Escorted Tours or FIT: What’s your style?
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marian wattel
Stockton, CA
Speciality: Adventure & Destinations for All Ages
I have always wanted to travel. The journey was just as important as the destination. Seeing new things, meeting new people, and having new experiences was a treat. I never envisioned I would get too far from home. Little did I know my future ...
I have always wanted to travel. The journey was just as important as the destination. Seeing new things, meeting new people, and having new experiences was a treat. I never envisioned I would get too far from home. Little did I know my future when I took my first solo trip to Hawaii at 20.
Since my travel adventure started, I have been across the USA many times and love each new place I find myself. History is so much easier to understand when you are on site. I have learned that there is much more to the USA than just two coasts and the people are warm and friendly.
Besides home, I have been to Europe, Asia, Africa, India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, and my long time goal of Bora Bora --long story there. I have been fortunate and sailed from New Orleans to Singapore and Syndey to Honolulu.
I have been on numerous sailings and cruise lines, on European river cruises, and a Mississippi River cruise. I can even say I have been in a giant canoe on the upper Amazon River. The California Delta is my backyard and playground.
My adventures and travels have gone from simple to very luxurious and a great number in between. It is amazing how many experiences can be packed into 50+ years of adventure.
I believe my experiences can assist you in making reality of your vision and goals. Drop me a line, call, or text so we can start planning that dream.
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Semi-escorted tour to Yosemite
What type of travel do you think is best suited for you? Do you like to have someone make all of the plans for your holiday? Is your real holiday one where all you need to decide is what you are gong to wear ? If that description fits you, an escorted tour is probably for you.
Escorted tours take care of all of the details of your holiday. From air travel, hotels, and specific tours or activities, your tour company will take care of all of the details. Most of the escorted tours also include a specific number of meals and makes add-ons available to further fill out your holiday time. Escorted tours are an opportunity to make friends and share common experiences. Many times you can make life-long friends.
You may not like having a structure while on your holiday time. Independent travel is something that may work well for you. You may have a very loose structure such as a country or state and a start place within that area. You may know the arrival dates and the dates to go home. If you have several goals to achieve during the adventure, you may schedule those and have the rest of your adventure fall into place.
Personally, I have done both. Starting out, I much preferred the FIT experience because if things got really interesting in one location we could just stay longer. It was only important to make it to the airport for the journey home on a specific date--and sometimes, that was flexible, too.
My first experience with an escorted tour was not great. We saw the things we wanted, but the operator decided two 50 person buses could travel together. It meant there were too many of us in one location at one time and it did not make for happy travelers.
After that experience, escorted tours were avoided. When I came upon a tour company that put a limit on the number of participants and it was well priced, I decided to try it again. Luckily, it was a fantastic tour. I have used that company and several others that have made be love group tours, also.
No matter your travel style, there is an adventure waiting for you. I would be happy to help you find he right fit and value.