Tag: e-visa

India

India is cheap and accessible, with reportedly excellent connectivity. The best times for travel are October to March, but I’m heading there from mid March to late April, starting off in Arambol in Goa and then making my way to Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Visas: Free of charge visa for 90 days
Flights: Flights for R10K – R16K+
Currency: R1 = 4.46 Indian rupee
Costs: Numbeo 22.9 | WorldData 26.9 | 48% < SA

Cambodia

Monkey temples! Do I really need to say more than that? Cambodia also offers great value for money along with close access to other similarly cheap SE Asian countries. Much more information to follow, but let me repeat, monkey temples!�

Visas: e-visa or visa on arrival 30 days
Flights: R15.6K to R16.8K
Currency: R1 = 223 Cambodian riel
Costs: Numbeo 41.7 | WData 35.8 | 9% < SA

Turkey

Spanning Asia and Europe, Turkey is rich in history and a modern melting pot. Although I’ve never been, I once wrote for a Turkish news agency and also gazed at the Turkish shoreline while working on Cypriot cruise ship (they don’t get along, so we we never docked).�

Visas: Online visa for 30 days
Flights: CT – Istanbul R13.6K
Currency: R1 = 1.61 Turkish lira
Costs: Numbeo 27.1 | WData 30.4 | 28% < SA