Is booking local tours through Instagram pages safe?

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Okay this might be a dumb question but I keep finding amazing looking tours and experiences on Instagram that aren’t on Viator or GetYourGuide. Small operators in places like Bali, Colombia, Morocco. The photos look incredible and the prices are way better.

But every time I’m about to DM someone and send money via PayPal or Wise, I get paranoid. How do you know it’s legit? Has anyone actually booked through IG and had a good experience? Or a terrible one? I want to support small local operators but also don’t want to lose $200 to a ghost account.

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Maybe decide on where you’re going first.

I wouldn’t communicate through DMs on Instagram, wherever you decide to go.

If the small operators are serious, they should have a web presence of their own, linked to from their Instagram profile page.

:globe_showing_europe_africa: Michel.

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Beware before making a payment. Always pay in corporate bank account instead of making payment in any personal account.