Offbeat, Unique travel experiences & tours

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There are a few websites offering offbeat, unique travel experiences. Thought I should share my list of pros and cons for each one.

Vayable (vayable.com)
Pros: Very in-depth Europe offerings
Cons: Difficult to search by country from their filters
Highlight: Homeless man walking tour in Paris [not avail currently]

Voyagin (govoyagin.com)
Pros: Really unique offerings in Japan/Asia, nice web layout
Cons: No search function
Highlight: Dress up as a Geisha in Japan

Get Your Guide (getyourguide.com)
Pros: Low prices, convenient calender
Cons: Website has a very commercial feel
Highlight: Grand Canyon helicopter tour

Viator (viator.com)
Pros: Largest number of activities in all countries
Cons: Not very unique/offbeat
Highlight: Amsterdam tulip field tour

Withlocals (withlocals.com)
Pros: Easy to navigate website, great pictures
Cons: Limited offerings in every country
Highlight: All the eat with locals activities

Bemyguest (bemyguest.com.sg)
Pros: local startup (is that considered a pro? haha), comprehensive bali listing
Cons: Many repetitive activities
Highlight: Seawalking in Bali

My personal favourites are Voyagin and Withlocals, cause I like the whole concept of making friends with the locals and seeing the country through their eyes. What about everyone else?

 

[JetFixation]

Interesting!
I've booked on Viator before. You can find coupons for further discounts by searching sites like retailmenot.com

Alternatively for free activities try couchsurfing.com - it's primarily a site for people looking for free accommodation by staying in someone's apartment / couch. But you can find lots of activities that will be attended by locals / expats / tourists etc.

For example, in Japan during Cherry Blossom season there will be hanami gatherings where you can join and picnic and make new friends.

 

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Couchsurfing and airbnb are also great means of meeting new local friends (sadly, airbnb is "technically" illegal in Singapore)

I think there are currently quite a few cherry blossom meetups available on Voyagin!

 

[nady2015]

airbnb for food...

PlateCulture - Off the eaten track
http://www.eatfeastly.com/
http://www.cookening.com/
Eatwith.com - Dining Experience, Supper Clubs, Local Food and more
http://www.bonappetour.com/