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Guidelines for Hiring a Guide 

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To hire a guide, we suggest the following steps:

1.  Identify the guide you are interested in. 

2.  Email the guide and be sure to include:

• Information about who is traveling (group, independent travelers, how many people)
• The location, dates and times for which you require a guide
• The services you would like the guide to perform.  Be as specific as possible.   
• A request for a rate quote for the services requested. 

You can email a guide by selecting the "contact" link or email address on their web page or listing.

IMPORTANT:  Please do not expect guides to work for free in advance of your trip.   Guides are professionals.  If you require a guide's assistance in advance of your trip  -- such as helping you with your itinerary, where to stay, or even arranging things before you arrive, you should ask the guide for their hourly consulting rates and pay for any assistance that they may provide.

3.  The guide will email you back whether he or she is available, his or her rates, and the answer to any other questions.  (If you do not hear back from the guide within a few days, there may be a problem with the guide's email.  If this happens please email us to info@wwguides.net to report the problem)

4.  If the guide you contacted is not available on the date requested, contact another guide listed under your destination or ask the guide to recommend someone.

5.  If the guide is available and you find the rates and other information provided by the guide satisfactory, we suggest that you ask for references or even verify the guide's qualifications before hiring the guide.  You may also want to call the guide and have a conversation first, which is especially helpful if the guides native language is different than your own, so that you can make sure you are comfortable with their fluency.   You should also ask the guide how much of a deposit is required and their cancellation policy.  

IMPORTANT:  Please do not assume that because a guide lists on the site, that this demonstrates his or her skills of professionalism.  Guides provide their own information and we do not, and cannot, verify that it is accurate.   In addition, the type of training and qualifications required to be a guide vary widely around the world.   It is always a good idea to ask a guide to provide references and information about their training and experience.  If you have any problems with a guide listed at Worldwide Guides, please tell us about it, as we can cancel a guide's membership if they misrepresent themselves or act unprofessionally.

6.  Once you are satisfied, you will usually need to send a deposit to secure the guide's services.   In some cases, the guide may send you a contract to sign.   Be sure to find out what the guide's cancellation/refund policy is.   When the guide receives the deposit he/she should send you a confirmation and receipt. 

7.  Prior to the trip, we suggest that you reconfirm.  Be sure to get the guide's phone number, so that you can call if you need to make any last minute changes.

8.  After your trip, please send us feedback about your experience.

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