Count the real days
A seven night trip contains roughly five and a half usable days once you subtract the arrival afternoon and the departure morning. Planning as if you have seven is the origin of most over packed itineraries.
Two bases maximum
Three or four nights in each of two places, with one transfer in the middle. That gives each city a proper day, allows one day trip from each base, and involves a single day of moving with luggage.
Three bases in a week is possible only when the legs are under two hours and you accept that one of the three will be a token visit.
A workable day pattern
Morning anchor, long lunch, soft afternoon, one planned evening. Repeat, with one deliberately empty day in the middle of the week. That empty day is what people remember, and it is always the first thing cut by over planners.
What to book before departure
Accommodation for both bases, the inter city transfer, and any attraction with genuine capacity limits. Everything else can wait until you know the weather and your own energy level.
Voyager Systems publishes travel information only. We do not sell flights, accommodation or tours, and nothing on this page is a booking. Always confirm schedules, prices and entry requirements with the official provider before you travel.
