European Night of Museums 2013
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May 24, 2013
Free Sofia Tour 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 Barcelona, Berlin, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Ceski Krumolov, Lisbon, Ljubjana , London, Madrid, Prague or San Sebastian 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.
Free walking tours sorted by city name:
- Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Free Walking Tour
- Amsterdam, Netherlands – New Amsterdam Tours, Rembrandt Tour, Freedam Tours, Free Walking Tours Amsterdam
- Аrad, Romania – Arad Free Tours
- Arequipa, Peru – Free Walking Tour Peru
- Athens, Greece – Athens Free Walking Tour
- Athens, Greece – Athens Free Tour
- Athens, Greece – Athens Sunset Free Walking Tour
- Athens, Greece – Free Tour Atenas
- Auckland, New Zeland – Auckland Free Tour
- Bangkok, Thailand – Air Tour Bangkok Free Tour
- Barcelona, Spain – Runner Bean Tours; B Side Free Tour Barcelona; Orange Donut Tours; Feel Free Tours
- Bath, UK – The Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides
- Beijing, China – Beijing Free Tour
- Belgrade, Serbia – Belgrade Walking Tours; Belgrade Free Tour
- Berlin, Germany – Alternative Berlin Tours; Brewer’s Berlin Tours Free Express Tour; New Berlin Free Tours
- Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao Tours
- Boston, USA – Free Boston Tour
- Brasov, Romania – Guided Brasov Free City Tour
- Bratislava, Slovakia – Be Free Tours
- Bruge, Belgium – Can You Hande It Tours
- Bruge, Belgium – Your Bruges
- Brussels, Belgium – New Brussels Free Tour
- Bucharest, Romania – Guided Bucharest
- Bucharest, Romania – Bucharest Free Walking Tours (BTrip)
- Budapest, Hungary – Free Budapest Walking Tours; Free Budapest Tours
- Buenos Aires, Argentina – BA Free Tour; BA Free Walks
- Bogota, Colombia – Beyond Colombia, Heroes Tours Bogota
- Cape Town, South Africa – Cape Town Free Tours
- Charleston, USA – Charleston Walking Tours
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – Chiang Mai Free Walkin Tour
- Chicago, USA – Free Chicago Walkin Tours; Chicago Greeter
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Cluj Guided Tours
- Constanta, Romania – Constanta Free Tour
- Copenhagen, Denmark – New Copenhagen Tours; Copenhagen Free Walking Tours
- Cusco, Peru – Free Walking Tour Peru
- Delhi, India – Delhi Free Tour
- Dublin, Ireland – Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours; New Dublin Tours
- Edinburgh, Scotland – New Edinburgh Tours
- Florence, Italy – Another Florence, New Florence Free Tour
- Gdańks, Poland – Gdanks Free Tour
- Ghent, Belgium – Free Tours in Ghent
- Halifax, Canada – Halifax Free Tour
- Hamburg, Germany – New Hamburg Tours
- Hanoi, Vietnam – Hanoi Free Walking Tours; Hanoi Free Local Tours; Hanoi Day Free Tours
- Helsinki, Finland – Happy Guide Helsinki
- Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong Free Tour
- Istanbul, Turkey – Istanbul Free Tour ; ConquerMe! Istanbul Free Tours ; Free Istanbul Tours
- Jerusalem, Israel – New Jerusalem Tours
- Katmandu, Nepal – Free Walking Tour Katmandu
- Kiev, Ukraine – Free Tours Kiev
- Krakow, Poland – Free Walking Tour
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Strawberry Tour Kuala Lumpur
- La Paz, Bolivia – Red Cap Walkin Tours
- L.A., USA – Free L.A. Tour
- Lima, Peru – Lucid Lima; Free Walking Tour Peru, Free City Tour, Free Walking Tour Lima
- Lisbon, Portugal – Lisbon Free Tour
- Liverpool, England – Free Tours of Liverpool
- Ljubljana, Slovenia – Ljubljana Free Tour
- Lviv, Ukraine – Free Tours UA
- London, England – New London Tours; Alternative London Free Tour; London Walking Tours
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg Free Walking Tours
- Madrid, Spain – My Madrid Free Tour; New Madrid Tours; Ogo Tours
