GuruWalk - Free tours - Free walking tours & booking

Explore, compare, and reserve from over 2,300 complimentary walking tours available in various languages including English, Spanish, German, Italian, and more across 800+ cities worldwide.

Discover the local culture, intriguing facts, and lifestyle of the city you are visiting with free tours led by both professional and local guides who are passionate about sharing their city’s heritage with travelers through their guided experiences.

You can easily book any of the free tours through the application.

What You Can Discover on GuruWalk

On GuruWalk, you can browse a variety of free walking tours offered in each city and find the following details:

- Available languages.

- Dates and schedules for the tours.

- Themes.

- Locations visited during the tour.

- Ratings and feedback from other users (Walkers).

- Information about the guide (Guru).

- Meeting locations and tips for recognizing the guide.

Additionally, the guide may reach out to you to inform you of any adjustments that may arise regarding the free tour.

The Mission and Vision of GuruWalk

GuruWalk aims to promote awareness of this alternative to paid tours by connecting local free tour guides (Gurus) with tourists, thereby fostering community development and sustainable travel.

We strive to enhance or match the quality of conventional paid tours through the concept of "free tour," where tourists offer guides a payment based on their satisfaction with the experience.

Join the GuruWalk Community

Become part of the Walker community and share your experiences from the different tours you embark on, assisting fellow Walkers in recommending the guide (Guru) who made your trip even more enjoyable.

At GuruWalk, we value your input as we aim to link you with the finest Gurus (guides) in the area, providing a support service where you can express your inquiries and suggestions.

Connect With Your Guide Instantly

Our application employs foreground service technology to allow guides and travelers to securely and efficiently share their locations in real time. 

This feature enables:

Real-time positioning: Displaying both the traveler’s and guide’s locations on a map while in transit, ensuring easy identification of each other.

Continuous functionality: Maintaining this capability even when the app is minimized, preventing interruptions during the tour.

The location will only be shared during the active tour and will always require explicit consent from the user. This feature is essential for delivering a safe and convenient experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GuruWalk?

GuruWalk is an international free tours community that connects travelers with guides around the world. Our goal is for anyone to enjoy these types of tours anywhere in the world.

The GuruWalk community consists of "gurus" (local guides) who are open, attentive, fun people with great knowledge of the city and who will be your friends wherever you travel.

And their "walkers" (the travelers) who prefer this type of tours over others, who enjoy an unforgettable experience and, most importantly, who travel around the world doing guruwalks (free tours).

What is a free tour or guruwalk?

A "free tour" is a guided city tour where history, culture, and lifestyle are explained. Currently, it is already the first choice for travelers in any city they visit.

The concept is a bit confusing since "free" can mean both "no cost" and "freedom". In this case, it means "pay-what-you-want tour", meaning that travelers decide how much to give the guide at the end of the tour based on their experience. It's a model known as "reverse box office" that empowers the customer and improves the service offered.

At GuruWalk, we call them "guruwalks" because we don't want our walkers to confuse them with being completely free. Our intention is for them to understand the concept very well and fairly reward the gurus, so we can enjoy these tours anywhere in the world.

How does GuruWalk work?

Search for the city you're going to visit, choose from all available guruwalks (themed, neighborhoods, must-sees...) and book for free. You'll receive your booking confirmation in your email with all the information.

After that, you just need to go to the meeting point at the agreed time and learn about other cultures in a fun and entertaining way. Don't forget to reward the gurus' work well based on your experience.

How much does it cost?

The star question that all walkers ask us. You choose the amount, and we advise that it be based on the experience received or each person's economic possibilities.

Gurus are local guides who are training daily, trying to improve their knowledge and how to transmit it in an entertaining and fun way. We don't hesitate to say that they are the best guides a traveler can have in any destination.

That's why GuruWalk walkers usually give between €10 or €20 per person. But remember, you can choose to give more or less depending on the experience received.

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