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Do you have any questions around guided travel tours? Ask the experts at Collette - £150 voucher to be won - NOW CLOSED

(136 Posts)
EllieGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 03-Jun-19 09:55:36

This activity is now closed for questions

If you’ve travelled across the globe, just starting to see the world, or even if you’re just starting to plan your first ever travel experience, Collette wants to help educate you on the ins and outs of escorted touring (travelling in a group to various destinations via a guided tour). Tour designer and travel expert Diana Ditto will be here to answer all your travel related questions.

Here’s some information about Diana: “Diana, the Director of Product Design for Collette, often spends more than 100 days a year travelling. Her job is to seek new and incredible travel experiences to build into Collette’s escorted tours, offering unique travel moments you can’t find on your own. To do this, Diana speaks with industry experts, local travel guides, and tour guests, researching and handcrafting bespoke travel experiences for Collette guided tours with her team.”

Perhaps you have a Collette trip coming up and would like a bit more information on how it will all work? Maybe you’ve been thinking about going on an escorted tour for a while and want to know where to start? Or maybe you’d like to know where the best destinations are for touring?

Ask Diana your questions about touring on the thread below and we’ll select 10-15 questions for her to answer and post her responses as soon as possible. All who leave a question below (regardless of whether it’s chosen or not) will be entered into a prize draw where one Gransnetter will win a £150 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw
GNHQ

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beckyinman Sat 08-Jun-19 22:51:50

How do you know you are getting the best value

milkpetal Sat 08-Jun-19 21:57:04

Are there any provisions for those who are hearing impaired?

candish65 Sat 08-Jun-19 20:45:21

I hate large groups and busy places, are there tours suitable for small groups

flowersfromheaven Sat 08-Jun-19 18:06:10

How many people would be on the tour, if its groups 20 or 30 people, I feel we will spent more time waiting around for other people if the groups are to big Their is always someone what slow times and I would not want to be sitting around doing nothing for hours.

elizab Sat 08-Jun-19 17:40:02

Are there tours suitable for people wi5th disabilities?

lauzc87 Sat 08-Jun-19 13:08:53

My friend and I are looking at going on a trip to India, but there's just so many website offering tours at completely different prices and from just reading the reviews, we are not sure how genuine some of them are. Where is the best place to start finding a company to use with having to pay £5000 each when other places are offering tours for around £1500-£2000 each. Is it really that you get what you pay for? How can the prices vary so much?

smitholivia566 Sat 08-Jun-19 12:41:08

Do you get time to explore alone?

shahedc Sat 08-Jun-19 12:11:33

How flexible are packages with specific diet requirements such as vegan

Dcshep Sat 08-Jun-19 09:28:09

Are there any dog friendly tours?

sweir1 Fri 07-Jun-19 23:05:33

Which are the best guided tours around the netherlands?

Cailin7 Fri 07-Jun-19 22:29:06

What is the normal group size, and what is good for a multi generation family group

chris8888 Fri 07-Jun-19 21:17:53

I have looked at a few and always found them much more expensive than going independently. Are they really good value?

Vonners Fri 07-Jun-19 20:42:56

Just had a look at your site as not hesrd of Collette Tours before.
Interesting itineraries and good reviews.
Would it be possible to enhance your search by date facility?
I filtered by the month I was available yet got tours that were not operating in the month I required - frustrating!

hanarees Fri 07-Jun-19 19:08:31

Do tours typically involve time to spend how you like? Eg a few hours to explore alone without the rest of the group

MrRichTea Fri 07-Jun-19 11:49:22

Is there a list of plaaces to avoid?

Venus Fri 07-Jun-19 10:09:51

Are there tours where there are an equal number of ladies and gentlemen of, say, seventy plus age group?

Blainalass Fri 07-Jun-19 09:22:52

What happens if the group doesn't gel and there is internal conflict?

cozitsme Fri 07-Jun-19 09:16:06

As a single traveller who would love to explore, is it possible to go on these escorted or guided holidays without incurring huge single traveller supplements. Also if I did wish to have a day of exploring on my own rather than with the group, is this also possible?

sarahex1 Fri 07-Jun-19 08:07:30

I worry about safety as a woman alone, are there tips you can give me?

abigailflo Fri 07-Jun-19 07:54:39

Is there a guided tour for singles

LeeR1985 Thu 06-Jun-19 23:26:32

Are you able to stray a bit from the tour or is it quite strict? I'd love to have a helping hand guide me around new places but then if I wanted to bugger off for an hour and maybe stay in a place that I really enjoy or look at something different, i'd like the option

BeHappy Thu 06-Jun-19 23:08:06

How flexible can the schedules be?

blahblahblah1 Thu 06-Jun-19 22:25:23

I've done escorted tours before and enjoyed them. But now I have problems with mobility and fatigue so I don't see how I could join a group and keep up any more. How much flexibility would there be in missing some of the activities?

gd Thu 06-Jun-19 22:11:40

Are there tours by train instead of by coach?

pfcpompeysarah Thu 06-Jun-19 22:11:05

I am hard of hearing, are there options for people like myself, who may struggle to hear guides informing travellers on the facts of the area?