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Budget For Round The World TripInterest forums / Travel on a shoestring | ||
Hiya this is my first thread, so i wanted to say hi to everyone :0) I'm planning a round trip with my husband and it will last a year, I have only just started planning , but i have deceieded on 16 countries to visit, the days spent at each place are approximate, but I'm wondering how much I should budget per day? To include food and accommodation for two people (I am working out all other costs separately) 16 Countries Morroco (10 Days) Kenya/ Tanzania (2 Months) Malawi (1 Month) India (2 Months) Nepal 2 weeks Thailand 2 Months Vietnam 2 Weeks China 2 weeks Japan 1 week Bolivia 2 Weeks Peru One Month Equador 3 Weeks Columbia 3 Weeks Costa Rica 2 Weeks California/ Arizona USA One Month | ||
That´s a lot of beach time in Thailand, skip Phuket, a package nightmare, slightly fewer days at the beaches and then you´ll have a nice trip to Cambodia visiting Siem Reap (Angkor ruins) and Phnom Penh. Besides this route means you can travel overland from Bangkok to Saigon (with stops in Cambodia) | 1 | |
You've done a good job at choosing mostly less expensive countries. I can't speak for your African portion, but generally speaking some costs would be (US$/person/day): SEA: $25 (Japan will be much higher) This is very general. I would recommend checking out the lonely planet books for these countries; they usually give a good idea of daily budgets. Happy travels! | 2 | |
I should add that my figures are for cheap-style living (i.e. hostels, cooking at least half your meals...) | 3 | |
+Peru One Month One month now equals 47 days. Well done. But apart from that, you have choosen cheaper countries. As far as S. America goes budget would be from 20-30USD a day. Book your inca trail tour asap as they fill up fast (if your doing it). | 4 | |
HI :) We stayed in Koh Phangnan for 5 days and that was far toooo long. We had to stay that long because we were going to the full moon party. It depends if there are things you want to do in these places but I wouldn't recommend being anywhere for longer than 5 days. If you're into diving or want to look at another island I'd suggest visiting Koh Tao which is a small island above Koh Phangnan. If you want to go elephant trekking and wash elephants etc. I'd advise visiting kanchanaburi just above Bangkok to do this. This is one of the main places I know you can wash and get really close to the elephants. I went elephant & jungle trekking in Chaing Mai, this was amazing! I hope i've helped a little :) If you want any names of places to stay or not stay just let me know! Hope your trip is amazing :D x | 5 | |
I disagree with the previous poster who said "I wouldn't recommend being anywhere for longer than 5 days." That may be fine for a typical short trip, but when you're traveling many months or years, you need to slow it down. I would say the reverse, stay at least 5 days anywhere you go. We're heading out on our own 6 month RTW trip in about 2 weeks. Unless we find a place we really don't like, we intend to stay at least 5 days if not much longer. I applaud you for alotting some places a full 30 days, but you may want to take a second look at some of the places you've only given 2 or 3 days. Traveling like that, you're going to end up exhausted! I know it's super exciting thinking about all the places you want to go on an amazing trip like this...our list was also much longer when we first started coming up with ideas. Then we realized if we actually wanted to experience these countries (and not wonder what country/city did we take that picture in?), we needed to whittle it down. To each his own, but I just wanted to give you some food for thought! | 6 | |
Nairobi - 4 days In the Kenya/Tanzania part of your trip, try to avoid crossing from Kenya to Tanzania more than once (the plan above has 5 border crossings). It would be better - and save time and expense - to visit all the places you want to see in Kenya, then cross to Tanzania then on to Malawi afterwards. I like Nairobi, but it isn't a place to spend more than a few days, so I'm not sure why you'd want to keep returning! Serengeti (Tz)and Masai Mara (K) are really the same park, just called different names in each country. Unless you are REALLY keen on seeing the wildlife, I'd suggest that 3 weeks is too much - and will cost you an awful lot in park fees, which are charged by the day. Presumably the 8 days in Moshi are to climb Kilimanjaro, which will be a large expense, but animal safaris and climbing apart, you should be able to manage on £30/40 a day for the 2 of you. | 7 | |
Take some time from Thailand and add to Vietnam (cheaper and better) and has already been suggested, visit Cambodia (Ankor) on the way. Cambodia is both beautiful and cheap. Enjoy. | 8 | |
I would recommend going to Arusha when you are in Tanzania. I spent a month there and it is amazing. You should also check out some local schools and orphanages while you're there. You can always lend a helping hand. Transport and food is very cheap, but there arent many middle range hotels. Mostly cheap hostels and expensive business hotels/resorts | 9 | |
Thank you for the fabulous advice, its really helpful, Im definatly going to have a think about the african bit re. Nairobi | 10 | |