Cheaper tour or on your own. Which is better: an organized tour or independent travel? Which method to choose, pros and cons

Yes, who cares. Personally, I hate organized tours.

Cons of organized tours:

Often they include unnecessary sponsorship trips to a jewelry or fur store (I encountered in Paris and Turkey);

You are partially dependent on other tourists in your group (they need to pee, souvenirs, they have a crying baby on the bus);

Tours are usually the most popular places for excursions for which you have already paid. And if you want to go to a non-tourist place, and you are going to Versailles with a bus, you are sorry to refuse, you have already paid.

Pros of organized tours:

No need to think about anything: what to do with yourself, how to get to the museum, where to eat, what to see. True, it is not a fact that all places will be good.

Usually it is cheaper due to the travel agency, hotels on the outskirts or those in which travel agencies have special prices, sponsors, to whose store you will be taken on a tour, etc. Also Bus tours, like 7 countries in 5 days, very cheap.

There are very cool tours that are not for everyone, but especially for you. For example, in Ukraine there are guys who take designers and architects on tours. They plan cool and with them you can get, for example, to workshops famous architects where you yourself would never go. Or there photo tours. In short, highly specialized tours that will interest you. Or very expensive and rare tours, such as a cruise near Antarctica.

That is, you can enjoy the tour if planning makes you hysterical and if you don't care too much about what you see on the trip. Paris and okay, it doesn’t matter to you what exactly you see (you will see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre 100%). Or if you find a unique tour.

If independence and quality are still important to you, it is better to do everything yourself.

Pros of self-guided tours:

What you want, then you do - visit the places you want, plane or bus - choose yourself, choose the hotel yourself, everything is up to you.

Sites for selecting tickets, hotels, restaurants, establishments and entertainment give complete freedom (tickets.ua, tripadviser.com, hotels.com, anywayanyday and hundreds of other sites).

The guide (book) often tells everything you need, and if you choose it correctly, you can do without a guide on the bus, as in an organized tour. The Internet, again, knows everything.

You can get into tourist places, which you will find out about on some local site, and not in tourist mass-market places, where the quality is calculated on the fact that you will never return, and others will arrive tomorrow.

Many interesting routes are not subject to organized tours. Fuck would we see Scottish northern castles, would have ascended to the very high point Great Britain, would visit Glasgow, Edinburgh, Oberdeen, Inverness, Loch Ness, Isle of Skye in one organized tour. And on its own it is quite real.

Cons of self-guided tours:

You have to plan a lot and rely on yourself. Often this means buying tickets to the museum on the Internet, otherwise there will be a huge queue (Uffizi, Louvre);

You can get into a bad hotel with bedbugs (Paris :)), travel agencies usually choose trusted hotels, because of the reputation and all the cases;

Some places can only be reached with a group, or it is easier to get with a group or an organized tour (in some collections, group-only excursions, cruises, etc. are most often organized tour).

It's a little harder to find a guide. I don’t know, somehow we never had the practice of ordering a city guide from the Internet without recommendations. It is always either a blogger-guide whom I read long before the trip (London, Stockholm), or on the recommendation of friends (Tallinn).

In short, an independent trip is usually easier and more pleasant to organize for yourself in simple places (cities and countries in Europe and the USA). It is easier and safer to take a tour to exotic countries, as I understand it.

It's not the same for everybody. Last year my friend and I were looking for where to relax, looking for options where we can surf (I have dreamed of trying for many years). The newbies themselves did not know how. At first we wanted to get there ourselves, find a rental of boards and try it ourselves, but in the end we decided to choose a paid surf tour. And you know, we never regretted it at all! chose the surfvan camp at your own risk - thank God. everything went very well)))

Answer

Better solo travel. Get out of your comfort zone, improve your languages, ride local public transport, rent from locals, eat with locals, go to different places, watch what group guides don’t show, get into stories that will be interesting to tell. Take risks and discover new things. And you will be happy!

Traveling alone is definitely better, and here's why:

1. Self-planning is a way to travel on any budget. No one in the chain between you and the computer has their own margin for food, flights, housing and all that.

2. Self-organization is zen. No one but you is responsible for jambs, delays and failures. And since there is no point in blaming yourself, you will only have to accept the universe with all its surprises.

3. Absolute freedom movement. Nowhere and never will you feel so many emotions as at the Bangkok train station without scoreboards and signs.

Hold on, friends.

