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what's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV and today we're going to show you the top budget
travel destinations most affordable places for you to travel here in 2023 let's do it first up we're
headed to Southeast Asia this here is Vietnam now the currency here is called the Vietnamese
Dong and it takes 2 500 Vietnamese Dong to equal one US dollar so you get an idea of just how big
the currency devaluation has been for Vietnam now if you want a high-end hotel resort that's going
to cost you around a hundred dollars a night for a luxury hotel if you wanted to just get
a hostile dorm a normal cheap Budget Hotel it's anywhere between five to ten dollars per night
pretty much across the country now if you wanted a mid-range Hotel expect to pay around twenty
dollars and all the way up to fifty dollars on the high end and that's pretty consistent from
Saigon all the way up to Hanoi and everything in between next up we're headed to Mexico where
they use the peso currently one US dollar equals 17.50 peso shows and the accommodation in Mexico
is anywhere between five to Fifteen dollars per night for a dorm or a budget hotel and then for
mid-range hotels you can expect to pay 40 to 100 per night Luxury Resorts can get quite expensive
and exceed 200 depending on where you're staying in places like Cabo or Puerto Vallarta maybe
even Cancun but for the most part you can find nice luxury accommodation for under 200 in most
cases now you can get food here for around two to three dollars per meal if you wanted a mid-range
restaurant expect to play 10 to 20 dollars per meal and then even exceeding that for high end
some places to check out are going to include Riviera Maya the central area of Mexico all the
way to Oaxaca and then up towards Baja and Puerto Vallarta next up we're going to take a look at the
Philippines where the US dollar will give you 55 Philippine pesos to one US dollar there are
cheap accommodation here as well anywhere between five to ten dollars a night for a dorm room and
then 20 to 50 a night for our average mid-range hotels all across Philippines there is over 7
000 Islands here and if you wanted Luxury Resorts they also have that in places like Boracay and
then other Islands have some Luxury Resorts that can go well over 200 per night food here is also
very affordable you can easily eat for one to two dollars for lunch on Street vendors but they also
have high-end food restaurants that can cost you ten to twenty dollars per meal Manila NC
Booth City tend to be the most expensive in fact Manila is one of the most expensive places if you
go to BGC which is Bonifacio Global City but Beach Resort here Bungalow twenty dollars thirty dollars
for one of these hotels on a Paradise Beach like this just behind the island there are many deals
just like that next up we're to Indonesia now Indonesia has many islands just like
the Philippines in fact it has more some of the popular places people like to go here are going
to be Bali they also have Cali Montan Java Sumatra many different areas where you have Wildlife like
the Komodo Island lens they also have Raja on pot so this is an amazing place to visit you can also
see the beautiful islands of Palau in West Papua the currency they use here is the Indonesian
rupiah it is 14844 to one US dollar you can find cheap accommodation at hostels for five to ten
dollars as well as mid-range hotels between 15 to 50 dollars and then they do have high-end resorts
in places like Bali Indonesia is famous for its rainforests orangutans tigers on Sumatra and
then they also have beautiful underwater diving some of the best in the world the largest city
here is Jakarta many people just stay one to two days and then go explore the nature next up we're
headed to South America this here is Columbia the currency they use here is called the Colombian
Peso and it is one US dollar to four thousand four hundred Colombian pesos and then you have cheap
accommodation that ranges anywhere between five to ten dollars per night for a dorm room and then
mid-level hotels are going to cost you around 30 to 60 dollars in places like Medellin or
Cartagena and then you have the luxury resorts on places like San Andreas or maybe even in
Cartagena that cost over a hundred dollars per night but still not too expensive average meal
cost here is two to three dollars for street food and then if you wanted a restaurant it's
anywhere between ten to twenty dollars another affordable destination is the capital which is
Bogota you can find cheap accommodation and food there as well my favorites here are going to be
medaine and Cartagena as well as San Andreas the island next up we're headed to India now
India is another affordable travel destination one US dollar equals 82 Indian rupee now you
can find cheap accommodation here very easily in places like Delhi or Mumbai and then if you go
north towards the Himalayas you have places like Rishi cash you can also get cheap accommodation
