Tours and Towers – Why Guided Tours of London Make Sense

If you really need a reason to book a guided tour of London, here’s the best one: every minute of your stay in London will be precious, and you deserve to fill it with as many memories as possible. Greater London covers a total of 609 square miles, and the chances of finding your way to all their well-and-not-so-well-known attractions on your own are quite remote. So unless you’re moving to London permanently or expect to be returning at regular intervals, participating in one of the many excellent guided tours is the way to go  tours by locals.

The station is bustling from very early to very late hours with traffic. As it is the terminus for train services to Heathrow Airport, it is a major station for transportation in London. Many tourist attractions are reachable in less than an hour and its central location offers travelers access to different activities in London.

Solo Travel is Costly

It is a most common myth that traveling solo is expensive. On the contrary, it is cheaper than group traveling as you can lay your own rules. With the fast-growing solo travel market, you can explore more places at minimal costs. You can opt for budget-friendly stays and dine at cheaper places. You can also book dormitories and tourist hostels to reduce your accommodation cost. Try local street foods, bargain and buy souvenirs and exotic local delicacies. The solo trip will definitely shape you as a person in terms of saving money and being practical. You will be become more matured and focused in your life after the trip.

Language is an Obstacle

Language is never a barrier to enjoy an amazing vacation. If you are traveling to a place which does not speak your language, don’t worry. Consider it as the best chance to learn a new language. Try to learn few local words or phrases to get along with the locals. The locals respect trippers those who make an effort to learn their language. The locals generally help people from other areas visiting their homeland. There is nothing to worry if you do not know the local language. Make use of translator apps and guidebooks which are available online nowadays.

Yes, the basic tourist attractions such as museums, churches and castles are almost always safe, even when traveling independently, but they generally do not provide a true sense of the city, you know the “local color” that is so important to capture, especially for those who enjoy traveling solo and somewhat independently. That said, unless you have befriended a local [prior to arrival] that you know and trust, there are many sights and areas of a city that the solo traveler just may have to avoid because you’re just not at ease going there alone.

Traveling, for most people, is a social activity. We travel with family and friends. We travel with colleagues from the office, or even with acquaintances with whom we have the same interests. There are times, however, when nobody in our circle shares our thirst for travel. In such cases, we can either travel alone or don’t travel at all. For the real travel-bugs, the second is not an option at all.

Be sure and interview your personal tour guide and make sure they are licensed, you want to be sure they have your interest in mind, not to get commissions from merchants to push their businesses. A good website to do some research at is TripAdvisor.com and ask around for references for good guides in the area you are planning to visit. Make sure your guide speaks your language and the language of where you are going to visit. Be clear on the prices of the tours and be sure and tip them if you are satisfied with their services. Another good idea is to offer to buy them a meal, as they will surely know the local specialty places to eat.

If an actual personal tour guide is not your thing and you are of the techie geek sort, you can now get programs for your GPS system and be your own personal tour guide by just following the guide of the GPS program for the area you are visiting, of course, the programs are limited to the most popular areas and places, so if you want to visit outlaying areas and countries your best bet is still a personal tour guide.

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