How to do your own travel itinerary

Traveling requires planning, and preparing a travel itinerary is one of the first things you should do when you decide to meet a new place. This is because preparing a good travel itinerary is fundamental, after all, besides optimizing your time during the trip, it allows you to understand even more the history and culture of the place that you intend to visit.

Preparing a good travel itinerary may prevent you from feeling that you missed an important place after traveling or miss more places because of lack of time or money.

With that in mind, Rede Rio Hotels will teach you how to set up your own travel itinerary.

First, define the profile of your trip

Before setting up your travel itinerary, keep in mind the type of journey you plan to do. To be able to define the profile of your trip, first start by thinking about what types of places you would like to visit, or where you need to go. Then think about whether you will be accompanied or not, whether it will be necessary to reconcile places and tastes, among other related issues.

After thinking about these points, research about the place you are going to travel. This is one of the most important steps – if not the most important. Find information on sights, restaurants that offer the best of local cuisine, and discover places you can not miss. All within the purpose of your trip, of course.

From this, you will be able to define how much time and how much money you should spend on your trip. Also, by knowing where the sights are located it gets easier to choose a hotel that is close to these places, and that suits your profile.

For example, let’s assume that you want to get to know Rio de Janeiro and want to enjoy everything that the Marvelous City can provide, and only have 3 days to do so. So, the ideal would be to opt for the main tourist attractions, starting with those that are close to your lodging location. If you chose one of Rede Rio Hotels, it would be interesting to start by visiting the downtown Rio and all the legacy of Old Rio. On the same day, you can still visit the port area of Rio de Janeiro, which has an unforgettable historical circuit. To learn more about Porto Maravilha, read this article too.

This is just an example of what your travel itinerary should look like.

Organize your travel itinerary

Once you set your trip’s profile and thoroughly research your destination, it’s time to put together a travel itinerary that can cover everything you’ve thought about before.

You can assemble your travel itinerary with the help of an Excel spreadsheet. Divide your worksheet into three vertical columns and title with: date, time, and location (you can add more columns, such as “expenses”).

Once this is done, just start ordering the locations according to the time you will have available each day. It is recommended that you leave the last day of the schedule empty, in case some unforeseen with the timing happens, it’s possible for you to use that day to visit some tourist spot that was missing. Or, if this day is really left over, you can use it to rest, organize the suitcase for the return home or even use that day for shopping or sightseeing around the hotel.

Do not leave your travel itinerary “closed”. Keep working on it, shaping and complementing it as new information comes up. The more you search and talk to people who have already visited the destination you plan to go, the more interesting places you’ll come up with, new routes, other ways to get around, and so on.

Finally, check the last details

Now, with your travel itinerary organized , it’s time to book your tours. Not leaving everything to the last minute is a great tip to not waste time and enjoy your trip with more tranquility.

See if everything is as planned. Review your travel itinerary carefully, see if your documentation is ok, check the dates and times of your tickets and hotel reservations. If the trip is international, confirm that your passport has the visas required for the trip in question. It is also important to be informed about the need to take vaccines. And, one last and important tip: make sure your credit card is enabled for international purchases.

Now you know how to set up your own travel itinerary, how about planning the next trip? Get to know Rio de Janeiro and stay in an hotel in rio located in the heart of the Marvelous City! Discover the facilities of the hotels in the center of rio de janeiro and the lapa rio de janeiro hotel of Rede Rio Hotels and make your reservation at the Arosa, our hotel in downtown rio de janeiro.