More than 450,000 people have already taken a free walking tour with GuruWalk in more than 100 countries. We now give you the main reasons that motivated them to book free walking tours in our community of passionate guides ? 1. It’s an affordable option ? You are free to give what you want at
Whereas they were only available in a few cities until recently, free walking tours are now spreading rapidly across all continents and cities where there is tourism. To understand this success, we will look at the reasons that make working as a free walking tour guide so popular and profitable. 1. A large market that
In this post, we explain the main differences between a traditional paid-in-advance tour and a free walking tour. This must be taken into account when debuting a free walking tour, especially if you are a professional guide with years of experience. 1. The traveler pays at the end This is the most obvious difference: on
This post aims to inform gurus about how to run a tour in safe conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic, both for travelers and for themselves. We recommend that you follow these recommendations (which are not exhaustive) as much as possible, although we understand that this may not always be possible. Important: the goal of this
A free walking tour is like a play: each word is of vital importance to transmit your speech in the best way and touch the emotions of your travelers. In this post, we will explain how to create an amazing script, which will be the bible of your journey. It will allow you to choose
When you start as a tour guide, we all make mistakes and the worst part is that in many cases, we don’t even notice them! That’s why we wrote this post with the most common mistakes tour guides can have when starting to receive their first groups of travelers. Before the tour Don’t look at
Eradicating racism must be a priority for our society. It can not be permitted to let anyone be treated differently or as inferior, bossed around, insulted, abused, let alone killed, based on their race, sex, or sexual orientation. GuruWalk does not and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, hatred, or intolerance. Black lives matter
Do you already have an idea of the tour you want to create but don’t know how to structure it? In this post, we will share with you our most experienced gurus’ recommendations about how to plan your tour route the best way possible. 1. Make a list of places of interest According to the