Self-Guided Tours — the 6 Best to Book

1.Shore Excursion: Athens Half Day Self-Guided Tour with Private Driver

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $405Our pick

Start at Piraeus with a private driver and shape your Athens visit around the sights you want most. Visit the Acropolis Museum, Panathenaic Stadium, and Syntagma Square, then return to port. You explore independently, while your driver handles the traffic and parking.

“Great driver interaction. Very personal approach and got to see all of the sights without being in a large tour group. The biggest disappointed was the private driver car was a taxi not a private car as thought.”

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2.Kyoto/Osaka: Nara Customizable Self-Guided Tour with Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours Top rated

You choose the Nara sights, then ride in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver who handles roads, parking, and pickups. A suggested route includes Nara Park, Todai-ji, Kasuga-taisha, Mount Wakakusa, Toshodai-ji, Heijo Palace Site, and Sanjo dori. Drivers may speak English, Japanese, or Chinese, but no guide or translation service is included.

“Ryan was a fantastic guide, very accommodating for our last minute changes. Had a great time!”

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3.Nanjing Self-Guided Day Tour with Private Car and Driver Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $71Best value

You get a private, air-conditioned car and driver for about eight hours in Nanjing. Choose stops such as Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum, Xiaoling Tomb, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Confucius Temple, or the Ming City Wall. Driver Xiaoming offers friendly help, while Sunny coordinates in English.

“小明 an excellent professional driver. Very knowledgeable, detailed, and caring. Highly recommended.”

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4.London: Private Self Guided Tour with a Chauffeur

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 - 12 hours

Book a private chauffeur and vehicle for 4 to 12 hours, then set your own London route. Visit landmarks such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, or the Shard while your English-speaking driver waits. Pickup and drop-off are available at any London address.

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5.Half-Day Self-Guided Tour of Gangneung with Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews

Spend about three hours with a private driver exploring Gangneung’s market, K-pop bus stop, Goblin filming site, and Anmok Coffee Street. You choose how to use your time at each stop, while the driver handles the road between them. The tour costs $30 per group of up to four.

“The tour was excellent! The only negative point was upon arrival at the train station, as there was no one there. But everything was quickly resolved after I messaged the tour company and they sent the driver. From then on, it was perfecRead more”

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6.Guangzhou Self-Guided Tour with Private Car and Driver Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $75

Build your own Guangzhou day with a private car and Chinese-speaking driver. Visit Canton Tower, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Beijing Road, Shangxiajiu, or shopping markets at your pace. Sunny, the manager, can help by phone, but you should use a translation app for most communication.

“Had a wonderful time in Guangzhou. The driver was very helpful and courteous. It would have been more helpful if the driver knew how to speak English. Sunny the manager was very helpful as well. Thanks to them both for making our trip enjoyable…”

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