Tours and excursions are always very exciting.
The thought of visiting a new place, seeing sites and having a great time gives real joy to the heart.
It relaxes the mind, soothes the soul and invigorates the mood.
You must make sure that you take your family for an outing, minimum thrice in a year.
There are two different approaches in which you can plan your travel:

1. Planned
2. Unplanned

Unplanned trips are full of thrill.
While when you opt for a planned travel, you fix the dates few months in advance, book the hotel and tickets.
Many travelers also get in touch with professional tour operators.
For instance, if you are going to Singapore, then you can certainly get in touch with a tour operator.
The places that you will visit or want to visit, you can research on those places.
The primary aspects that you must pay attention to includes:

1. Sites to See
2. Special Food to Eat
3. Cultural Aspects
4. Handicrafts
5. Special Attraction (if any)

There are many advantages if you do your homework on the place.
For instance, if you are planning for a cultural tour at a Buddhist place, then you must have an idea about Buddhist monks and their culture.
This helps you to stay well-informed.
Any tour operator that you go with must not fool you and squander money from you un-necessarily.
Therefore, it is imperative to have a first hand information.
Many places have their own aesthetics and perception.
For example, if you visit a Sikh Temple, you need to put on a cloth on your head.
You must keep these rules in mind.
In case if the guide doesn't mention the same, your knowledge becomes helpful.
It can happen, that the travel bus doesn't take you to a particular site.
Such a situation seldom arises; however, if it does, you can ask the guide to take you to the particular place.
You need to take certain measures, before talking to an excursion or trip planner company.

1. Check the background of the company.
   You must find out for how many years they are in the business.
   
2. You must enquire about the trips that they have ventured on and how successful they have been.
   
3. It is very important to gather customer feedback.
   They can help you to decide.
   
4. Scrutinize the charges they have set.
   If they are offering discounts, then you must clarify about any hidden costs.
   

This is the way you can plan your tour and have great fun.