A weekend tour is a short trip that is ideal for those who have a long vacation but still want to relax. There are also long weekends, such as the May holidays. Weekend tours at this time turn into almost a full-fledged vacation.
Instructions
Step 1
For those who choose weekend tours, the most scarce resource is time: especially on weekends, you can't go around. Therefore, first of all, when choosing a place to which you will go to rest, pay attention to how far it is from the point of departure. For example, if you live in Moscow, choosing a weekend tour to Thailand would be ridiculous: long flight hours and adaptation to a different time zone will make your vacation incredibly short.
Step 2
Choose tours with direct flights. Surprisingly, there are weekend tours that offer to fly to another country even with a stopover! The desire to save money is commendable, but if you already have little time, is it worth spending precious hours waiting for a connection at the airport? It may be better to take the tour next weekend, after the paycheck, to give up the transfer options. It is best if you do not have to spend more than three hours on the road.
Step 3
There are weekend bus tours, they are offered in settlements that are located close to the border. For example, in St. Petersburg weekend tours to Finland are popular, and in Chita you will be offered to go to China. Find out in advance if you will be taking a passenger bus that goes through passport control without a queue, or if you will be standing in a line of ordinary cars, risking to spend long hours waiting to cross the border. Some operators, wanting to save money, send private minibuses across the border with tourists who, due to long waiting times at the border in another country, have only enough time to drink a cup of coffee. There is no longer any question of rest.
Step 4
In general, a weekend tour differs from the usual one only in its duration. Otherwise, you need to follow the same principles as when choosing a regular tour. For example, one of the most important parameters for Russians is the need for a visa. If you have a valid Schengen visa in your passport and you live in central Russia, then all European countries are open to you. If not, then pay attention to Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt and other visa-free countries. Buying a weekend tour in advance, you have the opportunity to apply for a visa in advance.
Step 5
Prefer tours in which you are only invited to visit one city. You already have little time to spend it on moving around the country. It is better to see one city well than to see a few from the bus window only.
Step 6
Usually departures there are on Friday nights and return on Sunday nights. But anything happens, planes are delayed, flights are canceled. Be sure to carefully read the terms of the contract so that, in case of problems or unforeseen accidents, the tour operator would compensate you for the damage. Otherwise, you run the risk of being left without rest and without money - such cases are known.
