The best tours with locals

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Top 10 tours & experiences with locals around the world

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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The best private tours & experiences with locals

There’s no better way to explore a city than with a like-minded local by your side. Our tours with locals in major world cities let you discover the spirit and soul of a city with someone who can show you what makes it special beyond the iconic sights and famous landmarks. Uncover the hidden gems loved by locals: the hole-in-the-wall restaurants that serve the best traditional cuisine; the neighborhoods with the most unique characters; the breathtaking viewpoints that show the city from a different perspective. Wherever in the world your travels take you, tours by locals make a city so much more than just another vacation destination: they become a second home.

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Discover the city beyond a guidebook

On our tours with locals, no experience is off-limits. Perplexing maps? Tangled public transport? Chalkboard menus in an unfamiliar alphabet? None of these pose a problem when you have a walking, talking GPS, Google Translate, and guidebook by your side. Our tours are hosted by real locals so inevitably they go far beyond the attractions on a top 10 travel list. With a local guide to lead the way, the sides of a city usually reserved for its residents open themselves up to you. By experiencing a city through the eyes of someone who lives there, you’ll get the intimate, nuanced portrait of its personality and culture.

Tourists exploring unique stores in Tokyo with a local

An easy way to travel consciously

Tours with locals can help you build a deep cultural understanding of a country and make the most informed decisions on your trip while still having a blast. Your ethical travel choices contribute to changing the world for the better. With help from your guide, you’ll be able to learn some of the language, understand how to communicate, and find out about the local chefs, vendors, and artisans that deserve your support. Tours designed by locals give travelers invaluable insight into a country’s customs and traditions, helping you travel in a way that’s both respectful and earns respect.

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Like-minded locals leading the way

Are you an architecture aficionado who wants to bask in iconic landmarks on our Paris tours with locals, or a fanatic foodie who dreams of sampling every type of taco on tours by locals in Mexico City? Maybe you’re a history buff who’s eager to uncover Rome’s secret past on your private tour with a local. No matter what type of traveler you are, we’ll pair you with a local insider who shares your interests and can show you the very best their city has to offer. Our network of diverse local guides come from all ages and backgrounds – between them, we’ll find the perfect friend to suit your travel style.

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Latest reviews from our guests

    Robert was an exceptional guide with encyclopedic knowledge, warm personality and genuine empathy and respect for the culture!

    2 February 2026

    Reginald M

    Sara gave us a fantastic tour. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the history of Naha and its culture and inhabitants. We toured Shuri Castle and then she brought us to a lovely local restaurant where we sampled Okinawan cuisine and we had a private tour of a pottery kiln due to her being acquainted with the chief potter himself. I couldn't recommend her more highly.

    31 January 2026

    Nick C

    Aisyah is a very warm and accommodating guide. We had a great time. Great food and explored the city.

    30 January 2026

    Ali D

    Ross met us at our hotel. Well before we met he corresponded with us to inquire as to what we were going to see prior to our tour while in Sydney and also to inquire about anything we wanted to absolutely see. I appreciated the communication. We started off by going through parts of Sydney Harbor that my wife and I had not yet experienced and heard about the history of this area and of Australia. We next headed to Bondi Beach, which was the one place we definitely wanted to go to. He smoothly guided us on and off trains, buses and railways to get to the beach. We spent time walking the beach and hearing about some of the history there and at the Bondi Iceberg’s Club. We went to downtown and midtown and Ross showed us all of the significant historical sites all the while explaining their significance both in the past and currently. We spent 4 hours walking and seeing many wonderful historic sites and hearing about the history of Australia from its beginning to now. It was a great combination of history and current uses of places. Ross was great as our guide - very friendly, very knowledgeable and very adaptive to our ‘wants’. We enjoyed the morning!

    29 January 2026

    Shawn V

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