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We cover places to go, local transport, must sees and do’s as well as so much more in this info packed entertaining 3 hour experience.
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Unlike other tours and experiences, our kickstart experiences are hands on and engaging from the start. You do more than just look.
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Experiences are designed and delivered to make amazing memories, without you ever feeling like a tourist.

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Knowledgable, Informative, friendly and approachable.

Provided a great introduction to Hong Kong its history, culture and development including post handover. Knew the best ways to get around which maximised the use of the time.

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she is excellent, and took me to all the new places, good places, and worked around my wants for the tour. all the recommendations were great. give her a raise

Kyoto: Private Customized Walking Tour with a Local Insider

Great tour with a great local tour guide.

Private Manchester Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

Thank you Roy, a great 2 hour history walking tour of Manchester - full of interesting facts about the city.

Nagoya Half Day Tour

Saki-san was our tour guide for our half day tour in Nagoya. She spoke fluent English, was a very friendly guide and we enjoyed her company! Saki was very flexible and reached out earlier prior to the actual tour to better understand our interest and places where we wanted to visit. In particular, her sharing on the history of the palace and Nagoya castle was very interesting. Lastly, Saki also introduced us to the Nagano old street and recommended a local sake bar / diner for our dinner. Thank you Saki! We highly recommend her if you are planning to tour Nagoya :)

Istanbul Private Custom Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Burak was fantastic! He understood our pace for the tour and gave great information on the popular sites in the Sultanahmet area. We liked him so much we asked for a second day with him and he took us to Chora, the aqueduct, Suleymaniye Mosque (which is better and less crowded than the Blue Mosque), and some local neighborhoods. His explanation of the mosaics at Chora were awesome. He definitely made our experience in Istanbul more enjoyable and we definitely recommend him.

Private Hamburg Walking Tour With A Local, 100% Personalized

Deniz was brilliant, knowledgeable and spoke perfect English. Adapted our trip around what we wanted to see. Definitely recommend to book this trip, very good value for money.

Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

Mia was an amazing tour guide. I’m actually not normally very excited to walk around old religious sites. But Mia made all of places just come to life. She offered fascinating insights into Japanese history and culture. I was emotionally moved by my time at these sites with her. She also took us to a great ramen place - it was the best meal we had during our time in Joan! I cannot recommend Mia more highly. She gave us such an amazing travel experience, one which I will never forget.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Wonderful experience. Our guide, Chisato, showed us aspects of Tokyo aspects that we would not have discovered ourselves.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

We had a fabulous tour with our guide Taka! He was very responsive as we communicated about our plans in advance of our trip. He picked us up promptly at our hotel the day of our tour, which was also our first full day in Japan. He showed us how to get Suica cards for the trains. We spent a gorgeous morning and afternoon in Asakusa, exploring Sensoji and the markets around it, the Sumida River Walk and Skytree. Taka was so friendly and shared so much about Japanese culture with us. At the end of the tour, we ate lunch at a restaurant on the river. Taka also kept in touch with us after the tour while we were still in Japan to give us additional tips. We highly recommend this tour and especially Taka! Thank you!

Explore Istanbul's Markets, Bazaars & Artisans: Private And Personalized

This tour was amazing. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Answered all our questions and personalized the tour to our interests. Highly recommend.

Rhonda did a great job guiding us in Melbourne - personable, genuine, and knowledgeable..

We covered a lot of ground around Melbourne and learned about the city and interesting local insight into current events. Nice to walk around with a friendly local!

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Shuto-san was an amazing guide and tailored the trip to my wish list. He let me set the pace, was highly knowledgeable and was a pleasure to spend three hours with, from shrines to bustling inner city to Senso-Ji temple. This was a great way to experience Tokyo and learn history and hot spots!

New York Private Full Day Tour with a Local Guide: 100% Personalized

We opted for the 8 hour tour and it was worth every penny. I sent our guide my desired itinerary with all of the things we’d like to see. Olga made it happen! She was so professional and very personable. She took us to local spots that were not packed with tourists, which we loved. We walked over 11 miles, so be prepared to walk a lot if you have several things you’d like to see. Olga was so well versed with directions in the city, history, art, and all of the buildings we came across. She also curated the tour to match our values and lifestyle. We appreciated her pointing out Catholic Churches along the way and she even took us into the Trump tower-which was totally cool! 11/10 recommend Olga if you want a flawless experience.

Full Day in Kanazawa

This city tour offers a perfect blend of old and new. We loved the well-preserved samurai district, beautiful Kenrokuen Garden, and artisan shops.

Istanbul Private Custom Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Emir -- our walking guide was fantastic. he started the tour at the heart of the historic Istanbul and charted a customised plan to suit our preferences mixing history and cullinary culture of Istanbul.. We went to Blue Mosque and Emir ezplained the historic, architectural, and political/social aspects of the monument and the religion so well.. he knows the city inside out and took us to taste some of the most authentic kunefe and chai through small lanes of historic part of Istanbul .. Emir was great to chat with, and absolutely went out oglf the way to plan our days in Istanbul (even if it was clearly not his task) Recommend highly

Istanbul Private Custom Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Emir gave us such a great tour, highly recommend! It was fun, informative, and off the beaten path as requested.

Singapore Street Food Tour with a Local: A Feast for Foodies 100% Personalized

Mark was great. He showed us some back alley off the tourist places and the food was excellent. We spoke about culture and history. Highly recommended.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Really good tour that was customised to suit everyone in our group. Kenji was very knowledgeable and even helped us negotiate our way around the train system. The tour gave us lots of ideas where we would like to explore further.

Mexico City Custom Private Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems

Marisol was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable on everything from architecture to art to history and customized the tour to see what we were interested in and really easy to talk to. After the tour she sent us a great list of recommendations from sights to restaurants. Highly recommend - we plan on touring with here again when we return!

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City introduction experiences that amaze you & get you city confident!

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Tailored

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Immersive

Authentic

Top rated kickstart introduction experiences

Tokyo Get a head start: Kickstart your trip to Tokyo

Paris Kickstart your trip to Paris

Bologna Kickstart your trip to Bologna

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