If you truly want to explore a new area then you could look at booking a tailor made sightseeing holiday trip. Many popular destinations offer this as a package and allow you to pick a number of local attractions or points of interest to visit during your stay.

Although many holiday resorts will offer trips to these locations which can be booked when you are there, you can usually save money on booking a number of activities in advance through your tour operator at the time of booking the holiday.

Often you will find people selling these types of trips on the street local to your resort. These trips are usually organised by a local company or individual and although the price you pay is often cheaper than booking through a tour operator, there is little come back should you not be able to go or the trip gets cancelled.