Sport & adventure · Helping people
What does a
tour guide do?
Shows visitors around a place and tells its stories.
A career guide for curious students · Grades 3–12
A day in the life
Plans routes, tells history and stories, answers questions, and keeps visitors safe.
Skills to practise
Storytelling, languages, local knowledge.
How to explore this path
Tourism courses, local training, and plenty of learning about the place.
Training, qualifications and professional rules vary by country. Check current local requirements with a teacher or careers counsellor.
School subjects & interests
Tour Guide connects with Geography, Languages. You may enjoy this work if you like outdoors, with people.
TRY A LITTLE OF THIS CAREER
A hands-on activity
Be the guide for your own street. What would you show a visitor?
Ask an adult to help. Follow the safety notes in the activity. Print this activity or save it as a PDF in your chosen language. Downloadable PDF files are in English.
For younger explorers: a simpler explanation
What do they do?
Tour guides show visitors around and share stories of a place.
What helps?
Speaking well and knowing your area deeply.
Learning about the path
You take a tourism course and learn the place well.
Questions to explore next
- Which part of this work sounds most interesting to me?
- What did I enjoy when I tried the activity?
- What could I ask someone who works in this field?