One way ticket to South America?

metafora

Hey,

Is is ok to just have a one one ticket to say Rio as im not sure when and where ill be flying out off yet?

Do i need any visas for SA?

Thanks.

R.D. aka MR.D

Yes you need visas for most places but you get them on your way in for most places. its depends though on which countries your going to.

not sure about a return flight as that is something i'm trying to find out myself.

so far i've heard, it depends!!

cailinoBAC

I don't know about central America, but in South America I've been everywhere except the Guyanas, Ecuador and Uruguay and I didn't need any visas. And I'd be pretty sure you don't need one for Ecuador and Uruguay. As for the Guyanas, nobody really goes there. Fair play to you if you do, but they're supposed to be very expensive and hard to tie into an itinerary.

Mercy

My rough guide says for Brazil you need to show onward travel.

Neamhshuntasach

As an EU citizen you don´t need visas for any country in central or south America. I have been to every country in them regions. Panama will ask you for proof of onward travel but that doesn´t mean a flight. They will ask you to buy a bus ticket there and then for about 20 dollars. You can buy one from David over to Costa Rica beforehand which would be cheaper if you really wanted to cover your bases. Even though most countries have a proof of onward travel clause on their legisltation they never enforce it. Especially at land border crossings. Your biggest problem would more than likely be with airlines as they have to pay to fly you back in the unlikely case you are refused entry. But generally EU country citizens have no problems. Contact whatever airline you first fly into South America with and ask if they have a problem boarding you without return or onward travel.

darrenh

I flew into Rio, they stamped my passport and gave me a big welcome to Rio smile and told me to enjoy my stay. I had onward info from Santiago, Chile but they didnt know that or even ask.

Enjoy SA. It´s Amazing.

DeaglanOMurchu

Just wondering has anyone got any advice on tavelling through Central American down to Rio,cost ect.?????

Migrating to Oz,Visa should could through(All being good) Aug-Sept 2010

Wanted to do something different to the obvious London/Thailand/Sydney

Say giving myself 2 mths to do it

Thanks

Neamhshuntasach

You´d need a lot more than 2 months if you wanted to start in Central America and work your way down to Rio. Especially if you started in Guatemala. Well it´s doable but you´d be moving around so much. Fly into Buenos Aires or something and loop up through Bolivia into Brazil. On average i spend around 1000 euros a month in Latin America. But you could do that for a lot cheaper. I don´t operate on a budget.

hot fuss

Hey there,

Just recently finished a three month trip to SA, also en route to Oz, and flew into Rio too and didn't need to prove that i was leaving again. I was told that i'd need proof that I'd be out of there within 90 days but was never asked for it.

I went to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay and didn't need visas for any of those countries.

You will absoloutely love it - it's a fantastic place - my only regret is that I didn't have 6 months to spend there instead of three!

DeaglanOMurchu

Thanks for the replies folks

Ok so my Visa should come through next sept say,so after dat i think i have some time,a year or more maybe to activate my Visa
Wanna do the South American thing,but have a friend who might be travelling with,he reckons South East Asia be alot cheaper-way you guys think on dat front,might boil down to budget,which is a shame. Say on E5000,wat would ye suggest????

Cheers again for the help

Neamhshuntasach

If 5 thousand Euro excludes flights to and from South America or any internal flights then you could get more than 5 months. That would include food, bus travel, drinking a lot and doing some tours. Although you can always do things cheaper yourself without tours and you will always find someone in a hostel to do it with if you don´t wanna be alone. Central America could also be a good choice. You´d get to every country and it´s cheap. If the 5 G´s was to include prices of flights you might get around 3 months. Asia is cheaper than Latin America. Especially anywhere outside the main beach areas such as much of the tourist hot spots in the South of Thailand or Bali. But they are still dirt cheap compared with Irish prices. with 5 grand in Asia you could stay for more than 5 months. Then again it all depends on what you wanna do every day. Drinking is the biggest expenditure from my travel experiences.

johntraveler

Firstly let me congratulate you on going to the best place in the world. I'm sure you've been hearing loadsa nightmare stories that start like 'I know a guy who got robbed and blah blah blah,' but its fantastic its as dangerous as anywhere else really I found.

Its true you do not need visas, just your Yellow Card,to show you got the shots for yellow fever and the like, when flying in to Brazil. (They never really checked mine). I really don't recommend not having my escape route planned before going but they're fine about you not having a return flight or anything. (by the way if you don't know when you'll be leaving there is a danger you might try and stay for good!)

In regards to the cheapest flight check out www.skyscanner.net or my post on cheap flights to America in this section. Use student websites like www.go4less.ie, they can be a lot cheaper sometimes especially to Rio etc.

I found it much cheaper to fly into Sao Paulo which is fantastic, I used Air Swiss (I know usually very expensive) but I flew to Zurich then out to Sao Paulo at the cheapest price. Got to see Zurich as well. Check non-direct flight but only one stop ones, two-stop flights are usually more expensive!!

Flying to the Spanish speaking countries instead can be cheaper from Spain so check out those airlines like Iberia.That goes for the return flight as well. Then just get a ryanair to or from Spain.

In my case I flew home from Peru but found that I could get it cheaper flying from Lima to New York using Spirit which are worse than ryanair and then a cheapo from New York to Dublin using Aer Lingus.

Of course it all depends on your dates and destinations but here is some diffferent advice. In each place you stay use www.hostelworld.com and choose the highest rated hostel you won't regret it, although ty and book the place somewhere else as hostelworld charge commission. Finally make sure you do three things 1. See Iguazu Falls 2. Get buses everywhere in Brazil and Argentina, luxury! 3. Trek in Peru, book now I used www.Llamapaths.com they're pretty good.

Good Luck! Sorry for the long post

PS on the budget thing, the difference between SE Asia and South America is not much really just choose which place you want to see more. You can easily keep within your budget for both

harry tylend

hi,
speaking from experience ive done both and eventhough i really did enjoy both i definately think Asia is the better choice, i found people in South America were very ignorant and it was more expensive. eventhough the women in South America were stunning, u get alot more taffy in Asia!!!!
as i have good knowledge of both destinations feel free to ask me anything....

Neamhshuntasach

You must have been off your game in South America. Easiest place in the world for women. Well not all countries but generally speaking. I suppose a lot of people probably find the language a barrier. Asia's are pretty friendly but i must have different experiences than you if you think that South Americans are unfriendly. Even Argentines are friendly enough i find them the worst outta all Latin America.