1) If it European city then, of course, self-travel. Book a hotel on one of the many sites, upon arrival, buy a "city name_card" (in many European cities such cards are sold for a period of one to 3 days, they usually give free pass by public transport and free or partially discounted passes to museums), travels to the suburbs public transport, there you can take an audio guide, and if you arrive before the opening, then walk through the sights in front of all the tourist crowds. Good things about such a trip: you don’t depend on anyone, you walk wherever you want, you eat wherever you want, you merge with the city, and not with the guide’s herd. But for this: you need to plan in advance what you will visit tomorrow, after tomorrow, etc., do not spare your feet, because there is a lot of walking, it is advisable to know English.

2) If this is a trip around the country, then the question is in the budget. Everyone writes about tours like huge buses filled with time-oblivious women, sober men and their squealing offspring (hello, typical Turkey). Of course, such a journey is comparable to a descent into Hell. Another case: a driver-guide in a good car for a small company or family (assume that you don’t drive / are afraid to get confused in the maps / can’t cope with driving on unusual terrain / take a break from the steering wheel and calmly look out the window) - this, believe me, is very well and helps to know the country from the inside. However, this is a tour, not a solo trip.

3) There are concept tours, that's another story altogether.

4) Destination: The difference between East and West is great, if you are not going to experiment by placing yourself in the condition of a newly hatched chick, then it is better to use a tour operator.

Better water or beer?
Here is the same thing. You need to ask yourself a few questions, in the spirit of "what do I want to get from the trip? what resources do I have (time, money, etc.)?", and accordingly, based on the answers, it will be clear what is better in this case.

If you want to lie on the beach for a week in Turkey, because the budget is limited, too lazy to organize, and besides, you don’t know languages ​​​​and are afraid that they are needed (actually not) - then why not buy a tour.

And if you are interested in walking around Venice, then vice versa - there is no point in contacting the company - you will overpay for the tour, and the hotel will most likely be offered to hell knows where.

Depends on what you want from this trip. I will write about excursion trips, because I am not a fan of beach holidays.

When buying a ticket through a travel agency, you, of course, overpay, but you don’t bother with the route (you just pre-select from several presented), accommodation, excursions, guides, and mode of transportation. Sometimes you don't even bother with food. They just pick you up at the airport, put you on a bus and take you to where they planned. You just have to relax, listen to the guide's stories and buy souvenirs. And another bonus: most often groups go to museums faster than individual visitors.

When planning a trip on your own, you take it all upon yourself. You need to shovel a lot of information about the city or country where you are going to find out where and why you should go there :) You buy air tickets, look for housing, find out how you can get to this housing. If transfers are provided, you also need to buy train / bus tickets. But there are pluses here: you go wherever you want, you do not have to listen to the guides' ranting (if it depresses you) and make sure that you do not lag behind the group; you are the king and god of your journey, everything depends entirely on you; you can go to super-interesting, non-pop places; you lie down and get up at your convenience. And it's also much cheaper!

Personally, I went on tours and on independent trips. I love this and that. I mostly travel on my own, but when I have extra money and I don’t have the strength to explore the country on my own (previously waiting for travel planning), but I want to go on vacation, I go to a travel agency

For me, independent travel is preferable. Sometimes you start to prepare for half a year, and this is already a great pleasure. I buy a bunch of books, a map, watch historical films, read reviews from other travelers. Finding a place to live is a special pleasure. When traveling around Europe, we ignore hotels, we book accommodation on airbnb.com We always take country houses near the area we want to explore. Having a good kitchen is so important! It is very inexpensive to live in a real medieval house! But about the cost of independent travel, I do not agree with those who write that you can save money on this. Traveling in a rented car across Europe will still cost at least 2 times more than a package tour, although it is worth it.

There is no single answer to this question. Depends on direction and what you want.

Usually an organized tour, especially if it covers several countries or cities, allows you to free your head from organizational issues and put all your strength into the perception and development of what you see. For relative comfort and efficiency in terms of time, you pay here with standardization and a somewhat incubator approach.

Traveling on your own is more fun because you can completely tailor it to your needs, interests, budget, and pace of learning. However, this requires a lot of time, emotional and physical costs, which are rewarded interesting discoveries and adventure.

Some companies offer a combination of these two approaches, and this is probably the most advantageous option. Last year I had a chance to go on a two-week trip to Vietnam with the world famous company intrepid. We had organized basic things, such as transfers between cities and overnight stays in hotels. Everything else was optional. optional excursions, entertainment, going out, dinners and so on. And we ourselves put together the most interesting and relevant program as if from Lego, while there was enough time and opportunities to explore the area on our own.