- Malaga, Spain – Pancho Tours
- Mallorca, Spain – Free Walking Tour Palma de Mallorca
- Marrakech, Morocco – Marrakech with locals
- Marseille, France – Marseille Free Walking Tours
- Medellin, Colombia – Free Walking Tour
- Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Free Walking Tour
- Milan, Italy – Milan Free Tour; Frog Free Walking Tour
- Montreal, Canada – The Free Old Montreal Tour
- Moscow, Russia – Free Moscow Tour
- Mostar, Bosnia – The Original Mostar free walking tour
- Mumbai, India – Let’s Walk Mumbai
- Munich, Germany – New Munich Free Tour; Munich Free Tour
- New Orleans, United States – Free Walking Tours of New Orleans; NOLA Tour Guy
- New York, United States – NY By Foot
- Odessa, Ukraine – Free Tours Odessa
- Paris, France – City Free Tour; New Paris Tours; Paris Walks
- Philadelphia, United States – Free Walking Tours of Philadelphia
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Free Plovdiv Tour
- Portland, USA – Secrets Of Portlandia
- Porto Alegre, Brazil – POA Free Walk
- Porto, Portugal – Porto Free Tour; Porto Free Walking Tour
- Prague, Czech Republic – Prague Extravaganza Free Tour; New Prague Free Tour; Royal Walk Free Tour
- Riga, Latvia – Yellow Free Tours
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Free Walker Tours; Free Walking Tour; Rio Free Walking Tour
- Reykjavik, Iceland – Reykjavik Free Walking Tour
- Rome, Italy – New Rome Free Tour; Rome Free Tour; Rome Free Walking Tour; Free Tour Rome
- Saint Petersburg, Russia – Saint Petersburg Free Tour
- San Sebastian, Spain – Free Walking Tour San Sebastian
- Salzburg, Austria – Salzburg Free Walking Tour
- Salzburg, Austria – Free Walking Tour Salzburg
- Salta, Argentina – Salta Free Walks
- San Francisco, US – San Francisco City Guides, Free San Francisco Tour
- Santiago, Chile – Free Tour Santiago; Spicy Chile; Tours4Tips
- Sao Paolo, Brazil – Sao Paolo Free Walking Tour; Free Walking Tour in Spanish
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Free Sarajevo Walking Tours; Meet Bosnia Tours
- Seattle, USA – Seattle Free Tours
- Seoul, South Korea – Free Tour Seoul
- Sevilla, Spain – Sevilla Free Tour; Sevilla Low Cost
- Shanghai, China – Shanghai Free Tour
- Singapore – Singapore Footprints; Singapore Free Tour
- Skopje, Macedonia – Free Skopje Walking Tours
- Skopje, Macedonia – Skopje Walking Tours
- Sofia, Bulgaria – Free Sofia Tour
- Split, Croatia – Free Split Walking Tour
- Stockholm, Sweden – Free Tour Stockholm
- Strasbourg, France – Happy Strasbourg
- Sydney, Australia – Free Tours Sydney; I’m Free; Peek Tours
- Taipei, China – Taipei Free Tour
- Tallinn, Estonia – Yellow Free Tours
- Tampere, Finland – Tampere Free Tour
- Tbilisi, Georgia – Tbilisi Free Tour, Tbilisi Free Walking Tour
- Tel Aviv, Israel – New Tel Aviv Tour
- Thessaloniki, Greece – Explore Free Tours
- Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Free Guide
- Toronto, Canada – Tour Guys
- Utrecht, Netherlands – Utrecht Free Tours
- Valparaiso, Chile – Tours4Tips; Valparaiso Free Tour
- Vancouver, Canada – Tour Guys
- Varna, Bulgaria – Free Varna Walking Tour
- Venice, Italy – New Venice Free Tour; Free Walk in Venice
- Vienna, Austria – Vienna Free Tour
- Valletta, Malta – Valletta Free Walking Tour
- Vilnius, Lithuania – Yellow Free Tours
- Warsaw, Poland – Warsaw Free Tour; Free Walking Tour
- Washington, US – DC By Foot
- Wroclaw, Poland – Free Walking Tour
- Zagreb, Croatia – Free Zagreb Walking Tour
- Zurich, Switzerland – Free Walking Tours
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Last update March 2018
69 Comments
The list of free walking tours from all around the world amaze me!!! Thank you for sharing this content 🙂
You are welcome! We will keep updating it, it’s getting more and more impressive with each passing day 🙂
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.
