OfficialGuides Destinations

OfficialGuides lists licensed, independent private tour guides in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Pick a city, read the guides’ profiles and prices, and talk to the guide directly in the chat — no agency, no middlemen.

Prices are guiding fees per hour, per group, and show the lowest rate on each city page. Most guides require a minimum of 3–4 hours.

Europe

17 destinations
  • Parisfrom 100 €
    Louvre, Orsay and Versailles visits with licensed art-history guides, plus Montmartre walks
  • Athensfrom 60 €
    Acropolis, Acropolis Museum and Plaka walks with state-licensed Greek guides
  • Barcelonafrom 60 €
    Sagrada Família, Park Güell and Gothic Quarter tours; day trips to Montserrat and Girona
  • Romefrom 60 €
    Vatican Museums, Colosseum and Trastevere walks with licensed Roman guides
  • Istanbulfrom 35 €
    Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace and Bosphorus tours with Ministry-licensed guides
  • Florencefrom 60 €
    Uffizi and Accademia visits, Duomo and Oltrarno walks, Tuscan day trips
  • Dublinfrom 100 €
    Trinity College, Book of Kells and Dublin Castle walks; day trips along the Irish coast
  • Malagafrom 80 €
    Alcazaba, Picasso Museum and old-town walks; Costa del Sol and Ronda day trips
  • Londonfrom 70 €
    Westminster, Tower of London and British Museum tours with Blue Badge guides
  • Romanesque chapels, Pyrenean lakes, the UNESCO-listed Madriu valley and Andorra la Vella’s old quarter, explored with a mountain-savvy guide
  • Viennafrom 80 €
    From St. Stephen’s Cathedral to the Belvedere’s Klimts, Vienna’s imperial and artistic highlights with a licensed local guide.
  • Marseillefrom 60 €
    Old Port, Le Panier and Notre-Dame de la Garde walks; calanques and Provence trips
  • Salzburgfrom 80 €
    Mozart’s birthplace, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mirabell Gardens and Getreidegasse, with day trips to Hallstatt and the Berchtesgaden Alps
  • Lucernefrom 140 €
    Old town and Chapel Bridge walks, Lake Lucerne cruises, Mount Pilatus and Rigi trips
  • Bergamofrom 60 €
    Città Alta, Venetian walls and Lake Iseo tours; easy access from Milan
  • Lillefrom 80 €
    Vieux-Lille, Grand Place and Palais des Beaux-Arts walks; Flanders day trips
  • Shkodërfrom 25 €
    Rozafa Castle, old bazaar and Lake Shkodra tours; gateway to the Albanian Alps

Middle East & North Africa

7 destinations
  • Dubaifrom 90 €
    Old Dubai souks, Burj Khalifa and desert safaris; Abu Dhabi day trips
  • Cairofrom 40 €
    Pyramids of Giza, Egyptian Museum and Islamic Cairo with licensed Egyptologist guides
  • Luxorfrom 40 €
    Karnak, Valley of the Kings and Luxor Temple with licensed Egyptologists
  • Ammanfrom 25 €
    Citadel and Roman theatre walks, Jerash and Dead Sea trips, Petra excursions
  • Marrakechfrom 35 €
    Medina and souk walks, Bahia Palace and Majorelle Garden with official Moroccan guides
  • Tunisfrom 25 €
    Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the medina with state-licensed Tunisian guides
  • Riyadhfrom 40 €
    Diriyah, Al Masmak Fortress and the National Museum with licensed Saudi guides

Asia

11 destinations
  • New Delhifrom 15 €
    Old Delhi, Humayun's Tomb and Qutub Minar with government-approved guides
  • Agrafrom 25 €
    Taj Mahal at sunrise, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri day trips
  • Siem Reapfrom 30 €
    Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm with licensed Angkor guides
  • Da Nangfrom 20 €
    Hoi An old town, My Son sanctuary and the Marble Mountains
  • Guangzhoufrom 50 €
    Shamian Island, Chen Clan Academy and Cantonese food walks
  • Chengdufrom 20 €
    Giant panda base, Leshan Buddha and Sichuan food tours
  • Guilinfrom 25 €
    Li River cruises, Yangshuo countryside and the Longji rice terraces
  • Luoyangfrom 50 €
    Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple and White Horse Temple tours
  • Bruneifrom 20 €
    Kampong Ayer water village, Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and rainforest trips
  • Ashgabatfrom 20 €
    Marble city tours, ancient Nisa and the Darvaza gas crater
  • Xiamenfrom 20 €
    Gulangyu’s colonial villas, piano museum, Nanputuo Temple, Zhongshan Road and Fujian Tulou day trips, explained by a guide in your language.

Africa

5 destinations
  • Nairobifrom 30 €
    Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum; safari planning
  • Arushafrom 40 $
    Private safaris to Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire with licensed safari guides
  • Zanzibarfrom 15 €
    Stone Town walks, spice farms and the east-coast beaches
  • Addis Ababafrom 15 €
    National Museum and Entoto walks; Lalibela and northern Ethiopia trips
  • Agadirfrom 20 €
    Agadir Oufella kasbah ruins, the Souk El Had, Paradise Valley palms and Taroudant or Essaouira day trips, led by a guide who knows the Souss

Latin America

1 destinations
  • Cartagenafrom 20 $
    Walled city, Getsemaní and Castillo San Felipe with licensed Colombian guides

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