Home>Budget travel holidays>Budget culture holidays

Budget culture holidays

Budget cultural holidays enable you to discover remarkable, authentic cultures, to integrate with the locals, to delve into histories, and to fully experience a region you are travelling in – all on a tiny budget! This range of budget cultural holidays and accommodations comes from specialist operators throughout the world who are dedicated to local cultures and environments.

Budget culture holidays
North India cultural tour
An adventure to one of the planet's exotic destinations, from £820 - £925 (22 days) ex flights
Central America holiday
Travel from Antigua to San Jose, from £885 - £975 (17 days) ex flights
Cuba tours
Tailormade holidays in the pearl of the Carribean., from €640 (15 days) ex flights
Mexico holiday, Mexico City to Cancun
See Teotihuacan Puebla Oaxaca Zapotec ruins, from £790 (14 days ) ex flights
Japan tailor made tour on a shoestring
Japan's classic sights on a shoestring!, from £720 (8 days) ex flights
Delhi to Kathmandu tour
An inspiring cultural tour, from £860 - £945 (15 days) ex flights
Delhi to Goa overland tour
Indian curries temples harems & Himalayas, from £649 (15 days) ex flights
Kerala budget holiday, tailor made
Budget tailor-made holiday in Kerala, from £994 (15 days) ex flights
Cambodia small group tour on a shoestring
Fantastic Cambodia small group tour, hassle free travel!, from £465 (10 days) ex flights
Northern Thailand holiday
Bangkok Elephant conservation and the Golden Triangle, from £549 (9 days) ex flights
Bangkok to Singapore small group tours
Small group adventure tour in Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand, from £749 (14 days) ex flights
Egypt budget small group tour
This tour mixes culture with a 4 day beach break, perfect!, from £595 - £699 (14 days) ex flights
Belize & Guatemala adventure holiday
Combine sand sea wildlife and culture, from £949 (15 days) ex flights
Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh holiday in Vietnam
Capture the spirit of Vietnam on this compact adventure, from £597 - £875 (10 days) ex flights
Beijing to Shanghai tours in China
Experience the ancient wonder of China's famous attractions, from £688 - £925 (9 days) ex flights
Budget holiday in Egypt
Discover over fifty centuries of Egyptian history, from £410 - £485 (8 days) ex flights
China tours, Beijing to Hong Kong
A fantastic journey into the Middle Kingdom, from £999 (18 days) ex flights
Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi tours in Vietnam
Discover the spirit of Vietnam, from £656 - £925 (10 days) ex flights
Laos budget holiday
Explore the culture of Laos with like-minded travellers, from £625 (11 days) ex flights
China and Japan holiday, Beijing to Tokyo
Incredible journey showcasing the best of two ancient cultures, from £2599 (18 days) ex flights
Budget tours in Vietnam
Explore the highlights of this amazing country!, from £579 (12 days) ex flights
Indochina tours, Discoverer
Experience the diverse cultures of three countries, from £965 (18 days ) ex flights
Cuba budget holiday
Visit this most fascinating island Caribbean, from £899 (15 days) ex flights
Machu Picchu by train
Soak up colonial and Inca history by train, from £0 (4 days) ex flights

189 reviews for Budget culture holidays4 star overall rating

These full and frank independent Budget culture holidays reviews are from travellers who have booked directly through responsibletravel.com. They are not edited by us or any of the companies we work with. Find the real story, from real travellers below.

