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Private Tour Guides On-Demand

Book personalized city tours with instant online booking, real-time availability, and expert local guides tailored to your interests.

About Our Platform

We connect travelers with verified private guides for instant, customizable city tours, combining local expertise, flexible scheduling, and secure technology to deliver safe, memorable, and truly personal urban experiences.

How Instant Booking Works

See how to find a guide, confirm availability, and start exploring in minutes.

Choose Your Guide

Filter by language, interests, walking pace, and neighborhood expertise. Compare photo galleries, sample itineraries, certifications, and recent reviews. View meeting points and transportation options to select the perfect guide for your schedule and style.

Real-Time Availability

Our calendars sync continuously with guide schedules to display accurate slots in your time zone. Pick a start time, see instant confirmation, and receive a secure booking link with voucher codes and clear meeting instructions.

Payment and Confirmation

Complete checkout with major cards or digital wallets for immediate confirmation. You will receive receipts, guide contact details, cancellation windows, and a timeline checklist ensuring you arrive prepared and begin exploring without delays.

Personalized Itineraries

Tours shaped around your interests, pace, and schedule.

Interests and Pace Matching

Tell us what you love—street food, history, street art, design, markets, or photography. We tailor distances, transport choices, and break times so your tour feels effortless, engaging, and aligned with your energy and curiosity.

Neighborhood Curation

Explore contrasting districts that reveal a city’s character, from historic cores to waterfront redevelopments and creative quarters. Your guide balances headline sights with side streets, studios, and viewpoints, weaving stories that connect architecture, people, and everyday life.

Accessibility and Dietary Needs

Indicate mobility considerations, stroller access, step-free routes, or sensory preferences. We suggest transport, rest stops, and facilities, plus restaurants accommodating vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, or allergy restrictions, so everyone enjoys comfortably and confidently throughout the experience.

Guide Profiles and Vetting

Meet vetted, insured professionals with verified expertise.

Verification and Background Checks

Every guide passes identity verification, license validation, and background screening where applicable. We review insurance, first-aid training, and local compliance, then continuously monitor feedback to maintain trust, professionalism, and consistently excellent guest outcomes across cities.

Languages and Expertise Tags

Profiles clearly display spoken languages, academic specialties, and niche passions such as modernist architecture, street photography, craft coffee, or vintage shopping. Tags help you discover guides whose knowledge aligns precisely with your goals, interests, budget, and timeframe.

Reviews and Ratings Transparency

Read recent reviews with verified bookings, photo proof, and response timelines. We highlight strengths and improvement notes, share average ratings by topic, and publish reply rates so you can book confidently with realistic expectations and no surprises.

Booking Management

Flexible tools to adjust your tour before and during your trip.

Safety and Support

Proactive safeguards and responsive help whenever you need it.

  • Access 24/7 chat for quick adjustments, delays, or questions, plus a staffed phone line during tour hours. We coordinate with the guide to resolve issues swiftly and document outcomes for quality assurance and future improvements.

  • Optionally share your live location with traveling companions or our support team for added peace of mind. Automated check-ins confirm meet-ups, breaks, and arrivals, helping everyone stay aligned without constant messaging or unnecessary detours during busy moments.

  • Guides carry appropriate liability coverage, and we maintain incident procedures coordinated with local authorities. You receive emergency contacts, medical facility suggestions, and translation assistance, ensuring practical support if unexpected health or safety challenges arise during your visit.

Signature Local Experiences

Curated themes that reveal authentic culture beyond guidebooks.

Food Markets and Tastings

Sample regional specialties at bustling markets, family bakeries, and beloved street stalls. Guides help navigate etiquette, ordering, and hygiene, arrange tastings with vendors, and tailor choices to dietary needs while sharing culinary history, sourcing, and preparation traditions.

