When you get bit by the travel bug, it’s a little difficult to scratch the itch away. You just got to go somewhere new and exciting. Luckily, there are a whole lot of cheap vacation spots you can travel to all over the world!

Cheap doesn’t mean awful, it just means you can stretch your money far longer. Usually in places where your currency is much stronger or where fun doesn’t mean expensive stuff.

Check out our list of cheap vacation spots below to see where you can start your next country hop.

Cape Town, South Africa

The city of Cape Town has so much to offer, with a huge array of experience and attractions. It is also quickly becoming the go-to place for travelers looking for their adrenaline fix. From shark cage diving to abseiling down Table Mountain, the Mother City is the adventure capital of the world and she is waiting for you to cut loose.

Via Cape Town Tourism

Mazatlán, Mexico

Mazatlán has the right activity for you. The beauty of its natural attractions. Its paradisiacal beaches. Rich in marine fauna. The weather. The people. The gastronomy. The culture. The activities, the sports, the architecture, and the nightlife will make of it one of your favorite places to visit.

Via Visit Mexico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Prepare to be captivated by the natural enchantment of Puerto Rico, its vibrant culture, and old world elegance.  San Juan is one of the most unique and accessible places to travel under the U.S. Flag, far from an ordinary Caribbean destination.

Via San Juan Puerto Rico

Mozambique

This exotic country is the ideal holiday destination, with activities such as snorkeling, sunset cruises, horse riding, dolphin tours and scuba diving all set to keep even the most hyper holidaymaker occupied.

Via Mozambique Tourism

Cusco, Peru

Cosmopolitan to the extreme, inhabitants of Cusco combines almost everyone living with their originals and provide it with all kinds of restaurants and shops. Inca palaces of supreme beauty, are part of the daily walk through its streets. Fine plazas, splendid churches and a people accustomed to visitors, make one of Cusco's most important tourist destinations in the world.

Via Cusco Peru

Catalina Island, USA

Located just 22 miles off Southern California’s coast, Catalina Island welcomes visitors year-round. California’s only island resort, Catalina Island offers endless options for visitors to enjoy.

Via Catalina Island

Albania

Albania has natural beauty in such abundance that you might wonder why it took 20 years for the country to take off as a tourist destination since the end of a particularly brutal strain of communism in 1991. So backward was Albania when it emerged blinking into the bright light of freedom that it needed two decades just to catch up with the rest of Eastern Europe.

Via Lonely Planet

Cambodia

The culture of Cambodia has had a rich and varied history dating back many centuries and has been heavily influenced by India. In turn, Cambodia greatly influenced Thailand, Laos and vice versa. Throughout Cambodia's long history, a major source of inspiration was from religion.

Via Tourism of Cambodia

Ecuador

A landscape full of incredible colors will captivate you, everywhere you look around.  Like nowhere else in the world, the islands are enchanted.

Via Ecuador Travel

Crete, Greece

Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys and steep gorges, and become part of the island’s rich gastronomic culture. Crete is, after all, a small universe teeming with beauties and treasures that you will probably need a lifetime to uncover!

Via Visit Greece

Haiti

Tranquil beaches, tumbling waterfalls and pine-tree-capped mountains dot the varied and striking landscape, easily rivaling the natural beauty found anywhere else in the Caribbean. The world’s only successful slave rebellion happened here, and the music, art, and culture that came with it make Haiti entirely unique. As those who come to assist Haiti often learn, an encounter with the soul of this fascinating, beautiful country often benefits a traveler just as much.

Via Lonely Planet

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country with thousands of years of history and a cultural heritage that embraces ancient civilizations. Visitors will find much to interest them in the country’s history, culture, ethnography, religion, architecture and the arts. Unique archaeological sites abound throughout the country – ancient settlement mounds from the Neolithic age, Thracian sanctuaries, and tombs, remains of Roman cities, Byzantine and Medieval fortresses, architectural reserves, ethnographic complexes, churches and monasteries, Tekkes (mosques), among many others.

Via Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria

Sicily, Italy

It's more than an is­land! Dis­cover Si­cily and dis­cover the world. The world's first multi­cul­tur­al soci­ety, our is­land is Italy's (and Eu­rope's) most his­tori­cal­ly cos­mo­poli­tan re­gion, having been ruled by Asians, Afri­cans, and Eu­ropeans. Sicily is black and white and a mil­lion shades of gray. There's no other place on Earth like it. Visit­ing Sicily is like visit­ing over a dozen coun­tries in one! Our is­land is a unique place full of art, ar­cheo­lo­gy, his­tory, folk­lore and breath­taking scenery. And, of course, great food.

Via Best of Sicily

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Have you been to any of these cheap vacation spots before? Did you enjoy your stay, and more importantly, was it truly a fun budget travel experience?

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