Top Group Trips for Travelling With Locals

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.

You’ll fall in love with Colombia’s Caribbean Coast on this cool eight-day TRIPS by Culture Trip tour. One of the highlights will undoubtedly be your visit to San Basilio de Palenque – the first free African town in the Americas. Learn about it by engaging like a local, including taking a Champeta dance lesson and practising their unique local language. There will also be ample opportunity to discover other aspects of Colombia’s rich culture over rum and good conversation.

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.