Backpack or Arranged tour?

Hi tobepure, I could never go on an arranged tour and be trapped with a group of people. My friend and I visited Tunisia years ago and signed up for a few coach trips and I've never done it since, it was all 'Keep together', 'be back at the coach at a certain time'. I felt like we were being herded round like a bunch of sheep and seemed to spend ages waiting for everyone else to get back to the coach. But there again I wouldn't do back packing either, but would prefer to travel around by more comfortable means these days.

I have been a on a few arranged tours, but I don't like that way of travelling. I think it is a lot more fun and challenging to arrange everything on my own, it is too boring for me to go a trip where everything is already arranged. When I travel on my own I sometimes run into problems and sometimes it is hard to communicate in a language that I am not good at, but I think that is just a part of the experience, and I don't want to miss out on the challenges and the new experiences

I prefer backpacking. I am an independent traveler. I never go on an arranged tour. Typically I buy a flight to a gateway like Cancun for example. Then I travel around a region like Central America. On that trip I went snorkeling and visiting caves plus Mayan ruins in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. I stayed in guest houses, a tree house and a beach hut on that great adventure. I have traveled around Europe and around the world with a backpack. I never take a suit case and always on a trip I have my backpack.

Backpack, absolutely. I would never go on an arranged tour. I wouldn't want to travel with all those other people. How about you?

If I were still in the twenties, I would much prefer backpack, but as an elderly lady, time left for me to travel is not much. I would choose arranged tour to see as much as possible the highlights of the world civilization. Hope the swine flu is gone, so that I could realize my dream to visit europe.

I like to travel alone, except if I know quite well the rest of the party. I would not be comfortable participating in an arraged tour with people I don´t know. As for guides in tours, I have had bad experiences in general: most of the guides know very little about what they are talking about So evcen if I don´t "backpack" at my age, I do go on my own.

I love to just throw things in a car and go wherever my heart desires. I love camping, being in the nature. well arranged tours don't give me enough freedom to do what i want, whenever i want.