Withlocals review

Withlocals ranks eighth and fills a gap the big marketplaces leave: every tour is private. Its homepage says it is always just you and your local host, with no strangers or groups, and that hosts tailor the experience to your wishes. City pages list dozens of options in places such as Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam and Athens. Withlocals publishes the most detailed refund rules on this list. You get a 24-hour grace period after booking to cancel for a full refund, including the service fee, as long as the tour is at least 24 hours away; last-minute bookings get a 1-hour window instead. After that, you can recover the experience price minus the service fee until 7 days before the tour, and nothing after. The catalog is far smaller than GetYourGuide's, and prices showed in euros from our location, so compare costs carefully. Book Withlocals when a private guide matters more than choice.

Who it is for

travelers who want private tours with a local host

Price

Free to browse; tours priced per booking plus a service fee, with a 24-hour full refund grace period.

Right after you book, you have a 24-hour window in which you can cancel and get everything back, including the service fee.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Every tour is private: just you and your local host
• Hosts tailor the tour to your wishes
• 24-hour grace period after booking for a full refund including the service fee
• Refund of the experience price, minus the service fee, until 7 days before
• 1-hour grace period for bookings made less than 24 hours ahead

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Private tours without joining a group of strangers
• Strength: Detailed, published refund rules with worked examples
• Strength: Last-minute bookings still get a 1-hour full refund window
• Weakness: No refund within 7 days of the tour once the grace period ends
• Weakness: Service fee is not refunded after the 24-hour grace period
• Weakness: Prices showed in euros from our location, not US dollars

Key facts

• Tour type: Private only
• Grace period: 24 hours after booking, full refund
• Partial refund: Until 7 days before, minus service fee
• Within 7 days: No refund after grace period
• Example city: Lisbon, 60 tours

Where it ranks

Withlocals is No. 8 in our Best Tour Booking Sites verdict.