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A rules-based multi-country itinerary generator built on the destination database: sequence, days per stop, budget, transport and visas to check.

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42 days · 6 stops · 6 countries · Mid-range

$6,645estimated on-the-ground cost for 1 traveller(s) · budget $6,000 · over by $645
$2,065lodging
$2,065food, transport, activities
$2,515between stops (estimate)
$158per day, party

Suggested sequence

  1. Antigua Guatemala Guatemala · days 1–7

    Three volcanoes, a ruined colonial capital and the cheapest Spanish lessons in the Americas.

    fly to Cusco: ~3744 km, ~8.8 h, allow $447

    7 days
    $602
  2. Cusco Peru · days 8–14

    The Inca capital at 3,400 metres, and the only sensible place to wait for your lungs before Machu Picchu.

    fly to Budapest: ~11187 km, ~20.2 h, allow $1,266

    7 days
    $644
  3. Budapest Hungary · days 15–21

    Thermal baths, ruin bars and a grand river city at Central Europe's best prices.

    bus/train to Prague: ~442 km, ~7.9 h, allow $20

    7 days
    $896
  4. Prague Czechia · days 22–28

    Spires, beer and a city that was never bombed into modernity.

    fly to Tbilisi: ~2507 km, ~6.9 h, allow $311

    7 days
    $945
  5. Tbilisi Georgia · days 29–35

    Sulphur baths, 8,000 vintages, carved balconies and a one-year visa-free welcome.

    fly to Kathmandu: ~3971 km, ~9.1 h, allow $472

    7 days
    $623
  6. Kathmandu Nepal · days 36–42

    The front door to the Himalaya, chaotic, sacred and cheaper than almost anywhere.

    7 days
    $420

Visas to check

CountryTourist entry for your passportDaysSource
GuatemalaOfficial eligibility verification required—finder
PeruOfficial eligibility verification required—finder
HungaryOfficial eligibility verification required—finder
CzechiaOfficial eligibility verification required—finder
GeorgiaOfficial eligibility verification required—finder
NepalOfficial eligibility verification required—finder

Assumptions

  • Daily costs are Digital Backpacker's midrange tier estimates per destination (see each destination's budget section for date, method and confidence).
  • Transport between stops is estimated from straight-line distance: about $0.045 per km overland, $0.11 per km plus $35 in transfers by air. Real fares vary with booking time and season.
  • Flights to and from home, insurance, visas and gear are not included; add them in the Trip Cost Calculator.
  • Visa lines list the countries to check in the Visa & Work Finder; nothing here is an eligibility decision.

How the engine works

Scoring: lifestyle fit (editorial, 1 to 5) × 1.2; +1.5 per matched interest tag; climate fit from WMO normals for the travel months (or editorial best months where no normals exist) × 3; a cost term that rewards destinations under your per-day budget and penalises those over it; +2.5 for preferred regions; exclusion of avoided regions. Sequencing: nearest-neighbour from the best-scored start, weighted so quality still counts. Days: proportional to pace with a small bonus for cities with more to do. Costs: per-destination daily estimates by tier × days, plus a distance-based transport allowance ($0.045 per km overland, $0.11 per km plus $35 by air). No live fares, no schedules, no claims of availability.

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