Cariboo launches in the UK
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Cariboo, the private tour search engine pitched as the ‘Airbnb for city guides’ has launched in the UK, offering British holidaymakers the chance to make bookings in more than 100 cities worldwide.
The company, founded in Paris in 2015, has proved a major success in France, building a network of more than 350 local ‘Cariboos’, offering insider tours in 50 countries worldwide.
Visitors can also book tour across France including Marseille, Aix-en-Provence and Lyon. Join a foodie tour with a local Parisian, who will take you to the best food markets and show you how to whip up French classic dishes in her home (21 Euros per hour), artist and poet who fell in love with the city as a child (12 Euros per hour); a city tour of Lyon with Juliette, a tourism graduate, who specialises in the city’s art, history and legends (18 Euros per hour); or go further afield on a wild swimming and hiking tour of the Calanques National Park, just outside Marseille, with passionate local blogger, Alexis (18 Euros per hour).
Other unique guides in Paris include a Swiss-French concert pianist offering classical music tours of the city’s concert halls, an antiques dealer showing you how to pick up a bargain in the best local flea markets and an architecture student opening up the grand buildings which line the Left Bank.
Tailored tours range from 10 to 36 Euros per hour – and can be booked by individual travellers, couples or small private groups of up to eight people at no extra cost. Travellers can search for English-speaking guides who match their interests under categories, including sport, culture, food and nightlife.
Cariboo’s Co-founder, Betrand Bazin, said:
“We created Cariboo because we believe local people can offer the best insider views of a city. It means travellers have access to a unique group of people, including journalists, art historians, singers and even an ex-general who worked in counter-espionage. And our customers are very happy – we’re proud to have an average rating of over 4.8 out of 5.
“At the moment, the majority of our guides are in Paris, Marseille and Lyon. And we’re looking to recruit more Cariboos this year.”
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