Bus tours in Europe are a very interesting, but quite specific type of tourism. When stopping a choice on it, you should clearly understand what awaits you in the coming days or weeks, be ready for both positive emotions and impressions, and for some of the difficulties of such a vacation.
Experienced travel agents recommend choosing a bus tour in Europe for the first trip, no more than one week in duration. This will provide an opportunity to draw personal conclusions and assess the prospects of such a vacation for yourself personally for the future.
We can say right away that if you need a vacation primarily in order to take a break from an oversaturated everyday life with communication, and you are not inclined to spend it in the company of people you do not know,
you should pay attention to other types of recreation, more individual. But if you are ready to spend several days in the dense environment of a large company, then let's move on to considering other aspects of such a trip.
When choosing one of the very diverse bus tours in Europe, first of all, specify how many and which countries are included in the program, the number of night crossings, the brand and technical condition of the bus provided to the group and whether it is possible to book a seat of your choice in it. All these points will further play a role in your comfort and physical well-being during long journeys.
In a fairly short period of time, you have to travel a very impressive distance while sitting on a bus, cross several borders and visit several different countries. Therefore, the satisfaction of your physical condition is the first thing that you should consider when embarking on such a journey. Not everyone is able to spend several days in a bus seat, and quite possibly even nights, without unnecessary discomfort for themselves and their health. As a rule, bus tours in Europe provide for overnight stays in 2-3-star hotels, which is quite comfortable by European standards. But in some cases (most often the first and / or last night of the trip) you have to spend the night sitting on the bus.
As some consolation, we can say that night transfers and overnight stays in buses make the tour much cheaper. But still, this is an argument for the most part for healthy young people who, due to their age and endurance of the body, easily tolerate such discomfort.
The next point to consider when choosing a bus tour in Europe is the excursion program. It will be very intense, and therefore, although very interesting, but perhaps tiring for someone. You also need to be prepared for this, as well as for the fact that during the trip it is possible to make some adjustments to the excursion program. It may be an unpleasant moment for someone when a planned long excursion around the city, which he dreamed of seeing most of all, turns out to be very quick and superficial. The unpredictability of many moments, including all sorts of delays (traffic jams, accidents, traffic congestion, border crossing, etc.), make up the specifics of bus tours, nothing can be done about it.
To make your trip as comfortable as possible, you should carefully prepare for it by correctly collecting the set of things necessary for such a trip. It includes shoes comfortable for long daily excursions and sitting on the bus, warm clothes, a first-aid kit with the means and preparations you personally need, travel food and drink, a set of unbreakable dishes, a thermos, chargers for your phone / video camera / photo camera, a blanket, a pillow and what something that will help you not to get bored on the bus when there is nothing to be seen outside the window. All these rather ordinary things can make you rejoice at your foresight at certain moments of the trip.
When going through border / customs control, the main thing is to behave correctly, not to try to smuggle prohibited items and to fill out the customs declaration correctly. The team leader will teach you all this. As for possible independent movements in different countries and cities, it is important to have several things with you: your passport (or a copy of it), a city map, a business card of the hotel in which you are staying, the phone number of the group leader. In the event that you suddenly lag behind the group, this will help you solve the problem quickly and without unnecessary worries. As a last resort, when the problem does not lend itself to an independent solution, you can contact the police and ask to take you to the Russian consulate.
It is quite clear that one week-long trip to Europe will not allow you to see much. Countries with their beauties and sights fly by, replacing each other. But this is the dignity of bus tours in Europe - even in passing, but have time to catch a glance, capture and appreciate the main thing! And then return to the place that "hooked" in order to devote your vacation to him alone, to that place in Europe where you left a piece of your heart.
