Somehow it seems to taste so much better when you see how and where it is grown.
It’s why wine tasting at the vineyard or farm to table restaurants are so popular. Perhaps it’s because you feel the connection between produce and soil, or you sense the passion the producer has for their product.
Even the simplest lettuce heart, drizzled with oil from the olive grove in the next field can taste as good as any Michelin starred meal.
And as in food and wine, so too with everything else in a destination. You see it and understand it so much better when you see it with someone local, who knows the best and the worst places…. And sometimes the worst bits can be the best!
You can do some research online, but it’s not quite the same as hearing it from someone on the ground.
And it’s not just what you know, it’s who you know. You might find the best pintxos bar in Pamplona online, but that doesn’t mean you will get in.
An experienced guide will not only get you in, but get you served quickly and help you choose from that crazy menu.
Organised tours that you see promoted in your hotel can be fine, but are usually aimed at the average audience, not you, and not around your particular interests. A private tour might be a little more expensive, but it’s going to deliver exactly what you want.
If you want to see a destination up close, to get your fingernails dirty (metaphorically) and gain a real understanding of where you are, a private tour with the right guide is the best way.
That could just be a day trip or it could be an extended tour of a region. It could be based around food and wine, local culture, history, architecture, sport, art, street art… even a collection of vintage Rolls Royces. Whatever your interest, there is a guide for you to make sure you get the best tour you could possibly have.
How well do you know your favourite destination? What have you not yet seen, smelt tasted, heard, felt?
Who do you know who could organise all that for you?
#tours #travel #notjusttravel
Our fav hotel and food in the Italian Riv. Need these views