Backpacking Central America: what I spent and where I went in 3 months.

Thinking of traveling around central America but not sure how much time and money you need and where to go? Hopefully this post will help you! Central America is relatively small compared to neighbouring North America and South America. You can get around it easy enough on public buses and shuttles and cover alot of countries in a matter of weeks. Its cheap too, not south east Asia cheap but cheap. Guatemala and Nicaragua being the cheapest countries to travel in, maybe that’s why I spent the longest time in both of those countries but they were also my favourite countries too. Time of year to visit The dry season is from Dec to Mar and the high season with dry warm days and cooler than the hotter, wet and humid months from May until October. How long do I need? I spend just over 3 months in total in Central America and felt it was the perfect amount of time to explore the highlights of each country, get off the beaten track slightly and emerse fully in the culture of the countries. Of course I could have spent a lot longer and ideally I would have loved…