Tour Tips & Tourist Traps: Our Guide to Booking Great Experiences

Steve and Jack break down their favorite and least favorite tours around the world (RIP to Steve’s lungs in Santo Domingo and Jack’s soul at Rainbow Mountain). We also get into the whole “traveler vs tourist” identity crisis and debate whether being a digital nomad makes you cooler than a tourist (it doesn’t). Nomad Hacks: we share pro tips on how to actually pick a good tour, including platforms we swear by (like GuruWalk and Airbnb Experiences), how to spot red flags in reviews, and why the weirdest tours sometimes make the best stories. This is our ultimate guide to booking tours that don’t suck while traveling.