Top Group Trips for Travelling With Locals

Nick Dauk

You can’t beat travel with locals in tow. These are the best global group trips for travelling with locals in urban, rural and remote places – book your place with Culture Trip.


Travelling with not only like-minded people, but those who know the lay of the land is the best way to get an authentic, immersive experience anywhere you visit. Citizens and residents know where the true hidden gems are – on and off the map. Most importantly, their unique perspective on everyday life will surely change your own. Join Culture Trip, and explore a whole host of fascinating destinations through the eyes of locals.

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View from a flowery field as the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) zooms past Mount Fuji in the Japanese countryside

From neon lights to rural delights in Japan

Even if watching sumo wrestlers train and making your own sushi rolls were the only activities on this tour’s itinerary, they’re still an amazing way to immerse yourself with the locals and their culture in Tokyo. Lucky for you, this rail tour of Japan ticks off more than just Tokyo, taking you to see geishas in Kyoto and try okonomiyaki in Hiroshima – all with a Local Insider who is eager to show you everything about the Land of the Rising Sun.

From US$4045.15

Next available from 2nd Sep 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Osaka, Japan

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ENDS AT

Tokyo, Japan

DURATION

12

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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Decorated car with an earthenware kvevri on the roof advertising a wine shop in Tibilisi

Wine, dine and step back in time in rural Georgia

If you’ve found your way to Georgia, then you certainly aren’t the typical tourist – and the locals will love you for it. Join this nine-day tour through Georgia and get to know the culture straight from the locals. Watch how wine was first fermented over 8,000 years ago and ask a local craftsman as many questions as you’d like. Share a drink with more locals at other wineries during this trip to Tbilisi and beyond.

From US$1287.2

Next available from 5th Oct 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

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ENDS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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