HOW TO TRAVEL TO TURKEY WITH A LITTLE MONEY? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by admin in Europe travel
I organisation to meet there 20 life and is $8,000 sufficiency for 20 life in Istanbul- that is every I hit to pay including the airfare and hotel? Because that is sufficiency in Nihon so I don’t undergo most Turkey. I don’t poverty pricey hotel (I poverty affordable hotel) and I poverty to acquire beatific foods with not so pricey price. Can I mate cycle in the city? Do I hit to understanding on foods or meet materials? Oh yeah I block I ever dress broad heels, mini skirts, dresses, shirts, and pants..will that attain some opprobrious to them?
The Turkey Lira…how crapper I spend? Just an warning a connatural unify of sandals in Stamboul is how much? A itemize of prices and suasion is greatly appreciated! How such the matter on the street cost?
My pass module be on Sept 08
istanbul bogazi
24. Feb, 2010
You can bargain only in Kapalicarsi but not other places.
Your dress is not important i wear all those things you mentioned, you won’t have problem. Besides specially in summer everyone wears those kinds of stuff. Turkish girls love wearing beautiful clothes, high heels:-)
Riding bicycle will only be possible near the sea side like Bebek, Istinye… Istanbul is a very big city so you can use your bike only for pleasure not really for transport.
I don’t know your type of holiday but if you plan to eat out and go to the night clubs your money will not be enough.
Istanbul is an expensive city. But if you just think of visiting in the day going to modest places at nights it will be alright.
Coming to Istanbul from Japan costs at least 500$ as far as i know. Cheap hotel costs 50-70 $ a day in Taksim but you have to take a nice place. Since you are new in the city you should take a hotel in the center. Like Taksim etc…
Pair of sandals i bought last summer in a Turkish store called iNCi. It costs 150YTL. In the street markets you can find for less though. But you should be sure of the quality,too.
Never On Sunday
24. Feb, 2010
Where are you flying from? Airfare from New York vary greatly depending on seasons and conditions, but you should pay no more than $900 for a return ticket with short-term validity.
Your remaining cash is way more than enough for a budget traveler in Istanbul. Here’s the breakdown:
Hotel
2 to 3-star boutique hotel room in Taksim or Sultanahmet costs YTL 50 to 100 per person per night.
Allocate YTL 2,000.
Transport
Taxis are inexpensive for short distance. But the city is well connected with trams, ferries and buses.
Allocate YTL 30 per day, or 600 for your whole trip.
Lunch and dinner
The cheaper eateries in Turkey have 2 price lists – one for turks and another for tourists (usually double the amount). While more respectable restaurants have only one price, I would advise you to stick to turkish fare. The classier restaurants that serve foreign cuisine (italian, french, etc) carry grossly inflated price tags for the quality of food you get.
Food prices in the grocer stores are very cheap.
Allocate YTL 1000 – 2000.
Sightseeing expenses
For museum entry, guidebooks, etc YTL 400
Night entertainment
For cultural concerts, belly dance show, clubbing, try to set aside YTL 50 – 150 for every outing. There are a handful of hip club in Kurucesme which charge astronomical prices just to be exclusive (YTL50 for a glass of cocktail, for example) but the DJ spins good music. Suppose you go out 5 times, that will cost you an average of YTL 500
Excluding shopping, this works out to US$ 5,240.
(YTL 5,000 + USD 900) You could get by with a minimum of YTL2,500 for 20 days.
Shopping in Istanbul is cheaper compared to most cities in the US. You can definitely get a good pair of sandals for YTL50 in a boutique. Most people in Istanbul earn less than YTL 2,000 a month.