Assuming extra excursions have already been settled what about the day to day expenditure?

How much might be a sensible amount to take - and have a card with me 'just in case'.

Hope to take advantage of others' experiences.

All other advice would be great too.

Thanks in advance.

I have not been on this tour but I have been on 8 others..

I work on the lines of I might never go to that country again so if there is something I fancy doing then I do it. So work in the cost of anything and everything you might send money on for the optional extra bits. Then have a good look at what is in the price, breakfast,lunches, dinners etc?..then work out how much you will send on food per day x how many days..

I am not a big sender on tourist memorabilia so I don't have a big budget for shopping..

I always take a card with me that I can use while away if need be, do make sure you let the company know your going abroad.

So my answer to your question really is I take as much as I can away as I want to do and see all that is available. Then I put the money I don't use back in the bank when I get home.

When I went to NZ this January I took a large amount with me as I wanted to do many helicopter/lite aircraft flights but due to bad weather above I only managed 1 helicopter flight, so I did bring a lot of money back home.

I hope someone who has been on this tour can give you more of an idea.

Good Luck

Cindy

Its always a difficult question as everyone is different.

Will you be eating in restaurants/bars/diners ?

As a lot of meals are not included you need to budget for your own preferences, I find prices are similar to the UK, you can eat in bars & diners cheaply but some restaurants are very expensive.

Will you be bringing lots of souveniers/memorabillia back ?

Remember tipping is much higher in the US for everything (then of corse your tour manager & driver).

There is a website called numbeo.com that might help. Just put in the city you're travelling to and you can see the local costs of restaurants etc. Sue

I think it is always better to take too much rather than less. I too take more than I think I will need, just in case. Every person is different so it is very difficult to say how much should one take. I have had one lady on two trips I have done with Just You and she did not spend any money at all, apart from buying water - not even for buying lunch. She used to 'sneak' food from the buffet breakfast for lunch!

Regards

Jaya