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