Viator Travel Blog

If you feel the need for a taste of Mediterranean island life, then maybe the Capri Day Trip from Rome is the tour for you!

Meet Ricardo Calvo, one of Viator’s local experts in San Jose, Costa Rica (and a highly rated licensed tour guide you’ll find at Viator Private Tour Guides).

For three weeks only beginning March 2012, one of the world’s greatest operas, Verdi’s La Traviata, will be performed in Sydney’s stunning Harbour. Set on a floating stage in one of the world’s most scenic natural theatres, this bold theatrical presentation is the first time this opera has ever been performed on water in Australia. And this month one lucky reader will win two tickets to the spectacular Opera Performance on Sydney Harbour!

It’s never easy trying to make sense of Venice’s meandering backstreets and dead-end alleys, but who in their right mind would try to follow a map in this famously confusing city? When you make it your mission to visit as many churches as you can squeeze into your five-day Venice itinerary, sometimes you just have to put on your reading glasses and do the hard yards.

Looking for something new and fun to do while traveling this week? Check out the Viator Member-Only Deals available around the globe this week and make the most of your travel budget!

In many ways, Budapest is a perfect city break destination. Like many perennial favourites, it is pretty – there are numerous spots for the postcard shot – but there’s also plenty to do. The city has two distinctive characters, split by the River Danube.

On the western bank there is staid, leafy and traditional Buda. This is where a lot of the eye candy – such as the Castle District, Matthias Church and Citadel – can be found. Pest, on the eastern bank of the Danube, is where the city’s action and life is to be found. There are some pretty impressive tourist attractions here too, but it’s shopping, eating and drinking that give Pest its hugely enjoyable edge.

Dhaka, Bangladesh is renowned for being a place that is overwhelming. Crowded yet diverse, neighborhoods full of citizens, constantly moving rickshaws, and spurting growth at an even faster pace, the city is alive in a way that many of the world’s urban destinations cannot compare. Take into account its main waterfront at Sadarghat, and the many plush ornaments of the Mughals, and you will quickly see that Dhaka is not just a city of rampant movement and life, but one of colorful beauty and deeply rich in history and culture. Take it as you will, once you go in, you shall never forget the streets of Dhaka.

One of the world’s famous cuisines, nothing spells delicious like a knowledgeable tour of Greece’s authentic food vendors and eateries. On this tour, you will get a chance to walk around the beautiful and historic streets of Athens, savoring a plethora of amazing local delicacies ranging from pastourma to traditional obugatsa.

Last June I went on what’s become (close to) an annual trip to Provence. Because it was early summer, the weather allowed for a lot of outdoor activity. As seems to be the case with every visit, I had some new experiences and, of course, enjoyed some of the old. Here is a sampling…

To truly understand India, you have to understand Mahatma Gandhi–the man who has become known as the “Father of the Nation”. The Gandhi’s Delhi Small Group Adventure Tour will enrich your knowledge of the role Gandhi played in shaping modern India and give you a different feel for Delhi.