For many travellers, venturing to a new city or country can be quite daunting. Not knowing where to go, what to do, or how you’re going to get there. Finding a tour or experience and booking a random guide can be especially risky — What are their credentials? Are they good at guiding? Will they take you to interesting places? Will you get along with them? As if travelling doesn’t bring enough stresses, the last thing you really want to worry about is the person showing you around.

Why Explore Sideways?

Here at Explore Sideways, we ensure that every experience is the best it could possibly be, eliminating any feelings of unease. With a group of over 50 guides, each guide is…

• Fully registered and qualified
• Has been hand-selected based on their knowledge, passion and personality
• Speaks numerous languages including English, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Dutch and more
• Has a personal relationship with the Explore Sideways team

When exploring with us, most, if not all, of your time will be spent with one of the Explore Sideways guides. Their passion, knowledge and personalities are all important elements in ensuring that your experience with us is an unforgettable one. It’s with them that you will get to see the beauty of the places you visit, hear about its history, learn interesting facts and experience new and exciting things. This is why we are so selective when choosing our guides. They need to love what they do and have a wide range of knowledge that they want to share with our guests.

How We Select Your Guide

Here at Explore Sideways, we work especially hard to curate your itinerary based on your interests and what you want to see and explore while travelling. We head out to all of our recommended destinations and experiences to review them and ensure that they are top quality. This idea of curation extends to our guides.

Once we know what types of experiences you’re wanting to do and the kind of explorer you are, we will then go through our pool of experienced guides and match-make you with the perfect guide — someone that suits your personality and interests. We also work closely with our guides to ensure that all experiences and destinations that they visit are Explore Sideways approved.  It’s through this personalisation that we can promise tours that are truly memorable!

So whether you’re planning a trip to South Africa with your family, loved one, group of friends or going on a solo adventure, the Explore Sideways team promises incredible, personalised experiences. Lead by a guide that perfectly suits your needs and interests, the stresses of the unknown will be replaced with memories to last a lifetime.

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