Packaged Tours versus Independant travel - Tips and Tricks
The Contiki Bus, Glenshee, Scotland An age old question is should you do a package tour, or do everything yourself as an independent traveller? In my 20's, I did quite a few packaged t ours (with Contiki ). I travelled to Great Britain, the Hawaiian islands and both islands of the Long White Cloud (New Zealand). For most of these packaged tour holidays, I travelled as a solo traveller. I found this to be the easiest and safest way for me to travel as a young female. However, by the time I had reached my last organised tour, I really had had enough of the 'package tour'. I was sick of being taken to places I didn't want to go, and not spending enough time in places that I did. I also didn't like the fact that they would take you to these 'factory outlets' where you were encouraged to buy something or r est stops were at 'expensive' shops so you could spend more money at another 'captured market'. Lastly, I also realised, by travell