Been watching this thread and love all the ideas I have found. So far I have one big trip I am planning - South Africa over the Christmas Holiday. It will by myself, my mom and dad, and younger sister. Will be in Johannesburg December 22-25, transfer to Xanatseni private reserve for Safari December 25-27, and end in Cape Town December 27 - January 1, 2020.
Budget -
Airfare -
$4800 (Dates haven't opened up yet on Google Flights but I am seeing an average of $1200 leaving from Dallas. I hope we can get it for cheaper though.)
Cape Town Hotel -
$1270 Found a beautiful home on Airbnb with stunning views.
Johannesburg Hotel -
$0 staying with a friend.
Safari -
$3370
Johannesburg Day Tour (Apartheid Museum, Mandela House, Soweto township) -
$300
Table Mountain Cable Car Tickets -
$100
District 6 Museum Tickets -
$16
Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour Tickets -
$112
Cheetah Outreach Tickets -
$68
Robben Island Tickets -
$108
Gold Restaurant -
$120
Langa Township Tour -
$160
Uber -
$0 (Hoping to get enough giftcards through shopkick to offset this cost)
Food -
$1600 (Not really sure how much we will need but through research I saw R500 should be enough per person per day which is about $37 USD, so I rounded that up to $50)
Souvenirs -
$800 (Not sure what to put here but started with $200 per person)
Total Cost for 4 -
12,824 YIKES
Currently paid for:
Airbnb deposit - $824 (Used money from selling concert tickets, sold an extra tv and grill we had)
Safari deposit - $843 Paid out of pocket
Currently Saved:
$30 Uber card from Shopkick
$300 in Poshmark account from selling a few old purses
$250 in
Amazon account from Mechanical Turk
$111 in ibotta account