Travelling has long been a popular means of relieving people's stresses. When people are on their way to travel, their best aim is often to refresh their mind or to have exotic experiences. In this respect, some people enjoy travelling alone because doing so allows them to have their very own time and gives them an opportunity to do whatever they desire. However, I personally prefer to participate to a journey led by professional travel guide. The rationale behind this belief is that I can learn more about the place. On top of that, it provides financial benefits to me. It is true that the vast majority of popular tourist destinations have a great reputation for their historic monuments. Traveller come to those places to experience the beauty of architectures. However, If they do not have specific knowledge about the places or historic monuments, they can simply walk by those monuments without recognizing. In addtion, even if they do spot the places, they will not be able to have deeper understanding and appreciation from them since those historic monuments are seen no more than just old structures. From my personal expericne, When I was travelling China, I visited to Great Wall. Since I did not have any information about that, I was not really impressed. However, after listening to the history of Great Wall, which is the world longest wall and is built a few thoudsands years ago, It utterly changed my view and thoughts about the structure. If It had not been for that valuable explanation of guide, I would have never had the opportunity to understand the world famous historic monument. In addition, travelling with guide offers more economcial journey. This is because many travel agents are linked to local travel guides so that they offer cheaper travel package to tourists who use their services. This covers from booking fees to entrance fares that traveller can save a great deal of money. Moreover, since travel guides are professional and very familar with the places, tourists are not likely to waste neither their money nor time. For my own persoanl expericne, I wasted a great deal of time and money while I was travelling Tokyo. Since I was not familiar with the city's transportation system, I took me ages to get to the destination. People might think that hiring a travel guide is luxurious, but in fact, it will come to them as more economical as they will not have to waste their money and time.
In conclusion, there are reasons for and against guide tour. However, I strongly believe that the arguments for hold a lot more water. It appears to be the most obvious when we consider the factors, such as guides provide essential background and explanations to famous monuments so that tourist can achieve deeper appreciation, and also hiring them are not only more economcial but also prevent tourists from wasting their time and money. |