Turkey
How Much Does It Cost To Travel Turkey?
Turkey the land of kabobs, shisha, natural wonders and biblical relics. It was here that I experienced my first squatting toilet, saw my first burka and was reassured repeatedly my men in casual conversation, “Not to worry, I won’t rape you.” This was a rough country to travel as a solo female but I would still recommend it for people traveling in pairs or groups or for the experienced solo female traveler.
Mystical Turkey
I spent a total of 27 days there and my total cost was $1,100.25 USD. Average Daily Spending = $40.75 USD.
The Breakdown is as Follows (USD):
Lodging: $183.23 / Daily Average $6.79
Food: $180.51 / Daily Average $6.69
Cocktails: $11.24 / Daily Average $0.42
Entertainment (Movie Theater, Shisha): $10.11 / Daily Average $0.37
Activities (2 Night 3 Day Tour, Hot Air Balloon Ride): $481.04 / Daily Average $17.82
Transportation (ferries, subways, taxi, buses): $161.24 / Daily Average $5.97
Clothing: $32.02 / Daily Average $1.19
Gear (toiletries): $8.12 / Daily Average $0.30
Misc: $14.61 / Daily Average $0.54
Visas: $18.15 / Daily Average $0.67
How could I have done if for less?
I was only in Turkey for 27 days but managed to squeeze in a lot of sight seeing in that time which helped led to my high daily average of spending. You could lessen this amount my staying put in some places for more than one night at a time unlike what I did. Buses trips across the country added up quickly. Although taking night buses can save you a nights accommodation. In addition I would have couchsurfed more often if I wasn’t traveling alone. It was a hard country to do this as a solo female, not the safest but if you chose to I recommend staying only with other females or expats. I could have also spend less if I choose not to do the # day tour of Eastern Turkey and go for a Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia but what would the fun of that been? Some of my favorite moments from my time in Turkey happened on those trips. While being frugal lets you travel longer you also must remember that it is okay to splurge on yourself once in a while.
How do you get accommodation so cheap? Where do you stay? How do you find these places?
Matthew Hutchins recently frolicked at…Milan’s 5 Must See Attractions
I traveled all around the country for almost a month. I stayed at a variety of hostels and couchsurfed a bit. I used both Hostel World & Hostel Bookers to find the hostels..
What time of the year were you there? I’m here now (July) and accommodation prices are pretty high. I’m camping at the moment, and my little 2m sq of ground is costing me 10 lira per night! I agree about the whole solo female thing. I’m not really finding it dangerous as such, more annoying! I can’t seem to go anywhere or do anything without being chatted up. I’m pretty tough but I must admit it is getting rather irritating!!!!!!
Maddy @ I’m Not Home recently frolicked at…Jesus was here – the baptism site, Bethany Beyond the Jordan
I was there around this time last year… Last 3 weeks of July. I plan on expanding these pages in the future to give more details on the cost breakdowns. But lodging is done on an average… Some nights I couchsurfed, had lodging included with a tour I did, and I stayed at the cheapest hostels I could find.
I also took a lot of overnight buses to reduce my lodging costs. I never camped though! Sounds like an awesome way to see the landscapes of Turkey. You must be dying of heat though…