Hand-picked tours, curated by travellers
Small-group tours, day trips, cooking classes and multi-day adventures. Every tour vetted for traveller reviews first.

Buenos Aires: 7-Course Argentine Asado & Live Music
When Tom from our team pitched up to this Buenos Aires asado dinner, he found himself in a candlelit garden with live tango filtering through the night air. Seven courses of premium Argentine beef — tenderloin, flank, chorizo, sweetbreads, the lot — all slow-cooked over an open fire while four local wines kept the table flowing. The live acoustic tango and folk show runs alongside dessert, giving you the full Buenos Aires theatre without hopping between venues. It's a solid 2h 45m evening that bundles the three things BA does best: meat, wine, and music.

Tangier Excursion: Day trip with private tour guide
When Sarah from our team did this Tangier excursion, we got a proper feel for what makes the city tick — not just the postcard spots. Your guide is someone who actually lives in the medina and knows the layered history here: the mix of cultures, the shifts from colonial times to now, and why locals tick the way they do. You'll move between high vantage points and tight laneways, getting context as you go. The whole thing runs 4–5 hours in an air-conditioned vehicle, which matters in Morocco's heat. It's the kind of tour where the guide's passion for storytelling shapes the experience more than a fixed itinerary.

Budapest private sightseeing with Nelli & her local guides
When Sarah from our team ran this Budapest private tour with Nelli, it felt less like sightseeing and more like wandering the city with a knowledgeable mate. Nelli's a local guide who shapes the whole thing around what you actually want to see — whether that's thermal baths, Jewish Quarter laneways, or just the architecture and stories that make Budapest tick. The tour runs 4–6 hours depending on your pace and curiosity, and it covers both the headline spots (Parliament, Chain Bridge, Castle District) and the quieter corners most travellers miss. You get a German or English-speaking guide, planning done for you, and the freedom to move at a rhythm that suits your energy levels.

Ubud Bali Driver : Safe and Reliable Driver For Tour in Bali
Hire a private driver and vehicle for a full day exploring Bali at your own pace. Based in Ubud, this service pairs you with an English-speaking driver who knows the island well and can adapt the route to suit your interests—whether that's temple visits, rice terraces, beaches, or markets. You'll travel in an air-conditioned car with fuel and parking covered. The 8–10 hour day is yours to shape.

BRELA Bikini Dive *Try SCUBA DIVING*
When Noah from our team did this try-scuba dive in Brela, Croatia, he went in with just one other diver and an instructor—a far cry from the crowded boat-and-queue experience most first-timers get. You're in the water for a solid 45 minutes minimum, kitted out in full gear right at the dive centre's doorstep on their Home Reef, just 5 metres from the beach. The whole thing runs on your schedule, not theirs, which takes the edge off those first-time jitters. Two days later, you'll get a Google Drive link packed with photos and video from the dive.

Amalfi Coast Private Boat Tour from Sorrento, Positano or Naples
Cruise the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) aboard a private Gozzo with your own English-speaking skipper over eight hours. This UNESCO-recognised coastline unfolds from the water as you visit celebrated towns, swim in crystalline inlets, and enjoy wine and local fare. Departing from Sorrento, Positano or Naples, you'll experience the dramatic cliffs and charming villages at your own pace, with hotel transfers included from Sorrento.

BEST! Poison Spider U-Drive 4X4 Tour in Moab +Dinosaur Tracks!
When Sarah from our BugBitten team tackled the Poison Spider Trail near Moab, Utah, she found herself gripping the roll cage of a UTV as it climbed steep rocky switchbacks overlooking the Colorado River. This 4-hour self-drive tour puts you behind the wheel of a proper off-road machine—2, 4, or 6-seater options available—through one of the American West's most notorious trails. You'll navigate high-ledge sections, tight switchbacks, and wide-open speed zones while dinosaur tracks and rust-coloured arches punctuate the desert backdrop. It's the kind of tour where your hands are genuinely busy and the adrenaline stays honest.

