Worldwide · PRIVATE HISTORY TOURS
A private guide sets the pace, skips what you already know and answers questions a group of thirty cannot. The 15 below compare group size, hours and what the price covers before entry tickets.
Explore York’s Minster, Shambles, abbey, and Clifford’s Tower on a private walking tour with a flexible, story-filled local guide.
“Very much enjoyed a walk through York with Sean. He is a good story-teller and I recommend this tour with him.”
Review of St. Augustine’s private electric cart tour, with guide tips, historic sights, pricing, accessibility, and booking advice.
“Diane was so wonderful and knowledgeable! The tour of St.Augustine was one of the highlights of our vacation”
Review Acemoglu Hammam in Istanbul, with clay mask, kese scrub, foam wash, massage options, pricing, comfort tips, and practical advice.
“Fantastic! Thank you Hernán and Abdullah for looking after us so well!”
Review of a private Cairo to Alexandria day tour with Roman ruins, catacombs, Qaitbay Citadel, lunch, and an Egyptologist guide.
“Excellent except for the breakfast (never gave us, and it was included in the price) and the lunch place was very dirty. Not according to the price we paid. Also not drink, even water, that is basic needs, we didn't get anything to drink. Expensive trip and not breakfast and poorly lunch. Without drink. The guide ( NERMIN) was amazing and the driver “definitely The Best” (ISLAM ASHRI)very gentleman who was always caring for us.”
See Porto’s hills, bridges, Gaia waterfront, and Port wine cellar in a private vintage Ford T tour with a multilingual guide.
“Collins was amazing and so knowledgable. He gave us loads of tips and covered the history of many different places. He was so friendly and a great tour guide.”
Review of Madrid’s private electric tuk-tuk tour, with landmark stops, local guides, practical tips, pricing, and who should book.
“This tour was one of the best viator experiences I’ve had to date (and I’ve booked things on here for several US cities, Scotland, France, and Ireland). The Tuk Tuk is a unique and cool way to travel and the amount of info that you learn and the things that you see along the way are both incredible. Plus there are a couple of built in stops where you can refuel or use the bathroom. My kids (11 and 8) also thoroughly enjoyed it and they can be hard to please.”
Review the private Biblical tour from Athens to Corinth, with the canal, Acrocorinth, Paul’s footsteps, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We felt this tour was more of a sightseeing than biblical tour. It was good info on Paul but not much. I felt we knew more about Paul than our guide. I guess it depends on the guide you get. The Corinth canal was cool to see and the port also neat.”
Review of a private Kathmandu tour covering two, four, or seven UNESCO sites, with hotel pickup, local guides, and practical cost advice.
“Deepak, our guide, was wonderful!! He was full of knowledge of all the sites we visited and explained the rituals we witnessed as there we festivals being celebrated at some of the Hindu sites. Sajan, our driver, did an awesome job get us through the crazy Kathmandu traffic. Not easy to say the least. A big thank you to Deepak and Sujan🙏🏽. Highly recommend them and this tour!!!”
Review of Porto’s private electric tuk tuk tour, with landmark highlights, guide tips, pricing, route changes, and honest advice before booking.
“Do not waste your money. This is by far the worse “tour” I have ever taken in any country spanning an extensive travel history of many years. Crammed into a too small vehicle, with dilapidated roof coverings that marred any possible vision of sights, combined with a very erratic driver who was simply punching a time card to get the “tour” done as quickly as possible—-this was an ordeal best forgotten. Be advised the local government as recently as two weeks ago, issued new restrictions on where these vehicles are permitted, specifically NOT up close to any noteworthy landmarks. This makes for a ‘fast and furious drive’ along the cobble…”
Explore Lisbon’s old quarters, viewpoints, and landmarks by private electric tuk tuk, with hotel pickup and a local guide.
“Enjoyable and Informative tour of many areas of Lisbon provided by Ines. Her knowledge of history and architecture gave us fascinating insight to Lisbon’s past”
See Lisbon’s top districts, viewpoints, and Belém with a private guide, comfortable van, pastel de Belém, and hotel pickup.
“Vasco was our guide and he was fantastic! Friendly, informative, polite, knowledgeable, safe, good driver. We went all over Lisbon , inside several locations. He was greeted many times by others in the community as a friend. Hope to meet him again someday.”
Explore London’s historic pubs, churches, and lanes on a private walking tour with expert guides, flexible timing, and drinks at your own cost.
“Excellent! John, our tour guide was friendly and very knowledgable. We totally enjoyed the stories and history of each pub. We would have never known these special gems were there if it weren't for our tour. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone that enjoys history and of course... fine beer!! Cheers!”
Review of the Ancient Ostia Antica tour from Rome, including train travel, ruins, guides, costs, walking demands, and booking advice.
“Alfredo was a great guide! Very patient with our group and made it fun and interesting…it was very hot and he made sure we stood in the shade most of the time and explained to us about where we could fill our water bottles, etc.”
Review of Bangkok’s private tour to Maeklong, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, and Ayutthaya, with timing, value, and practical advice.
“The tour was an incredible experience of multiple different sites in Bangkok and around the countryside! However what made the tour was our guide Nok! She was incredibly experienced and extremely knowledgeable as well as fun! Without her the tour would have been half as fun! Thank you to Nok and her team for an incredible time!”
Review of a private Kuala Lumpur to Malacca day tour, with historic sights, Peranakan lunch, guide tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Ahmed was such a good guide full of knowledge and direction and humour but don’t believe him if he says to try durian!! It’s up to you. We found Malacca a historical lovely place to visit and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Definately worth a day of your trip to visit. Thank you Ahmed 😊”
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