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How much money do I need to travel through China, Vietnam and Cambodia for 7 weeks?

My boyfriend and I are planning a 7 week backpacking trip throughout China, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Basically the first month we'll spend traveling Beijing, Pingyao, Xi'an, Chengdu, Lijiang, Guilin, Nanning (and of course the sites around these areas).
Then spend about 10 days in Vietnam, visiting Hanoi & Halong bay and then make our way to Angkor Wat in Cambodia for 3-4 days.
We'll then travel back to Hong Kong and fly home from there.

We're not planning on staying in Hostels all that much, just inexpensive hotels and eating in mostly small restaurants and street food. We'll also use the train system as our main source of travel and probably buses for shorter trips.

I was wondering what kind of budget we should aim for? I was hoping for about $4,000 USD or less, not including air fair, visas, vaccines, etc (thats about $1,500 USD). Does anyone have any idea of the cost from experience? Any advice as to how much we will spend per day, etc?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Two people can easily travel in China for less than 500 RMB a day, including trains, buses, park entrance and so on. And this is not backpacking, but staying in OK hotels.

To give you an idea. Hotel 200 RMB, breakfast 10 RMB x 2, lunch 20 x 2, dinner 20 x 2

So that is 300 RMB.

When you are places like Lijiang you can spend the whole day cycling around, hire the bike for 20 RMB and see amazing things.

Entrance to tourist spots are 20-150 RMB. 150 takes you to a place you spend all day in, 20 you spend an hour.

When you are backpacking, you are spending less on accommodation, eating noodles in a street restaurant for 3 RMB (delicious too) and so on.

Bus and train tickets vary in cost and may be your main expense. sometimes, but maybe 100 per person between each location if the distance is short and 200 for an overnight sleeper.

You can travel into vietnam by bus. So your total cost is pretty low.

So 500 RMB a day = about $3700.

So it really looks like you can do it because Vietnam and Cambodia is cheaper, but Angkor Wat is $80 entrance fee.

Have fun.

"Halong Bay" Faff's photos around Bai Chai, Vietnam (bai chay boat dock from hanoi)


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