Part of the excitement about traveling is that it’s spontaneous. This spontaneity shows itself in a myriad of different ways, and one of those ways is precisely how a traveler decides to explore a city. Many explorers will opt to do everything themselves: the research, the transportation, and essentially being an overall independent tourist. However, there’s a whole other way to tour a city, and one way is to take a guided tour. Here are some of the benefits of doing it like that.
It Gives You Peace of Mind
Sometimes it can be stressful to do all of the research yourself. There’s something nice about a tour guide telling you everything you really need to know about a landmark, and giving you their own personal flair in the process. In addition, many guided tours will cover a bevy of various landmarks in one shot, which can also give you the peace of mind knowing that you’re covering all of the hotspots.
It Connects You With the Locals
As we mentioned, a guided tour is given by a tour guide who has a personal flair—and quite often that tour guide is a local. This means that you’re not just hearing historical facts from someone you can rely on firsthand, but you’re also conversing with the person in a personal manner. The more you talk to the tour guide, the more you’ll appreciate about how the locals live in the present time, and not just in historical times.
