Tips on How to Create the Perfect Travel Itinerary
Back in the days when I knew no better, I had to rely on a set of so-called experts to determine, must see places and must-do activities in the city or country I was to visit.
Sure, I saw and experienced what all the other tourists saw and experienced. But I always felt cheated by the experience. What could have been an interesting discovery was just like any other experience I could encounter elsewhere. This is true for most travelers, but then why be like any other travelers.
These Travel Tips take a look at how to create the perfect travel itinerary, and the only rule to follow to create the perfect itinerary is to plan ahead. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the local places, sights and attractions. If you do not plan ahead, you can easily find one tourist trap chasing after the other. But with a good plan, you may end up having greatest time of your life exploring a wonderful new city or country.
So what if you have a limited schedule? Use it to your advantage. With limited time, you can narrow down your options with a lot more ease. Among the hundreds of places of interest, choosing only those that really interest you. A fulfilled journey, is not how many sights you visit, but by how much fun you have during the visit. So if you have a thing for architecture, visit notable buildings and structures, but if you are a wine fan, then visit wineries, and if you are a history buff, then check out historical sites and attractions.
Do your homework at least two weeks before the planned trip. Check out what the place has to offer. Find out if there are any pages that are of interest to you. List of all of them. If your schedule does not allow you to visit every place of interest, read on to learn about all of them, bearing in mind what you should not miss and what you can easily cross off the list.
Plan your route. It is easier to calculate transport options, the time and the need for accommodation, and take into account how many sights you will visit in a certain geographical area. Find out the easiest way to go by creating a route.
Which location is most convenient to first visit, which ones to follow, and which one to visit last. With this in mind, you can easily determine if you need a return ticket or just go to an open-jaw trip. The latter means that you fly into one city and fly out from one another. Open-jaw travel is recommended for linear routes.
Find out what are the means of transport available are at your destination. Examine your options, and determine which one comfortably gets you from one place to another. Calculate the travel time by the number of hours you plan to spend exploring the sights. This gives you a good timing of your trip. With a realistic schedule, you can spend more time to discover and enjoy what your destination has to offer and less time bitching about missed buses or closed museums.
When creating the perfect itinerary to travel, you track your personal preferences and interests. Just because others are busy with a special attraction does not mean, you have to see it too.