Funds for south america trip?

Question

i am flying into buenos aires and out 4 months later, i am planning to stay in hostels with the occasional posh hotel, i am travelling by bus to peru, bolivia, brazil and chile.

can anyone advise a budget for this trip please? all help gratefully received

Answer 1

my wife and i have just finished 2 months down the west of south america and it's incredibly cheap.

to be honest for two of us we could have lived on £20 each per day without feeling like we were doing without we were also staying in a more expensive private room in hostels - dorms are much cheaper.

argentina and brazil are a little more expensive but in peru and especially bolivia you'll feel like you can't give your money away. travelling on your own is a bit more expensive than half the cost of a couple but i'd go for about £25-35 per day which will give you a little bit of luxury occasionally.

bit of a tip - don't go for the cheapest bus ticket you find. there's loads of operators and for litterally pennies more you get a decent, safe comfy bus. we bought cheap tickets and some of the busses were disaterous

I'm not sure if you.ve got things planned but we loves these:

la paz - Death road www.bside-adventures.com/

cusco - machu picchu lares trek http://www.sastravelperu.com/

uyuni salt flats bolivia

Answer 2

Here is how I would plan it - Lodging $50 a day. 50 X 30 X 4 is $6000 for lodging. Same budge for food and 1/2 that for transportation while you are there and another 3000 for sight seeing.. Id budget a min of $20,000 USD.  Every vacation is always more expensive than you think. So take a few credit cards also.

Answer 3

No sorry but just wanted to ask if I could come too?