The Sunday Times - The Worlds Best Homestays
"...if you’re seeking an “authentic” travel experience, a chance to mingle with the locals on an equal footing, to share their stories and sample their cuisine, you need to go native and move in with them." (The Sunday Times)
Homestay holidays are catching on, and while some remain simple mattress-and-a-meal experiences, others promise smart digs with lots of extras: cooking lessons, perhaps, or personal trekking tours.
A homestay is much more than merely a B&B: your host will act as guide, interpreter, travel agent and confidant. And as this brand of accommodation moves into the mainstream, established tour operators are parcelling up homestays as part of posher tours.
Here’s our whirlwind world-wide guide to some of the most exciting options on offer, some packaged, some independent.
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