These days, more and more people are taking trips during their vacations. And group package tours are more popular than ever. However, I believe that it is much better for individuals to travel independently than to take a costly group tour.
First of all, traveling by oneself is much more economical than taking a group tour. Since many people travel on budgets, it is often very important for them to save money. Additionally, with the money they save, people will be able to travel for longer periods of time if they choose. For example, my older brother once backpacked for a month in Southeast Asia. He said that if he had taken a group tour, he would only have been able to have traveled for less than a week. Because he went on the trip by himself, he was able to extend his stay for nearly a month and could therefore see more fascinating places. Because group tours are so expensive, people should travel independently and enjoy longer trips with the money they save from not taking a package tour.
Also, traveling by oneself is not as restrictive as going on a group tour. When people travel by themselves, they are not restricted and have the freedom to choose where they will eat or stay, which can make for a more enjoyable experience. For instance, my parents have taken two trips to Europe: one on their own and the other with a group tour. On the group tour, they were forced to visit certain places that they were not interested in. When they got back home, they felt as if they had wasted much of their trip. However, they thoroughly enjoyed the trip that they took by themselves. The reason is that they felt free to change their schedule whenever they found something they wanted to see or do. They also found many interesting places on their own that a tour group would have never taken them to see. Clearly, traveling on one’s own gives people more freedom, which is something people do not often have when they go on group tours.
In conclusion, traveling by oneself is the best option because it is not as expensive or as restrictive as group tours. Traveling alone enables people to take longer trips and have more positive experiences than traveling in a large group. People who want to be free to determine their own trips should always avoid group tours and travel by themselves.
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