Group Tours of Sacred Sites
Group tours are a great way to take a vacation!
Not only do you get to enjoy the sights with well-informed guides, but you can
also take advantage of group rates that aren't available to single travelers and
couples.
Tour guides can take a lot of the guesswork out of planning and timing. They've
been there before, probably many times, and they can offer their insights and
expertise to make it a pleasant and rewarding experience. Most group tours offer
time to strike out on your own if you are so inclined. You aren't always
required to do every activity with the group.
Group tour guides are usually great storytellers, full of fun and unusual
information. I will never forget the first group tour I took. It was about 10
years ago in Savannah, Georgia. Not exactly a sacred site, but I had a very good
time. The tour guide often pointed out the location of events in the book,
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." By the time the group was finished, I
was off to find the nearest bookstore to buy a copy!
Imagine how much more interest may be generated by good storytelling at a sacred
site. Imagine the tour guide weaving a tale of ancient history and sacred
practices with mention of famous people who have stood right where you are
standing! Ancient peoples and their rituals are fascinating. You may visit
Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, pyramids, sacred wells, even crop circles if that's
what interests you!
Sacred site tours are very popular with people who do yoga, meditate or
participate in any of a number of alternative spiritual groups. You can find
about 5 million links if you Google group tours sacred or some variation that
interests you. If you add the country or site you would particularly like to
visit, you'll get more specific results.
Always call a couple of times to ask questions or see if you can get referrals
from friends. If you're going to go halfway across the world to see sacred sites
and explore the mysteries of other cultures on a group tour, you want to get
what you paid for.
There is safety in numbers, they say, and group tours are a good way to find
your way to the fun places without getting lost or wasting time with things that
aren't very interesting. Speaking of safety, you may want to check for group
health insurance for any unusual occurrences on the trip. Travel insurance can
be different from your regular basic insurance. But check your own policies and
make a decision based on your personal group health insurance needs.
Just Google group tours or sacred site tours or any particular country or
destination you think you might like from Crete to Cornwall. If you Google group
tours and sacred sites in quotes, you will narrow the search considerably.
Bon voyage!
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