A Nigerian lady has shared how she traveled to 10 countries with her Nigerian passport within three weeks.
Taking to our Twitter page, the lady with the username @MkpoutoPius disclosed the countries she visited including Senegal, Cape Verde, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, and Uganda.
The entire trip according to her cost not more than £3,000 (6 million Naira).
She analysed the costs breakdown and timeline thus:
15th May – Flight from Lagos to Senegal (Dakar). Flight booked with Airpeace to Dakar £400. Accommodation cost £15, tour to Goree Island cost £4 by ferry.
17th May – Flight from Senegal to Cape Verde. Booked with AirSenegal £250. Accommodation for 2 nights in Cape Verde cost £40. Tickets to the salt lake cost £6. Flight from Sal to Praia cost £110 (2 islands within Cape Verde). I used a lot of local transport in Sal island and paid as low as £1.20 to get to different locations (total on £10 on local transport)
20th May – Flight from Cape Verde to Portugal (Lisbon). Booked with Cabo Verde Airlines from Praia £120. While in Lisbon I spent £4 on the metro to travel from the city centre to the beach and back to the airport.
21st May – Flight from Portugal to Canary Islands in Spain (Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lanzarote). I did this in 2 steps.
a) Flight from Lisbon to Madrid (in Mainland Spain) booked with Ryanair, £23.
b) Flight from Madrid to Tenerife North booked with Ryanair, £22. From Tenerife North airport I took a bus to Tenerife South for £19. Then took a ferry to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the next day I took another ferry to Lanzarote. All the ferry trips cost £100 using Fred Olsen. Accommodation in Las Palmas was £25 Accommodation in Lanzarote was £40.
23rd May – Flight from Canary Islands (Lanzarote) back to Madrid, booked with Ryanair, £14. Accommodation in Madrid that night was £28.
24th May – Madrid to Barcelona by bus. Booked with Alsa £41
25th May – Flight from Barcelona to Balearic Islands (Ibiza, and Mallorca), booked with Ryanair to Ibiza £27. Accommodation in Ibiza £134 for 2 nights.
27th May – Flight from Ibiza to Mallorca, booked on UEP air £57
28th May – Flight from Baeleric Islands to Italy (Rome), booked with Ryanair from Mallorca to Rome £28. From the airport I took a bus for £10 to Vatican City. Then took a night bus from Vatican City to Venice for £45. Ferry in Venice cost £18. Later I took a train from Venice to Milan Bergamo in Italy for £28. Accomodation in Milan cost £40. Taxi to airport cost £30
30th May – Flight from Italy(Milan) to Greece (Santorini). Booked with Ryanair from Milan to Santorini, £38. Accommodation in Santorini £34
1st June – Flight from Santorini to Germany (Berlin) in 2 steps. a) Flight from Santorini to Athens (both cities in Greece) booked with Ryanair £11. b) Flight from Athens to Berlin booked with Scoot airlines for £97. Accommodation in Germany cost £200
4th June – Flight from Berlin back to Italy (Milan Malpensa). Booked with Ryanair £35
5th June – Bus from Milan to Switzerland (Geneva). Booked with Flixbus £16.98 6th June – Flight from Geneva to back to Spain (Barcelona). Booked with a Vueling airline £59
6th June – Bus from Barcelona to Valencia (both are cities in Spain). Booked with Alsa £15. Accommodation in Valencia £35
7th June – Valencia to Nigeria (Lagos). Booked with Royal airmaroc £220 8th June – Flight from Lagos to Uganda was paid by training organisation.
14th June – Uganda. Accomodation for 7 days, £105 . -Visiting the equator; bus was 15,000 UGX (£3.2).
-Visiting the Source of the River Nile in Jinja; taxi to Jinja 12,000 UGX(£2.5), Boda 2,000UGX (£0.5), entrance fee at the source of the Nile 30,000UGX (£6.4) for foreigners, boat ride on the River Nile 300,000UGX (£64).
25th June – Rwanda. Accommodation £35. Flight from Rwanda back to lagos was paid by Training organisation.
Grand Total: £2665 (approx 5 Million Naira)
Note: I have not included the cost of feeding and buying presents because I did not track those.
Frequently Asked Questions
Important questions people are asking about my Tour-of-10-Countries.
- Green passport or not?
Answer: Yes I travelled on a Nigerian passport. I do not have a “powerful passport”. I’m Nigerian top to bottom. - My stay in Santorini and Ibiza must have been hostels because those places are expensive.
Answer: No I stayed in one bedroom flats in both places. I know how to search for affordable accommodation. - If I traveled so fast did I even enjoy my stay or I just stayed in resorts?
Answer: No sir, I made a list of the top tourist attractions in each city and made sure to visit them. I only retired to my accommodation at night to sleep. - Solo or group trip?
Answer: Solo trip. I love to travel alone. I find that speed-travelling is easy when you travel alone. - Who arranged my trip?
Answer: I arranged this entire trip by myself. NO TRAVEL ANGENT. I applied for my Schengen visa in Lagos by myself. I took a map of the world and traced my steps from country to country, then I proceeded to start booking the flights and accommodation by myself.
Source: @MkpoutoPius/Twitter
