Travel Hindustan Times I By Neha Yadav

How To Travel Without A Tour Guide

Hiring a tour guide means excess expenditure especially when you're on a budget trip

From creating your own itinerary to touring new places, you can do all of it without hiring a tour guide while you travel

Here's how you can travel without a tour guide

Plan your own itinerary

Plan your own itinerary of places you want to visit. Chalk out your travel timings, plan a fixed budget, and mark important sites that need to be covered

Research

Dig up as much information as possible about places you plan on visiting. Research its history and culture to understand the significance of the place

Read descriptions

Most historical sites or tourism sites have description boards highlighting the importance of the place. Make sure to read the explanatory boards during your tour

Buy guidebooks

Guidebooks are excellent alternatives to tour guides. A guidebook contains all information relevant to the place you are visiting

You can also find accommodation, transportation and restaurant options in a guidebook

Talk to locals

Interact with locals to know about the place better. You will discover different stories and folklore from people who have stayed in that place for years

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