What is a private tour guide?

What does a private tour mean? A private tour means that the tour's itinerary is completely tailored around you and that the resources included are for your use only. A private tour usually consists of a personal tour guide, choice of private vehicle and chauffeur driver.



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While group tours may end up on buses with other travelers, private tours allow you to travel by a private car or minivan no matter if you're coming alone or with your family and friends. Private tours are also useful for those who need special care, including older relatives, small children, or disabled travelers.

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Types of tour guides
  • Historical guide. A historical guide leads tourists around historical landmarks and points of interest like ruins, temples, battlefields and other sites of historical importance. ...
  • Adventure guide.
  • Museum guide. ...
  • Nature guide. ...
  • City guide. ...
  • Park guide. ...
  • Freelance guide.


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With a private tour group, you can also rely more on private transportation to get you around. While large tour groups may end up on large buses and other services, small private tour groups often get around by private car or minibus.

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Most etiquette experts suggest a tip of 10-20% of the cost of a tour for outdoor guides like ours. A typical gratuity on a full-day tour is $20-$40 per person, and on a half-day trip, $15-$20 per guest.

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Many tour guides in Spain work as freelance professionals. This means that tips are more than welcome. If you've booked a private tour with a guide, plan on tipping anywhere from €10 to €20 depending on the length of the tour and how much customized care the guide provided along the way.

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Private tour cons Private tours are usually considered much more expensive due to the luxury, convenience and personal attention they offer. While there is some truth in this, as personal tours can often be more expensive than group tours, this isn't always the case.

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Private tours give you the freedom to choose what you want to do and when. You don't have to consider the needs of other travellers, which provides you with far more room for flexibility and changes to your itinerary at every step of the way.

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According to the UN World Trade Organization, there are three kinds of tours - domestic, inbound, and outbound - and thus three kinds of tour operators who hire tour directors. Many companies offer both domestic and outbound tours.

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Tour guides are often called docents or those who show. In addition, they are sometimes called tour directors or tourist escorts, but these terms also have other meanings. Tour guides work primarily with tourists and visitors but may also work with locals interested in learning more about their city or town.

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Although the names are practically interchangeable, a tourist guide suggests that the tour in question will include foreign visitors, whereas a tour guide just takes anyone on a tour, regardless of whether they are tourists or not.

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Types of Tours
  • Sightseeing Tours. ...
  • Shore Excursion Tours. ...
  • Adventure or Sporting Tours. ...
  • Other Types of Tours. ...
  • Combining Tours.


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Semi-private tours are larger than private ones, yet still small enough for everyone to get to know each other; typically, a semi private tour will include between 8 to 10 people.

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A tour guide helps you explore the unexplored streets, corners, food joints, and architectural structures, cultural and historical information. They also help you see the best version of the country you are visiting. There are several benefits of having a guide onboard while travelling abroad.

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In Spain, tipping is entirely optional and it's not very common. You may see people leaving small change at cafés and bars and, eventually, someone tipping at a nice expensive restaurant. But most of the time, you won't see anyone other than tourists leaving a tip.

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Is it expected? Tipping in Spain works differently: The customer actually has the option to not leave any tip at all. However, restaurants expect a 10% tip on each bill—although it's not a formal rule, and that percentage is much lower than tipping practices in other countries.

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In Europe, tips for guides range from $15-$50 per person per day and $10-$25 for drivers. Tips might not necessarily be expected on multi-day tours in countries like Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden, but remember that the cost of living in these countries is high so it's recommended to tip if you can afford it.

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