What group trips actually cost

See what a four day Sardinia trip cost four friends, with nearly 40 shared expenses across food, drinks, transport and days out. Full group expense breakdown.

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

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

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

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

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

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

What two friends spent island hopping Koh Samui and Koh Tao: hostel, boat trips, food and nights out. £603.87 across 21 shared expenses, itemised and split.

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

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