Tour Guide
Accompany travellers and sightseers on to various sites of interest, countries or cities
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- What's it like to be a Tour Guide?
- How to become a Tour Guide
- Latest Tour Guide jobs
- Top skills and experience for Tour Guides
- Is Tour Guide the right role for you?
- Tour Guide role reviews
What's it like to be a Tour Guide?
Tour Guides accompany visitors and travellers on sightseeing, educational, adventure, historic and other tours within particular regions, sites, countries or cities. Tour Guides are usually outgoing individuals who are confident communicators. Many Tour Guides are employed seasonally and may work for tourism companies, museums, sporting facilities or cultural centres.
Tasks and duties
- Leading tourists (either individually or in groups) and coordinating pre-arranged activities, such as entry to attractions, participating in adventure activities, guided walks or transport.
- Providing commentary and sharing relevant information about history, the environment, culture, attractions or places of interest.
- Ensuring tour members are safe, comfortable and content with the tour, including accommodation, transport and itinerary.
How to become a Tour Guide
While formal qualifications are not required to become a Tour Guide, having experience in customer service and the tourism industry in addition to qualifications is undoubtedly a benefit.
- Undertake a tour guiding course through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). This may be a Certificate III in Guiding (SIT30316).
- Tour Guides will generally need to obtain a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and undertake First Aid training.
- Tour Guides wishing to specialise may further their career by focusing on particular types of tourism, such as nature-based tourism or learning another language in order to communicate fluently with visitors from other countries.
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Find out how your salary compares with the average salary for Tour Guides.Latest Tour Guide jobs on SEEK
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Mackay Adventure
Mackay, Mackay & Coalfields QLD
Casual/Vacation
Hospitality & Tourism23d ago
Skipper/Coxswain
Ocean Rafting
Hamilton Island, Northern QLD
Casual/Vacation
Hospitality & Tourism4d ago
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Tour Guide employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Tourism
First Aid Certificate
Tour Guiding
Public Speaking
Australian LR Licence
Story Telling
Natural History
Geology
Driving 4WD Vehicles
First Aid
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Latest Tour Guide reviews
Feb 2025
The experience of being a tour guide is a challenging and rewarding journey, travelling through different cultures and personalities on a daily basis. Although we have to deal with unexpected situations and high-pressure service, we are able to bring unforgettable experiences and memories to tourists, which makes this job both fulfilling and meaningful.
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good thingsTourism is a dynamic and rewarding industry, especially if you love exploring new places and interacting with people from different cultures. Meeting tourists from all over the world on a daily basis ...
The challengesHighly affected by market and economy
The tourism industry is vulnerable to economic conditions, political factors and natural disasters. During the epidemic, for example, the global travel industry...
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Mar 2024
A lot of fun and learning but you’ll definitely need time off after each travel.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate I in Language
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good thingsIt is a very fun role, you get to travel and meet new people and it’s always a fun experience. It’s long hours but it also never feels like work because you’re doing something you love if you do love ...
The challengesYou work more than you get paid for, it is a long weekend job and you barely make any money but it’s worth the experience.
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