There are lots of debates whether planed tour by tour guide is the best way or not. Some people say places we visit with tour guide are most famous places in their country. Even if, some people argue that, I strongly believe travel without tour guide is more effective way than travel with guide because, if we go to travel with guide, we cannot meet people who live in that country freely and planed travel cannot fulfill all people’s desire.
To begin with, it’s too difficult to meet native people when we choose planed tour. The purpose of travel is not to see just beautiful scenery but to accumulate understanding or knowledge about other culture that we are not living in. Moreover, without contact with native people and seeing how they live, we cannot get understand about other culture. When we take tour with tour guide, absolutely, we rely on tour guide, about plans, meals and even though time to sleep. The chance we can approach with other people is exactly prevented. In my personal experience, I have been china twice and I tour with a group of people with tour guide. Further, I didn’t have a opportunity to talk with Chinese at all, except the time for entrance test. I think that’s why I don’t have any impression about china.
Secondly, Planed travel with guide makes people have same or similar image about country. We should take a look all planed courses before the sun falls. Additionally, places decided by tour guide are almost same and this fact can stimulate prejudice about some countries. In some study, People tend to memorize the country or culture with special feature. For example, many people think United States is nation of freedom because they have the Statue of Freedom in New York and it is most famous visit place chosen by guide for traveler in New York.
In conclusion, to travel with tour guide in group is not good idea when we want to visit other country or culture because there is little chance to meet people living in that culture and planed travel enforce prejudice on culture. For this reasons, travel should be led by oneself for real purpose of travel, to know and understand other culture. |