Desert Safari Dubai with Live Shows, Dune Bashing & BBQ Dinner
When Em from our team ran this desert safari, we got the full-throttle Dubai experience: four hours of dune bashing in a 4x4, camel rides across proper sand, sand boarding, and an evening camp setup with BBQ dinner and live entertainment. The Arabian Desert fills up with tour groups at sunset, so you're sharing the dunes with plenty of others, but the chaos is part of the buzz. You're picked up from your hotel, bounced around until dusk, then parked at a Bedouin-style camp for dinner, belly dancing, fire shows, and henna tattoos. It's designed to tick every Dubai-tourist box in one hit, and it does, over about six and a half hours.

Private Tour to Erawan Waterfall and Boat Tour in Kanchanaburi
A full-day private tour of Kanchanaburi's natural and historical highlights, departing early to beat crowds. Start at Erawan Waterfall, where you can swim in tiered emerald pools nestled in jungle, then move to the War Cemetery and Death Railway Museum to absorb the region's World War II heritage. Finish with a boat journey along the River Kwai, culminating at the famous bridge. Eleven to twelve hours total, with lunch and private transport throughout.

Ha Giang Loop motobike Tour 4D/3N All-Inclusive (small group)
Four days on two wheels through Ha Giang's remote highlands, riding mountain passes and staying in small villages where H'mong communities still live traditionally. You'll cover the famous loop on a motorbike, sleeping in basic dorms, eating local meals, and navigating terrain that demands respect but rewards with views most tourists never see. An English-speaking guide leads groups small enough to actually talk to each other.

Four Senses Immersive Experience
When Lily from our BugBitten team tried the Four Senses Immersive Experience in Faro, she walked into four darkened rooms stripped of sight and guided by someone who's blind. Over 60 minutes, she navigated by cane and touch, picked apart aromas, listened for everyday sounds others miss, and ended with a drink in the dark to debrief. It's less tour, more confrontation with how much your eyes do the heavy lifting — and how quickly you adapt when they're out of the equation. Faro's a compact coastal town, and this sits right in the middle of it: intimate, deliberately uncomfortable in the best way, mixed groups of solo travellers and families.

Private Boat Tour Cannes Lerins Islands
Hire a private 28-foot vessel from Golfe-Juan marina for six hours exploring the Lerins Islands off Cannes. Your bilingual skipper navigates secluded bays and shallow reefs, dropping anchor at swimming spots whilst sharing stories about the archipelago's layered past. The boat accommodates up to five guests plus crew, making it ideal for small groups or families seeking authentic coastal discovery without the seafront bustle.

Private Luxury New Orleans City Tour by La Vie NOLA – Highlights
When Ben from our team took this private SUV tour with La Vie NOLA, we got a proper local's read on the city — the kind you won't stumble onto from a tour bus. A family-run outfit with multigenerational guides, they thread together eight neighbourhoods (French Quarter through to City Park) in three hours, hitting the expected landmarks but with real insider angles on what each area actually means to New Orleans. It's the sort of tour that works whether you're landing for the first time or you've been before.

An Untouristed Taco Adventure with Vallarta Eats Tours
When Jake from our BugBitten team joined Vallarta Eats' Untouristed taco adventure, he got the real Mexico — not the postcard version. This 3.5-hour food tour takes you into Colonia 5 de Diciembre, a working-class neighbourhood that's stayed off the tourist trail while the rest of Vallarta boomed. You'll eat at family-run spots that have been doing their thing for generations, taste regional specialities, and actually chat with the people making the food. The portions are genuinely hefty — show up hungry. It's a tour that treats food as a window into how locals actually live, not just another checkbox on a holiday itinerary.

Jewellery Workshop in Albufeira
When Tom from our BugBitten team ducked into this Albufeira jewellery workshop, he came out with a handmade silver ring and a genuine feel for metalwork. You get three hours at the bench learning the basics—filing, shaping, polishing—with five grams of silver to work with, plus scraps to experiment on. The studio's tucked in a walkable part of town, close to buses, and attracts a mix of curious travellers and locals keen to make something real rather than buy another souvenir.

