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Best destinations for backpackers
Far on a small budget.
57 destinations across 8 regions.
Africa
Dahab
Blue Hole, Mount Sinai, Canyon, Mashraba, Ras Abu Galum
Budget day from E£ 1,400 · Best Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov
Ethiopia
Lalibela's rock-hewn churches, Simien Mountains gelada baboons, and coffee ceremony.
Budget day from birr 6,500 · Best Oct–Feb
Madagascar
Avenue of the Baobabs, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Andasibe-Mantadia, Nosy Be
Budget day from Ar 140,000 · Best Apr–May, Sep–Nov
Malawi
Lake Malawi, Mount Mulanje, Liwonde National Park, Zomba Plateau
Budget day from US$60 · Best May–Sep
Morocco
Sahara camel trek, Fez medina, blue Chefchaouen lanes, Atlas Mountains
Budget day from MAD 490 · Best Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
Uganda
Bwindi Forest, Murchison Falls, Sipi Falls, Source of the Nile
Budget day from USh 260,000 · Best Dec–Feb, Jun–Aug
Asia
Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Itmad-ud-Daulah, Mehtab Bagh, Kinari Bazaar
Budget day from ₹ 2,900 · Best Oct–Feb
Bangladesh
Ahsan Manzil, Sundarbans, Somapura Mahavihara, Shait Gumbad Mosque
Budget day from ৳ 3,500 · Best Nov–Feb
Cambodia
Angkor Wat sunrise, Ta Prohm jungle ruins, Khmer Rouge Killing Fields history
Budget day from US$42 · Best Nov–Mar
Cebu
Magellan's Cross, Kawasan Falls, Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Oslob, Mactan
Budget day from ₱ 2,200 · Best Jan–May
El Nido
Karst cliffs, limestone cathedrals, and fresh kinilaw ceviche.
Budget day from ₱ 3,000 · Best Jan–May
Ella
Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam's Peak, Ravana Falls, Ella Rock
Budget day from Rs 8,000 · Best Jan–Apr
Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature, Old Quarter, Train Street
Budget day from VND 780,000 · Best Mar–Apr, Oct–Dec
Kyrgyzstan
Ala-Archa, Song-Kul, Jeti-Oguz, Burana Tower, Issyk-Kul
Budget day from som 2,600 · Best Jun–Sep
Pakistan
Badshahi Mosque, Nanga Parbat, Hunza Valley, Wazir Khan Mosque, Fairy Meadows
Budget day from Rs 9,000 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Siargao
Cloud 9, Magpupungko Rock Pools, Guyam Island, Daku Island
Budget day from ₱ 2,800 · Best Mar–May, Aug–Oct
Uzbekistan
Registan, Kalyan Minaret, Itchan Kala, Chorsu Bazaar
Budget day from UZS 530,000 · Best Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Varanasi
Ganga Aarti, Manikarnika Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Budget day from ₹ 1,700 · Best Oct–Feb
Caribbean
Belize
Great Blue Hole, Xunantunich, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Lamanai
Budget day from BZ$ 185 · Best Feb–May
Cuba
Havana vintage cars and Malecon, Trinidad cobbles, Vinales tobacco fields, salsa and rum
Budget day from US$58 · Best Dec–Apr
Europe
Albania
UNESCO Gjirokastër, Berat's thousand windows, surreal Blue Eye spring
Budget day from lek 4,800 · Best May–Sep
Amorgos
Hozoviotissa Monastery, Chora, Agia Anna, Katapola
Budget day from €69 · Best May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Azores
Sete Cidades, Mount Pico, Furnas Valley, Terra Nostra Garden, Biscoitos
Budget day from €100 · Best May–Sep
Belgrade
Kalemegdan Fortress, Saint Sava Temple, Gardoš Tower, Knez Mihailova
Budget day from RSD 6,800 · Best May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Gdansk
Neptune's Fountain, The Crane, St. Mary's Church, European Solidarity Centre
Budget day from zł 265 · Best May–Sep
Georgia
Cliff-carved Vardzia monastery, amber wine in Kakheti, Gergeti Trinity Church above Kazbegi
Budget day from ₾ 95 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Greece
Acropolis, whitewashed Cyclades islands, Vikos Gorge, slow taverna lunches
Budget day from €90 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Karpathos
Olympos, Apella Beach, Kali Limni, Arkasa, Finiki
Budget day from €65 · Best May–Sep
Montenegro
Venetian Kotor, Ostrog cliff monastery, Tara River Canyon, Lake Skadar
