What is Rainbow Tour Guides

Rainbow Tour Guides is a marketplace where LGBTQ+ travelers and allies book private, in-person tours with verified local guides. Every guide is a real person in the city you're visiting, reviewed by our team before their profile goes live, ready to show you their city on your terms.

Think of it as a friend in the city rather than a scripted group tour. You choose a guide whose interests, languages, and pace fit what you're looking for, agree on a date and duration, and pay securely through the platform. Your guide meets you in person and takes you through the places, food, culture, and history that matter to them and to you.

What you can do as a traveler

• Browse guide profiles by city, language, and interests.
• Read reviews from travelers who completed a tour with that guide.
• Request a private tour for a duration and group size that works for you, with the price locked in at the moment you request it.
• Message your guide once your booking is paid and confirmed.
• Leave a review after your tour.

See How booking works for travelers for the full walkthrough.

What you can do as a guide

Local LGBTQ+ people and queer-affirming allies can apply to become guides, set their own rates and availability, and welcome travelers to their city after passing our manual verification process. See How it works for guides.

What Rainbow Tour Guides is not

It's also not a group-tour operator. Every booking is a private tour between you and one guide, built around your interests rather than a fixed itinerary.

Built around safety and privacy

Guides go through manual identity verification before they can appear publicly, pricing is locked at the moment you request a tour so it can't change later, and chat between you and your guide only opens once your booking is paid and confirmed. Learn more in How guides are verified and Stay safe on your tour.

Where to start

If you're planning a trip, browse guides or explore destinations. If you live somewhere you'd like to guide travelers, become a guide.