6 Reasons Mexico is the Ultimate Budget Backpacking Destination

Mexico is, hands down, one of our favorite countries to backpack in.

How can we be so confident?

It’s easy: when a destination is not only incredibly fun to travel in but also doesn’t break the bank, it’s impossible not to want to go back again and again.

Here’s why Mexico is the ultimate budget backpacking destination.

Mexico is cheap.

Let’s just get this obvious point out of the way first: for a place to be a fantastic budget backpacking destination, it needs to be easy to travel on a budget.

In Mexico, budget backpacking is not only incredibly exciting, but it’s also straightforward to do–and depending on how strict of a budget you are on, you may barely need to pinch your pennies at all.

A great street food meal will set you back a couple of dollars (don’t leave Mexico without devouring all the tacos al pastor you can!), and a simple sit down meal in a restaurant can be had for around $5.

First class buses cost about $1/hour to ride, and that…