What is a tour guide called?

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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A tour guide is someone who shows tourists around places such as museums or cities.

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What Is a Professional Tour Guide? Professional tour guides lead interpretive tours within cities across the United States and abroad. They provide tourists with information, as well as some entertainment. They may give tours of historic areas, museums, landmarks and more.

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Adept at performing research in an effort to make optimal travel plans. Experienced in organizing itineraries according to time frames, weather, and events. Dedicated to providing clients with the best customer service and travel experience possible.

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Diverse career opportunities The experience that comes from working as a tour guide can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. Skills in leadership and organization can prepare tour guides to work in museums, art galleries or on college campuses.

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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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The overall job outlook for Tour Guide or Escort careers has been positive since 2012. Vacancies for this career have increased by 130.21 percent nationwide in that time, with an average growth of 16.28 percent per year.

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A half-day tour with a private guide usually costs $100–300. Guides generally don't charge per person, so hiring one isn't nearly as budget-straining if you can split the cost with fellow travelers. (To get some of the same local info for less, join a group walking tour or hop a sightseeing bus.)

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Most tour guide roles require high school diplomas as the minimum qualification. However, other tourist guide jobs require degrees. For instance, to become a museum guide, you may need a college degree in a program relevant to museums.

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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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This introduction is usually short (5 minutes) and is normally structured like this: Say hello, welcome them, thank them for booking with you, introduce the tour and get the travelers' interest.

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Tour guides undertake research and plan tours, provide sightseeing advice, and organize excursions. They transport and accompany their guests to the tourist spots in specific destinations. They are expected to be experts on the historical background and culture of an area.

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The average tour guide salary ranges between $18,000 and $55,000 in the US. Tour guides' hourly rates in the US typically range between $8 and $26 an hour. Tour guides earn the highest salaries in Alaska (40,533), California (39,666), and Connecticut (37,782).

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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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Highest paying cities for Tour Guides near United States
  • Los Angeles, CA. $26.94 per hour. 38 salaries reported.
  • Washington, DC. $26.62 per hour. 71 salaries reported.
  • San Francisco, CA. $26.44 per hour. 62 salaries reported.
  • New York, NY. $26.40 per hour. 68 salaries reported.
  • Memphis, TN. $26.33 per hour. ...
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