Planning a tour can be a bit of a task sometimes, especially the safety measures you need to keep in mind while travelling to any destination. Almost every tour involves risks of being scammed in a place or getting lost somewhere and many more. So here are a few common travel tips you should keep in mind while travelling. These tips will help you to have a better tour experience without having you much concerned about your safety and stuff. Go through these 20 travel tips, safety points and plan an unforgettable tour for yourself.
Basic Travel Tips
Keep a Backup of Your Travel Documents
The worst that could happen to someone while travelling is losing his/her identity. That is, if you lose your documents, your banking cards, you would be in great trouble, stuck in an unknown destination, and before you know it, the tour which was supposed to be fun for yourself will become a disaster. So you should keep all your important documents such as your passport and tickets scanned and attached to your mail-id. Also, you should keep a scanned copy of your debit and credit cards attached in your mail id and also forward it to a family member to have a backup for your backup.
Enjoy The Destinations
Don’t panic over the small stuff. Missed your bus? There will be another one in some time. Don’t have enough time to cover all the destinations? Don’t panic; enjoy the destinations which you can visit the fullest. The thing is patience is important to modify your tour plan as per your need, panicking if something doesn’t go right, won’t do you any good.
Carry a Water Bottle While Travelling
Always carry a filter water bottle with you while travelling and only drink water by filling it up with tap water. Not only will it save you a lot of money but also be a contribution from your side to decrease pollution caused by plastic waste.
Passport Size Photos
You should carry some passport size photos with you while travelling. I know it sounds absurd to as who carries passport size photos around while travelling. Well, you never know what you might need it for, so instead of having to search for a place to get a passport size photo in between your tour, it’s better to keep some.
MONEY
Carry Enough Cash Along With Cards
Carry enough cash with you to fulfill your need along with cards. Sometimes you find yourself in a place where there is no ATM nor there any service that accepts cards. So it’s better to have a backup source to pay for the basic first needs, to work it out to a place where there is an ATM.
Don’t Keep All Money In One Place
Don’t keep all your money or valuable items in one place. So even if you drop the money from your pocket you have some in your backpack, even if you lose your backpack, you have some at your hotel.
Packing Tips
Luggage For Travelling
Don’t overpack your luggage. It’s a human tendency to be overprepared for stuff while travelling. Well, there always is stuff that you can buy along with your destination, so why make your backpack heavy. Instead, pack only the stuff you are sure you will need. That way you won’t have to carry heavy luggage full of stuff you might not even need.
Shoes For a Comfortable Journey
Pick the right pair of shoes for your journey. You are going to travel a lot, walk a lot. So pack the right pair of shoes that will be comfortable for you and also look good in your pictures.
Bring Sunscreen Lotion
If your destination is a sunny place, it is highly recommended to carry sunscreen lotion with you, to protect you against sunburn.
Sightseeing Travel Tips
Try Cultural And Regional Foods
There’s a saying when in Rome, be like Romans. The same goes for your tours, while travelling, you should step out of your comfort zone to try new food. Try their cultural and regional foods to have the best possible experience of your tour.
Avoid Foods At The Tourist Attraction
You should always try to eat at a place someplace away from a tourist attraction. Foods at tourist attractions are always overpriced. Also, you do not get the best of service at such places due to the huge crowd around there.
Free City Walking Tours
If I tell you that you can travel to a city for free, would you believe me? Well, there is a concept of free city walking tours. City tours generally allow to tourists to explore the city, click some good photographs of the locations, learn facts about the city, and maybe make some new friends too. But keep in mind to tip your guide as a sign of gratitude.
Solo Tour
You must have an experience of a solo tour. It allows you to understand yourself more, has an improvement in your character, and grow as a person.
Involve Yourself with Locals
You should involve yourself with locals during your tour. Be nice to people. Make friends with them, and give positivity to get positivity.
Visiting Local Tour Offices
Whenever on a tour, you should make a habit of visiting local tour offices, to have a better idea of what people must not miss out at a place.
Capture Your Journey
Photographs are the best way to preserve a memory. Remember to click as many photos as you can, and capture your journey on your camera.
Travel Safety Tips
Travel Insurance
The best way to ensure your safety while travelling is to have travel insurance. If you suffer any loss, such as get robbed, lose your luggage, get injured or sick. This insurance comes as a blessing to help you in such times and cover your losses.
Get Necessary Vaccinations
There are a variety of diseases and viruses out there that people not living there don’t know much about. So, it’s better to do your research and get the necessary vaccinations to ensure not to get sick in between your tour.
Smart Travel Tips
Information of the Destination
Read a few articles about the place, what you should visit there, what you should wear to suit the weather and at the same time to not offend the culture of such place.
Learn the Basics of That Native Language
When visiting a place where people use their native language more often, you should at least learn the basics of that native language to communicate with people to not have to depend on Google translations. Follow these travel tips and enjoy your holidays.