Comments on: Who’s Better At Coming up with the Perfect Trip: You or an Agency?

By: Travel Wizard

Travel Wizard — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:59:54 +0000

That’s actually a great solution! That is why I allowed this comment Please use a name next time you comment, not keywords only. Try Name @ Kenya safaris next time or your comments will be deleted.

By: Kenya safaris

Kenya safaris — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:31:50 +0000

The company I work for are tour operators in Kenya, East Africa. We know that some people like to get involved with the organising of their holidays more than others, so we have the option to either choose a pre-made itinerary package, or to work with us to create their own itinerary and we handle all the complicated bits such as accommodation, transfers, travel and the actual safari.

By: jim montek

jim montek — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:40:59 +0000

very informative article. My personal experience suggests travel agencies are not trustworthy at all. It is better to plan your trip on your own and don’t get dependent on others. generally we ignore these little things while travel planning but you have very beautifully mentioned all the stuff.

By: meandthecomputer

meandthecomputer — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:24:41 +0000

I say a combination of both would be best.

Since I don’t know the place it’s better that I communicate with a travel agency and hire a guide.

But I would should be in control about how much time I spend in a place because I don’t want to feel hurried up and not enjoy where I am going to.

Oh, and do you know that Google Earth Free Version can help you organize your trip?

What you can do is check out the place you are going to visit in Google earth beforehand and then you can plan your trip from there.

By: Annam

Annam — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:24:49 +0000

“Do it yourself” is kind of hard but it is interesting.
I hate the time neat of travel under control of a tourist guide.

By: Travel Jobs

Travel Jobs — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:55:08 +0000

Great article. Having someone else plan the trip works great for me… my family seems to spend A LOT of time on a vacation bickering about what we should do next.

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:37:55 +0000

As a big fan of independent travel, you’ll find me very much on one side of the fence on this one.

There’s the flip side to doing things wrong (something that is listed in your Thumbs Down points) –

1) Adventures happen when plans go awry.
2) The best way to learn something is to do it wrong first.

Thanks for the fun read.

Mikeachims last blog post..Star Trek: Rocking And Sucking

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:31:46 +0000

As a big fan of independent travel, you’ll find me very much on one side of the fence on this one.

There’s the flip side to doing things wrong, which are all listed in your Thumbs Down –

1) Adventures happen when plans go awry.
2) The best way to learn something is to do it wrong first.

Thanks for the fun read.

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Commenting usually isnt my thing, but ive spent an hour on the site, so thanks for the info

By: Travel Wizard

Travel Wizard — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:59:18 +0000

Hi Eric, welcome and thank you for your comment. You are quite right, planning everything on your own, other than sometimes taking you to great places that are not exactly trendy, also helps maintain the before vacation thrill. I think it helps people relax a lot