Welcome to Guides4me
Trusted Local Guides. More Than Just a Tour. Guides4me connects travellers with trusted local guides for private tours, personalised experiences and private shore excursions in more than 290 destinations across 80 countries worldwide.
Secure your guide from only $39. Pay the remaining guide fee directly to your guide.
How to Book Your Private Local Guide
Booking a personalised travel experience with Guides4me is simple and secure. We handle the logistics so you can focus on the adventure.
Step 1: Choose Your Destination
Explore our interactive map or browse our Destinations list to find a local guide in over 290 destinations worldwide. Whether it’s for a solo trip or a private shore excursion, we have the perfect match for you.
Step 2: Secure Your Booking
To reserve your guide, a minimum booking fee of $39 is payable in advance. For 1 day the fee is $39, For 2 days it’s $69 and for 3 days or more, its capped at only $99. This ensures your guide is dedicated to your requested dates. We accept:
Step 3: Personalise Your Itinerary
Once the booking fee is confirmed, we provide you with your guide’s direct contact details. They will work with you one-on-one to plan your day, share your interests, and set a meeting point.
Step 4: Explore and Pay Locally
Meet your guide and enjoy your tailor-made tour! After your experience, you pay the remaining balance directly to your guide in local cash.
Why We Created Guides4me
Travel becomes far more meaningful when you have someone local by your side. Guides4me was created around one simple belief: every traveller should be able to arrive somewhere new and feel they already know someone there.
We wanted to move away from crowded coaches, fixed schedules and one-size-fits-all tours. Instead, Guides4me connects travellers with trusted local guides who can share their culture, stories, favourite places and local knowledge in a personal way. Every experience is private, flexible and built around you.
For us, travel is not just about seeing the sights. It is about meeting people, understanding a destination and creating memories that stay with you long after you return home.
Why Guides4me?
TRUSTED LOCAL GUIDES – Carefully selected locals who know their destinations.
280+ DESTINATIONS – Across 80 countries worldwide.
FROM ONLY $39 UPFRONT – Secure your guide without paying the entire tour cost in advance.
PAY YOUR GUIDE DIRECTLY – The remaining guide fee goes directly to your guide.
100% PRIVATE & PERSONALISED – Your itinerary. Your interests. Your pace.
PRIVATE SHORE EXCURSIONS – Personalised alternatives to large cruise-line group tours.
Why the Guides4me Process is Different
Direct Communication: Once your booking is confirmed, you communicate directly with your guide to personalise every detail.
Handpicked Experts: Every guide is carefully selected for their local knowledge, communication skills and welcoming approach.
Flexibility: Our guides adapt to your pace. No rigid schedules or crowded tour buses.
Imagine having someone truly looking out for you every step of your journey. Someone who puts your safety, comfort, and wellbeing above all else. Someone who speaks your language, understands your needs, and knows the local streets like the back of their hand. Travel should feel exciting, not overwhelming, and the right support can make all the difference.
When you arrive somewhere new, wouldn’t it be incredible to feel instantly at ease? To know exactly where to find the nearest ATM, the best local shops, authentic food spots, hidden gems only locals know about. Also, enjoy private shore excursions that turn every stop into a personalised adventure? What you need isn’t simply directions. You need a friendly local guide who understands the destination, listens to what you want and genuinely cares about making your experience memorable.
Why Choose a Guides4me Private Shore Excursion?
Step off the ship and explore with your own trusted local guide. Our private shore excursions offer more flexibility, more personal attention and a more authentic local experience than a large group tour. Your guide works around your ship’s schedule and makes sure you’re back at the port in plenty of time.
From MSC to Viking, from Dubai to Dubrovnik, from The Caribbean to the River Danube. Guides4me provides private shore excursions for passengers arriving on many of the world’s leading cruise lines. Your guide plans the day carefully around your ship’s schedule, with plenty of time allowed for your return to port.
But unlike large cruise tours, our experiences are smaller, more personal, and much better value for money. You’ll enjoy private attention, flexibility, and genuine local insights you’ll never get on a bus tour.
Why Travellers Love Guides4me Shore Excursions
• Personal, private, and affordable tours
• Trusted, handpicked local tour excursion guides
• 100% tailor-made experiences
• Small groups for a relaxed, friendly feel
• Easy booking with full cruise schedule awareness
Andy Ryans is the founder of Guides4me
With more than 20 years of experience in Travel & Tourism, Andy combines extensive international travel with hands-on industry knowledge. He has worked with leading global travel brands including British Airways, Thomas Cook and RCI Europe, helping to promote emerging destinations, train frontline teams and improve the customer experience. Years spent travelling independently around the world have also given him a strong understanding of what travellers really want: flexibility, local knowledge, genuine experiences and someone they can trust.
That experience became the inspiration behind Guides4me. Andy has always believed that the most memorable travel experiences come from meeting local people and discovering a destination through their eyes. Guides4me was created to make those connections easier, bringing independent travellers together with friendly, trusted local guides who can share their culture, stories and local knowledge while creating a private experience built around each guest.
All Our Guides Are Proudly LGBTQ+ Friendly
Everyone Is Welcome. All Guides4me guides are proudly LGBTQ+ friendly. Whatever your sexuality, background or travel style, our aim is simple: you should feel comfortable, respected and completely welcome while exploring with your local guide.
Where Are We Based?
Guides4me operates from two strategic locations, Gibraltar and Sri Lanka. Therefore, allowing us to serve travellers and partners across a vast range of global time zones. With teams positioned in both Europe and Asia, we’re able to respond quickly, provide extended coverage, and support our clients efficiently wherever they are in the world.
Want to Partner With Us or Work With Us?
We’re always open to building strong partnerships and welcoming passionate local guides to our growing global network. If you’re interested in collaborating, partnering, or joining Guides4me, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us at info@guides4me.com.
Where Will You Go Next?
With trusted local guides in more than 290 destinations across 80 countries, your next experience could be closer than you think. Secure your guide from only $39 and pay the remaining guide fee directly to your guide.
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