Crack of Noon Tours, Travel For Those Who Aren't Morning People

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
May 18th 2010 at 4:01PM

If you're not a morning person then one of the big downsides of most tour-based vacation packages is that all too often the daily schedules start practically at the break of dawn. Crack of Noon Tours is geared for those of us who like to sleep in and start vacation days in a leisurely way (I seriously feel like they designed this idea just for me) with none of the activities scheduled to begin before "the civilized hour of noon," which means that although breakfast is included daily you can also choose to sleep in or take the morning to do some sightseeing and spontaneous exploring on your own. The scheduled activities are kept to the afternoon, evening, and night and are focused on balancing opportunities to learn with free time to explore and relax. Crack of Noon Tours also has a focus on good eats of authentic regional cuisine, encouraging vacationers to eat where the locals eat and truly get the local experience.

Crack of Noon currently offers two tour packages, one in France from Sept 22 - Oct 3rd and one in Italy from Oct 6 - Oct 18th, with only 24 spots available in each at a price of $3,290-$3,375 per person.

Tags: france, italy, tours, travel, vacation packages

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franplatt May 18th 2010 9:59AM

Hallelujah! I am so sick of being viewed by all the morning people of the world as being lazy or disorganized or lacking ambition, just because my metabolism kicks in at a later time of day. When the rest of the office is hanging around the water cooler watching the clock, waiting for quitting time, that's when I'm just hitting my stride and ready to get my best work done (and I often stay late and do so). But that never seems to count; only the fact that at 8 a.m. I am still bleary-eyed and trying to figure out what my last dream was all about.

The world is organized to suit morning people and the rest of us are expected to adapt or fail. We may be resigned to this state of affairs, but it is certainly heartening when anybody takes us non-morning people into consideration at all, instead of treating us like freaks.

psyops3000 May 18th 2010 10:54AM

Maybe you just get used to being called lazy and disorganized.

Jim May 18th 2010 11:33AM

I agree. In my working days, I had a standard policy, "Don't ask me anything before 10 AM and I've had my coffee." Why? Because before that I can barely remember my own name. Unfortunately, this is
something morning people can't, or won't understand. The idea that some of us have biological clocks that are simply wired differently is an anathema to them.

I'm glad to see that someone is finally recognizing that we afternoon and night people deserve equal opportunity and treatment. After all, the best things happen after dark.

Scootrbum May 18th 2010 12:05PM

I got up at 6:30 for almost 30 years to go to work and never enjoyed it. On the other hand I could stay up all night.
Crack of Noon tours just my style.

Richard Price May 21st 2010 1:27AM

I am the owner of Crack of Noon Tours. And there is nothing "lazy" and certainly nothing "disorganized" about our tours. They are simply aimed for people who like to eat and drink well and don't necessarily like to hear the phrase, "Bags outside your door by 6 AM!" When we conduct these tours, our passengers are well-rested and refreshed every day. And we see all the sights, but we don't have to set the alarm for five-freakin-AM to do it. The absence of alarm clocks makes for a lovely trip. We've got Italy and we've got France. Spaces are going fast.

Joe May 18th 2010 12:35PM

psyops3000
May 18th 2010 10:54AM
Maybe you just get used to being called lazy and disorganized.

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Maybe someone like yourself just gets used to being called and idiot and insensitive.

Jesus is King May 18th 2010 1:08PM

This is great! My wife and I are both late nighters. I work at home. But she works until 2 AM, therefore we never get to bed until between 3 and 4 AM. Subsequently, we never get up till between 10 AM and noon. We both put in a looong day and are far from lazy. However, most people just don't understand our schedule...until now. Thank you Crack of Noon Tours!

Indy812 May 18th 2010 2:04PM

Military killed me,,starting at aound 4 or 5 am....glad its over..

Cooper May 18th 2010 2:41PM

Right on! I hated it. I could have done PT at 4:30 in the afternoon just as well as at 6:30 in the morning! Probably better because I wouldn't have been miserable - and usually cold. The Army never did turn me into a morning person; after I got out I never got up at 6:00 in the morning (or earlier) again.

sharon May 18th 2010 2:10PM

I feel sorry for the people who get up early every day. I work afternoons and when I come to work I watch all those people walking around yawning, complaining about how tired they are and wishing their day was over. How sad to want your day to be over! I'm fully rested and want my days to never end!