We scheduled a tour through "Tours by Locals" while in Ubud, Bali"Yoman" picked us up promptly at 8:AM and he quizzed us about our tour interestsWe voted for a morning rice field walkWe visited a world heritage site; terraced rice fieldHalf-way we paused near the top and enjoyed a fresh drink of coconut water from a local farmer and his wifeThis mountain top cafe was special as the farmer played his flute, chickens ran about and Yoman explained the importance of the tourism industryIt was a fantastic day!! Robyn & Grant, Canada
Jay *** is a passionate guide, he not only enjoys what he is doing but is very helpful, patience, polite, sincere and has a heart for people (travellers)I travel with a group of with senior adults, 6adults and childHe is very caring and considerate to my parents and the little girl tooHe's very generous in giving advice and recommendationsHe brought us to Nami Island, Petite France and brought us for good food with reasonable pricingI would highly recommend you to engage him as your tour guide!
Four of us arrived in Martinique, and we wanted to get a tour of Fort-de-FranceI contacted tours by locals, and through a very easy system was able to set up a tourOur guide, Meri, gave us a wonderful tour of the cityShe is well versed in the history of Martinique and was able to answer all of our questions dealing with the present and past of the islandWe invited Meri to join us for lunch at the end of the tour and the conversation continued - it was great!
We had a wonderful experience with Tours By Locals They were responsive, caring and very easy to work with The guide we selected for our 2-day Edinburgh tour, Martin, was exceptional We couldn't have been more happy with our experience with Martin He brought Scotland history alive, in a very personal way
We will definitely use ToursByLocals.com again the next time we want a personal tour guide The rates were very reasonable, and the website is easy to navigate
Hanoi, Vietnam Junie is an excellent guide and gave us 300% of her time, energy and friendshipShe customized the tours around the limitations and opportunities of the Tet holiday and we were able to really get a feel for Vietnam culture, history and people
Cristi's enthusiasm and flexibility makes him an ideal tour guideHe is extremely knowledgeable about Romanian history and we learned an immense amount of information from himHe drove us all over Transylvania from Sinaia to Brasov to Sibiu and made excellent suggestions on where to stop along the wayHe was flexible and adapted to our paceThere were people in our group Cristi's versatility accommodated each one of us in his own special wayA++ let Cristi show you his amazing country Romania!
Sotath was brilliant, polite, knowledgeable and with just the right amount of information and detail for a couple who generally prefer self guidingVery pleased we used a guide and I would highly recommend Sotath
Linked me with Oumar, my guide in SenegalWas excellentHere is my review:
Absolutely excellent in every wayI was coming to Senegal on business and Oumar took care of everything; from swift progress through immigration to superb inside knowledge of the local history and cultureI have been to Senegal before but this time was so differentI left with such a clearer taste and understanding of the people and countryA guide is always good, but Oumar offers much moreI expect to return to the country for work and will without doubt be booking Oumar againout of 10!
Mario provided a terrific tourHe considered our time available and our interestsHe designed the tour perfectly and also included a wonderful authentic restaurant for dinnerUnfortunately, we had a medical emergency after dinnerMario was calm and offered us many optionsWe felt very secure with Mario, who was able to return us to the airport with not much time remaining before our flightMario is a knowledgeable guide, who is passionate about his work and his countryWe highly recommend Mario!
Yoriko is very knowledgeable about the places we visitedShe is caring and helped make the last two days very pleasant and completely tailored to our needsWe now have a deep and rich understanding of the Japanese culture and the places we visited which were handpicked especially for usI would recommend her highly
Dominick (a guide from ToursByLocals) brings a true local perspective to his tours and this combined with his passion and energy for bringing New Orleans to life makes him an excellent guideI am normally reluctant to book a walking tour for over two hours as that is about the maximum amount of time my interest can be retainedDominick had no problem keeping our interest for the full hour tour as he has great stories and a communication style to keep one engagedI highly recommend him as a New Orleans tour guide
The Blue City Tour was the BEST and Ravindra was by far the best tour guide I had during my trip to India! He was very knowledgeable about the city, had great English, and was very accommodating to our needsWe arrived at the airport at 2pm but wanted to take the 2pm tour so he agreed to meet us at our hotel at 3pm! He took us around the blue city and we took a lot of picturesHe's from there so he knows all the best places for shopping, restaurants, markets, etcand will go above and beyond!
