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While we love and respect our guides, the businesses listed in the Guides' Marketplace are entirely their own, and we offer this directory as a free service to them and to our travelers with no guarantee or endorsement of what they offer. It's just our hunch that you'll enjoy the travel-type experiences to be found here.
As teachers at heart, our amazing guides are itching for the chance to connect with independent travelers and bring meaning to your next European adventure.
The guides listed below have agreed to a fixed, discounted rate — you simply email them, set a date for your tour, and tell them what you're interested in seeing and doing. This is an excellent value for any traveler wanting to get the very most out of their 2021 trip, with the luxury of having their own private Rick Steves tour guide.
And for those who need a hand with building a trip itinerary, setting priorities, and/or figuring out transportation for an upcoming European vacation, we're currently offering 50 percent off our in-house Trip Consulting Services.
Rates: €200 per half day (4 hours); €300 per full day (8 hours)
Dimitri Rigas offers tours throughout Belgium. Email: guidedimi@gmail.com
Nico Favoreel offers tours in Bruges, Ghent, other cities of the Low Countries, and northern France. Email: nicofavo@gmail.com
Rates: €150 per half day (4 hours); €225 per full day (8 hours)
Jana Hronková offers tours around Prague and surrounding areas. Email: janah@ricksteves.com
Jana Krátká offers tours around Prague and surrounding areas. Email: janas@janastravel.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Charlie Rawson offers tours of Bath, the Cotswolds Way, and Bristol. Email: charlie@charlierawson.com
Deborah Heyburn offers tours of Devon, Cornwall, and surrounding areas. Email: heyburndeborah@gmail.com
Jamie Blair Gould offers tours in London and surrounding areas. Email: jamie.blairgould@gmail.com
Jeanie Carmichael offers tours in London and surrounding areas. Email: jeanie.car@virgin.net
Liz Boardman offers tours of Bath and the surrounding area. Email: maillizhere@aol.com
Steven Back offers tours of London and surrounding areas. Email: stevenaback@aol.com
Tom Hooper offers tours in London and surrounding areas. Email: tomh1@btinternet.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Nina Seffusatti offers tours in the Provence and Occitanie regions. Email: nina.seffusatti@gmail.com
Virginia Moré offers tours in Lyon. Email: virginiemoretravel@gmail.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Carlos Meissner offers tours in Berlin. Email: carlos_meissner@hotmail.com
Holger Zimmer offers tours around Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, and Leipzig. Email: explore@berlin.de
Rates: €200 per half-day (4 hours); €300 per full day (8 hours)
Danae Kousouri offers tours in Athens. Email: danaekousouri@gmail.com
Ioanna Papakosta offers tours in Athens, Delphi, and the Peloponnese (including Nafplio, Mycenae, Epidavros, and Olympia). Email: papakio70@gmail.com
Niki Vlachou offers tours in Athens and Olympia. Email: niki@olympictours.gr
Rates: €150 per half day (4 hours); €225 per full day (8 hours)
Eszter Bokros offers tours in Budapest. Email: eszterbokros1@gmail.com
George Farkas offers tours in Budapest. Email: georgef@ricksteves.com
Monika Posch offers tours in Budapest. Email: monikap@ricksteves.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Joe Darcy offers tours of Dublin. Email: josdarcy@gmail.com
Rates: €200 per half day (4 hours); €300 per full day (8 hours)
Alfredo Cafasso Vitale offers tours in Naples and the Campania region. Email: cafasso@inwind.it
Anna Piperato offers tours in Siena and Florence. Email: annap@ricksteves.com
Cristina Pernechele offers tours of Padua, Venice, and the surrounding areas. Email: cristina@pernechele.eu
David Tordi offers tours of Orvieto and the Umbria region. Email: info@davidtordi.com
Francesco Gronchi offers tours of Volterra and the Tuscany region. Email: info@tuscantour.com
Nina Bernardo offers tours of Rome. Email: sparpa@hotmail.com
Patricia Fannon Avolio offers tours in the area around Lake Garda and the Dolomites. Email: patriciaa@ricksteves.com