Private Guided U-Drive 4x4 Tour on World Famous Hell’s Revenge
When Alex from our team took the Hell's Revenge trail near Moab, we got the full private 4x4 experience across some of the most famous slickrock terrain in the American Southwest. This 3-hour tour has you driving your own capable vehicle through red rock country—think steep climbs, smooth sandstone domes, and genuinely stunning vistas—before your guide takes the wheel to tackle Hell's Gate, the trail's legendary obstacle. The whole thing feels raw and technical without being a stunt-fest; the landscape does most of the talking.

Multi Day Private Tour Of Scotland
When Jake from our team booked a three-day private tour through the Scottish Highlands with Dirty Daves, he got exactly what the name promises—no corporate itinerary, no script, just a driver who knows the backcountry and builds the trip around what you actually want to do. The Highlands are moody, dramatic, and vast; you'll see lochs, glens, and old stone villages with a handful of other travellers or solo depending on your group size. The whole thing hinges on flexibility: if you want to chase whisky distilleries one day and scramble up a peak the next, they'll sort it. Hotels are booked and paid locally as you go.

Olive Oil Tasting and Experience (The Original in Sicily)
Spend three hours on a Sicilian olive estate learning how quality extra virgin oil moves from grove to glass. Walk through working groves, watch the extraction process, and develop your palate through structured tastings that break down positive flavours and common faults. Finish with a traditional Sicilian lunch where regional dishes are paired with the estate's oils, plus local wine and coffee.

Lake Como Motorbike - Motorcycle tour around Lake Como and the Alps
Throttle through Lake Como's mountain passes and Alpine switchbacks on a Ducati guided by Mauro, a local rider who knows every hairpin and hidden beach worth stopping at. This 5–6 hour tour takes you across the Italian and Swiss Alps, weaving between turquoise coves and peak vistas that car tourists never reach. Bike, gear, fuel, meals and a fluent English-speaking guide are all sorted—you just grip the handlebars and ride.

Savoca Taormina Castelmola tour
Explore three hilltop villages in Sicily's Ionian coast with Alessandro, a local guide steeped in regional history and culture. Over 5–7 hours, you'll travel through Savoca, Taormina, and Castelmola by private car, stopping to taste genuine Sicilian fare—cannoli, almond wine, local cheeses—whilst learning stories that rarely make it into guidebooks. This is a slower, deeper look at how ordinary Sicilians live and eat in these dramatic stone towns.

Jack the Ripper and Victorian London Beyond the Shadows
When Tom from our team ran this 2.5-hour walking tour through Whitechapel, we found it struck a solid balance between the Ripper murders and the actual texture of Victorian East End life. The guide steered clear of sensationalism, instead pulling apart what daily existence looked like for residents living through poverty, disease, and social fracture. You're walking actual streets where these crimes happened, which gives the history real weight. It's the kind of tour that appeals equally to true crime buffs and anyone wanting to understand how Victorian London actually functioned beyond the headlines.

Traditional Japanese Washi Papermaking- Kyoto morning
Learn kamisuki, the centuries-old technique of hand-pulling Japanese washi paper, in central Kyoto. This 60-minute workshop guides you through forming delicate sheets from natural fibres, then pressing seasonal flowers into the wet surface. You'll leave with handmade paper suited to framing, gifting or repurposing. The studio sits minutes from three metro stations, welcoming all ages and fitness levels with bilingual instruction.

Trekking day in the mountains close to Bariloche
When Noah from our team tackled this day trek near Bariloche, we found a solid way to clock decent alpine distance without abandoning your hotel bed for the night. The outfit matches you with a bilingual guide who reads your fitness level and steers you up the mountains ringing this Patagonian city, swapping lakeside views and forest for proper wilderness in one seven-hour push. You're back in town by evening, which suits travellers who want mountain air without a multi-day commitment. The Lake District backdrop—all jagged ridges and blue water—is the real draw here.