Carlos was an excellent guide,very professional and accomodatingHe was eager to please and had great suggestions to make our tour specialHe is an excellent driver, squeezing into the narrowest streets ever in Arcos de la Frontera, it was fun and excitingWe loved his suggestions for lunch and tasted many local treats
I highly recommend Carlos
We really enjoyed our tour with KhoaWe emailed him with what was of interest to us and he customised our tour to suit adding some extra visits to places he thought we would like to seeKhoa is knowledgeable and enthusiasticAn added bonus was Khoa booking a car with a careful driver to negotiate the chaotic traffic of Saigon
We have booked tours through Tours By Locals times in the last yearsAll were excellent mainly because the Guides were genuine people who were very knowledgeable and caringWe left each as friends
The latest was Sameh *** in DubaiA real gentleman, very informative and a fun guy!
Silvia was wonderful!!! She planned a very unique tour for us around the Tuscany countrysideWe spent days with her and got to go places the big groups don't go toWe had a private lunch at a olive oil and saffron farm along with some beautiful wineriesHer English was great, she was very knowledgeable and easy to spend the day withI rate her a 10!!
Joe Sofair was an excellent guide in IsraelHe is knowledgeable, full of ideas of great things to see and so helpfulHe really made our trip extra specialWe would give him out of 10! We would recommend a trip with him, you wont be sorry!
Amazing tour guide which has tons of knowledge about Cape Town and South Africa in generalSeems to know everyone which helps when going to tourist places to get you to the front of the lineExcellent overall!
Marcelo was our guide for our Iguazu Falls tour and he was just greatHis enthusiasm, knowledge and professionalism lifted a fabulous experience to the next level.I would rate Marcelo out of and my experience in dealing with Tours By Locals was equally satisfyingI rate the organization out of and would not hesitate to recommend them, and especially Marcelo, to anyone
Yumi was a fantastic guide, friendly and very knowledgeable about Japanese history and cultureShe tailored my tour to meet my interestsAccordingly, in addition to visiting some traditional sites, we took a cruise on the Yumida River and attended a tea ceremonyShe also taught me how to ride the metroI thought that I wanted her to drop me back off at my hotel, where she picked me up, but she gave me the courage to continue seeing some sites on my ownI was very appreciative of thatI recommend!
We scheduled a tour through "Tours by Locals" while in Ubud, Bali"Yoman" picked us up promptly at 8:AM and he quizzed us about our tour interestsWe voted for a morning rice field walkWe visited a world heritage site; terraced rice fieldHalf-way we paused near the top and enjoyed a fresh drink of coconut water from a local farmer and his wifeThis mountain top cafe was special as the farmer played his flute, chickens ran about and Yoman explained the importance of the tourism industryIt was a fantastic day!! Robyn & Grant, Canada
Jay *** is a passionate guide, he not only enjoys what he is doing but is very helpful, patience, polite, sincere and has a heart for people (travellers)I travel with a group of with senior adults, 6adults and childHe is very caring and considerate to my parents and the little girl tooHe's very generous in giving advice and recommendationsHe brought us to Nami Island, Petite France and brought us for good food with reasonable pricingI would highly recommend you to engage him as your tour guide!
Four of us arrived in Martinique, and we wanted to get a tour of Fort-de-FranceI contacted tours by locals, and through a very easy system was able to set up a tourOur guide, Meri, gave us a wonderful tour of the cityShe is well versed in the history of Martinique and was able to answer all of our questions dealing with the present and past of the islandWe invited Meri to join us for lunch at the end of the tour and the conversation continued - it was great!
We had a wonderful experience with Tours By Locals They were responsive, caring and very easy to work with The guide we selected for our 2-day Edinburgh tour, Martin, was exceptional We couldn't have been more happy with our experience with Martin He brought Scotland history alive, in a very personal way
We will definitely use ToursByLocals.com again the next time we want a personal tour guide The rates were very reasonable, and the website is easy to navigate
Hanoi, Vietnam Junie is an excellent guide and gave us 300% of her time, energy and friendshipShe customized the tours around the limitations and opportunities of the Tet holiday and we were able to really get a feel for Vietnam culture, history and people
Cristi's enthusiasm and flexibility makes him an ideal tour guideHe is extremely knowledgeable about Romanian history and we learned an immense amount of information from himHe drove us all over Transylvania from Sinaia to Brasov to Sibiu and made excellent suggestions on where to stop along the wayHe was flexible and adapted to our paceThere were people in our group Cristi's versatility accommodated each one of us in his own special wayA++ let Cristi show you his amazing country Romania!