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I would like to know if there is any free tour in istambul (can´t see the web page) and where does it start? July 2012
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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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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!
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
Can you help confirm if this free tour is operating and has someone go with them before?
http://www.istanbul-freetour.com/daily-tours/free-tour/
They do not operate free tours anymore probably as they do not have official tour guides, you can try this one http://www.freeistanbultours.com
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
brand new, Constanta, Romania Free Tour – https://www.facebook.com/ConstantaFreeTour
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I’ve updated the list of free tours around the world – http://hai-hui-stangaci.blogspot.ro/2013/06/free-tours-around-world.html
Mind The Gap Tours offer some great tours although they are not free, but very reasonable. Their trip advisory reviews are brilliant, not one negative.
Hi There, How can I add my free walking tour in Amsterdam. Its a different company than the New Amsterdam walking tours, I’m The Oranje Umbrella Company!!
Ganjatours.wordpress.com
Thanks!
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Hi Guys! We would like to be in your list!
Frog Free Walking Tour Milan
http://www.frogwalkingtour.com or http://www.freewalkingtour.it
Can you add our free tour to your list? Free LA Tour – for free tours of the historic downtown of Los Angeles. Thanks
Hi there,
Can you add tours4tips.com for both our tours in Santiago, chile and also in Valparaiso, Chile?
Thanks,
Wally
New free tours in Hamburg, Germany. Be sure not to miss if visiting Hamburg.
http://www.hamburgfreewalkingtours.de
Hi! Can you add our free walking tour in Valparaiso TO BE OR NOT TO BE PORTEÑO, ecomapu.com
Thanks.
Felipe
Our tour is missing, please add. thanks in advance
venicefreewalkingtour.com – Associazione 360 gradi
Please can you add us to your list of walking tours, we are not the one you have listed.
thank you
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hello,
can you please add Hamburg Free Walking Tours to your list? We offer two free tours here in the beautiful city in both English and German. One at 11 am of the historic city center and on at 2 pm of the harbor and st.Pauli district. We are rated number 1 now on trip advisor here in Hamburg and would be very appreciative if you would add us to your list. Of course, we welcome you to visit our website at http://www.hamburgfreewalkingtours.de or contact us personally to help us get us on your website.
Thank you very much and best regards,
Brent Foster
Hi there,
Would love add to the list Auckland’s newest free walking tour service http://www.greatauckland.co.nz.
Thanks!
Hi there,
Would love to add to the list Auckland, New Zealand’s newest free walking tour service http://www.greatauckland.co.nz
Hi Everyone! We are a young and independent Association, and we run free walking tours in Venice, Italy. Our tours are flexible, we have different routes and tours can be scheduled sending us a sms, FB message or e-mail.
Here our website:
http://www.freewalkinvenice.org
sms: +39 3291814959
mail: freewalkinvenice@gmail.com
Check our Facebook page : Free Walk in Venice
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Free Walking Tour in São Paulo in Spanish
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Hanoi Free Day Tour: http://www.hanoifreedaytours.com
Dear sir/mis,
I really like your site and the idea of a free walking tour. Therefore I started my own free walking tour in Amsterdam. It is called free walking tours Amsterdam.
Website:
http://freewalkingtoursamsterdam.com/
Maybe you would like to add this page in your list of free walking tours! Thank you in advance!
Greetings Tim
Hola, os dejo aqui nuestra web de tours en español gratis. Free tour en español en París, Tour gratis en Londres y tour gratis en Berlin a diario todas las ciudades.
Hi Sofia
Just to let you know about my free tour website http://seixalfreetour.tk, FREE TOURS IN SEIXAL (piscatory city just across the Tagus river, can be reached from Lisbon in 15min by boat)
Can you please add it to your website?
BR
New Milan Free Tour is not working anymore, please take off!
http://www.freecitytourperu.com lima peru
We arrange day tour from Marrakech to High Atlas mountains.