Louvre Museum Skip the Line Guided Tour with Artist
Skip the queue at the Louvre with a painter-guide who unpicks the technical and historical threads behind the museum's canonical works. This two-hour tour keeps groups to six people, moving through masterpieces from ancient Greece through the Renaissance. Your guide reads paintings like a practitioner—explaining brushwork, composition, and the choices that made each piece endure—rather than reciting dates and names. You'll stand before the Winged Victory and Mona Lisa with someone who understands how they were made, not just what they mean.

Private Singapore Walking Tour: City Highlights & Hidden Gems
When Lily from our BugBitten team ran this private walking tour, we got a solid grounding in Singapore's multicultural neighbourhoods without the usual tour-group shuffle. The guide — a local who actually knew the streets — steered us through Chinatown's narrow laneways, the vibrant chaos of Little India, and the colonial-era buildings of the Civic District. Depending on your energy and time, you pick between a quick 2-hour blitz or a leisurely 6-hour deep dive. The tour starts either at your hotel or a designated MRT station, and you're moving on foot the whole way, so comfortable shoes aren't negotiable.

Tsukiji Fish Market: Street Food Tour with Tasting
Spend 90 minutes wandering Tsukiji's wholesale stalls with a local guide who'll unlock the market's rhythms and introduce you to the craftspeople behind Tokyo's finest seafood. You'll taste your way through the morning—premium sushi, grilled eel, Wagyu skewers, tamagoyaki—whilst learning how artisans source, cut, and preserve fish to coax out umami. The guide brings a curated wasabi selection that transforms each bite.

Orangerie and Monet Water Lilies Exclusive Tour Reserved Entry
Skip the queues and explore the Orangerie's remarkable collection with a private guide over two hours. This former royal orangery, tucked away from Paris's museum crowds, holds work by France's finest painters. Your guide unpacks the building's eccentric history and the art within, from the famous Water Lilies series to lesser-known treasures that rival the city's blockbuster galleries.

Semi Private Surf Lessons with Experienced Coaches
When Charlie from our team ran a semi-private lesson with Maui Surfer Girls, we got two full hours in the water—longer than most island operators offer. This female-owned school pairs you with experienced instructors (mixed crew, both blokes and women) in groups of 2–6, and they've refined their coaching style over two decades. The vibe is Maui's north shore: warm water, solid waves for learners, and a working beach where you'll share the lineup with holidaymakers and locals. Suits confident swimmers aged 11-plus who can handle genuine ocean conditions and want real time on a board, not a rushed hourlong session.

Mu Cang Chai Paragliding Experience with Free Accommodation
When Charlie from our BugBitten team tried this, we launched from the ridge above Mu Cang Chai — a small valley in northern Vietnam famous for its rice terraces that look like giant steps carved into the earth. This is tandem paragliding, so you're strapped to a qualified pilot who handles the flying while you take in the view. The flight itself runs 10–15 minutes depending on conditions, and you're drifting over patchwork fields, traditional stilt houses, and the occasional question of whether your stomach is still at ground level. The real sweetener: you get a free night's stay in a local homestay (November to July), so it's not just a quick adrenaline hit — it's a proper immersion.

Sorrento Ape Tour, Lemon Garden, Mozzarella Show & Pizza Class
Discover Massa Lubrense's food heritage in four hours aboard a three-wheeled Ape, starting in centuries-old lemon groves where you'll taste sun-squeezed citrus, then move to a mozzarella dairy to witness cheese-making and sample local oils and cured meats. The tour wraps with a hands-on pizza class where you'll stretch and top your own dough, then eat what you've made alongside wine and limoncello.

The Very Best Tour of Rome
A seven-hour private tour through Rome's most significant landmarks, travelled in an air-conditioned Mercedes with an English-speaking guide who shapes the itinerary to your interests. You'll see architectural triumphs spanning from ancient Roman amphitheatres to Renaissance masterpieces commissioned by papal patrons, with the flexibility to pace the day according to your energy and curiosity.

