For the 6th year in a row, we're pleased to present our list of the best budget destinations for solo travelers. For most of us, the desire to do a lot of travel means being smart with our travel dollars.
This requires choosing the destination carefully. To create our budget destinations list, we:. We then put every destination on the list through a solo travel filter to come up with our top 5 budget destinations of the year. More importantly, we provide a lot of detail with each of our cheap solo vacation destinations. You get:. It will help in a variety of ways to make your planning easier and your trip more enjoyable.
To choose our recommended destinations for a cheap solo vacation, we consider the following criteria. Note: For consistency, all flight prices listed were found on Google Flights and depart from Toronto or New York during the last week of February, with a return date two weeks later. The room rates listed are for the same time period and were found on booking. The hotels and hostels are not personal recommendations. They were chosen based on their price, review scores, and central location and are intended to give you an idea of what you can get for your money.
It may be the second largest city in Portugal and also second to Lisbon in terms of fame but Porto surely deserves equal billing for its beauty and culture and as an entrance way to the wonderful Douro Valley.
Porto is reputed to be the city from which Portugal got its name and is definitely the city from which Port wine got its name. The beautiful waterfront along the Douro river, the winding streets, and the tiles on the houses and public buildings make the city so amazing.
