Budgeting
Establishing a budget for your holiday is as important as any other budgeting. For those people who are new to planning a holiday overseas or trekking and want a little help to get started, the following list is a guide to some of the common expenses for the expedition.
There may of course be additional costs not listed in this guide, expenses beyond our control or specific to a set of personal circumstances. Treat this list as a starting point and build as required.
There may of course be additional costs not listed in this guide, expenses beyond our control or specific to a set of personal circumstances. Treat this list as a starting point and build as required.
- No Roads Expeditions - booking cost
- Personal porter hire (optional)
- PNG customs entry visa (~$50)
- International passport (if you don't have one yet)
- Medical consultation
- Medical treatments (malaria, immunisations etc..)
- Airfares (domestic and international flights)
- Insurance (must include 24x7 areo-medical evacuation from PNG)
- Camping equipment (sleeping bag, sleeping mat, mosquito net, towel, headlamp, toiletries, etc..)
- Trekking equipment (trek poles, backpack, hat, sunglasses, waterproof bags, etc..)
- Clothing (quick dry clothes, poncho, thermals, etc.)
- Footwear (trekking shoes, gaiters, socks, camp sandals, etc..)
- Personal use First Aid kit
- Additional snack food (optional)
- 2 x dinners in Port Moresby (~$60)
- Hotel drinks (water and alcoholic/bottled beverages)
- Hotel expenses such as laundry, boot cleaning, phone calls, snacks.
- Money exchange fee (when converting currency)
- Souvenirs and handicrafts.
- Small snacks along the Track $100 in small kina notes 1K and 2K
- Tipping the porters - optional but encouraged (~$35)
- Waterproof camera and memory cards (optional)
- Fitness training expenses i.e. personal trainer, gym membership (optional)
- Meal, drinks, parking and transport expenses whilst travelling back and forth between home and PNG.
