We’re going to dispel your preconceptions if you’ve always believed that travelling to foreign countries is an expensive endeavor and that you would need to pinch pennies and save money to take a vacation abroad. Set aside your fancy trips to the USA and UK and begin packing your luggage for a joyous visit to these nations. These are the least expensive nations to travel to from India and will give you real wanderlust for a fair price:
1. Thailand
Thailand is the 20th most populous country in the world and is the most popular tourism destination for travellers on a tight budget. You may interact with warm and outgoing people there, and there are many different things to do. The night skyline, authentic spas to soothe your senses, clubbing, swimming in turquoise waters, consuming cheap street food, chaotic marketplaces where you can discover anything you’re interested in, and last but not least, the friendly and laid-back Thai people. Bangkok for its city parties, Pattaya for its nightlife, Chiang Rai for mountain hiking, Koh Samui, and Krabi for their gorgeous, undeveloped beaches are just a few of the destinations that one must visit.
Flight Tickets: 15,000–20,000 Indian Rupees (Roundtrip)
Daily Costs: 3,000–3,500 Indian Rupees (Including living, travelling, eating)
2. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is filled with mesmerizing beaches, charming towns, historic sites, hill towns, vibrant cities, delectable seafood, and locations that may provide you with both serenity and chaos. The greatest cities to choose from if you like city living are Colombo and Negombo. Nuwara Eliya and Kandy are the destinations you should visit if you enjoy cool climates, tea plantations, and waterfalls. Its location in the Indian Ocean offers the best seafood and shorelines.
Flight Tickets: 10,000–18,000 Indian Rupees (Roundtrip)
Daily Costs: 1,500–2,000 Indian Rupees (Including living, travelling, eating)
3. Vietnam
Only the persistent seeker is allowed to discover Vietnam. You will find many products in this gem of a country, which is in Southeast Asia, at reasonable prices. It is home to Halong Bay, Asia’s biggest cave, islands, woods, and other locations. You should go here at least once because of the Marble Mountains and the lush paddy fields. You can’t miss the floating markets, which are a delight for the haggling shopper. They are known as the heaven of street cuisine and feature traditional rice noodle soup, rice crepes, and beef noodles. In Vietnam, kayaking is a fun and popular form of transportation.
Flight Tickets: 25,000–35,000 Indian Rupees (Roundtrip)
Daily Costs: 2,500–3,000 Indian Rupees (Including living, travelling, eating)
Also Read: Foreign countries to visit from India under budget: Part 2
4. Laos
Laos is a country with many mountains and forests, and it is full of sloping hills, pine trees, numerous waterfalls, still-existing hill tribes, colonial buildings, and lakes with silver skylines. You will come across a lot of kind and friendly people as well as exquisite sceneries, most of which are hidden away on the country’s periphery. The activities that will keep you thoroughly entertained without spending a dime include biking through communities surrounded by lush forests, hiking through mountains that are overflowing with vegetation, and discovering the mysterious caverns. You may pedal around the hills or the side streets as much as you want without worrying about traffic if you rent a bicycle for the entire day for about INR 120.
Flight Tickets: 30,000 to 33,000 Indian Rupees (Roundtrip)
Daily Expenses: 1,000 to 1,100 Indian Rupees (Including living, travelling, eating)
5. Philippines
Philippines is the country of emerald rice fields, gipsies, graffiti walls, smouldering volcanoes, big-eyed tarsiers, frizzy water buffaloes, and, most all, happy faces. The Philippines’ 7000 tropical islands will enchant you if you’re a beach bum. Divers, sunbathers, and daring travellers pitch tents and spend the night on Palawan’s coastline in the Maroon Slick of Sand, which covers every ocean and has massive islands and undiscovered lagoons. Kayakers, Boracay, and kiteboarding are all popular in this unofficial zipline capital of the world. A growing number of people are taking up mountain biking and canyoneering.
Prices for airline tickets start from INR 24,000 (Roundtrip)
Daily Costs: 2,600–3,200 Indian Rupees
