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How it works

Gems connect travellers with local guides: you hear the story of a place, get to know who tells it and decide whether to join their in-person tour or carry on with audio guides.

In-person toursAudio guides

Gems, step by step

A gem is a guide’s audio about a place in the city. Flip through the slides to see how they work.

Guide
Gem · Audio guideMade by the guideSee tour

Visibility

The guide records a gem

A gem is the guide’s audio about a specific place in the city.

For travellers

  1. 1Find a gemSearch for your city and see the gems nearby on the map.
  2. 2Listen to itEach gem is the story of a place, told by a local guide.
  3. 3Meet the guideIn the gem you see who made it and the tours they offer.
  4. 4Book or go on your ownBook an in-person tour with that guide or explore the city at your own pace with audio guides.

For guides and agencies

  1. 1Create your accountSign up on the website or in the app.
  2. 2Verify your identityWith your ID and a selfie, through Stripe. That way travellers know you’re real.
  3. 3Create your gemsRecord audios about places in your city. Each gem has its own page and leads to your tours.
  4. 4Publish your tourWe review every tour before publishing it. Then travellers book it and pay with Stripe.

How you get paid →

I’m a travellerExplore gems and tours→I’m a guide or agencyStart as a guide→

Any questions?

Write to us on WhatsApp or from the contact page and we’ll help you.

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