Our Guide
Instead of paying Thomas Cook £80 each for a trip in a coach, we bought a guide book, hired a car and driver and off we went - quite an interesting adventure!
On arrival at the temple we were visiting, we were immediately "HASSLED" by all the street vendors and local guides.
We chose a younger guide because he was a little more polite. Once we had a guide, the hassling stopped. He knew about 50 words of English which was fine for us to understand what he was showing us. Instead of the usual whistle stop guide around the temple, we had a leisurely tour which suited our needs much better.
Afterwards we went to a local “cafe” which was very different and visited a very poor farm. It cannot have changed since biblical times. It made us realise how lucky and privileged we are to be English.
The whole day cost about £45 which goes to show what a rip off Thomas Cook guided tours are! (and much less fun!)
Our Guide
Instead of paying Thomas Cook £80 each for a trip in a coach, we bought a guide book, hired a car and driver and off we went - quite an interesting adventure!
On arrival at the temple we were visiting, we were immediately "HASSLED" by all the street vendors and local guides.
We chose a younger guide because he was a little more polite. Once we had a guide, the hassling stopped. He knew about 50 words of English which was fine for us to understand what he was showing us. Instead of the usual whistle stop guide around the temple, we had a leisurely tour which suited our needs much better.
Afterwards we went to a local “cafe” which was very different and visited a very poor farm. It cannot have changed since biblical times. It made us realise how lucky and privileged we are to be English.
The whole day cost about £45 which goes to show what a rip off Thomas Cook guided tours are! (and much less fun!)