We didn’t invent the wheel. Other cities around the world had started free walking tours so in August 2010 we decided it was high time that Sofia joined. It was only logical that we would contact other tours to exchange info, ideas and know-how. An informal network was created and soon the idea of the common flyer came up:
We present you – United Europe Free Tours. In other words – if you are travelling to Berlin, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Prague or Ljubjana, make sure you don’t miss the tours organized by our great friends there. A click on the name of the city in the text would send you to their websites for more information.
These are the best free tours in terms of quality and entertainment. Just look at their testimonials and rankings on TripAdvisor provided by the users that already had the pleasure of joining any of the United Europe Free Tours. No booking is required. Just show up at their meeting spots with a smile.
Did you know that there are free tours in lots of cities in the world beside the Sofia free tour? A lot of people who join our tour like the idea so much that they decide to make something like that in their home cities. So don’t be surprised if you soon see a free tour in Turin (Italy), Beirut (Lebanon) or Oaxaca (Mexico) apart from the tours already operating below.
Sorted by city name:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands – New Amsterdam Tours
- Athens, Greece – Athens Free Walking Tour
- Barcelona, Spain - Runner Bean Tours
- Barcelona, Spain - B Side Free Tour Barcelona
- Bath, UK - The Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides
- Belgrade, Serbia - Belgrade Walking Tours
- Berlin, Germany - Alternative Berlin Tours
- Berlin, Germany – Brewer’s Berlin Tours Free Express Tour
- Berlin, Germany – New Berlin Free Tours
- Brasov, Romania – Guided Brasov Free City Tour
- Bratislava, Slovakia - Be Free Tours
- Brussels, Belgium - Brussels Greeters
- Brussels, Belgium – New Brussels Free Tour
- Bucharest, Romania – Guided Bucharest
- Budapest, Hungary - Free Budapest Walking Tours
- Budapest, Hungary – Free Budapest Tours
- Buenos Aires, Argentina - BA Free Tour
- Cape Town, South Africa – Cape Town Free Tours
- Copenhagen, Denmark - New Copenhagen Tours
- Cusco, Peru – Free Walking Tour Peru
- Dublin, Ireland – Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
- Dublin, Ireland – New Dublin Tours
- Edinburgh, Scotland - New Edinburgh Tours
- Florence, Italy – New Florence Free Tour
- Hamburg, Germany – New Hamburg Tours
- Istanbul, Turkey – Free Istanbul Tour (not working)
- Jerusalem, Israel – New Jerusalem Tours
- Kiev, Ukraine – Free Tours Kiev
- Krakow, Poland – Free Walking Tour
- Lima, Peru - Lucid Lima
- Lisbon, Portugal – Lisbon Free Tour
- Ljubljana, Slovenia – Ljubljana Free Tour
- London, UK – New London Tours
- London, UK – Alternative London Free Tour
- Madrid, Spain – My Madrid Free Tour
- Madrid, Spain – New Madrid Tours
- Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Free Tour
- Miami, US – Touring About
- Milan, Italy – New Milan Free Tour
- Montreal, Canada – The Free Old Montreal Tour
- Moscow, Russia - Free Moscow Tour
- Mumbai, India - Let’s Walk Mumbai
- Munich, Germany - New Munich Free Tour
- New Orleans, United States - Free Walking Tours of New Orleans
- New Orleans, United States – NOLA Tour Guy
- New York, United States - NY By Foot
- Odessa, Ukraine – Free Tours Odessa
- Pamplona, Spain - Free Tour San Fermin (only in July)
- Paris, France – City Free Tour
- Paris, France – New Paris Tours
- Paris, France – Paris Walks
- Petersburg, Russia – Petersburg Free Tour
- Philadelphia, United States - Free Walking Tours of Philadelphia
- Pisa, Italy - Free Pisa Tour
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Free Plovdiv Tour
- Porto, Portugal - Porto Free Tour
- Porto, Porgutal – Porto Free Walking Tour
- Prague, Czech Republic - Prague Extravaganza Free Tour
- Prague, Czech Republic – New Prague Free Tour
- Prague, Czech Republic – Royal Walk Free Tour
- Riga, Latvia – Yellow Free Tours
- Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik Free Walking Tour
- Rome, Italy – New Rome Free Tour
- Rome, Italy - Rome Free Tour
- Rome, Italy – Rome Free Walking Tour
- Saint Petersburg, Russia - Saint Petersburg Free Tour
- San Francisco, US - San Francisco City Guides
- Santiago, Chile - Free Tour Santiago
- Santiago, Chile – Spicy Chile
- Sao Paolo, Brazil – Sao Paolo Free Walking Tour
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Free Sarajevo Walking Tours
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo Insider Free Tour
- Seattle, USA - Seattle Free Tours
- Seoul, South Korea – Free Tour Seoul
- Sevilla, Spain - Sevilla Free Tour
- Sevilla, Spain – Sevilla Low Cost
- Singapore – Singapore Footprints
- Sofia, Bulgaria – Free Sofia Tour
- Stockholm, Sweden – Free Tour Stockholm
- Sydney, Australia - I’m Free
- Sydney, Australia – Peek Tours
- Tallinn, Estonia – Yellow Free Tours
- Tampere, Finland - Tampere Free Tour
- Tel Aviv, Israel – New Tel Aviv Tour
- Tokyo, Japan - Free Tokyo Tour
- Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Free Guide
- Toronto, Canada - Tour Guys
- Utrecht, Netherlands - Utrecht Free Tours
- Vancouver, Canada - Tour Guys
- Varna, Bulgaria – Free Varna Walking Tour
- Venice, Italy – New Venice Free Tour
- Vienna, Austria – Free Vienna Tour
- Vilnius, Lithuania – Yellow Free Tours
- Washington, US - DC By Foot
- Zagreb, Croatia – Free Zagreb Walking Tour
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Hi, How can I join your list of cities with free walking tours.
Thank you
Eugenia (Portugal)
Eugenia, your tour is on the list, isn’t it?
If not, write to boyko@freesofiatour.com please.
Hi Boyko, I will send you an email today.
No my tour is not on the list.
Eugenia
Hey there, is the Istanbul Free Tour still available?
Hey there,
As far as we know, there’s no working free tour in Istanbul, I am sorry.
Best,
Free Sofia Tour Team
FYI the link on the São Paulo tour no longer exist. There is a new free one in English, they have 4 days a week and 2 nice tours: http://www.spfreewalkingtour.com/
Fixed, thank you!
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Our St Petersburg Feel Free Tour (http://www.feelfreetour.net/) is missing in this list. We do everyday free walking tours in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
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Yes, the free walking tours are great idea. I have taken part in few. However, you should specify that these tours, rather than free are by donation. The minimum amount of donation is sometimes stated, as was the case of a Cusco tour I took. The guide made it clear that we should donate 10 pesos or more each.
There are nice way to meet other people and walk in a group, the quality of the tour vary depending on the guide and sometimes on the business sponsorship, I guess. Again, the tour in Cusco took us to visit some bars and clubs – not really of high interest to me, I would have prefer to learn more history and cultural background, but than again, these are ‘free’.
Hope to try few more to have a more complete experience of them.
You are welcome! We will keep updating it, it’s getting more and more impressive with each passing day
The list of free walking tours from all around the world amaze me!!! Thank you for sharing this content