How to select the Right Tour

To help you choose the right tour and make the most of your next vacation, here is a list of essential tips to keep in mind.

 

Pick the right destination

Where you travel can often make or break a trip. However, narrowing hundreds of countries down to one can be a challenge. Make sure you take into consideration important factors including weather and time of year. For example, while late summer is a great time of year to visit most destinations, you may want to wait until later in the year to visit India. While less expensive for the budget conscious traveler, summer is also India’s monsoon season. Other factors - like high-water and low-water season in the Amazon - may also impact some of the activities available on your journey. Whatever the case, our advisors can help you to decide.

 

Choose a tour based on your interests

Do you get seasick when on a boat on choppy waters? Do you like nature tours that involve a lot of wildlife sightings? Is there a particular aspect of a destination's culture you find intriguing and simply MUST experience? These are the types of questions you'll want to answer when deciding on a tour. Choose travel that caters to your interests, rather than one based simply on price or availability.

 

Choose a tour based on your personal likes

Nearly as important as choosing a tour based on your interests is picking one based on your personal likes. Do you like some downtime in your schedule for sitting on the beach or enjoying a few happy hour cocktails? Do you love the personal attention and deeper exploration of a small-ship cruise? Do you prefer a scheduled itinerary where most of your itinerary is planned out? Our advisors make every attempt to keep small-group itineraries flexible with a variety of activity options crafted to get you deep into nature, plus time to soak up the local color. While most tours will have enriching daily lectures, you can always opt-out and enjoy time to relax.

 

Do your research

While you don't have to buy every travel magazine on the rack, do your research before choosing a tour. Doing some research even before choosing a destination and tour can help narrow down the possibilities. Picking up some reading material and talking to a travel expert can provide valuable information that dictates your trip, such as exchange rates, peak/off-peak times of travel, weather, language and flight availability

 

Know what's included

Read the fine print. It's here that you'll often find out information about meals, transportation, excursions and tipping. While some tours are all-inclusive and include these things in the package price, many tour operators don't. If your tour doesn't include transfers, pre- and post-cruise accommodations, baggage handling, restaurant tips, entrance fees and things of that nature, the cost of your tour can go up fast! Make sure you have all of this pertinent information before choosing and booking an adventure.

 

 

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