For most students like us or at this period of higher rates of inflation, having an itinerary that goes easy on your pocket is quite tough. Despite hurdles, our travel freak minds want to break the cages and fly high. Here are some add ons to your list of budget friendly travel that should definitely be kept in mind.
Plan the tour before
Impromptu trips are great for the ones with a higher budget and cost. To save some coins it’s better to plan beforehand about how long you will stay, which routes you will have to take, transports for the destination, places to eat, all for minimal expenditure details. Living less to chance means less unexpected costs. Last minute tickets, bookings or accommodations get far more expensive. Go to websites that provide travel plans at a lower cost or just consult with someone who went before.
Transportation
Thinking of saving more bucks for exploration? Cut down on your expenses for luxury buses, trains or cars. Go for local buses instead. Bargain for the price of transportations like taxis, motorcycle taxis, auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, tuk-tuks, minivans, songthaews, horse-drawn carts and so on. In case of solo traveling a great mode for transportation would be pedal cycles.But considering the number of travelers, a motor bike, three wheeler can be hired splitting the bills. Choose walking over taking rides to your destination.That gives you the chance of connecting with the locals, knowing about their traditional lives and culture as well as exploring undiscovered places.
Try local food places
Roadside food places or local markets offer a variety of foods alongside them carrying the authentic taste. 5-star or similar restaurants pull more bucks off your pocket and deprive you of that authenticity. Food places like Dhaba, local people’s houses, or even street side vans will serve you with large quantities of food within budget. Reachout to people you know or friends in those places, this will help you explore foods that you cannot find on google.
Plan trips at off-beat times
School holidays must be avoided while making plans for the trip. Price hikes during that time of the year which results in higher expenditure at hotels, flights and even buses. Research for the best seasons to visit your intended locations and travel before or after that. Such a season is termed as ‘shoulder season’. Where the hotels, resorts and transportations lowers their budget to attract more tourists.
Pack every essentials
To save costs, it is a must to take along the most required things. Like- phone charger, tooth pastes, hair brushes, sunglasses, toilet paper and most importantly carry a water bottle which will save you from spending money buying water outside. Moreover, to carry first aids along is significant in case of unwanted cuts or injuries. To pack for tours a method to follow can be the ‘5-4-3-2-1 method’ which implies ‘5 tops, 4 bottoms, 3 accessories, 2 shoes (one practical pair, one nice pair) and 1 comfortable wear during swimming’.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great thing is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
As travel by definition is to move, hence the over costs at an aspect of the plan needs to cut down and allocate more budget on garnering the enriched culture, life-style and experiences.
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Writer,
Alima Zaim
Intern, Content Writing Department
YSSE
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