Why Should You Visit the Balkans on a Tour? The Benefits of Traveling with Professionals
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Why should you choose a professional tour company instead of traveling independently on the Balkan route? The benefits of guided tours, transportation, and border crossings.
Why Take a Tour of the Balkans?
Exploring the Balkans is a very different experience from visiting just one country. On a one-week trip, you’ll experience 5 different countries, 5 different currencies, and countless distinct cultures. So why should you take this challenging but rewarding route on a professional tour rather than independently (with a backpack)?
1. No Border-Crossing or Logistics Nightmare
When traveling independently, getting from one Balkan country to another can be a real puzzle. Bus schedules are irregular, rail networks are limited, and you may have to wait for hours at the border on your own. But when you travel by tour bus, all VIP transfers, customs documents, and border formalities are handled quickly on your behalf by the tour company.
2. History Is Incomplete Without a Guide!
A guide who knows the region’s painful history can explain that a red mark you see on the ground in Sarajevo is actually a “Sarajevo Rose” (a memorial to places hit by mortar shells and stained with blood during the war), or how the stones for the Mostar Bridge were found to match the original. An app cannot do that. A guided tour helps you look beyond the buildings and see the history.
3. Avoid Hidden Costs
Buying tickets on your own, looking for a taxi or transfer at every border, and arranging hotels one by one always ends up costing more than tour packages. Tour companies make group deals with hotels and restaurants, so they can always offer you the best value and most affordable luxury.
4. No More Lugging Your Suitcase Around
Dragging your suitcase through bus terminals as you move to a different country or city every day can turn a holiday into a chore. When you travel on a tour, your luggage goes in the bus’s hold, and you can simply enjoy the new scenery with a coffee in hand.
Don’t forget to check out our tours and experience all these benefits to the fullest with Gezpoint Balkan Tours, without a single visa hassle (just bring your chip-enabled national ID card or passport)!