Not my idea of a holiday

[SunitaFl]

My sister is in a hiking club for many years and I joined a couple of years ago. I'm enjoying the Saturday hikes but declined to go on the club trip to Croatia as I don't enjoy going away with big groups, I find it overwhelming , and I'm glad I didn't as 38 people ended up going.

My sister is much more outgoing than me and couldn't understand me not going.

AIBU to find this too many people to holiday with?

People are different.
Neither of you are unreasonable to have your own preferences.

This is like asking if you're unreasonable to say water is wet.

What do you expect us to say? 🤷‍♂️

Presumably they split into smaller groups for the actual hikes when they were away. I prefer smaller groups but a big group does mean you can cover more preferences as to length and difficulty each day.

It’s not really a holiday though is it? It’s a group of people who like hiking, going away somewhere different to hike? We used to go on rugby tour when DS was in the minis - usually about 300 of us! It was about the rugby, rather than the ‘holiday’. It was loud and busy and fun - but not what I’d choose for an actual holiday.

Who would’ve guessed that people have their own preferences?!
Do you think you’re unusual for disliking holidaying in large groups?

Not my idea of a holiday either.

I'm in a hiking club that organises hiking holidays (though in the UK, not abroad). I don't go on those. Not because hiking isn't "a holiday" (it is to me) - I just don't want to share a room with anyone and I'd feel all peopled out after 24 hours.

I like everyone in the group and I enjoy walking with them for a few hours every couple of weeks but I would find spending several days with them quite draining.

I would find spending several days with any large group of people quite draining, to be honest.

Perfectly normal to dislike that type of holiday. I'm glad you were honest and your sister should respect that, even if she doesn't understand it.

Each to their own. There as many types of holiday I don’t fancy but I’m not being made to do them so u hope those going have fun!

Of course you're not surely you can't think you are

I don’t understand why you are asking - it clearly suits some people and not others and that isn’t a problem

The beauty of life is realising we’re all different. How boring would the world be if we all did the same things.

This.

It's not really an 'AIBU?' question as, if you feel going away with a larger group isn't for you, the you are right not to go, and not unreasonable to feel like that, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a great holiday for someone else.

It's just not an 'AIBU?' binary choice.