Day Tours & Local Guides

Discuss hired guides, excursions, and day tours you've experienced

There are hundreds of European day tours available by bus and on foot. Many of these are small independent operators offering a great value. But quality varies, all are an important commitment of time, and you want to choose wisely. Which ones are the best value and why?

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Orvieto from Rome - Day Trip	wandatp	2	07/16/14 08:31 PM
Day trip to Lascaux	virtualgeoffr...	5	07/21/14 02:18 AM
If you're in the Loire Valley, travel with Fabrice!	eandgsearles	0	07/21/14 05:03 PM
Private Driver to Pueblos Blancos from Seville or Granada	dora1393	2	07/31/14 03:49 PM
Great tour guide in Budapest	farrellpj	0	08/04/14 04:27 PM
Siege tour in Sarajevo	Marcia	1	08/24/14 10:59 PM
Through Eternity Tours	kaycalling	2	09/12/14 05:38 PM
Fantastic tour guide for Dordogne Valley	milldesd	0	09/21/14 05:11 PM
Day Tours in Venice	terri.mcmillan5	3	09/22/14 10:20 PM
In Siena (or Tuscany in general), book a tour with Roberto!	bill_walker	0	09/23/14 12:52 AM
Florence: 500 Touring Club	bill_walker	0	09/23/14 01:00 AM
Guided Vatican Tour	jcthomas	3	09/23/14 08:19 PM
Caught ferry to Caen, then Normandy beach tour in July	poston844	1	09/29/14 03:53 AM
day trips from switzerland	stgp99	6	10/05/14 10:38 PM
Battle of the Bulge Tours from Brussels in December	Kathy	3	10/09/14 04:45 PM
Med Tours - Riviera	dansusan	0	10/11/14 06:21 PM
A day along French Riviera, Eze, Monaco, St-Paul de-Vence and Torrettes with our guide...	sholmesjd	1	10/11/14 06:24 PM
Wonderful walking tour in Florence	marciak605	1	10/20/14 05:33 PM
Battle of Normandy Tours	sez1	1	10/21/14 09:55 PM
Prague Day Tours	Chris	1	10/26/14 09:57 PM
mondo shared tours	surfers007cov...	1	10/27/14 04:37 PM
Hadrian's Wall	asheadley	3	10/28/14 12:02 AM
Vatican tour with Through Eternity Tours	janetbr88	1	10/28/14 02:10 PM
French Riviera Day Trip with Boba	nelson.jane54	1	11/12/14 04:09 PM
Bob's Special Tours, Salzburg, Austria	Tom	12	11/16/14 07:17 PM
Rome ---	judihyman	1	11/20/14 06:20 AM
Cotswolds	jmelville3	1	11/24/14 08:27 PM
Day tours in Italy: Florence, Siena, Rome, Amalfi Coast, Naples	Ruth	1	12/03/14 04:26 AM
D-day beach tours from Bayeux	jglow22	14	12/12/14 06:01 PM
Radius Dachau Day Trip from Munich	jcgruber45	11	12/14/14 09:42 PM
Day tour in the Dordogne	mikemartin1	1	12/16/14 06:02 PM
Dublin -Rural Pub Tour	pat	1	12/20/14 05:26 PM
Best places as base for many day trips ?	stmalaysia	9	01/11/15 11:50 PM
Private-Small Group Tours in Rome, "Joy of Rome," truly a joy!	jmouradick	0	01/17/15 04:49 AM
Is Amalfi Coast Day Tour From Rome Good?	jwl1100	9	01/20/15 04:55 PM
Angel Tours in Rome - Maximize Your Experience in Rome	anwatt	2	01/25/15 04:50 AM
food tours in Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country	Jeff	2	01/28/15 01:26 AM
Dali day trip - Viator or?	Stewart&Vicki	3	01/30/15 08:56 PM
Italy in 12 days!?!	mscassero	16	02/05/15 02:52 PM
Salzburg Sight seeing tours, Bavaria -waste of money and time	lubalyass	5	02/09/15 11:28 AM
Tour guide requesting personal information	larrysg1038	11	02/09/15 03:20 PM
cinque terra tours	tmielke	2	02/12/15 12:01 AM
Day Trip to Pompeii	Sarah C	2	02/12/15 03:39 PM
Anyone can share their itineraries with me? Going to London, Paris and Barcelona.	nicole.s	5	02/22/15 01:46 AM
Through Eternity Tour	flargen	0	04/04/15 02:10 PM
day tour of Normandy from Cherbourg, France	Bob	2	04/10/15 11:56 PM
Day trip of the South of France	jackiesteinberg	0	04/11/15 09:43 PM
Tour suggestions for carcassonne?	sjbd	2	04/13/15 05:05 AM
"Mafia Tour" Corleone	thereselynam8	2	04/16/15 09:27 AM
Tour of Antibes, France	linda.gagnon	2	04/17/15 07:25 PM