History of Savannah Walking Tour
When Alex from our BugBitten team walked this one, we found it's a proper deep-dive into Savannah's Historic District rather than a tick-box tour. You're with a small group meandering through the grid of squares and heritage sites that Oglethorpe laid out back in 1733, stopping in the shade to hear the stories that actually explain why the city feels the way it does. The 90-minute pace lets you ask questions and linger without the herding-cattle vibe of bigger tours. It's the kind of history walk that sticks because you're learning the *why* behind the buildings, not just collecting Instagram photos of them.

Explore a Rainforest teeming with Wildlife at Night!
When Mia from our team did this Singapore rainforest night walk, we weren't expecting how alive the place gets after dark. You're guided along a well-kept trail through dense bush hunting for nocturnal wildlife — think scorpions, huntsman spiders, snakes, and if you're lucky, the tiny lesser mouse deer or a colugo gliding overhead. It's a proper slice of Southeast Asian wilderness tucked near the city, and the 2.5-hour outing moves at a steady pace with a knowledgeable guide holding a torch. Small groups, real encounters, no pretence.

Private Tour to Grand Palace, Pho Temple and Arun Temple
This private guided tour covers [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s three most significant temples in a single 5–6 hour outing. You'll visit the Grand Palace to see the Emerald Buddha, stand before [Wat Pho](/places/wat-pho-thailand)'s colossal Reclining Buddha, and cross the Chao Phraya to admire [Wat Arun](/places/wat-arun-thailand)'s riverside spires. Your own guide leads you through each site at your pace, with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, and admission included. The route suits first-time visitors and photography enthusiasts alike.

Taormina & Castelmola: Private Shore Excursion From Messina Port
This private shore excursion whisks you from Messina port straight to Taormina and Castelmola, two of Sicily's most picturesque hilltop towns. Over 5–6 hours, you'll explore winding medieval streets, sample local cannoli and wine, and soak in views of the Ionian coastline—all with a private vehicle and English-speaking guide who'll get you back to your ship on time.

Private Husky Sledding: Drive or Ride – 2 Hours from Tromsø
When Mia from our BugBitten team booked a private husky sledding run near Tromsø, we got what felt like a genuine family experience rather than a tourist cattle call. At this small kennel in Målselv, you're the only group on the snow — no queues, no strangers' sleds ahead. You meet the 35 Alaskan huskies, watch them get harnessed, then either take the reins yourself or ride along while your guide drives. It's four and a half hours door-to-door, including a warming Norwegian lunch and all the kit you need. The vibe is unhurried and adaptable; they'll dial the pace and intensity to suit your group's confidence and fitness, which means it genuinely works for families, older travellers, and anyone not keen on getting hammered by adrenaline.

Brunello Wine Tour and Val D'Orcia Landscape
A four-hour private wine exploration through Tuscany's Brunello country and Val d'Orcia landscape, led by a local guide with deep roots in the region. Visit handpicked small producers where quality trumps volume and you'll be greeted as a guest, not a transaction. Your guide speaks fluent English and tailors the itinerary to your interests, combining winery access with tuition on production methods and landscape history. Transport included throughout.

FULL DAY ALSACE PRIVATE TOUR : Tailored by your Friendly Driver
Spend eight to nine hours exploring Alsace with a knowledgeable local driver who tailors the itinerary to your interests. Travel in comfort aboard an electric Mercedes or Tesla whilst your chauffeur guides you through wine regions, medieval villages, and castle grounds at whatever pace suits you. This is bespoke sightseeing—no fixed schedule, no rushed transitions—crafted around what captivates you most.

Private Tulum & Cenotes tour
When Alex from our team ran this private tour, we kicked off at Tulum's clifftop ruins—a properly striking Mayan settlement perched above turquoise water. The vibe is quieter than you'd expect for such an iconic spot, especially on a private booking. After exploring the site and soaking in the Caribbean views, we headed inland to two cenotes: first an open one fringed with mangroves where fish dart between your toes, then an underground cave system with a submerged river and dramatic stalactite formations overhead. It's a solid 6–8 hours with lunch and drinks built in, and the mix of history and water time keeps things varied.
