of food and quality equipment to further assist each client reach their full potential. We feel that we offer the best environment and opportunity for you to be successful on the world’s highest mountain.
Diminutive climbing Team members
We are always developing and growing our operational systems to ensure you participate will provide as much as facilities provided. We figure our expedition members do not deserve anything less during the trekking and climbing! In the interests of giving you the most optimal chance to summit, we limit our team size to ensure the group summits on the best weather day; sometimes there are less window days for summit in Everest. In big size of group offering cheap climbs often miss out as they split their groups over several potential summit days. We feel like our climbing members are feeling that they are climbing as a family and friends team even on international people. We accept maximum 08 people in a group and if we have more than that we always split in two groups. So that our base camp staff cooks, climbing Sherpa guide will fully taking care about you and provide service as per your desire.
Maximum summit Success;
The Satori Adventures methodology and tactical approach to climbing Mt Everest has seen us achieve the highest success rates and our extensive experience gives us the edge when it comes to making the right decisions. We provide a consistently higher Sherpa and Guide ratio than any other operator, resulting in more support and backup for your summit attempt and therefore a greater safety margin and chance of success. There is always a 1:1 ratio of the climbing Sherpa/guide and client. We always use professional and experienced climbing Sherpa or guides who have all reached the summit of Everest.
Highly Qualified Sirdar/Team leader
Our guides are professionals who are trained and assessed either via the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) resulting in a greater repertoire of skills that enables them to provide a dedicated level of security to you during the expedition, or many years of mountaineering experience on the world’s biggest peaks. Our guides are experience in both advanced and basic rescue courses and all have a minimum of 3 years guiding on Everest.
Advanced Communication method
Satori Adventures Everest expeditions have been at the forefront of providing top communications for our Everest expeditions. This allows us to obtain and deliver comprehensive weather forecasts via U.S., European and Kathmandu weather forecasting. Our lead guide is always equipped with a satellite phone during the climbing and at base camp. Two way radio communications between climbing members, guides, Sherpa and base camp staff is also provided. There is also local mobile network available at base camp that provides easy connection with your family during your stay at base camp.
Facilities camp setup at Base Camp and Kitchen at camp two
Satori Adventure focuses on comfortable conditions at base camp, including good quality food and other services. We find this helps clients with their overall success rate on the mountain. Our cooks are regarded as the best in the business, providing wholesome and appetizing meals with an agreeable array of menus to suit all your food requirements. The meals you are served on the mountain are also of the highest standard and designed to sustain you for the rigorous ascent. We offer various choices that will suit any diet plan, including vegetarian, Vegan, continental, Indian and others.If you have special food consideration, please provide this to us 60 days prior to the expedition so we can plan the best meals for your trip.
Approaches to ABC
The approach on its Annapurna Base camp is through the Annapurna region of Nepal leading up to Annapurna Glassier. It starts with the Drive to Pokhara to Tatopani (1110m/3,641ft), Lete (2300m/7,546ft), Jungle camp (2900m/9,515ft), Miristi Khola(4260m/13976ft), to Annapurna-BC (4200m/13,780ft) Camping accommodation. It takes typically 07 days to reach ABC from Kathmandu.
What to expect?
When you arrive at base camp, our staff will set up the camp and you will have time to rest and continue to acclimate. Upon completing a Pooja ceremony at base camp, our team of Sherpa’s will begin to open the route to camp I. When this is completed, our guides will begin to take clients and loads to camp I. Depending on your physical fitness and bodies’ reaction to altitude, you may stay at camp I for a second night, or move up to camp II and then descend back to base camp.
Our team will then open the route and fix the lines to camp II and supply the camp with gear, equipment and food. If required for acclimation and if the weather conditions allow, you may sleep a second night at camp II, or proceed up to camp III and then return. During your rest and time at base camp our team will continue to open the route, fix the camp and line and supply food, oxygen, and equipment and prepare for the summit push.
After your camp I and II acclimatization, our climbing guides will check the weather forecast, group fitness and recovery conditions. If upcoming weather reports, your physical fitness and conditions are good, we will begin the summit push. On the summit push, you will move to camp I, camp II and then camp III before moving to the summit. At camp III you will awake at 0100 hours and begin the summit push.
If due to any reason (bad weather, group physical fitness, accident, incidence) we have to return to base camp before the summit push, but still have climbing time, good weather conditions and climbers are interested for another summit push, we will provide one more opportunity. However, more than 98% of climbers either summit on the first try, or give up the trip after the first summit attempt.
