First time booking a guided tour (Japan, 12 days) and I’m the kind of person who plans every hour of a trip. The tour page just has a general outline like “Day 3: Kyoto temples and gardens” which is… vague.
Do you eventually get a more detailed day by day schedule with actual times? Like “8am breakfast, 9am bus to Kinkaku-ji, 11am free time” etc? Or is it really just “you’ll find out when you get there”? I need to mentally prepare for either approach lol. Also, how much free time is typical per day? I want to make sure I can explore on my own sometimes.
Hey @alice ! From everything I’ve seen while planning guided tours, there’s honestly no need to worry. They send out a much more detailed itinerary after you book with things like what time you’ll be leaving for the excursions, and the arrival times back at the hotel. I feel like the itinerary on the tour page is mainly there to give you an overview of what you’ll be doing rather than an hour-by-hour schedule. If you’re going on a tour with a guide, typically you’ll also normally get a briefing from your tour leader anyway at the start of the trip if anything has changed due to weather or local conditions!