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Trip planning checklist

From first idea to boarding pass, in the order that saves the most money and stress.

Three to six months before

  1. Choose when to go. Use the season calendar on each Voyaer destination page, or browse where to go by month.
  2. Set a daily budget. Our destination pages give rough per-person daily costs for budget, mid-range and luxury travel.
  3. Check entry rules. Visas, electronic authorisations and passport validity.
  4. Book flights. Prices are usually best a few months out for international trips.
  5. Book places that sell out: peak-season hotels, Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, Sagrada Família, sought-after restaurants.

One month before

  1. Buy travel insurance.
  2. Check vaccinations and health advice with a travel clinic.
  3. Tell your bank you'll be travelling and check foreign transaction fees.
  4. Sketch a loose day plan: one major sight per morning, slower afternoons.

The week before

  1. Download offline maps, transport apps and boarding passes.
  2. Check the weather and repack using our packing list.
  3. Arrange airport transfers for late arrivals.

On the road

Leave room for the unplanned. The best travel memories are rarely on the itinerary: a market you stumbled into, a café a local recommended, a long lunch that turned into an afternoon.