Sarah Corfield offers tours in and around Verona. Email: sgcorfield@hotmail.com
Tommaso Pantè offers tours in Sicily. Email: tpante@gmail.com
Rates: €150 per half day (4 hours); €225 per full day (8 hours)
Claudia Costa offers tours in and around Lisbon. Email: claudiadacosta@hotmail.com
Cristina Duarte offers tours in and around Lisbon. Email: cristina@lisbonbeyond.pt
Fátima Bugarin offers tours in and around Lisbon. Email: shareportugalwithfatima@gmail.com
Rafael Pereira offers tours in and around Lisbon. Email: rafaelp@ricksteves.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Helen Houston offers tours throughout Scotland. Email: helenh@ricksteves.com
Liz Lister offers tours throughout Scotland. Email: liz@jaggy-thistle.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Åsa Danielsson offers tours of Stockholm and throughout Sweden and Scandinavia. Email: aasa.danielsson@gmail.com
Pål Bjarne Johansen offers tours of Oslo and throughout Norway and Scandinavia. Email: pal@norwaywithpal.com
Rates: €150 per half day (4 hours); €225 per full day (8 hours)
Tina Hiti offers tours of Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, and surrounding areas. Email: tinahiti@gmail.com
Rates: €200 per half day (4 hours); €300 per full day (8 hours)
Amanda Buttinger offers tours of Madrid and surrounding areas. Email: am.buttinger@gmail.com
Agustín Ciriza offers tours in the Spanish and French Basque Country. Email: info@agustinciriza.com
Francisco Glaria offers tours in Pamplona. Email: francisco@gesrural.es
Helen Inman offers tours of Granada, Almuñecar, Nerja, Malaga, and surrounding areas. Email: helenita10@hotmail.com
Javier Menor offers tours of Madrid, Toledo, and Segovia. Email: info@theguidingcompany.com
Jorge Román offers tours in Madrid. Email: travelingwithjorge.web@gmail.com
Robert Wright offers tours of Sevilla and Cádiz. Email: robert@endlessmile.com
Rates: €250 per half day (4 hours); €375 per full day (8 hours)
Mirjam Grob offers tours throughout Switzerland. Email: mirjamg@ricksteves.com
Alfredo leads Rick Steves tours in Italy and offers trip-planning services for Naples and southern Italy, as well as online cooking lessons of Italian favorites.
Amanda leads Rick Steves tours in Spain and offers virtual events about Spanish cuisine and culture.
Anna leads Rick Steves tours in Italy. She offers virtual tours of Siena and classes on Italian art history and culture.
Arnaud leads Rick Steves tours in France and offers accommodations and customized cruises on his houseboat located near Paris.
Åsa leads Rick Steves Scandinavia tours and offers trip planning services for Sweden and throughout Scandinavia.
Ben leads Rick Steves Eastern Europe tours and is the author of a few books on European history and music available for purchase at Amazon.
Cary leads Rick Steves Best of and Family Europe tours. She designs vacations across the globe for families and offers consulting for those traveling to Europe.
Charlie leads Rick Steves tours in Great Britain and offers 10 virtual tours throughout Great Britain and Europe, trip planning, and poetry classes.
Dafni leads Rick Steves tours in Greece and offers Greek language and cooking lessons.
Daniela leads Rick Steves tours in France, Germany, and Italy. She's a photographer and offers trip-planning services.
David leads Rick Steves tours in Italy and offers Italian culture classes, Italian language lessons, and live Zoom concerts with his acoustic guitar trio, Bartender.
Declan leads Rick Steves tours in Ireland and is a musician and artist, creating sculptures, paintings, and drawings.
Elena leads Rick Steves Italy tours and offers private German, Spanish, and Italian language lessons.
Ellen leads Rick Steves tours in the Netherlands and Belgium and offers trip planning for those countries as well as Dutch language lessons.
Federico leads Rick Steves tours in Spain and offers virtual tours of Madrid's museums and on Spanish history.
Francesco leads Rick Steves tours in Italy. He's also a sommelier and offers online wine tastings and trip and wedding planning in Tuscany.
Francisco leads Rick Steves tours in Spain and offers virtual tours in the Basque Country.
George leads Rick Steves tours in Eastern Europe. He offers accommodations in a historic building in Budapest, and transfers.
