If you have never been on a city break before, you might feel a
bit intimidated about how you are going to see everything. This is a
common feeling for travellers but you shouldn't let that put you off
travelling to a city.
You should face your feelings head on and do
some research into the city. You could find out the addresses of all
the tourist attractions and find out where they are in conjunction with
your hotel. A lot of the attractions might be within walking distance if
you are staying in the middle of the city.
After your research,
you will come to know about the big cities. You can also ask your travel
agent if they have any maps of the city, when you book the trip. They
should have no problem looking for some information for you.
If
you are reading this and you have no time left to do the research,
because you leave in the morning, then don't worry too much. Most big
hotels in cities have maps and tourist information, for you to use for
free. So, just ask the receptionist when you get there.
If you
have had plenty of time to do the research and you are still worried
about fitting everything in and seeing the sights, then read on for some
tips on how to get everything done.
1. Bus Tour - All major
cities have bus tours and they have sales persons on the street, so it
is easy to book them. You just pay the sales person and then be waiting
at the nearest stop at the time that they allocate for you. On bus
tours, you will see everything and you will get a bit of history as
well. However, on bus tours, you are restricted for time. You might only
have half an hour at each destination. That is not a lot of time to
explore, so keep that in mind when deciding whether to book a bus tour
or not.
2. Public Transport - The cheapest option for seeing the
sites would be to use public transport. You could buy a weekly ticket on
the trains and buses and then travel to the destinations yourself. You
have to plan this out before hand, but you could spend as much time as
you like at each tourist attraction. Just make sure that there is enough
time for you to see everything. Also, remember that bus tours sometimes
include the price of the ticketed attractions. So, if you use public
transport, you will have the added cost of the tickets for the
attractions. However, some of them are free, so you can take advantage
of that.
3. Limo Service - If you want the best of both worlds,
then you could hire a limo service for the tourist attractions. With
limo tours, they will give you guided tours of the city and then pick
you up and drop you off at all the tourist attractions. You will get the
history of everything that you are seeing and you are on your own
schedule. You just hire the limo for as long as you want it. You could
even spread the tour over a few days so that you are not rushed.
Furthermore, you don't have to wait for other people to get back to the
car, so that you can move onto the next thing. You will be completely
free. You can even spend more time at one attraction because you find it
interesting, and less time at another.
