When planning day trips or excursions you can visit local Tour agents and see what deals they can do for you. It normally works out cheaper than going through holiday company, If youbook a few trips they may well give you a discount. Cheaper again is BOOKING DIRECT = Thus cutting out the middle men that way you will get better quality trips and not pay too much for Drinks etc as places try to claw back someprofits! If you spend some time looking in guide books and on the internet you can usually find all points of LOCAL interest to your group and family and thus schedule things you'd like to see and do which helps to make the most of your holiday's precious days.