here for five to ten dollars per night on the low end and then you can find mid-range hotels
are going to be anywhere between 30 to 60 dollar dollars I have seen some expensive luxury hotels
in India in places like Mumbai or Delhi but on average you can get a nice hotel for around 100
to 150 a night and then if you wanted luxury they have over 300 a night I have seen cheap
meals here you can get them for as cheap as 50 cents at times in some places a dollar is common
but two to three dollars seems to be the going rate for street food and then obviously they have
restaurants where it's around 10 to 20 dollars India is a very expansive country and you will
need over a month to explore it also guys I want to let you know that we did make a best islands
in the world video if you guys want to check in the descriptions for that and watch that video
if you love island hopping next up we're headed to Tanzania Tanzania uses the Tanzanian Shilling
for their currency and it takes 2 350 Tanzanian Shillings to equal one US dollar while here you
can visit the Serengeti National Park as well as go to Zanzibar Island and even Mount Kilimanjaro
all accommodation here ranges between 10 to 20 dollars per night for a cheap hostel or
basic guest house and then mid-range hostels and lodges can range anywhere between thirty dollars
to a hundred dollars per night and then of course some luxury accommodation but I would say overall
getting around Tanzania can be very affordable next up we're headed to Nepal The Nepalese rupee
is 131 Nepalese rupee to one US dollar as far as travel and accommodation goes here it is
considered a very affordable country with five to ten dollar a night cheap accommodations mid-range
hotels range from twenty to fifty dollars per night with a more luxurious options being over
a hundred dollars per night depending on if you're in the Himalayas or doing some trekking you can
also get cheap food which expect to pay around two to five dollars per meal at a restaurant and
then even cheaper with street food Kathmandu and pocahara are some of the most popular
destinations that you'll want to visit now we're on to Central America this year is Costa Rica one
US dollar equals 533 Costa Rican cologne that's the name of the currency here now Costa Rica is
more of a mid-level affordable destination you can find some cheap accommodation in some areas
for around 10 to 20 per night at hostels but like I said it is more in that mid-range 40 to 100 per
night for the medium style accommodation and then luxury options can go well over 200 in places like
Papagayo or even in puntareness while here you can also get affordable food between five to
ten dollars per meal and then when you're at an upscale restaurant you can expect to pay anywhere
from twenty to fifty dollars per meal we did a full Costa Rica travel guide I'll put a link
to that below next up we're here in Turkey their currency is called the Turkish lira it is 19 Lira
to one US dollar here in Turkey you can expect to find a mid-level pricing for affordability hotels
and cheap accommodations starting at around 10 to 20 dollars per night and then as you go out
into the country you can find anywhere between fifty to a hundred dollars a night for mid-level
accommodation and then anything above that in places like Antalya along the Turkish Riviera food
prices here are comparable they're around five to ten dollars per meal that's a budget friendly
location and then if you go to restaurants it can exceed that in some places while here I recommend
checking out Istanbul which is in my opinion one of the most beautiful cities in the world also
going down to the Turkish rivieras to elutones as well as fedai Cappadocia and other ancient
sites next up we're headed to Lao now this one uses the laodation keep currency it is 17 469
to one US dollar here in Laos you can find very affordable accommodation this is going to be one
of the most affordable countries on the list with hotels ranging sometimes even below five dollars
for a cheap Budget Hotel and then you can find mid-level hotels in the capital for around 30 to
75 dollars per night depending on where you're staying but overall this is definitely one of
the more affordable places that people go for culturally enriched experience a popular route
that Backpackers like to take includes Thailand Lao and then Vietnam doing the Golden Triangle
in between and now we're going to leave southeast Asia and we're going to head to Europe this one
here is Romania the currency here is called the Romanian Lou not the Euro and it is 4.54 Lou to
one US dollar in Romania it is considered one of the most affordable destinations in Europe
along with others here on the Eastern block including Bulgaria and Moldova but this one
here has Transylvania Which is popular for Dracula you can find accommodation anywhere between seven
to Fifteen dollars per night for this affordable accommodation and then mid-level is going to range
anywhere between forty dollars tonight all the way to a hundred dollars per night depending on where