I remember before there was a lot of arguing about what is better and cheaper: a trip on a package tour or on your own. Which is cheaper: a tour or on your own?
I'm here even.
Now, after the mass bankruptcy of travel agencies this year, these conversations have subsided.

And this is understandable: there is a possibility that having bought a tour on this tour, you will not fly away for “good” reasons for the bankruptcy of the seller.
A seller who is simply an intermediary between the travel tool and you.
And the tool is not complicated, and it is easy to learn how to use it - therefore, a vacation organized independently is more flexible in relation to force majeure and is easily rebuilt if something happens.

“But what about the price?”, - an inquisitive dependent tourist will ask, - after all, a ticket is cheaper than traveling on your own!
You are mistaken dear...

I took calculation of the cost of holidays in Dubai which was published on .
The calculation of the cost was taken by me at the Vinsky Forum:.

If you are interested in my review of a vacation in Dubai, then here.

Family 4 adults.
Savages, on my own
Booked at the end of August.
Dubai from 03.11 for 14 nights. Emirates flight from Moscow.
Air tickets 16700*4=66800. The cost of one ticket was returned in miles from Tinkoff.
Insurance - one adult free of charge (TCS card), .
Accommodation :
7 nights - Doubletree by Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Beach, apartments 2 bedrooms with a kitchen (they still have a kitchen there, but a little cheaper) - 75000 (including taxes) booked through booking.
7 nights - Damac Maison Dubai Mall, apartment 2 bedrooms - 74000 with a view of the BH, booked through airbnb.
Visas: 14000

Independently: 216.600 rubles for 4 people

At the tour operator(watched Biblio-Glubus) this tour for the same dates.
True, you can’t choose both hotels there, but since they cost me the same, I looked at two options - Hilton for 14 nights and Damac for 14 nights.
Hilton is slightly cheaper than Damak

Tour package: from 500.000 rubles for 4 people

Conclusion: if you organize your own vacation in Dubai, you can save money.
At what to save decently - more than twice.
Here is such a schedule.

Additional help:

Flights

Or look at flydubai's destination grid — the company flies to Dubai from Rostov, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Kazan, Minvod, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Moscow

Visa

If you are flying to Dubai with Flydubai, then here is a link to apply for a UAE visa yourself (which is no longer needed).

Hotels, apartments

Search and book hotels in Dubai at the best prices (without prepayment): 619 options with tourist reviews

Here they will help and prompt at the beginning in preparation self rest In Dubai

Finally, I want to say this:
if you know the value of money, that is, they come to you as payment for your work, and do not fall into your pocket from the sky, then I am sure that you will easily master the tools independent organization your rest.
In fact, this is a trifling matter and takes a little time.
For example, you can organize your vacation at sea by yourself in 30 minutes of time spent usefully on the Internet. I provided links, and there is more than enough information on this site ...
In general, it's up to you to decide how.

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Every experienced traveler will tell you that planning your next trip is not difficult. But for a beginner, this task may seem not so much difficult as new and intimidating. After all, the success of the entire trip depends to a greater extent on preparation. Logistics, accommodation, on-site program, country specifics, local prices and the “right” places to shop are just a small part of what needs to be found and implemented. And for this we have collected useful resources and services that may be useful initial stage real travel.

I don’t know what will make me buy a ready-made ticket from a tour operator now (except for a super-unrealistic price that will cover the cost of flights and accommodation), because planning an independent trip is easy and simple. Often the trip comes out, if not cheaper, then much richer and more interesting. So let's get started!

What's the price

Numbeo- convenient option find out how much housing, food, transport, etc. cost in the country where you are going to go. Just select the criteria you need and estimate the budget for your trip.

How to get there

Kayak- looking for plane tickets. In my experience, he was the one who always gave me the cheapest airfare. And, of course, do not forget about flying out of Russia.

And if you do not know where to go on a trip, you have a direct road to Drungli. This site will tell you where you can fly the cheapest way from your city on a specific date, or it will give you a price table for the whole month.

What to pay attention to: which airport the plane arrives at (important for logistics or transfers), conditions for returning and exchanging a ticket, baggage rules, meals on board.

