If you’re active, friendly, and know your local community inside and out, you can sign up to be a tour guide and share your knowledge with others. As a local guide, you get to set the agenda for your tours, whether it’s focusing on history, food, architecture, nature, birds, or even beaches. The best part? You decide how much to charge and when to host your tours. These platforms help market your tours to a wider audience for a small commission. Here are two top options for you to consider:

Viator

Viator allows you to sign up as a local tour guide and offer tours you create yourself. You’re in charge of designing the itinerary, setting the dates, pricing the tour, and deciding how many people can join. The best part? You pay nothing to list your tour—Viator takes a commission only when someone books. As a subsidiary of Trip Advisor, Viator has the backing of a major travel platform, which helps attract more tourists to your tours. [Read our Viator review here.]
[Check out Viator tours or sign up to offer your own here.]

ToursbyLocals

Similar to Viator, ToursbyLocals lets you set the itinerary, price, and group size for your tours. However, they do take 25% of the total booking fee. What makes this platform stand out is their focus on offering unique experiences—if you create a tour that’s one-of-a-kind, it’s likely to stay exclusive. ToursbyLocals is selective about the tours they accept, ensuring you won’t be competing with other guides offering similar experiences. [Learn more about ToursbyLocals here.]