Sotath was brilliant, polite, knowledgeable and with just the right amount of information and detail for a couple who generally prefer self guidingVery pleased we used a guide and I would highly recommend Sotath
Linked me with Oumar, my guide in SenegalWas excellentHere is my review:
Absolutely excellent in every wayI was coming to Senegal on business and Oumar took care of everything; from swift progress through immigration to superb inside knowledge of the local history and cultureI have been to Senegal before but this time was so differentI left with such a clearer taste and understanding of the people and countryA guide is always good, but Oumar offers much moreI expect to return to the country for work and will without doubt be booking Oumar againout of 10!
Mario provided a terrific tourHe considered our time available and our interestsHe designed the tour perfectly and also included a wonderful authentic restaurant for dinnerUnfortunately, we had a medical emergency after dinnerMario was calm and offered us many optionsWe felt very secure with Mario, who was able to return us to the airport with not much time remaining before our flightMario is a knowledgeable guide, who is passionate about his work and his countryWe highly recommend Mario!
Yoriko is very knowledgeable about the places we visitedShe is caring and helped make the last two days very pleasant and completely tailored to our needsWe now have a deep and rich understanding of the Japanese culture and the places we visited which were handpicked especially for usI would recommend her highly
Dominick (a guide from ToursByLocals) brings a true local perspective to his tours and this combined with his passion and energy for bringing New Orleans to life makes him an excellent guideI am normally reluctant to book a walking tour for over two hours as that is about the maximum amount of time my interest can be retainedDominick had no problem keeping our interest for the full hour tour as he has great stories and a communication style to keep one engagedI highly recommend him as a New Orleans tour guide
The Blue City Tour was the BEST and Ravindra was by far the best tour guide I had during my trip to India! He was very knowledgeable about the city, had great English, and was very accommodating to our needsWe arrived at the airport at 2pm but wanted to take the 2pm tour so he agreed to meet us at our hotel at 3pm! He took us around the blue city and we took a lot of picturesHe's from there so he knows all the best places for shopping, restaurants, markets, etcand will go above and beyond!
Carlos was an excellent guide,very professional and accomodatingHe was eager to please and had great suggestions to make our tour specialHe is an excellent driver, squeezing into the narrowest streets ever in Arcos de la Frontera, it was fun and excitingWe loved his suggestions for lunch and tasted many local treats
I highly recommend Carlos
We really enjoyed our tour with KhoaWe emailed him with what was of interest to us and he customised our tour to suit adding some extra visits to places he thought we would like to seeKhoa is knowledgeable and enthusiasticAn added bonus was Khoa booking a car with a careful driver to negotiate the chaotic traffic of Saigon
We have booked tours through Tours By Locals times in the last yearsAll were excellent mainly because the Guides were genuine people who were very knowledgeable and caringWe left each as friends
The latest was Sameh *** in DubaiA real gentleman, very informative and a fun guy!
Silvia was wonderful!!! She planned a very unique tour for us around the Tuscany countrysideWe spent days with her and got to go places the big groups don't go toWe had a private lunch at a olive oil and saffron farm along with some beautiful wineriesHer English was great, she was very knowledgeable and easy to spend the day withI rate her a 10!!
Joe Sofair was an excellent guide in IsraelHe is knowledgeable, full of ideas of great things to see and so helpfulHe really made our trip extra specialWe would give him out of 10! We would recommend a trip with him, you wont be sorry!
Amazing tour guide which has tons of knowledge about Cape Town and South Africa in generalSeems to know everyone which helps when going to tourist places to get you to the front of the lineExcellent overall!
Marcelo was our guide for our Iguazu Falls tour and he was just greatHis enthusiasm, knowledge and professionalism lifted a fabulous experience to the next level.I would rate Marcelo out of and my experience in dealing with Tours By Locals was equally satisfyingI rate the organization out of and would not hesitate to recommend them, and especially Marcelo, to anyone
Yumi was a fantastic guide, friendly and very knowledgeable about Japanese history and cultureShe tailored my tour to meet my interestsAccordingly, in addition to visiting some traditional sites, we took a cruise on the Yumida River and attended a tea ceremonyShe also taught me how to ride the metroI thought that I wanted her to drop me back off at my hotel, where she picked me up, but she gave me the courage to continue seeing some sites on my ownI was very appreciative of thatI recommend!