Where to live

Hotels Combined - decent metasearch engine for hotels in different countries ah, thanks to which you do not have to check all the booking sites you know. On the site Bed and Breakfast you can find a B&B hotel (I just adore them). In addition to finding hotels, there is also a good content section with travel ideas and tips.

But hotels are not the only possible option for a stopover while traveling. On service Airbnb you can find an apartment, and on the site Hostels- find a cheap hostel. Website useful for travelers with children [email protected] family oriented.

What to pay attention to A: Does the price include local taxes, food, and cancellation policy.

What to do on site

Personally, I love getting to know real life in every new country and the city where I visit, so I always look for local friends on Couchsurfing. After all, they can not only give practical advice, but also arrange a tour, show life from the inside, and even feed you lunch. In addition, you can always track the parties and other activities organized by the "surfers" in a particular city. It is always interesting and fun to meet fellow travelers in person.

Second option - organize an official tour with local resident, for example, using the service tripster. By the way, here you can not only find an excursion from the locals, but also ask the participants of the service a question of interest.

Currant- a startup guide to Russia that will tell you where to go and what to do without leaving your native country. Also from travelers for travelers.

In addition to Couchsurfing and Tripster, there are a few other resources you can add to find tips and advice from travelers.

tripadvisor- reviews of hotels, restaurants, beaches, etc. - a huge database of various objects and activities around the world. By the way, here you can find reviews about the hotel that you liked, for example, by price or location.

gogobot - somewhat similar to TripAdvisor, but it also has a large community of travellers. On Gogobot, you can ask a question or make a recommendation to others.

Travelers for travelers– another community of travelers from different countries focused on budget travel and acquaintance with local life and culture.

Find an expert

No desire or time to do everything yourself? Increase your budget by 10 - 20 € and order the desired service from others.

GO2- on this platform there is a good section of services, where experienced travelers offer their help to beginners. For example, developing logistics, finding plane tickets or housing options. There is no fixed price for any service, so you can negotiate with each expert individually.

Skillflick - a resource for finding local services in London, from guided tours to clarinet lessons to professional wedding photography.

I think that most of these services are familiar experienced travelers or have alternatives. However, they will certainly come in handy for those who are just taking the first steps in organizing independent trips.

solo travel and independent tourism not many, but different from organized recreation through travel companies.
There are many reasons why people choose to go on their own.
Some people like that the same vacation can be organized cheaper than through a travel company.
Others, that there is confidence that they will not be deceived, and if it is necessary to cancel the trip, the loss of small commissions will not cause disappointment. Agree that it is not reasonable to fly to a country in the midst of an epidemic or where it has become, and terrorist attacks have become more frequent, just because refusing a ticket is too expensive.
Thirdly, independent travel opens up the opportunity to see more in one vacation, experience completely different sensations and get real pleasure from independent rest.

The first independent trip is most often thought of in the next package holiday, when vacationers meet who are resting on their own.

What you should pay attention to when thinking about independent travel

Safety
Travel safety should always come first when choosing a country (holiday destination).
Buying travel insurance is a mandatory and important part of a self-guided tour. To buy insurance, you do not need to go anywhere, everything can be done via the Internet. Here you will find an article where, how and for what amount to buy travel insurance.
But if insurance is an opportunity to compensate for funds for medical service, then common sense, this is a chance to prevent insured and non-insured events.
In addition to preference choice safe country for traveling wild, it should be borne in mind that in any country there are local risk factors.
You should not tempt fate once again, walking at night through deserted streets, in a state of intoxication.
The city center and suburbs are two sides of the same coin. Outskirts and slums, it's not the best place to get acquainted with national customs.

Country selection
The choice of a country for a holiday is more about the type of holiday, it will be beach holiday, excursion or with the possibility of both. I think that everything is simple here, and the choice depends only on you.

Accommodation
Finding a hotel or accommodation can seem like one of the hardest parts of planning. traveling on your own, but in fact, this issue is solved quite simply.
The closer to the city center and the higher the class of the hotel, the higher the price of accommodation. For an economical stay, you should look for a 3-star hotel or accommodation on the outskirts of the city.
The issue of accommodation is a matter of price and quality of service, and if you can save on this, then why not use it.
For this, there are special services that help you find and book a hotel room or apartment via the Internet.
Here you will find articles about services for finding hotels and booking accommodation:
- book a hotel in Booking;
- booking hotels in HotelLook;
- search for housing around the world.

