Go local and dance with the world as it really is
Posted by Freyja Oddsdóttir - 17/06/09 at 12:06:49 pm
Photo by Weekeego
Do you hate the idea of being at the mercy of a tour guide who can barely make time for the 20 tourists on his bus?
Have you ever wished you could interact with the locals and immerse yourself in the culture of the country you’ve traveled to?
Then weekeego may be your answer. Instead of offering a tour in which the agenda is tight and defined, you will be introduced to all activities you can do upon arrival and then you decide what you want your journey will look like with the help of local partners. You also get to participate in your vacation rather than being a passive spectator. You could relocate turtle eggs in Ghana, or build water wells in South Africa or even hunt with indigenous tribes in the Amazon. The idea is to give you a deeper experience of the community by involving you in activities that are unique to the location you have chosen and weekeego rates their partner network on three scales: the beauty of the location, insight into the local culture, and involvement in the local community. Prices per person range from €75 for a week-long trek with Egyptian Bedouins in the Sinai peninsula to €1636 for six days learning to cook Italian cuisine in Tuscany.
Since we at Dohop really enjoy budget travelling in the times of financial crisis, we want to point out to you the chance to go to Ghana or Thailand for free with weekeego! The catch is that you have to convince two or three of your friends to join you on your venture, and then you get your own spot for free. And your friends only pay €77-85 for themselves per week… it doesn’t get much better!
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