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    Your private & personalized experience with a local host

    What is a City Unscripted experience?

    Exploring a city as you would if you were visiting a friend; someone who knows and loves their city, and knows you.

    Unscripted

    • Our hosts don’t read from a long script; they follow their own
    • A private experience that’s been personalized just for you
    • You have an itinerary but it’s unscripted, so you can change it at any moment

    Unexpected

    • From food lovers to filmmakers to full-time moms, our hosts are as unique as your experience is going to be
    • Our hosts don’t just live in their city, they love it. And they can’t wait to share it with you

    Unforgettable

    • No two City Unscripted experiences are the same
    • Matching you with the right local host means they can share with you places they know you’ll love, but you wouldn’t find in a guidebook

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    Ultimate Bologna Food Experience

    Food & Drink Ultimate Bologna Food Experience

    Bologna | 3 hours

    A medieval market, zingy aperitivo and the best gelato you’ve ever had.

    from €68.33 EUR per person
    • (16 reviews)
    Ultimate Bologna Food Experience
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    Tastes of Le Marais: Food Experience

    Food & Drink Tastes of Le Marais: Food Experience

    Paris | 3 hours

    An artistic enclave, fromage, bistro tables spilling onto the pavement and pâtisserie.

    from €77.67 EUR per person
    • (12 reviews)
    Tastes of Le Marais: Food Experience
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    Eat Like a Local in Osaka: Street Food Experience

    Food & Drink Eat Like a Local in Osaka: Street Food Experience

    Osaka | 3 hours

    Oden, okonomiyaki, kushikatsu, takoyaki, tonpeiyaki and some other treats you've never heard of.

    from $85.83 USD per person
    • (13 reviews)
    Eat Like a Local in Osaka: Street Food Experience
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    New experiences

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    Must See Kobe with a Local New

    City Highlights Must See Kobe with a Local

    Kobe | 8 hours

    Mount Rokko, glass bottomed bridges and strolls along the Maiko Marine Promenade.

    from $60.00 USD per person
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    Escape the Airport: See Istanbul on Your Layover New

    Layover Escape the Airport: See Istanbul on Your Layover

    Istanbul | 5 hours

    The Grand Bazaar, meze platters, and some serious haggling.

    from €45.00 EUR per person
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    Ultimate Barcelona Tapas Experience New

    Food & Drink Ultimate Barcelona Tapas Experience

    Barcelona | 3 hours

    Pimientos de Padron, sangria and chorizo topped montaditos.

    from €68.33 EUR per person
    Ultimate Barcelona Tapas Experience
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    What our guests say

    “We felt like we were spending time with a friend who wanted us to experience the best of her hometown.”

    Dan M, October 2018

    “Possibly the best single day tour my wife and I have ever had and we have traveled a lot.”

    Steven P, April 2019

    “The wonder of this tour is you can change paths at any moment. It was exactly what I wanted, even when I didn’t know I wanted it.”

    Jordan S, July 2019
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    Meet some of our hosts

    Alexandra

    Paris, France Alexandra

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    Mutz

    Tokyo, Japan Mutz

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    Gabriele

    Bologna, Italy Gabriele

    A Bolognese dreamer with his feet on the ground

    • (23 reviews)
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    How it works

    • Tell us your preferences and book

      See an experience you like and book it. We will ask a few questions to build the right experience with you.

    • Just right for you

      We’ll pair you with the right host based on your personality and interests. Trust us, we know all our hosts personally.

    • The fun bit

      Spend time in the city with your carefullyselected host. You have an itinerary but it’s unscripted so it’s up to you and your host where you go and what you do.

    Inspiration, ideas & stories

    Best Places To Eat Dim Sum In Hong Kong - Recommended By A Local

    by Ka Wing Wong

    Experiencing the culture of Yum Cha and eating authentic dim sum are on most people’s 'to do list’ when they’re visiting Hong Kong. But even for...

    What To Eat At Taipei's Night Markets - An Insider's Food Guide

    by Benjamin Wu

    Being a local here in Taipei allows me to head to different night markets, from the most local to the more famous like Shilin, Raohe, Tonghua, whic...

    Things To Do On A Rainy Day In London

    by Naomi Lewis

    With the January weather closing in (we hate to admit it, but it has been known to rain in London from time to time), you might be wondering what to d...

    What Not To Do In Kyoto

    by Francesca Pagan

    As a Venetian living in Kyoto, when I first moved here, things were… well, not hard, but weird for sure. Even though I had been studying Japan’s h...

    The Best Areas To Stay In Mexico City - Recommended By A Local

    by Francesca de Luca

    Even though Mexico City is one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world with more than 20 million inhabitants, its numerous districts each have ...

