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I finally made it to Zanzibar. After years of dreaming, I spotted some cheap flights to Tanzania, snapped them up within minutes, and began to plan my getaway to the Spice Island. The first thing to surprise me was that Zanzibar was  cheap . Stone Town, especially, was easy to check out on a budget. Typically, when you head to a touristy-honeymoony-UNESCOy paradise like Zanzibar, you’ll find yourself getting ripped off over anything and everything, but I found the island to be pretty affordable, from my $11-a-night hostel to my $2 street food snacks each evening. Here’s much you can expect to spend in Zanzibar as a backpacker. Table of Contents Wait, You Spent a Week in Stone Town? Accommodation Transportation Activities The Cost of Food in Zanzibar The Cost of Miscellaneous Stuff in Zanzibar My Total Expenses for One Week in Zanzibar Zanzibar: Super Easy to Visit on a Budget! Wait, You...

Mozambique marked my first foray in Sub-Saharan Africa and I couldn’t have chosen a better country to start with. This is one of my favourite countries on the planet and I can’t recommend it highly enough. I had such a wonderful trip that I’m actually excited to have hit the pause buttons on my travels — just so I can start sharing the fantastic experiences I had. After just two weeks in the country, I’m fully obsessed with Mozambique and can’t stop talking about how hard I’ve fallen for the beaches, the people, the snorkelling, the food, and the laid-back way of life. I spent my first trip exploring the more popular southern parts, and now I’m already putting together plans to explore the north. But let’s talk about expenses. Finances-wise, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Mozambique. I hadn’t travelled extensively in Africa when I visited, and I’d heard that much of the cont...