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Vacation tour

by Oldie but goodie

Jan 5, 2017

I have always done all the planning for any trips that we take. Now that we are retired and traveling more, I see deals on vacation tours to the Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Europe, etc. through Costco and various tour companies.

Initially the price seems high but I wonder if it really is after you factor in all the incidental costs and the hassle factor. Has anyone taken one of these kinds of trips and what are the pros and cons?

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Elaine/ret/IN We have always driven ourselves on trips within the continental U.S. and Canada.

We love cruises and have taken trips packaged with short land tours to Alaska and Hawaii. Both worked out very well and both were booked on the internet.

We usually take a Caribbean cruise in the winter. Living in Indiana, we drive to Florida, stoppin...See More

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Positive person Hi Oldie but goodie! My DH and I took a Tauck tour, "In Freedom's Footsteps" in September. It was wonderful and we learned a lot. I hate humidity, so the 102 heat index (temp + humidity level) in Philly was unpleasant, but what are you going to do about the weather? not cheap, but SO much was included and our tour director was wonderful....See More

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mariep On 1/05/17, Oldie but goodie wrote:.. > Initially the price seems high but I wonder if it really is after > you factor in all the incidental costs and the hassle factor. Has > anyone taken one of these kinds of trips and what are the > pros and cons?

There are trade offs on both sides.

When you plan and travel yoursel...See More

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mariep Adding: Tours are also good if you want to do events.

We did a tour to see the Tournament of Roses parade. We had a great hotel, and they arranged the early breakfast before we left the hotel (earlier than the dining room was usually open), and good seats to view the parade. Could we have done this ourselves? Yes, but it would have been d...See More

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Thank you - OP Thank you for your input. I think some of our trip ideas might be best served with a tour and while we may not see everything, we also don't have to drive ourselves crazy trying to plan and coordinate everything.

Jan 7, 2017

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