About Us

Our Story


Walks began life as the passion project of two guys with one simple mission: To share their love for, and knowledge of, the city of Rome. Since then, Walks has grown into a team of over 100 ground staff, operating in 22 destinations across Europe and North America with a team of over 600 expert tour guides. Today we provide some of the most exclusive and beautifully designed small group tours in the industry through Italy-based Walks of Italy, and around the world at Walks, where we offer special access to some of the world’s most iconic landmarks and attractions as well as unique cultural experiences.

The Walks Philosophy


Our philosophy is simple: We believe the best way to travel is to take walks. Every city has a story to tell - but you won't hear it on a tour bus! The only way to truly understand a place is to explore it at street level; meet people, take shortcuts, hear stories... And that's exactly what we do at Walks. Our intimate tours are highly regarded for their exclusive feel - and that’s no accident! Skip-the-line and out of hours access, together with our small group sizes, carefully planned itineraries and the most experienced guides in the business have led us to become an industry leader.

Our Tours & Experiences


At Walks we don’t just copy and paste standard tours, we strive to always find new and better ways to explore even the most familiar attractions. Whether it’s an after-hours tour at the Tower of London, time alone in St. Mark’s Basilica, an exclusive visit to Seville’s Alcazar before it opens, or sipping cava overlooking La Sagrada Familia, Walks tours provide the most memorable experiences with high quality expeditions that are just a little bit different.


In the beginning, Walks was based on the principle that exceptional guides can make a tour the highlight of someone's vacation, and those values are still at our core today. Walks guides are educators and story-tellers, not lecturers or script-readers. They live to share their passion with well-informed, curious travelers who want to learn and be entertained. With our tours you don’t need to worry about being regaled with a Wikipedia entry - instead you’ll enjoy a fully-rounded experience and gain new insights you’ll no doubt want to share with others.

Tried & Trusted


We pride ourselves on our hands-on, customer-focused approach with real people at the heart. It’s why we’ve received thousands of 5* reviews on sites such as TripAdvisor, gaining a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ for our tours year after year.

What recent Walks customers say about our tours


Julie

What a wonderful food tour of Trastevere we had. Very tasty food, great locations and a very welcoming, friendly and enthusiastic guide who had a real passion for all things food. Highly recommend this tour.

Trastevere at Sunset: Rome Food & Wine Tour

April 21, 2026

sue

David was a wonderful, knowledgeable tour guide. He has a great sense of humor too! Loved all the food selections, croissants, macaroons, pastrami sandwich, special dessert and delicious wine and cheese tasting. His historical stories related to the food choices were very interesting! Would recommend!!

Ultimate Paris Food Tour

April 20, 2026

Lou

Stanis was a great tour guide. He explained the different sites with interesting information and was also very funny. It was exceptionally enjoyable having him as our guide.

Paris in a Day Tour with Louvre, City Walk, Eiffel Tower & River Cruise

April 20, 2026

Denise

Mary was amazing, very passionate and knowledgeable. She provided an experience we will not soon forget.

Complete Tower of London Tour: Opening Ceremony, Early Access Crown Jewels & River Cruise

April 20, 2026

Ray

Extremely knowledgeable tour guide who gave us a real feel for the places, history and culture.

Gladiator’s Gate: Special Access Colosseum Tour with Arena Floor

April 20, 2026

Nick

Such a great day with Moses who provided great historical insight throughout the day on a number of topics around London, Westminster Abbey and The Tower of London. Combined with a healthy dose of humour and useful tips to keep the ground engaged and raring to go throughout the day. Such a wonderful day.

London in a Day: Tower of London Tour, Westminster Abbey & River Cruise

April 20, 2026

Lee

The tour guide was fun, personable, informative, and each stop included a delicious local food to try. Our group was small enough to really enjoy the food and company. The choux crème was wonderful!!!

Montmartre Like a Local: Paris Food Tour

April 20, 2026

Judith

The best tour to show the most interesting fabulous sites of Barcelona.

Barcelona in a Day Tour: Skip-the-Line Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Cable Car & More

April 20, 2026

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