Japan tailor made tour on a shoestring
We absolutely had a blast on the whole trip. It was a busy, we tried to see a much as we could but enjoyed the holiday...I would do this again in a heartbeat! (more)
From £720 excluding flights
The Essence of China vacation
The overall holiday was excellent, and the group we travelled with were very nice. We thought that the trip itinerary was well designed and we thank the operator management and staff for the opportunity to have this wonderful experience.  (more)
From £1592 - £2090 excluding flights
Kerala budget holiday, tailor made
Really nicely looked after, such good food and so relaxing. Best bit though was staying at Koshy's home stay in Kumily. (more)
From £994 excluding flights
North India cultural tour
A very good trip. Varanasi, the camaraderie of group members and our group leader and seeing India in action were the best parts of the trip. (more)
From £820 - £925 excluding flights
Belize & Guatemala adventure holiday
The most memorable parts were... probably visiting ATM cave in Belize which was a great experience, and also snorkelling with nurse sharks and sting rays in Caye Caulker was incredible too. (more)
From £949 excluding flights
Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh holiday in Vietnam
Best holiday ever!!! Had a wonderful group of people on the tour, aged from 19 to 70, singles, couples. We all got on really well and enjoyed spending time together. Riding round Hue on the back of a motorbike.  (more)
From £597 - £875 excluding flights
Cuba tours
Trinidad was an amazing city and really touched our hearts, but having a car and the freedom to explore, and being able to see the real Cuba was the best thing we did. (more)
From €640 excluding flights
Delhi to Goa overland tour
Seeing was believing when it came to the Taj Mahal, not many places live up to be better than you anticipate as this place did. My wife and I have done some travelling, but this has to be the most impressive building we have ever witnessed.  (more)
From £649 excluding flights
Delhi to Kathmandu tour
Had a great trip... seing Rhino from the back of an elephant was one of the most memorable experiences. (more)
From £860 - £945 excluding flights
Central America holiday
Hiking up Conception Volcano was the most memorable part of the trip.  (more)
From £885 - £975 excluding flights
Cuba cultural tours
Fabulous holiday, without a doubt this is the way to see the real Cuba (more)
From US $1025 including domestic flights only
Budget holiday to China
The Great Wall was the most memorable part. None of the pictures really do it justice, the views are amazing. We went about 60KM away from Beijing and set off early. It was really worth it as it was not crowded at all and we almost had the Wall to ourselves. (more)
From £1449 excluding flights
Vienna to Budapest Overland Tour
For me personally the walking in the high Tatra mountains was the highlight followed by the Adrspach rocky town area (more)
From £1099 - £1535 excluding flights
Reunification Express holiday, Vietnam
The most memorable part was the motorbike tour in Hue & overnight boat trip on Halong Bay. We stayed in lovely owned hotels & ate in family owned restaurants.  (more)
From £709 - £1070 excluding flights
Egypt budget holiday, backroads adventure
The most memorable part of my holiday was sleeping out in the desert at night with the Bedouin people - games and songs round the fire, amazing stars, beautiful sunrise, very peaceful...one of the best holidays I've been on - a complete break. (more)
From £790 excluding flights
China holiday
The walk along the Great Wall was terrific. Also the cycle ride in the country and Terracotta army of course were the highlights.  (more)
From £3095 - £3495 excluding flights
Budget tours in Vietnam
Brilliant!! Would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to cover as much of Vietnam as possible in two weeks. The overnight stay on a junk boat in Halong Bay was definitely one of the highlights. The boat was fantastic quality, staff were very pleasant and the food was some of the best we had on the holiday (more)
From £579 including domestic flights only
Small group tour of Turkey
Going to Troy, even for too short a time was the most memorable part og the holiday (more)
From £499 - £559 excluding flights
Cuba budget holiday
Most memorable was swimming in a cave, with bats over head! Meeting people from completely different cultures (and dancing with them...) (more)
From £899 excluding flights
Inca Discovery holiday
The most exciting part of my holiday was hiking through the Peruvian jungle and feeling like you were discovering the Incan ruins yourself. (more)
From £769 excluding flights

Holiday Reviews

You can trust responsibletravel.com reviews because, unlike many other schemes, reviews can ONLY be written by people who we have verified have been on the holidays. In addition, we don't run these holidays ourselves - our only interest is giving you the best independent advice.

Read our review policy

Unedited reviews from other travellers

5 stars
I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on
4 stars
Some great stories to tell the grandchildren. Would recommend to a friend
3 stars
Very enjoyable
2 stars
It was OK
1 star
A bit disappointing really
Convert currencies