    5 Reasons to Visit Rome

    by Kathryn Foley

    We could give you 100 reasons why we love Rome, and why you should visit the Eternal City. But we don't need to - 5 will be more than enough to have ...

    8 Traditional Thai Breakfasts In Bangkok You Must Try

    by Ping Palahan

    Bangkok has some of the very best street food in the world, with local vendors selling authentic dishes from food carts night and day. We know you’l...

    The Best Areas To Stay In Paris - Recommended By A Local

    by Kathryn Foley

    No matter which arrondissement you choose to stay in while you’re visiting Paris, we promise there’ll be gourmet cuisine, enchanting architecture ...

    Where To Stay In Yokohama - Best Neighborhoods Guide

    by Sumire Yamada

    When travelling to an unknown city, it’s important to pick the right place to make your home base so you can explore the best the city has to offer....

    10 Hidden Gems In Kobe

    by Stephen Edmunds

    Being the first ever port city in Japan, the diverse expat ratio which followed has lent Kobe an international vibe that is hard to find in the rest o...

    The Best Things To Do In Kobe At Night

    by Stephen Edmunds

    Nightlife in Kobe has everything you need, with a spread of restaurants and bars literally wherever you go. Being the first port city in Japan has mea...

    One Day In Kobe - The Ultimate 24 Hour Itinerary

    by Stephen Edmunds

    I originally chose to settle in Kobe because when visiting, I felt it so uniquely vibrant, naturally stunning and stress free a place as to be somewhe...

    10 Hidden Gems In Yokohama

    by Kenji Kitabayashi

    Yokohama is a city where East collides with West - where traditional Japanese izakaya sit side by side futuristic towers, and tiny ramen bars compete ...

    What To Do In Kyoto This Fall - Things To Do In September, October and November 2019

    by Andrew Thompson

    If you’re looking for the best of Japan in the fall, then you can’t overlook a visit to the magical Kyoto. Kyoto fall foliage is simply spectacula...

    What To Do In Tokyo This Fall - Things To Do In September, October and November 2019

    by Andrew Thompson

    Japan in the fall is truly spectacular, and Tokyo at this time of the year is particularly beautiful. Tokyo in the fall serves up a wide selection of ...

    Solo Traveler's Guide to Paris - Things To Do Alone

    by Kaja Jankowska

    Are you traveling around France, and seeking things to do alone in Paris? When planning solo travel in Paris, it’s important to see everything you w...

    What To Do In Sapporo This Fall - Things To Do In September, October and November 2019

    Japan in the fall is beautiful, and most cities have something unique to offer visitors. Sapporo is no exception. This mountainous northern Japanese c...

    10 Must Visit Street Art Spots In Paris

    by Kaja Jankowska

    Paris’s urban art movement started around the 1960s and since then it's blossomed into a street art heaven; with colorful canvases all over the city...

    Best Places To Eat & Drink Like A Local In Paris

    by Kaja Jankowska

    When it comes to culinary arts, the French take it very seriously. Paris might be the city of love, but it's also a city that loves food - and that we...

    Where To Stay in Munich - Best Neighborhoods Guide

    by Grigory Lyubchenko

    Munich certainly isn’t a huge city, but it still has a lot of different places to stay when you travel here. The different areas in Munich are reall...

    About City Unscripted

    City Unscripted is a personalized travel service that connects you with hosts who live in a city. We pride ourselves on our highly personalized nature and we make sure that travelers are matched with a host with similar needs. We do this by getting to know all of our hosts personally and understanding them fully – not just what they do and what they know but what they are like as people.

    After launching in London in April 2016 City Unscripted now operates in major cities across Europe, Asia, and the Americas! From Berlin to Bangkok, from Stockholm to San Francisco we have let thousands of people explore a city with the people who really love it. We wanted to help people feel more relaxed in the city they are in, get to see a city in a very real way and importantly a way that’s right for them. That’s why we are unscripted – these are not tours with uniforms and clipboards but authentic experiences where you can get to know each other, ask questions and change the itinerary as and when you need to.

    You can begin your City Unscripted journey by requesting a host from their profiles and requesting their availability or selecting an experience in a particular city and letting the City Unscripted team select the right host for you.

    Our hosts are often people with full-time jobs, working with City Unscripted part-time to meet new people, explore new places and share their passion for their city.

    Our experiences range greatly depending on what you want from your city and can involve many different secrets that only someone local to the city would know – the best restaurant for authentic food, a slice of hidden history or even take in the famous landmarks if you like.

    The City Unscripted Service is completely trustworthy, safe and secure as each host is individually vetted, verified, and trained by the City Unscripted team.

    Booking starts from as little as $27.50 per person for a 2-hour experience, so there’s something to suit every budget.

    We have been featured in TimeOut, The Guardian, The Times amongst other publications internationally.

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