Backpack or Arranged tour?

@tobepure (187)
China
July 15, 2009 11:12pm CST
Hey guys,i wonder which type you prefer when you go to travel?
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7 responses
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
16 Jul 09
Hi tobepure, I could never go on an arranged tour and be trapped with a group of people. My friend and I visited Tunisia years ago and signed up for a few coach trips and I've never done it since, it was all 'Keep together', 'be back at the coach at a certain time'. I felt like we were being herded round like a bunch of sheep and seemed to spend ages waiting for everyone else to get back to the coach. But there again I wouldn't do back packing either, but would prefer to travel around by more comfortable means these days.
@tobepure (187)
• China
16 Jul 09
I think you have metioned the deadly disadvantages of arranged tour!And i hate all of those.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
16 Jul 09
No actually I forgot to mention the constant hiding from the ghastly couple who decide to attach themselves to you for the duration!
@Porcospino (31367)
• Denmark
21 Jul 09
I have been a on a few arranged tours, but I don't like that way of travelling. I think it is a lot more fun and challenging to arrange everything on my own, it is too boring for me to go a trip where everything is already arranged. When I travel on my own I sometimes run into problems and sometimes it is hard to communicate in a language that I am not good at, but I think that is just a part of the experience, and I don't want to miss out on the challenges and the new experiences
@tobepure (187)
• China
22 Jul 09
Yeah,you are a man of spirit of adventure.
@maximax8 (31055)
• United Kingdom
3 Aug 09
I prefer backpacking. I am an independent traveler. I never go on an arranged tour. Typically I buy a flight to a gateway like Cancun for example. Then I travel around a region like Central America. On that trip I went snorkeling and visiting caves plus Mayan ruins in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. I stayed in guest houses, a tree house and a beach hut on that great adventure. I have traveled around Europe and around the world with a backpack. I never take a suit case and always on a trip I have my backpack.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Backpack, absolutely. I would never go on an arranged tour. I wouldn't want to travel with all those other people. How about you?
@tobepure (187)
• China
16 Jul 09
Yea, i seldom go on an arranged tour and i always go with one or two friend! I feel good before , during and after the tour.You konw, before starting out ,i will have to find out all the information which give a rise to my searching-information skills. During the tour , i can have my own schedule and if i do love one place, i will spend more time on this however,on an arranged tour, we are not free. After the tour,i can share all the good momeries with my family and friends! That's pretty good!
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
16 Jul 09
If I were still in the twenties, I would much prefer backpack, but as an elderly lady, time left for me to travel is not much. I would choose arranged tour to see as much as possible the highlights of the world civilization. Hope the swine flu is gone, so that I could realize my dream to visit europe.
@tobepure (187)
• China
16 Jul 09
Exactly. Go backpacking need more energy and time.Hope your trip to Europe is great!By the way, which countries will you go?
@marguicha (214294)
• Chile
16 Jul 09
I like to travel alone, except if I know quite well the rest of the party. I would not be comfortable participating in an arraged tour with people I don´t know. As for guides in tours, I have had bad experiences in general: most of the guides know very little about what they are talking about So evcen if I don´t "backpack" at my age, I do go on my own.
@tobepure (187)
• China
16 Jul 09
Yeah, the guides do not know much about what they are talking about,but to be honest, they do know more than us.So i think if we go to someplace totally different, a guide can seems important.
@mrakobesie (1246)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I love to just throw things in a car and go wherever my heart desires. I love camping, being in the nature. well arranged tours don't give me enough freedom to do what i want, whenever i want.