| "How many times while travelling, do we wish | | | | Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Polan, |
| that only if we could see the real places in | | | | Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, |
| the city or in nature, rather than the | | | | Sweden, Switzerland the UK. |
| popular tourist attractions. For those people | | | | |
| thinking on the same lines, VIAmigo is your | | | | The Key features of VIAmigo are: |
| answer. gives all travelers across the world | | | | |
| a chance to find local experience and a | | | | - The focus in VIAmigo is more on 'real' |
| thrilling expedition by providing them a | | | | places and people, those having the same |
| chance to interact with specially chosen | | | | interests from nature and sport, to art and |
| local guides all around the world. These | | | | culture, to shopping and nightlife. |
| "Personal Tour Guides" offer the traveler an | | | | |
| custom tours of a city's secret and remote | | | | - Has the most simplest and efficient way to |
| areas which generally, only the locals enjoy. | | | | contact guides. All you have to do is leave a |
| These are those types of experience that the | | | | message giving details about the type of |
| traveler only reads about, but never gets a | | | | expedition you are looking for. |
| chance to actually have one. | | | | |
| | | | - Also you can rate the guide so that other |
| Jeff Goldsmith the founder of VIAmigo is a | | | | travelers who are going on that particular |
| senior creative adviser from the world of | | | | expedition will know who to hire according to |
| online advertising. He is also a noted | | | | the ratings, also there is a contact form so |
| journalist and a master entrepreneur. Based | | | | that other travelers can ask their fellow |
| in San Francisco VIAmigo is private company. | | | | travelers about the experience of their |
| VIAmigo gives the global traveler a chance to | | | | adventure. |
| have an adventurous or a cultural tour by | | | | |
| simply allowing them to interact with people | | | | - An extremely user friendly design, that |
| sharing the same interest, both in the most | | | | gives you the opportunity to research in |
| popular regions to the most remote areas on | | | | particular way that you wish to, like it |
| the planet. | | | | could be country, event oriented, or a |
| | | | special expedition you are looking to have. |
| What VIAmigo does, is help you get to the | | | | |
| roots of the destination so that you can | | | | - They have wide of categories to chose, from |
| enjoy the place with its traditions and | | | | history, local culture, wine, fishing, |
| culture to the fullest. Other sites on the | | | | walking tours, diving, shopping, safaris, |
| web do not offer these experiences. Obviously | | | | food, housing rentals to any kind of special |
| only a local will know all the nooks and | | | | traveling adventure you have in mind. |
| corners of the city. So when these "Personal | | | | |
| Tour Guides" accompany you, be rest assured | | | | VIAmigo now has more than 3000 tours all |
| you will be travelling like a local. | | | | across the world. The guides include |
| | | | professional tourist guides, archeologists, |
| Where can you go with VIAmigo? In Europe | | | | helicopter pilots, sailing captains, and |
| alone, they have guides and tour operators in | | | | diving instructors to experts of all sorts, |
| Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, | | | | each and every one is helping VIAmigo with |
| Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, | | | | their first-hand knowledge to embellish the |
| Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, | | | | experience of an adventurous Tour. |
| Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, | | | | |