Would love add to the list “morocco walks” free walking tour service.
our website: http://www.moroccotrekking.net/
Te best place to organise your tour in Tallinn, as for me, is http://tripity.eu
Hello, can you insert our site freevenicecitytour.com in your site? Thanks
Hi,
My name is Hans. We organize free walking tours in Amsterdam. Is it possible for us to be added to your list?
This is our website http://www.freedamtours.com
Best regards
Hello,
This is Abood from Free Bethlehem Walking Tours
Visit the beautiful city of Bethlehem where Jesus was born with the most significant historical and Religious sites in Bethlehem: the Nativity Church, the Manger Square, Bethlehem University, the Refugee camps, the separation wall, the Old City and a stunning panoramic view of Bethlehem.
• Local tour guides.
• Meeting point in front of Bonjour Restaurant near Bethlehem University.
• Every Monday & Thursday at 11:00 AM (You may request tours on other days as well).
• Tour duration up to 2 hours.
• Min. 5 people – Max. 20.
• Booking is required (please contact us)
• We also offer *private tours with professional tour guides in Israel and the West Bank :Jerusalem,Bethlehem,Hebron,Jericho, etc.
*(Save up to 50% off)
• We can arrange transportation from any point to Bethlehem.
Is it really for free?
Of course it is, but tips are welcome.
How to get to Bethlehem (Meeting point)?
The best way to travel from Jerusalem to Bethlehem is by Bus No. 231. you should go to the Arab Bus Station at the Damascus Gate (“Bab el-‘Amoud”) in East Jerusalem. This bus travels to Bethlehem via Beit Jala. The average trip length is 40 minutes and costs 7 Shekels (2USD). The bus will drop you off at the Bethlehem / Beit Jala intersection (“Bab el-Zkak”), which is near Jordan Bank. ( 2 minutes walking to the meeting point ) Please contact us to get the map.
Is it safe to visit Bethlehem?
Yes it is. Bethlehem is a peaceful city , over 2 millions visitors visit Bethlehem every year.
Please feel free to contact us
Abood Dayyah
Website: FreeBethlehemWalkingTours.com
Email: info@aboodtours.com
WhatsApp/Viber: +972 598359840
Phone:+972 527885914
Best regards
Free Bethlehem Walking Tours
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Hey,
we would like to introduce to you Free City Tour Kathmandu the first Free walking Tour in Kathmandu!
https://www.facebook.com/FreeWalkingTourKathmandu/
We would be honored if you would put us in your great list!
Thank you
Rembrandt free walking tour is everyday at 1pm at the Nieuwmarkt. The tour tells you everything about this great artist.
The website is http://rembrandttour.nl/
We provide free walking tours in Hanoi- capital of Vietnam. Would be very appreciative if you would add us to your list. Of course, we welcome you to visit our website at http://hanoifreelocaltours.com/2016/07/29/free-hanoi-street-walking-tours/
Hi, I note Bogota is missing in your list.Please consider Heroes Tour Bogota: Colombia vs Pablo Escobar, the anti-clichés free walking tour http://heroestourbogota.com 🙂
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Hey guys,
We are a non-profit org that organizes FreeWalkingTours in Thessaloniki, Greece. Please condider adding us in your list! Here is a link to our website:
Keep up the goood work,
Cheers from
This is the link: explorethessaloniki.eu
And under the same name on FB 🙂
Hello.
I saw “Tbilisi Free tour” in the list, which one anymore not operate.
Can you guys just updated list and put our tour? We will be so happy 🙂
Thanks!
Hello, just wanted to tell you, I enjoyed this article.
It was inspiring. Keep on posting!
Hi can you please add our organization : Hanoi free tours by foot : http://hanoifreetoursbyfoot.com/
Hi can you please add our organization: Vietnam free tour: https://nhatrangtransferservices.com/
Nha Trang free tour: http://nhatrangdalatprivatecar.com/
Hi,
Could you please add my free walking tour in Marrakech in Morocco Marrakech WITH Locals https://marrakechwithlocals.com/
Hola,
Prácticamente ya no existe una ciudad sin un Free Tour, ya sean capitales importantes o pequeñas ciudades. Aquí os dejo un referencia de Free Tours en España