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Madlertravel × Ninja Tab. Madlertravel publishes firsthand adventure travel guides from 37+ countries. Real routes, real decisions, no recycled advice. The focus is budget adventure travel: unusual trips most people never attempt, planned so they stay accessible on a normal budget.

Each trip below is one of those itineraries costed out in Ninja Tab: a worked budget for four travellers, itemised down to the split.

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Looking down on the turquoise Ala-Kol lake in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Trip Cost: 2 Weeks for 4 People

Two weeks of yurts, taxis and a five-day horse trek. Song-Köl, the Ala-Köl pass at 3,900m, and Bishkek either side.

Group spend: $2541
Per person: $635.25 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 22 expenses

Red prayer ribbons on a suspension bridge above the karst peaks at Zhangjiajie, China

China Trip Cost: 2 Weeks by Train for 4 People

Five cities in two weeks, all by rail: Beijing, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Chengdu and Shanghai.

Group spend: $3584
Per person: $896 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 25 expenses

Tiled mausoleum facades at Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Trip Cost: The Silk Road for 4 People

The Silk Road by train. Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara.

Group spend: A$1550.02
Per person: A$387.51 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 19 expenses

Glacial lake below the Salkantay mountains on the trek to Machu Picchu, Peru

Peru Trip Cost: Coast, Andes and Machu Picchu for 4

Coast first, then the Andes: Lima, Huacachina, Cusco and the Salkantay trek into Machu Picchu.

Group spend: $3908
Per person: $977 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 23 expenses

Kazakhstan Trip Cost: Tian Shan and Mangystau for 4

Almaty as a base for the Tian Shan lakes and canyons, plus the Mangystau desert out west.

Group spend: $1936
Per person: $484 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 16 expenses

Bali Trip Cost: A$3,681 for 4 Friends

A week in Bali, four ways: villa, scooters, warung dinners, drinks in Canggu and a Nusa Penida day trip.

Group spend: A$3681
Per person: A$920.25 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 18 expenses

Feeding the free-roaming deer outside Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan

Japan Trip Cost: 2 Weeks by Rail for 4 People

Thirteen nights across three cities, all by rail: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, with Nara in between.

Group spend: $3784
Per person: $946 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 26 expenses

Sunrise over the flooded Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia

Bolivia Trip Cost: La Paz, Uyuni and Lake Titicaca for 4

Lake Titicaca, then La Paz as a base, then three days across the salt flats and lagoons at Uyuni.

Group spend: $3708
Per person: $927 each
People: 4 people
Expenses: 13 expenses

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