To be guided, or to trailblaze? The pros and cons of a travel guide
explained!
When you’re traveling to some of Africa’s more historically exciting locales
(most notably Egypt, although people don’t necessarily associate Egypt with
Africa), there will often...
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To be guided, or to trailblaze? The pros and cons of a travel guide
explained!
When you’re traveling to some of Africa’s more historically exciting locales
(most notably Egypt, although people don’t necessarily associate Egypt with
Africa), there will often be a time where you and your travel partners must
decide if you are going to use a travel guide for the entire trip.
Companies
like EF Tours provide large, group tours that include travel to all parts of a
country or point of interest as well as interesting cultural experiences, such as
travel by train or boat instead of more conventional methods such as bus or
plane.
Additionally, travel guides know exactly what they’re talking about, at
least in terms of fulfilling the itinerary.
As far as I can tell, it seems to be
completely random as to whether or not a travel guide has just memorized
the spiel for each particular location or if they’re passionate scholars on the
subject, but either way, the information presented in the tour
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