Why take a private tour?

Private tours give you the freedom to choose what you want to do and when. You don't have to consider the needs of other travellers, which provides you with far more room for flexibility and changes to your itinerary at every step of the way.



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While group tours may end up on buses with other travelers, private tours allow you to travel by a private car or minivan no matter if you're coming alone or with your family and friends. Private tours are also useful for those who need special care, including older relatives, small children, or disabled travelers.

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With a private tour group, you can also rely more on private transportation to get you around. While large tour groups may end up on large buses and other services, small private tour groups often get around by private car or minibus.

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According to the UN World Trade Organization, there are three kinds of tours - domestic, inbound, and outbound - and thus three kinds of tour operators who hire tour directors. Many companies offer both domestic and outbound tours.

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Private tour cons Private tours are usually considered much more expensive due to the luxury, convenience and personal attention they offer. While there is some truth in this, as personal tours can often be more expensive than group tours, this isn't always the case.

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PRO – You'll learn more: There's no guide book better than a tour guide. Information is always more interesting and easier to retain when it comes from a real person with his or her own jokes and anecdotes. CON – All the token tourists: Group tours are often filled with the the worst kinds of tourists.

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Types of Tours
  • Sightseeing Tours. ...
  • Shore Excursion Tours. ...
  • Adventure or Sporting Tours. ...
  • Other Types of Tours. ...
  • Combining Tours.


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What are the cons of group travel?
  • Less flexibility with schedules. Tours are usually predefined long before the actual trip, so don't expect a lot of leeway in terms of departure times, destinations, and the like. ...
  • Many regular tours don't allow free time.


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With no-one else to share costs with, travelling solo can become a more expensive endeavour. Food, transport and accommodation can often be cheaper with group discounts. But of course, this isn't an option for solo-ers.

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Tips for Choosing and Taking a Small Group Tour
  1. Find out how much time you will spend getting between each destination and how long you will be there. ...
  2. Note the average size and demographics of tour groups, information that can usually be found on the company's website.
  3. Check out what's included in the initial payment.


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The five vital components of tourism system are Attraction, Accessibility, Accommodation, Amenities and Activities. a) Attraction: Tourism activity starts with the attractions. At a place or destination there has to be some attraction only then people or tourists will visit that area.

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Accommodation Marketing and the 5 Stages of Travel
  • Dream Stage. In the dream stage people are browsing for ideas and inspiration on where they could travel to, stay, and what they want to experience. ...
  • Planning Stage. ...
  • Book Stage. ...
  • Experience Stage. ...
  • Share Stage.


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Tour guides face many challenges and difficulties due to their profession conditions that can be detailed as follows: 1- Seasonality, part-time work and casual employment conditions that greatly and negatively affect the amount of work and available income; 2- Freelance nature and self-employed 3- Unsocial working ...

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