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6 weeks in Japan: itinerary & costs

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My trip didn’t exactly follow this sequence from north to south, mostly because I had a 21 days JP Rail Pass, so I use it to make the longest trips (like Hokkaido and Yakushima, stopping in a few places along the way), leaving the Kansai region (Osaka, Koyasan, Kumano Kodo and Kyoto) for the end of the trip where the bus trips are more frequent and sometimes are the only option.

The weekends and especially the holidays also influence the trip plan, pushing me sometimes to temporary skip some places because the budget accommodations were fully booked, choosing a less crowded destination, and go there after the busy days. It happened in Nikko and Kamakura, which are a popular destination on the weekends as they are to Tokyo.

I always try to stay more than one night in each place… there was one exception, Hiroshima, that intended to be a break in a long trip between Mount Fuji and Yakushima.

Total Itinerary



Costs:

48 €/day

including:

  • food: 13 €/day (choosing options without meat or fish products)
  • accommodation: 23 €/day
  • transports: 21 €/day

This transport average includes the JP Rail pass that I bought in advance on-line and it cost 518€ for 21 days, as also the local bus and metro tickets, the private railway lines (Kawaguchiko, Koyasan) and the Yakushima ferry and Kumano Kodo buses; it doesn’t include the flights.

It’s included a SIM card and internet for all days.

In terms of accommodation, I stay always in dorms. In Japan the standard is high and all the places where I stay offer very comfortable conditions, some with bunk beds other more like a capsule hotel.

In terms of food, I usually made one meal a day with food from the supermarket; I’m not meaning instants soups and so on, but proper fresh meals that have a good quality in Japan.

In touristic activities, I spent around 4€ a day, and that include lots of temples and a few museums but mostly onsen, the Japanese style hot springs of which I became completely addicted and made up more than half of my expenses in this category.

In hygiene, there’s not much to spend as all the hostels provide shampoo, shower gel, conditioner and toilet paper.

Laundry costs around 100¥ (less than one euro) but in some places is free.

detail itinerary in North of Japan

detail itinerary in South of Japan
detail itinerary in Kansai region

20 days in Morocco: itinerary & costs

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Costs:

16 €/day

Erg Chebbi (desert Tour): 250 Dirham, including camel ride from and to Merzouga, sleep in tent, dinner and breakfast

… considering eating just local (vegetarian) food, sharing room or sleeping in dorms, travel by public transport only, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry… Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses.

Includes SIM card and mobile data (Orange SIM Card=30Dirham + 20Dirham/week for data).

Includes also hamman experience that in Fes cost me 60 Dirham.

Note: this trip was made during Oct/Nov 2018, which can be considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation are lower, which is particularly significant in Imlil and Merzouga.

Kashmir & Ladakh: itinerary and map

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Amritsar… a cidade

… porque comer é importante 😉

Viajar de comboio na India

28 days in China: itinerary & costs

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Kunming: 4 days

Dali: 3 days

Lijiang: 3 days

Shangri-la (Zhongdian): 3 days

Daocheng and Yading Natural Park: 3 days

Litang: 3 days

Kanding: 1 day

Sertar and Larung Gar: 4 days

Chengdu: 4 days

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18,5 € / day
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… per person, considering traveling alone, eating only local (vegetarian) food in informal restaurants, markets and street-food; Sleeping mostly in hostels with dormitories, travel by public transport whenever possible; Without alcohol, soft drinks or tobacco; Communications (telephone calls and Internet) is not contemplated in this value; Shopping and souvenirs are also not included.

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Note: this trip was held in May / June 2014.

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See also:

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How to apply for Chinese visa in Laos

Food in China… so much choice!

 

Youth Hostels (YHA)… cheap and good accommodation in China

 

22 days in Sumatra: itinerary & costs

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Costs:

13.4 €/day

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… considering traveling solo, eating just local (vegetarian) food, no a/c rooms, sometimes dorms, travel by public transport, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry and walking a lot on foot… Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses and communications (SIM card, mobile, telephone, internet…).

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Costs in Sumatra:

  • room (fan): minimum 60.000 Rp up to 100.000 Rp (one person); in Sumatra the accommodation is usually cheaper that other Indonesian islands. There are many places with dorms in the cities for 60.000 or 80.000 Rp; nearby the beach areas the prices increase reaching 100.000 Rp. Most of the times the breakfast isn’t included.
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp for a meal (local food, street-food, vegetarian meals). The water is usually free at the guesthouses, as also coffee and tea.
  • rent a scooter: 70.000 Rp/day or 100.000 Rp/day; a litter of petrol: 10.000 Rp in road side shops (at the pump station is 8.500 Rp/l)
  • angkot (small local bus): costs from 2.000 Rp to 10.000 Rp for an urban area trip.
  • ojek (moto-taxi): 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…).
    At Medan the GoJek, Uber and Grab companies offer moto-taxi services, that are an easy way to move around.
  • There is only one passenger train service in Sumatra (Bandar Lampung to Palembang), so the bus is the most common option but the distances are big and sometimes the plain is the best option as the prices are not much higher than the bus, and a bus trip of 15 hours can be mande in 1 hour by plane. Still… all this Sumatra trip was done by land!!!!
  • A bus trip of 680 km costs around 200.000 Rp, in a air-con bus.
  • At Sumatra the cost with transportation increase significantly compared with Bali, Lombok or Java) as the distances are bigger. But the accommodation is cheaper than in the other islands that i visit.

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Note: this trip was made duriing Jun 2017, which still is still considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation are lower, that can be significant at beach areas.

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Sumatra: itinerary

 

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see also:

Masakan Padang… the most popular Indonesian cuisine

23 days at Java: itinerary & costs

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Costs:

14 €/day

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Costs in Java:

  • room (fan): minimum 60.000 Rp up to 125.000 Rp (one person); sometimes dorms. In Java most of the times the breakfast was not included. In Jakarta and Yogyakarta is easy to find dorms.
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp (local food, street-food, vegetarian meals). At the big cities, like Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the food is more expensive, with a meal in a low-key restaurant or eatery costing around 30.000 Rp.
  • rent a scooter: 50.000 Rp/day or 60.000 Rp/day; a liter of petrol: 10.000 Rp (at the pump station is 8.000 Rp/l)
  • angkot (small local bus): costs from 3.000 Rp to10.000 Rp for a trip inside a city.
  • ojek: 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…)… but once I need to pay 50.000 Rp for a 15 km ride!!!
  • At Jakarta and Yogyakarta the GoJek, Uber, Grab companies offer moto-taxi services, that are an easy way to move around.
  • Java has a good train system, that provide a comfortable way to travel by long distances. //tiket.kereta-api.co.id/. The prices change according to the class trains (Executive, Business and Economic).
  • A bus trip of 350 km costs around 100.000 Rp, in a air-con bus.

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Note: this trip was made in May 2017, which still is still considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation are lower, that can be significant at beach areas.

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