Helen and Liz lead Rick Steves tours in Scotland. Along with friend Susan Brown, they host a regular podcast to blether (chat) about all things Scottish.
Helen leads Rick Steves tours in Spain and represents her artist husband, Rachid Hanbali, and his oil paintings.
James leads Rick Steves tours in Scotland and is also a photographer offering framed images of Hebridean life, including Highland cows, thatch cottages, Scottish scenery, and wildlife.
Katka leads Rick Steves tours in Eastern Europe and offers trip planning services for the Czech Republic and surrounding countries.
Lale leads Rick Steves tours in Turkey. She and her team offer trip planning services.
Liz leads Rick Steves Scotland tours and offers trip-planning services for Scotland.
Niki leads Rick Steves tours in Greece and offers virtual tours of ancient Greek sites and cooking classes. She also rents apartments in Athens.
Nina leads Rick Steves tours in Italy and offers virtual Pilates classes as well as day tours of Rome.
Pål leads Rick Steves tours in Scandinavia and shares video tours (and more) about his life in Norway.
Rafael leads Rick Steves tours in Portugal and teaches online classes about Portugal's history and culture.
Robert leads Rick Steves tours in Spain and Portugal. He offers PDF guides of walking tours in Portugal and Argentina.
Rolinka leads Rick Steves tours in France and offers accommodations at her Eco guest house in southern France for individuals and private boutique retreats.
Sašo and Tina lead Rick Steves Adriatic tours and offer virtual tours and webinars about Slovenia.
Stacy leads Rick Steves tours in Italy, and her paintings can be viewed and purchased online at Saatchi Art.
Stephen leads Rick Steves tours in Ireland and offers a collection of Irish songs from his tours and travels around the Emerald Isle. He also offers accommodations at his hotels in Ireland and the Swiss Alps.
Tan leads Rick Steves tours in Turkey and offers accommodations at his hotel in the village of Mustafapaşa in Cappadocia.
Taylan leads Rick Steves tours in Turkey and sells traditional harem pants (şalvar) online.
Tim leads Rick Steves tours of the iconic sites of Western Europe and writes about destinations worldwide, including Romania.
Tommaso leads Rick Steves Sicily tours and offers accommodations, trip planning, and genealogy research services in Sicily.
Véronique leads Rick Steves tours in France. She teaches French culture and language lessons and offers virtual tours in Paris.
Virginie leads Rick Steves tours in France and offers accommodations at her guest house in Saint-Vérand in southern Burgundy and trip planning services.
Ben Curtis (Eastern Europe) hosts a blog and podcast about travel, history, culture, and politics in Eastern Europe. www.benjamincurtis.me
Carlos Meissner and Torben Brown (Germany) co-write a blog providing insights into the many dimensions of Berlin. www.berlinperspectives.com
Colin Mairs (Scotland) blogs about Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, and more. www.mondumo.com/blog
Cristina Pernechele (Italy) posts videos of Padua and the Veneto region on Instagram. explore_veneto_with_us
Helen Houston (Scotland) writes about all things Scottish on her Facebook page. tourscotlandwithhelen
Jana Hronková (Eastern Europe) writes about life in Prague and the Czech Republic. praguediscoveries.com/blog
Lale Surmen Aran (Turkey) shares travel stories on her blog. www.lalearan.com
Lisa Anderson (Italy) writes about her her life as an American living in Piedmont, Italy. lisasdolceitalia.com
Liz Lister (Scotland) provides insights into the diversity of Scotland on her blog. www.stravaigingwithliz.com
Lynn and Paul Corken (Ireland) write about life in Ireland on their Facebook page. imagineirelandtours
Margaret Monnier (Spain) blogs about life in Granada. mooninspain.com
Mark Seymour (Great Britain) writes a blog about various aspects of British life. seymourtravels
Pål Bjarne Johansen shares his passion for Norway. norwaywithpal.com
Roy Nicholls (Great Britain) blogs about historical aspects of England. www.travelwithroy.com/blog
Stefan Bozadzhiev (Bulgaria) writes about his travels and virtual walks on his Facebook page. DownTheRoadWithStefan
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