Art, Architecture, and Museums

Discover landmark buildings, contemporary galleries, and hidden ateliers with context on architects, patrons, and sociopolitical influences. Skip-the-line ticket guidance and time budgeting ensure you see highlights without rush, while leaving room for conversation, reflection, and spontaneous discoveries.

Nightlife, Jazz, and Live Venues

Experience safe, vibrant evenings, from speakeasy cocktails to vinyl bars and jazz clubs. Your guide manages reservations, transit, and entry rules, keeps the pace comfortable, and recommends late-night snacks or rides back to your accommodation after encore sets.

Instant Private City Tour Booking

Reserve a private guide in minutes with live availability, secure checkout, and instant confirmation. Choose duration, theme, and meeting point, then receive a digital voucher, contact details, and clear meet-up instructions to start exactly on time.

9 per hour

Custom Itinerary Design in 24 Hours

A senior guide crafts a tailored route for your interests, including timing, transport options, ticket estimates, and dining suggestions. Delivered within 24 hours with revision options and map links ready for navigation. We align with opening times, weather, and energy.

flat fee

Last-Minute Guide Within 2 Hours

Urgent request service that locates a qualified guide for departures within two hours, includes priority support, rapid identity verification, and contingency coverage if traffic or weather shifts affect timing. Dedicated coordinators monitor progress and communicate updates proactively.

9 activation + 9/hour

For Families and Special Audiences

Thoughtful options for kids, seniors, and travelers with specific needs.

Family-Friendly Routes

Shorter distances, interactive storytelling, and playground stops keep kids engaged. We include restroom planning, snack breaks, and hands-on activities for different ages, empowering parents to relax while everyone learns through curiosity, games, and safe, supervised exploration.

Senior-Friendly Touring

Gentle pacing, shaded rest points, and seating options make longer walks enjoyable. We recommend elevators, step-free transit, and quieter hours, and we adapt narration style, route complexity, and hydration reminders to ensure comfort without sacrificing depth or discovery.

Business Traveler Essentials

Maximize limited time with punctual starts near hotels or offices, quiet café briefings, and drop-offs at subsequent meetings. Guides coordinate receipts, non-cash tips, and car bookings, aligning with corporate policies and providing polished, concise commentary suited to professionals.

Technology and App Features

A seamless mobile experience that keeps everything organized.

Offline Access and Maps

Save your itinerary, tickets, and offline maps so navigation continues without roaming charges. Turn-by-turn walking directions, indoor positioning at select museums, and safety alerts help you stay oriented even when connectivity drops or batteries run low.

Secure Payments and Receipts

All transactions use tokenized processing and strong encryption. We support multicurrency pricing, instant refunds when eligible, and automated receipts suitable for expense reports, with clear line items for guide hours, tickets purchased, and optional transportation services.

Calendar Sync and Smart Reminders

Add tours to your calendar with local time conversion and travel time buffers. Smart reminders prompt you about weather, tickets, dress codes, or ID requirements, while notifying your guide about delays so adjustments occur before issues escalate.

Cities We Serve

From major hubs to underexplored neighborhoods, we are growing fast.

Major Metropolitan Hubs

Find extensive coverage in capitals and business centers where flight schedules demand flexibility. We maintain deep guide rosters, multilingual options, and specialty themes to accommodate last-minute bookings and complex itineraries across multiple districts and transportation modes.

Hidden Neighborhood Gems

Venture beyond postcard sights into artisans’ workshops, local markets, and community cafés. These districts reveal lived culture, evolving migration stories, and creative economies, offering meaningful encounters with residents shaping the city today, not just preserved heritage yesterday.

Pricing and Value

Transparent rates with clear inclusions and optional extras.

Corporate and Group Solutions

Scalable tours for teams, events, and incentive programs.

Contact us

Technical support

info@fishingfella.com

Working hours

Monday—Friday: 08:00–17:00

Saturday—Sunday: 08:00–12:00

Address

20 Shore Breeze Dr, Etobicoke, ON M8V 0C7, Canada