Finding a way to improve our approach to travel, and what sets a traveller apart from a tourist.

To be a good traveller it is always worth making sure that the time spent on the road becomes a form of personal and cultural enrichment.

So here are a few tips to make your journeys truly worth living.

Let us look at them together.

1. Ask the locals for advice

The most interesting thing about setting off for a country, or a city, you do not know is talking to the local people. Seeking a dialogue with your hosts is the simplest and most genuine way to get advice about the place they live in every day and know better than anyone else.

Let them point you to the most unlikely places to eat or the most original spots to visit.

These tips are not in the guidebooks, but they are the ones you will remember at the end of the journey, and they will give you unique, unforgettable experiences

2. Speak the local language

You may find yourself in a country without knowing the local language. This should not be an obstacle; on the contrary, it is one more reason to push yourself by trying something new. Talking to local people and having a go at the local language can give you the chance to meet new people and understand their needs, and the effort will certainly be much appreciated.

3. Walk as much as you can

There are various ways of getting around in towns and cities: choosing to go on foot, or hiring a bicycle, for example, will let you see things from a different perspective.

Getting about on foot or by bike lets you get to know the places you are visiting more deeply and enjoy unique views.

4. Choose local products

When you travel to a country other than your own you are considered a guest, so try to respect local customs, culture and tradition, bearing in mind the value of the place you are in and why it is so unique and special.

Ask for recommendations and taste the local dishes: you will not regret it. Do not forget to take home a few gifts for your friends and family; buy handmade objects and local crafts so as to support local trade.

5. Live the local life

Do not shut yourself away in the hotel: try to go out in the evening. Stroll through the streets at sunset and, if the occasion arises, accept the invitations that come your way. Seek out small venues where you can listen to live music, sit at the bar counter and let the people around you draw you in. Do not remain a mere observer: really live the experience.

6. Respect the environment

Respecting the environment is something to do everywhere, not only when travelling. Always try to choose the most ecological way to travel; opt for a train journey so you can better enjoy the scenery from the window. When you reach your destination, find out whether there is bicycle hire: you will have no timetable problems and you will experience the city in a different way.

You will find yourself grabbing a bite between one museum and the next, or coming across a street-food stand: on these occasions do not drop your litter but take it with you if there is no bin to hand, and then dispose of it properly (bearing in mind the local rules on recycling).

Guiness Travel Tours

Tours bearing the Guiness Travel name are always attentive to all these aspects and aim to offer a responsible way of travelling that lets you capture the true atmosphere that sets each place apart.

For Guiness, travelling is an enriching experience to be savoured in every pleasant moment, and it means feeling pampered by every kind of comfort; the only way to guarantee the well-being of participants and respect for the places visited is to open the tours only to a limited number of selected participants.

Every itinerary in the catalogue is 100% independently planned and carefully designed and tested, allowing the product to evolve constantly and reach a high, wide-ranging cultural level.

This is why we created the Guiness Exclusive Tour, a unique travel experience, mindful of sustainability, which offers you considerable advantages:

  • organisation;
  • attention to detail;
  • a search for excellent services on the ground (designed to give you maximum comfort, leaving you free to think of nothing but enjoying the moment).

Thanks to the Guiness Exclusive Tour you will return home with a bag full of wonderful new memories, immersed in the beauty of the world, thanks also to the many UNESCO World Heritage sites included in all our programmes.

In fact, in every one of our itineraries you can see at a glance how many and which UNESCO sites you will be able to visit, thanks to an intuitive, user-friendly icon in the catalogue. This way, travellers know which UNESCO sites are included in their travel programme.

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