In some cases, booking accommodation can be not only convenient and comfortable, but also cost-effective.
Read these articles and you will understand that finding and booking a hotel and apartment is not as difficult as it seems.

The language barrier
Knowledge in English only help in english speaking countries, in other countries ordinary people he is known in the same way as in our country, with a C mark. Knowledge of English is no longer required when buying air tickets and booking a hotel, for this we use sites with support for the Russian language. But knowledge of the language may be required in the hotel itself, and independent travel is The best way improve this knowledge. In other cases, everything can be solved using a notebook, a phrase book, on fingers and gestures.
Be sure to keep a notebook and a pen with you, because after the questions - How much? Or Quanta Costa? they will be very useful to you.
Believe me, there you will have a second wind, which will help you find mutual language and understanding with local population. And this is what will give you unforgettable impressions and memories of a savage vacation.

Visa
In most countries where tourists are loved and expected, no permit is required, a visa is opened upon arrival, and some European countries allowed to stay in their territory without a visa for up to 72 hours.
The list of these countries may change and therefore for each country it is worth checking on the websites of these countries at the time of choosing a country for recreation.
But there are entry countries that require a visa. On the websites of consulates, embassies of these countries, or the closest to you visa application center, there is all necessary information, about the documents and fees that will be required when applying for a visa. Collect all documents and make an appointment if possible. In some cases, it is enough to have transport tickets, a passport, hotel reservations and insurance, but sometimes they ask for a certificate from work and call back to check.
In this article you will find information on how to get a Schengen yourself.

I also recommend using Google Maps where possible. Look in advance online at the streets, houses and sights, this will help you navigate the terrain and not get lost on walks in a little-known city.
This is what the Palace of Westminster and the Big Ben clock tower look like on a Google map.

How to start a self-guided tour

To feel confident in an independent tour abroad, try first independent rest Houses. Buy air tickets to Crimea and book a hotel, or choose any other resort in Krasnodar Territory or Abkhazia.
After that, plan an independent holiday in Bulgaria. Buy cheap flights to Burgas and book a hotel.
You can also advise to spend a few days in Prague, here you can compare prices for air tickets to Prague. In Prague, accommodation can be cheaper than a hotel room.
In Bulgaria and in the Czech Republic, they understand Russian, and this simplifies communication.
When you are already comfortable with independent trips, you can safely plan an independent vacation in Greece, Italy, Spain or Thailand.
Independent tours to Turkey and Egypt, with rare exceptions, will be cost-effective, so it is better to go to these countries on vacation through a travel company.

Planning an independent vacation

You can plan an independent vacation in advance or fly out immediately after buying cheap air tickets. Here you will find an article about unplanned trips.
If you managed to buy cheap air tickets for a promotion or on the exchange of charter flights, then your vacation will be adjusted to the purchased air tickets. You just have to find a hotel or accommodation and book it, buy insurance and.

Planning your own holiday starts 2-3 months in advance, this allows you to find cheap flights in the direction where you would most like to go on vacation.
If you can’t decide on a place to stay, go to a travel company and ask what they can advise you. Once they've set up a tour for you, use their offer to plan a self-guided vacation.
According to the calendar low prices, find a day of cheap plane tickets, through the search for hotels, find out the cost of living, in general, take into account all the costs that will be associated with a vacation in the proposed hotel travel company. If the hotel has a choice of a boarding house, then the issue with food will be resolved, if not, then calculate the food based on how much is spent on food at home. Food in our country is the same, if not more expensive than in many countries. By calculating the approximate costs of an independent trip, and comparing them with the cost of the tour, you can decide how it will be more profitable to relax.
If an independent vacation suits you, then go ahead and buy air tickets and book a hotel or accommodation.

What are the advantages of solo travel:
- This is a completely different kind of recreation, which is perceived differently.
- The difference in the cost of traveling alone is not significant, but cheaper by 20-30% of similar tours.
- For you, every day becomes new, which is completely planned by you yourself, starting with breakfast and ending with the fact that you may already be in another hotel to spend the night. Traveling around the cities, you will always discover something new - previously unfamiliar.

The most difficult thing is to decide on the first independent trip, but you should do it at least once, and you will understand that independent travel is much more interesting than ready-made tours, and easier than it seems at first glance.

You can choose the direction where to go to rest on our website.

Tatyana Solomatina

Package tour or independent travel?

Hello dear readers!

Tour or independent travel? Why do some people buy a package tour, while others organize the trip themselves? Is it worth bothering when there are a lot of agencies nearby? Friends go by themselves, probably it's more profitable? I would try, but what if I fail?

