Private guide the cheapest way to see the sites

You don’t need to find your way to a predetermined spot at some ungodly hour in the morning to meet your fellow tour-group members (who might run late and hold everyone up). You don’t need to visit 10 different sites when all you really want to see is four. You don’t have to leave the one site that has grabbed your interest to keep on a schedule for everyone else.

Private guides have no one to please but you. They can potentially meet you at your hotel at the time of your choosing. No rushing or getting lost. While they may have a preplanned itinerary in mind, it’s not hard and fast. You can add or delete stops as you see fit. You can even change the itinerary on the fly.

Well then, thank goodness for businesses such as ToursByLocals.com. This Canadian-based website facilitates the connection between travellers and knowledgeable guides in many parts of the world. The site vets the guides, who, incidentally, cannot pay to be listed. You can contact the guides ahead of time to get to know them better or to plan your itinerary.

The Globe and Mail (Canadian Newspaper)