5 reasons why to hire a tourist guide when in Zagreb
Sure, it's easy to buy a guide book and walk around reading about what you see in front of yourself. And it's CHEAP. At times when you can have all the information on the palm of your hand, scrolling through your phone, here are some good reasons why to hire a private tour guide when traveling to Zagreb, Croatia.
When going abroad and somewhere new, it's always fun to learn new things about the destination you're visiting, right? After all, we've all been driven by lady wanderlust at some point in our lives. Some a bit more, some a bit less, but the excitement of new experience ahead has been always present when traveling. You want to get the vibe and the history, get to know the people, their food and drink specialties, maybe their national or local sports teams?
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Sure, it's easy to buy a guide book and walk around reading about what you see in front of yourself. And it's CHEAP. At times when you can have all the information on the palm of your hand, scrolling through your phone, here are some good reasons why to hire a private tour guide when traveling to Zagreb, Croatia.
1. Easy planning
When your feet start itching, you know you'll be eager to cramp a list of things to do in so little time. Hiring a guide or a local guide will make your planning easier. In a communication with a guide beforehand, you can state your needs and interests and a guide can make an itinerary for you. EASY. This means you can prepare and research your destination before the trip and build your excitement.
2. Save time and money
Easy planning means saving money! To utilize the time you have, you don't want to waste any second. With a guide, who is a professional about the area, can suggest, plan, and navigate you in the best route for you. Zagreb is the capital and as the largest city in Croatia offers numerous opportunities for sightseeing. Good organizing with a guide's advice will bring you better quality experience.
3. Locals know the gems and more
Travel guidebooks can have footnotes or you can combine several book guides at once, but even the best ones will give you just a certain amount of information limiting you to general knowledge. An awesome guide knows hers or his gems about the locality and that's the „juice“ you want to take in. That kind of information sticks with you even after you return home. Most of all, it's cool when you know a detail or two about the place that you visited which you can't find on Google.
4. Get new friends
If you ask us, that's kind of a point of traveling. Meeting new people, connecting and sharing experiences. With numerous platforms available online you can choose a guide that suits you and your character. Or you can go with somebody a bit different, but it's up to you! Go out into the world and meet awesome new people! Zagreb has a population of around 800,000 souls.
5. Your interests – Your experience
Traveling is all about creating a memorable experience and creating one demands an effort. Often more than not you find yourself limited by time. There is just not enough of it for you to go and see all that interest you at, a destination, so you have to prioritize. A local guide will do that for you. Meeting your demands and tailoring the tour to meet your needs. Presenting a story that interests you with a style that differs from the general knowledge available in print guides for you to read. A local guide is there to help you create your unique experience when sightseeing Zagreb.