What is the role of a local guide?

Local guides are local experts. Guides know all the best haunts in their city and can provide insider access that enables you to experience a destination like a local.



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A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.

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Tour guides must be able to provide information in a way that everyone in the group can understand. They need to project their voices, speak clearly, and be willing to repeat information as needed. After all, they're the ones providing direct customer service to your clients on a daily basis.

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They are familiar with the local environment, potential risks, and safety protocols, ensuring that you feel secure throughout your journey. Interpretation: Tour guides act as interpreters, bridging the language and cultural gaps between travellers and the local community.

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What are the perks and benefits with the new 10 level system?
  • You will get the inside scoop with our monthly newsletter.
  • You can join Google-hosted workshops and Hangouts.
  • In some of select countries, you can enter into exclusive contests for Local Guides.
  • You can join the conversation at Local Guides Connect.


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Day-to-day tasks
  • guide people around a castle, gallery, historic house or garden.
  • escort groups of tourists around a site.
  • give information about the history, purpose and architecture of a site.
  • accompany groups on day tours to a number of places of interest.
  • answer questions and suggest other places to visit.


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