Budget day from €75 · Best May–Sep
Mostar
Stari Most, Kujundžiluk, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Biscevic House, Partisan Cemetery
Budget day from KM 80 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Naples
Mount Vesuvius, Castel dell'Ovo, Spaccanapoli, Naples Cathedral
Budget day from €88 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Serifos
Chora, Megalo Livadi, Psili Ammos, White Tower, Agios Konstantinos
Budget day from €71 · Best May–Sep
Middle East
Armenia
UNESCO monasteries Haghpat and Sanahin, Tatev cable car, lavash and khorovats
Budget day from AMD 25,000 · Best May–Oct
Turkey
Cappadocia hot-air balloons, Hagia Sophia, Pamukkale travertines, Ephesus ruins
Budget day from ₺ 3,850 · Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
North America
Costa Rica
Arenal Volcano, Monteverde cloud forest, turtle nesting beaches, zip-lining, sloths and toucans
Budget day from ₡ 53,000 · Best Dec–Apr
Guatemala
Volcán de Agua, Convento de las Capuchinas, Lake Atitlán, Mercado Central
Budget day from Q 380 · Best Nov–Apr
Merida
Plaza Grande, Paseo de Montejo, Mérida Cathedral, Uxmal ruins
Budget day from MX$ 950 · Best Nov–Feb
Mexico
Mayan pyramids, cenotes, Day of the Dead, street food, copper canyons
Budget day from MX$ 1,050 · Best Nov–Mar
Nicaragua
Masaya Volcano, Catedral de Granada, Isletas de Granada, Corn Islands
Budget day from C$ 1,500 · Best Jan–Apr
Playa del Carmen
Portal Maya, Cenote Azul, Xcaret, Quinta Avenida, Cozumel ferry
Budget day from MX$ 1,400 · Best Jan–May
Puerto Escondido
Playa Zicatela, Manialtepec Lagoon, Playa Carrizalillo, Punta Cometa
Budget day from MX$ 1,050 · Best Jan–Apr
Oceania
Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Uluru at sunset, Great Ocean Road Twelve Apostles
Budget day from A$ 155 · Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov
New Zealand
Milford Sound fjords, Queenstown bungee, Hobbiton, Southern Alps glaciers
Budget day from NZ$ 155 · Best Nov–Mar
Samoa
Sua Ocean Trench, Lalomanu Beach, Piula Cave Pool, Alofaaga Blowholes
Budget day from WS$ 170 · Best May–Oct
Vanuatu
Mount Yasur, SS President Coolidge, Champagne Beach, Millennium Cave, Nanda Blue Hole
Budget day from VT 12,000 · Best May–Oct
South America
Argentina
Perito Moreno glacier, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza Malbec vineyards, Buenos Aires tango
Budget day from ARS 72,000 · Best Oct–Mar
Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni salt flat, Lake Titicaca, La Paz cholita markets, Tiwanaku ruins
Budget day from Bs 220 · Best May–Sep
Brazil
Christ the Redeemer, Iguazu Falls, Amazon rainforest, Carnival, Copacabana beach
Budget day from R$ 340 · Best Jun–Sep
Chile
Atacama Desert, Torres del Paine granite towers, Easter Island moai, Andes skiing
Budget day from CLP$ 60,000 · Best Nov–Mar
Colombia
Cartagena walled old town, Coffee Triangle wax palms, Tayrona beach, Medellin cable cars
Budget day from COP 220,000 · Best Dec–Mar, Jul–Aug
Ecuador
Galápagos sea lions, Cotopaxi volcano, Amazon lodges, and cloud-forest cacao.
Budget day from $40 · Best Jun–Sep, Dec
Machu Picchu
Intihuatana, Temple of the Sun, Huayna Picchu, Intipunku
Budget day from S/ 245 · Best May–Sep
Medellin
Plaza Botero, Comuna 13, Metrocable, Jardín Botánico, Provenza
Budget day from COP 155,000 · Best Dec–Feb, Jul–Aug
Paraguay
Palacio de López, Jesuit Missions, Panteón Nacional, Chaco, Asunción
Budget day from ₲ 330,000 · Best Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep
Patagonia
Perito Moreno Glacier, Mount Fitz Roy, Ruta 40, Marble Caves, Punta Tombo
Budget day from US$100 · Best Nov–Mar
Peru
Machu Picchu citadel, Inca Trail, Nazca Lines, Lima ceviche, Vinicunca rainbow mountain
Budget day from S/ 150 · Best May–Sep
San Pedro de Atacama
Valle de la Luna, El Tatio, Laguna Cejar, Pukará de Quitor
Budget day from CLP$ 80,000 · Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov
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