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molotovfan1 · 16-07-2008, 06:59 AM

so i would like some ideas for my budget.
$40 a day-both mexico + guatemala
3 months = $3600 (food,rooms)
transportation = $700
park fees=$300
Plane ticket = 1,000-2,000
which means the whole trip would be $6,400.

Am i giving myself enough wiggle room or?
I would be staying in hostels, and backpacking hardcore. haha

Singers · 16-07-2008, 07:48 AM

I'd say that should be OK - Guatemala and south mexico are both very cheap ($5-$15 per night accom) but if you want to go to tulum side or intend to stay around mexico city for long then i'd have a bit more. Food is very cheap if you are not too fussy. The main "activities" in that area are also pretty cheap really, no big expenses that i can recall.

If you run out of money then just head for Lago de Atilan, we stayed in a nice room there for two weeks that was $3.50 per night.

Having said that, i'd probably spend it all in the first week and so don't listen to me!

16-07-2008, 06:59 AM	#1
molotovfan1 Tourist Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Backpacking Budget?!?! mexico/guatemala so i would like some ideas for my budget. $40 a day-both mexico + guatemala 3 months = $3600 (food,rooms) transportation = $700 park fees=$300 Plane ticket = 1,000-2,000 which means the whole trip would be $6,400. Am i giving myself enough wiggle room or? I would be staying in hostels, and backpacking hardcore. haha

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16-07-2008, 07:48 AM	#2
Singers Tourist Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 76	I'd say that should be OK - Guatemala and south mexico are both very cheap ($5-$15 per night accom) but if you want to go to tulum side or intend to stay around mexico city for long then i'd have a bit more. Food is very cheap if you are not too fussy. The main "activities" in that area are also pretty cheap really, no big expenses that i can recall. If you run out of money then just head for Lago de Atilan, we stayed in a nice room there for two weeks that was $3.50 per night. Having said that, i'd probably spend it all in the first week and so don't listen to me!