Viator Travel Blog

There are many places and ways to explore the great American outdoors. At the top of any itinerary you will find the Grand Canyon, and while most people would drive in to check out Lake Meadow and the Hoover Dam, why not avoid the crowds and take the first class route, high about in a helicopter on the Grand Canyon All American Helicopter Tour?

Headed to Italy? These Rome travel tips will help you come prepared for the crazy traffic, how to buy tickets for public transport, where to find drinking water and more.

There are not many places to go to in French Polynesia on a budget quite like Moorea. On this Moorea Snorkeling Safari you will get all the natural glitz of Tahiti, but on an island with less visitors. Here you will swim into the Moorea lagoon, a paradise stocked with some of the most exotic underwater creatures and colorful coral, not to mention bountiful stingrays.

You can find Greek islands with more frenetic nightlife, more secluded getaways, resorts where the needle on the chi-chi-meter reaches further into the red. But few are as well-connected as Paros while offering such a great value for money and enough variety–beaches, churches, bars, classical ruins, restaurants–to satisfy everyone. Throw in plucky little neighbor Antiparos and you have two islands for the price of one. And who doesn’t like getting something for free?

Because of its size and the large number of historic sights to visit, it’s easy to feel like you are only scratching the surface of what Delhi has to offer. If you’re interested in experiencing true Indian hospitality first-hand, a home dinner tour with the Delhi Cultural Experience: Cook and Eat with a Local Family is the perfect way to dive deeper into the country’s culture.

Half and hour down the Autopista del Sol, you turn off to Malaga and have six hours to indulge yourself in Andalucia’s second most important city after Sevilla and one of its most atmospheric. Mention Malaga and most people think of the airport, a transit point to the Costa del Sol and beyond. Their memories are of queues of massed ranks of bright pink holidaymakers returning home, laden down with bottles of sangria, oversized sombreros and stuffed black bulls to put on their mantelpieces. What they miss is one of the jewels of southern Spain, a place steeped in history and the birthplace of one of the world’s most famous artists, Pablo Picasso himself.

The Naples and Pompeii Day Trip from Rome begins with an early start in Rome where the bus heads south on the autostrada del sole (the motorway of the sun), down past rolling green mountains, and finally arrives in Naples. After a brief informative tour of Naples from the bus, a stop on the seafront gives you a chance to get a bit of a feel for Naples and a great view of Capri in the distance.

There is no shortage of activities to enjoy and sites to explore and there is something to suit every taste and budget. Vietnam’s largest city is surprisingly easy to navigate so all ages will find exploring this city enjoyable and easy. Here are our top 10 tips, tricks and recommendations for Ho Chi Minh City.

Nothing is quite as exciting as exciting as familiarizing yourself with one of with one of civilization’s most historic and beautiful sites, and in Athens, Greece, you are at the pinnacle.

When people plan trips, they tend to opt for the big, well-known cities … the Parises, Madrids, and Venices of the world. But, while these places are packed with history, intrigue and beauty, there are other less popular cities offering beautiful and unique experiences, often a stone’s throw away.

For your next trip, keep the big city picks, but schedule in some day or overnight trips to other cities nearby.

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