Tour Guide Applications

Hillary Jenkins, Otago Polytechnic 2008

Tour Guide Applications

http://flickr.com/photos/timparkinson/264229743/ http://flickr.com/photos/sloth_rider/416677227/

Work

• You might – work with individuals or groups– be self employed or employed by a large

company– be employed as a driver/guide– be employed as a bilingual guide– or a guide trainer who supervises, coordinates

and trains

Where would find a jobas a guide?• Sightseeing bus tour companies

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilliant/469532076/

City tours

http://flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/199994237/

• Walking

• Riding

• Transport

Site or local attractions• Historical sites

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paige_eliz/478669980/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vhannon/296109155/

• Theme parks

• Famous buildings

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nealy-j/75801152/

• Cultural Attractions

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krypto/7313290/http://flickr.com/photos/clearlyambiguous/131628124/

• Manufacturing Plants

– Cadbury’s

– Speight’s

http://www.cadbury.co.nz/cadburyworld/visit.html

• Art Galleries

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grundlepuck/136129087/

• Museums

http://flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/397278959/

Lodges and Hotels

• hunting• skiing

http://flickr.com/photos/spine/340321958/

• Snorkelling and diving

http://flickr.com/photos/leonardlow/340876373/

• Boat or cruise operations

http://flickr.com/photos/timparkinson/264154528/

• Mountaineering

http://flickr.com/photos/thelastminute/97187801/

• Tramping

Karen Jackson Collection

• Adventure

http://flickr.com/photos/jessehull/163890096/

• Culinary tours

http://flickr.com/photos/frescotours/1393885738/

Combination tours• safari• wine tour

http://flickr.com/photos/88477634@N00/334245237/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/madpai/244939907

http://flickr.com/photos/redneck/453063994/

• Trekking

http://flickr.com/photos/cjtrigg/198995800/

• Nature or Eco tours

http://flickr.com/photos/martiniko/401812227/in/photostream/http://flickr.com/photos/sedoglia/95491821/ http://flickr.com/photos/splatt/446029382/