you're gonna stay you will get a lot of value for your money here in Romania with your currency
is also known for its natural beauty as you can see a very beautiful country with mountains out
here in Eastern Europe food and cultural attractions are relatively low cost as well
most people start here in Bucharest which is the capital and as we continue to show you around the
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the channel next up we are headed to Egypt now Egypt is in the northern part of Africa right
there along the Nile River and home to the ancient Egyptian Pyramids the Egyptian pound
is the currency here and there are 30 pound to one US dollar while here consider visiting Cairo where
you can find cheap accommodation between five to ten dollars per night at guest houses and hostels
but you can also find mid-range hotels for 20 to 50 per night and then well over a hundred
at some nice places across Cairo food tends to be two to five dollars per meal and then some
other places to check out are going to include Alexandria the Red Sea area like charm Al Sheikh
and then just doing some diving out there and even going south to oswan where they have more Egyptian
stuff along the Nile seven to ten days in Egypt seems about right next up we're headed back to
Southeast Asia this year is Cambodia the currency is called the Cambodian real and it is 4104 to one
US dollar well here consider visiting places like Phnom Penh the capital as well as in the north
they have Siam reap and Angkor Wat where they have the ancient temples now accommodation here can be
affordable anywhere between five to ten dollars for cheap accommodation at hostels and guest
houses and then hotels range anywhere between 20 to 55 dollars per night and then they have more
luxury accommodation which goes over a hundred dollars per night typically but like I said very
affordable food can be had here for two to five dollars at any street vendor and restaurants are
also very affordable across Cambodia one of the more affordable destinations on this list
Cambodia is now becoming popular with people who like to visit beach destinations as they're going
down to see a nukeville and checking out some of the Cambodian Islands which are becoming hot spots
for travel next up let's talk about Greece now this one here is on the Mediterranean they use
the euro budget accommodation here at a guest house can be as cheap as 15 to 25 Euros per
night so it is a mid-range affordable country but definitely one of the most popular in the
world average hotels here range between 50 to 100 euros per night and then go up from there to 150
to 200 Euros islands like Mykonos and Santorini are considered very expensive destinations but
some of the other Islands you can definitely find cheaper accommodation as far as activities go also
mid-range in terms of pricing costing around 20 euros to get around so do some planning before
coming here but it is worth it if you go to the smaller islands where you will find cheap food for
around two to three Euros for a meal doing island hopping in Greece is also popular on the ferries
where the tickets range anywhere between 15 euros all the way to 50 euros depending on how far you
want to go now we're headed back to Thailand this here uses the Thai bot the currency is 33 baht
to one US dollar at the time of making this video cheap accommodation here can start at between five
to ten dollars per night for Budget accommodation and then go up from there average hotel price
ranges between 30 and 60 dollars per night but you can also find Luxurious accommodation in places
like Bangkok Phuket and across the islands some of the popular places you'll want to go while here
are going to be Phuket Bangkok Chiang Mai Chiang Rai kosamui all those places are popular as well
as Krabi food here can be very affordable you can get a meal between two to five dollars on average
we did make a very thorough playlist of Thailand which I will put a link to below but if anything
watch our full Thailand travel guide where we show you the top 10 places to visit in Thailand
this is probably the premier travel destination right now for Backpackers and affordable budget
accommodation in in the entire world so keep that in mind mainly because it touches on
everything Backpackers are looking for fun budget accommodation good food good people here we are
back in South America at Argentina the U.S dollar is 1 to 228 Argentine pesos which is the currency
they use here some of the popular places people go are going to be Buenos Aires along the shore here
of Rio de Plata and then in the north they have Iguazu Falls which is along the border with Brazil
one of the most popular places accommodation here ranges between 10 to 20 dollars per night for
a budget accommodation and then 40 to 80 dollars per night for the mid-level accommodation and then
over a hundred and twenty dollars per night for the more luxurious stuff you can also go to the
far south to Tierra del Fuego which is where they have ushawaya so do check that out thanks everyone
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