29.05.2014
Идея путешествовать самостоятельно возникает у туристов поfor various reasons: someone is fed up with standard ones that look alike tours, someone wants to exclude communication with representatives of travel agencies and guides, and someone just wants to save. What are the advantages and disadvantages of self-organized holiday in Greece? let’s try to figure it out.
Is there any savings?
When it comes to independent travel to Greece, more often we hear the comments “Oh, this is very cool! You will save a lot of money! “. But in reality this is not entirely true. Save or no – it all depends on the type of your trip.
If the main goal is a beach holiday in a good hotel with meals, animators and a lot of other entertainment – then it is more profitable to buy tour operator. Places in such hotels, they often buy blocks, for which they receive a substantial discount.
The second option – a vacation with a local flavor. In Greece, the mass cozy hotels with rooms at affordable prices. Here you get a chance to get close to local life without too much tourist props, but will be deprived of those benefits that promise hotel complexes: free pools, discos, cocktails and etc.
And the third option of rest is a trip around the country, and this is always expenses. In this case, you can hardly save so much. funds in order to eventually go to a lesser amount than the most Cheap package tour.
Self director
So, what do we get, resting in Greece without a tour operator?
- Responsibility for everything lies solely on you. What is it mean Many tourists are prone to all errors associated with rest, blame the tour operator, eventually blaming him blame for “spoiled vacation.” Flight delay? Blame THAT! In the room air conditioner broke? Blame THAT! At the resort, the rain is again his tricks! But when you organize a trip yourself – maybe all the minor bugs will not look like this awful
- Free excursion program. You decide what and when see, and hotel guides do not impose their services on you over priced. Good Russian speaking guide can be found through Internet, and if absolutely “cheap and angry” – go to sightseeing only with a guide!
- Are you sick of Crete? Why not live a couple of days on famous santorini? In the Cyclades, the weather turned bad? Then go to the Peloponnese! By the way, we have not seen Olympia yet! Absolute freedom of movement – this is how real rest, and so it is, if organized according to your scenario!
But, as you know, in every barrel of honey there is a fly in the ointment. We list the main pitfalls in the field of self tourism.
- The main disadvantage of this type of recreation is the lack of time. Not every working person can afford the luxury of spending precious hours for paperwork, reservations, confirmations, translations, etc. Busy people are easier to give money for a ready tour and quietly wait for the day of departure.
- Experiences, self-doubt. Many people, especially older, much more comfortable will feel themselves under travel agency, rather than left to themselves. Even if the thought of self-organization causes you to panic, better not torment yourself and boldly go for a ready tour.
- The language barrier. Suppose you are not a polyglot, and no language, except Russian, you do not know. Constant walks with English a vocabulary in your hands inspire melancholy, and learn in a short time Greek really does not work – then the journey will be for you not as easy as we would like.
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And one moment…
In April, news sites and travel portals circled the news that the Greeks are going to give the citizens of Russia Schengen visas for a period of 5 years. For this passport is necessary have at least one Schengen, preferably multiple. In practice, this not quite like that: you shouldn’t indulge in hopes for the coveted 5-year multivisa, especially if you are not a traveler with experience
However, almost everyone can get an annual Schengen. In 2014, the Greeks intend to attract to the resorts of the country at least 1.5 million Russians, and that means including a loyal attitude consulates
Tips for independent travelers:
- Do not rush to prepay for the hotel, since there are no guarantees that the selected number and the surrounding area in general will please you. AT This case will have to or lose the money that the hotel freezes on the map, or the whole vacation to rest where you do not like.
On booking.com you can choose options for hotels, hotels and apartments without prepayment or free cancellation: such Documents are also accepted at the consulates.
- Well study customs rules. Organized groups tourists are always warned that in what quantities buy, so that at the border then there are no problems. If you you have a rest yourself, there is a temptation to get everything and a lot – and not the fact that all souvenirs can be taken out of the country and transported on the territory of Russia.
- The Internet is your main assistant in travels in Greece. Therefore, it is worthwhile to decide in advance the question of which operator’s card are you going to buy. Compare prices and calculate what will be more profitable. for you.
Greece is one of the best places to try. their strength in the organization of rest. The effects of protracted tourists do not feel the economic crisis here: food prices in Greece is lower than ours, the quality of life is much higher. Question about there is almost no security here, so tourists are calm can travel around the country without worrying about the level crime And in general, Greece with its many islands looks like a specially created decoration for bright holiday photos – the perfect place to travel!
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