€1000 How far?

Hi,

Student in Dublin who is looking for an adventure, preferably more than 2 weeks. Unfortunately will only have around 1000 euro, of which most will be taken up by flights which I realise. My aim is to get as far away as possible, I want an adventure. Has anybody any experience of a great trip they took on such a limited budget?

Literally any advice would be much appreciated, thanks a million!

I think your post may be a little bit vague to be honest Barry - pretty hard for anyone to recommend anything when you havent expressed any interests etc.
However, my gut instinct is to say India. You could probably get a return flight for 350 - 400 euros plus some insurance would probably leave you 500 euros. I would say that you could get 3 weeks of travel around India on that kind of budget if you dont mind cheap guesthouses, cheaper palces to eat etc. This is based on my own past experience of travelling with £2000 for 10 weeks but that was for two people and was a couple of years ago

Morocco or Egypt are both cheap-ish to fly to and dirt cheap to travel in.

[www.skyscanner.net] for cheap flights. Put in the whole month option to find out the cheapest days.

But you make your own adventures - it's even possible to have them in Ireland.
Have you read Round Ireland With a Fridge+ ? Can't remember the author's name but he went hitch-hiking with a small fridge and had ever so much fun on very little money. Then he +made money by writing a book about his adventures.
Tip: when hitch-hiking, a gimmick not only gets you more rides, it sometimes even gets you free lodging. (My gimmick in 1971 was a baby in a buggy - we had a whole heap of fun.)

Tony Hawks

you could easily do egypt. flight..... then cairo/ pyramids, head to siwa, and in a pinch, could head to dahab for some sun and sea. Couchsurf if you go broke.

Thanks, Fluffy. :>))

i would say north africa. egypt for example. most of your budget will be swallowed up with flights.

Vague indeed, that's mainly due to me not having a notion of where i'd like to go. Would India be good for travelling alone, though? Based on your experience. Thanks for all the answers by the way!

I travelled through India on my own and had a fantastic time. But then i also had significantly more than a grand. the flights alone cost me near 600 quid!

Any country is doable on your own. But i'm not so sure India is doable on that budget. While you may totally luck out and get a 400 Euro fare, 600-700 is more likely. But even with 600 Euro to spend, you'd need to stick to one region of India as domestic flight would blow the budget and super-long distance trains would kill all your time.

Something a little closer, and smaller, like Morocco would give you much more money to spend in-country as opposed to flights. The freedom to do more activities and spoil yourself a bit is what holidays are for.

How about Bulgaria or Romania?

Cheap to get to compared to Africa/Asia,and pretty cheap to live in too....few tourists (except for a couple of beach places) but there are hostels and a more adventurous 'backpacker trail'.

Agree with above that it depends what you want to do too...these are good destinations if you like the outdoors,trekking,mountains and beaches.

You want to go away for more than 2 weeks? Hitch-hike, my dear fellow. As far as you can. Then, when time is running out, take a cheap flight home.
OR - hitch to the north of Spain and walk the Camino - 800 km - very good for body and spirit.
Or cross over to England and walk right round the country using the coastal paths and youth hostels. (Better not if it's to be soon, the weather's hellish right now.)
Or cycle to Greece, or Rome, or somewhere sunny.
There are heaps of things you can do without even setting foot in an airport....

Absolutely not to India or anywhere in SEA for starters. Too common don'tcha know. Who is that gonna impress.

I mean if you are really into having an 'adventure' then you gotta do a bit better than that. Adventure by definition requires two things. The unknown and risk. So I'd opt for somewhere like the Sudan or Ethiopia maybe. Any of the poorer war-torn African countries would fit the bill really.

So, do you really want an adventure or just a vacation? How big are your cojones?

Morocco might be the perfect place for you i'd say. Cheap to fly in (even Ryanair is flying there), lottsa stuff to see and do and cheap as well.
With a 1000 Euro you could easily travel a full month assuming you find a cheapish flight.

of course all depends on your interests and the time of year you plan to travel. you could look for cheap ryanair flights into Eastern Europe or as #14 says fly Ryanair to Morrocco. Have travelled cheaply to both areas and had a great time. India is a great country to travel in but may be out of your budget...mainly due to cost of flights

I second Romania as mentioned earlier. Bosnia & Hercegovina/Balkan could also be an option, not as much Croatia even though it´s a stunningly beautyful country, but Croatia are more expensive than the rest of the region.
Southern Poland with Krakow and the mountains.
If you want to get a bit further then Morocco is a good bet, but depends when your´re travelling. Morocco will feel like an oven in july.
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