If this is you, keep reading.
Because what you’re really saying is you don’t want to visit tired sites with boring guides, surrounded by slow-moving people that you don’t know.
Eek, that doesn’t sound like a memorable vacation.
Not choosing the sites you’re visiting or the Guides escorting you is like going on a date to a Michelin Star restaurant without knowing what’s on the menu or who the chef is. Because that’s the most important part!
When you’re planning your memorable trip, you want to have options to where you’re going because there’s always plenty of tailored choices to satisfy cultured tastes.
For instance, if your main interests are food, culture, history and people, a good tour company will offer you options to make some fun choices. Another added benefit is that the other people on this type of tour who also love the same four pillars will likely be quite compatible, and quickly become your travel buddies.
That just leaves the Guide(s). The most important part! They’re your concierge, maitre’D and cultural expert all rolled into one. Don’t settle for a “mention” of a guide – you want to know who it is. They should be a personality with a story and a following – that’s what you pay for on a bespoke trip of 6-8 couples.
Big bus?
Fine for large tours but not for the bespoke small group.
How bout a Mercedes Sprinter van to navigate you from one thoughtfully chosen destination and hand-picked restaurant to another.
And the friends you make on that kind of trip may just last forever.
