6 Ways to Get Fabulous Travel on a Tight Budget
So you want to travel but you do not have a comfortable budget? Do not worry, you can stretch your dollars to the maximum using the following tips.
1. Plan Early:
This is the crucial one - you need to plan as early as you can period. If you wait longer, your trip will probably get more expensive. Simply, think that the longer you wait, the more expensive the air plane tickets and hotel bookings get.
3. Choose Cheaper Destinations:
If you are bent on stretching your dollar, look for cheaper destinations. Prices vary greatly from cities to cities and countries to countries. A night’s stay at New York is way more expensive than in Kathmandu. So choose your destination wisely.
2. Travel Off Season:
Well, you might say, the more the merrier - but it is so up to a certain point. After that it starts to get too noisy, too distracting and too incoherent. If you travel off season, you will avoid the crowd, the tickets get cheaper and accommodation gets less expensive. You can travel some more on the money you save.
3. Look for Discounts:
The internet has truly turned the world into a village. You can readily get information with a click of your mouse. So, before you travel anywhere, do your research and find out if there are discounts available in the places you are travelling. You can use sites like groupon and livingsocial.
4. Know Your Hotel Alternatives:
Yes, this is true - there are other accommodation alternatives, at most places you are travelling. Using sites like airbnb.com, 9flats.com and homestay.com, you can rent a room in someone’s house or a private studio for low nightly rates. If you want to get a cheaper alternative - you can go for a bed in shared dorm but before you commit for one, use the net to check for safety. If you want to save a lot, go for someone’s spare room or living room couch, use sites like Servas International or Couchsurfing.com.
5. Save on Meals & Drinks
Unless you want to explore the local dishes, skip dining out, instead spend on groceries, make your own meals, pack them in your bag and carry it wherever you go. This way, your meal will be healthier and of course a whole lot cheaper. If you are going to spend your nights in the town, then buy your drinks outside and not in the bar.
6. Spend Less on Souvenirs:
The best souvenirs are actually pictures of places, you have visited. Use your cell to snap the pictures of places you have been. If you are bringing something back to your friends and families, look for things that are simple and cheaper.
If you're looking for cheap travel destinations full of fun, try Kathmandu. When you are here pay a visit to our office in Thamel, where we can advise you on how to make most out of your stay in Nepal. You may also contact us at
+977-1-4701456 or
info@nepalriverrunner.com
