| A new generation of personals guides for individuals | | | | immediate experience of the tour itself. When you |
| small groups though has become quietly more popular | | | | join a small group for a tour, you meet other |
| over the last decade. Smart, educated, professionals | | | | travelers in a similar way to the experience at |
| are taking individuals and small groups on personal | | | | breakfast at a small hotel or B&B. |
| tours, urban excursions and adventures in Asia, | | | | When you meet other travelers, you learn about |
| Africa, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. And you | | | | other places through conversations during your tour. |
| can find many of them on sites like Viamigo. | | | | Especially when sightseeing for a day, a congenial |
| A travelers who recently came back from Thailand, | | | | atmosphere makes travel talk flow freely on the |
| and raved, "My girlfriend convinced me to go on an | | | | tour. Everyone has knowledge to share whether you |
| ecotour with her and we had a wild experience in the | | | | are talking an old city walking tour, fishing a famous |
| jungle. Then we stopped at a beach, and the guy's | | | | spot, or bird watching in the jungle |
| hometown for amazing curry. The people we met on | | | | You can save money as a group by pooling your |
| the tour are still friends. That never would have | | | | resources - but you can even save money personally |
| happened without a personal guide." | | | | by contacting a guide in advance, then by getting |
| Many travelers have never been on a group tour | | | | local tips from them. Fellow travelers who have been |
| because the image of an obnoxious tour guide and | | | | to islands of the Philippines, to the jungles of |
| humungous diesel spewing bus sticks in our minds. In | | | | Myanmar, to the beaches of Thailand all have tips, |
| Japan, Thailand, China, wherever you're going, | | | | but local guides can help arrange the details before |
| personal guides who take small groups on likeminded | | | | you travel. |
| adventures can make all the difference. | | | | Here are some more interesting personal guides, |
| Small group tours across Asia are a great way to | | | | where you can go surfing and diving to shopping and |
| experience more on your next exotic vacation, but | | | | experience nightlife, hire interpreters and private |
| tours are interesting for reasons beyond the | | | | guides to tour operators and helicopter pilots. |