Drawing up an itinerary of the tour

The route (itinerary) is the most convenient way of following the excursion group, contributing to the disclosure of the topic. It is built according to the most correct sequence for the tour, the presence of sites for the location of the group, the need to ensure the safety of tourists (tour participants' safety). One of the tasks of the route is to promote the most complete disclosure of the topic.

The main requirements that must be taken into account by the route compilers are the organization of the display of objects in a logical sequence and providing a visual basis for the disclosure of the topic.

Questions

1. What is the main task of a guided tour route?

2. In what way should the presentation be arranged?

In tour guiding there are three options for drawing up routes: chronological, thematic and theme-chronological.

For an example, tours dedicated to the life and activities of outstanding people (public figures) are designed according to the chronological principle.

Thematic guided tours are connected with a certain topic in the life of the city (for example, Literaturnoe Podmoskovye, etc.).

All city sightseeing tours are built on a thematic-chronological principle. The sequence of presentation of the material in the chronology in such tours is observed, as a rule, only with the disclosure of each subtopic.

Route development is a complicated multi-staged procedure that requires a sufficiently high qualification and is one of the main elements of the technology for designing a new guided tour. When developing a bus route, follow the "Rules of the Road", "Charter of Road Transport", "Rules for the Carriage of Passengers" and other departmental regulations.

Questions

1. In what way can the tour route be arranged?

2. In what way are tours devoted to public figures‘ lifetime arranged?

3. How are thematic routes arranged?

4. What type of route is used in sightseeing tours?

5. What rules and regulations should be observed in a tour route?

Depending on their role all attractions are subdivided into main and additional.

The main attractions are subjected to a deeper analysis, and all the subtopics should be revealed.

Presentation of additional attractions, as a rule, takes place during transitions of the group and does not take up much time.

- The route is developed according to the principle of the sequence observation of attractions. The following requirements should be taken into account when drawing up the route:

- the presentation of attractions should be carried out in a certain logical sequence, avoiding unnecessary repeated sections such as loops;

- attraction accessibility;

- moving between attractions should not take more than 10-15 minutes, to avoid long pauses in the presentation and guidespeak;

- availability of well-maintained stops, including sanitary stops, and parking lots.

It is recommended to have several options of the group's movement. The need to change the route in some cases is caused by traffic jams, repair work on city highways. All this should be taken into account when working out different route options.

The development of the coaching route is completed by agreeing and approving the passport and route scheme, calculating the kilometers and the time of use of vehicles.

Questions

1. How different is the presentation of main and additional attractions?

2. What are route requirements?

3. What needs approval in a coaching route?

Detour and showing around attractions

Detour (bypass) of the route is one of the important stages in the development of a new excursion theme. When organizing detour (bypass) of the route, the following tasks are set:

1) familiarize yourself with the layout of the route, streets, squares, along which the route (route plan) is laid;

2) specify the location where the attraction is located, as well as the location of the parking lot of the coach or pedestrian group;

3) master the access by bus to the attractiond (accessibility to attractions) or parking places (coaching route);

4) timekeeping of the time required to display objects, their verbal characteristics and the movement of the bus (pedestrian group), and also to specify the duration of the excursion as a whole (timing);

5) check on the attractions to be presented;

6) choose the best points for presentation (points of observation) and options for the group placing;

7) choose a guiding technique;

8) in order to ensure the safety of the movement of tourists along the route, identify potentially dangerous places and take precautions against possible hazards.

Questions

1. What should a tour guide do when planning a detour or showing around attractions?

2. How important is it to get acquainted with a route plan?

3. In what case should the tour guide check on the accessibility to attractions?