If you ask such questions, then this article is for you, read on, perhaps you will find the answers and the picture will become clearer.

In my opinion, minimal preparation is needed even if you buy ready tour.

Of course, you can just come to the nearest agency, you will be offered a lot of options. But there are subtleties. I have nothing against friendly agents, but there is no guarantee that the hotel will suit you, that they will not sell what is beneficial to them, that the specialist will have a sincere desire to understand your needs, that he will want to look for a lower price or promotions for you, compare the possibility of a convenient departure, and much more. No one will give such guarantees, unless of course he is your close relative or friend.

Agents can be understood, their goal is to sell the tour, while spending a minimum of effort, and receive interest. They will not dig deep for you, so buy it. Not all of them are like that, of course, but they are common.

Which way to choose, pros and cons?

Buy a ready-made tour or go on your own?

To answer this question, let's look at what a package tour consists of. It includes flight, hotel, transfer to and from the place, insurance. Visas and excursions are usually paid separately. Suppose you have already decided on the country and hotel. It's time to look at the prices for package tours of the main tour operators specializing in the chosen direction. The cost is high, don't despair. Try to find out how much it will cost independent trip. To do this, find tickets, look at the cost of the hotel, find out the amount of transfer and insurance. Thus, you will reach the price of an "independent" tour. Then you only need to compare the two numbers.

A package tour is good because you don’t have to spend a lot of time preparing for the trip, during the rest the tour operator takes part of the responsibility for you (unforeseen circumstances have not been canceled), visa issues are resolved for you, if anything, there is someone to file a claim (although also controversial question).

But there are also disadvantages. Full dependence on the operator. With such a difficult situation in the country, this is an important minus. I had experience with the liquidation of the tour operator "Labyrinth". My family lost 190,000 rubles. Then the truth was paid compensation of 18,000 rubles. But agree, this is a drop in the ocean.

Friends go by themselves, probably it's more profitable?

Regarding the price, there is no definite answer. The issue is debatable, sometimes a package tour is cheaper, sometimes more expensive than an independent tour, a lot depends on the ability to buy cheap tickets, it is advantageous to book a hotel. Tour operators benefit from the cost of flights and redeemed hotel rooms. However, if you have difficult route, with stops at different places, with visiting different countries, it is cheaper to organize a vacation yourself.

Of course you can order individual tour in the agency. But unfortunately, I could not find an agency that could organize such a tour inexpensively. Very few tour operators offer complex travel in principle, and there are no inexpensive offers at all. As a rule, such tours are designed for very wealthy clients. I am not one of them, so I cannot give you reliable information in this direction. I know only one agency that organizes such turnkey tours, and then from the words of close friends. This is Sodis. My friends went through them and were very satisfied (do not take it for advertising). The holiday was great, but the cost was biting.

I would try, but what if I fail?

Buy a tour from a local agency, and tickets yourself?

If you are not confident in your abilities, I advise you to partially entrust the development of the trip to the agency. It will be cheaper than an individual tour, but more expensive than organized by yourself.

In this case, you yourself study the approximate route, buy tickets and insurance. Next, dig on the Internet, find a local tourist agency and book a private tour with them. Their representatives take care of you at the airport upon arrival and accompany you until your departure. No need to think about hotels, transfers, entrance tickets. You will only relax and enjoy new places. Of course, for this, even from home, it is necessary to work out with the agency all the nuances of movement, accommodation and leisure. And the more meticulously you do it, the less problems there are.

Most often, tourists who are poorly prepared for the trip become ardent opponents of independent rest.

conclusions

So what to choose? Buy a ready-made tour or organize an independent trip? Everywhere has its pros and cons.

I travel both on my own and package tours. It all depends on the complexity of the destination route, country, type of holiday, family composition, financial capacity, and many other factors at the time of travel.

Which way of organizing a trip is right for you, only you can understand. In this article, I just tried to sort out the possible options a little, sort out some points. This is my personal experience and my personal vision of this issue. I will be glad if my thoughts will be useful.

P.S

Dear friends and guests of my blog!

This was my first article. Now, when six months have passed and more than 80 posts have been published, reading this material I understand how disparate information is, how hard the text is perceived. Of course, you can redo it, but I decided that I would write new article I'll keep this one as a keepsake. I ask you to be condescending, I wrote from the heart!

Tatyana Solomatina