Identify your guide by the badge
Tourist guides belonging to the Association of Authorized Guides (Turistførerforeningen) wear the official badge depicting three towers, which are also included in the coat of arms of the city of Copenhagen. There are Authorized tourist guides for 25 different languages and they guide in museums, churches and castles, in the countryside and cities, by coach or bicycle. The possibilities are limitless.
A tourist guide has a thorough knowledge about Denmark and also the visitors' home country. Their training has equipped them to impart relevant information about Danish history, art, geography, architecture, social conditions etc. to visitors from all walks of life. The badge ensures the quality of the services rendered and guarantees that tourists receive the correct information.
With their broad cultural understanding, the tourist guides combine their communication and planning abilities to transform a visit into an experience.
Do you need a tourist guide?
Search among the 260 tourist guides and 25 different languages.
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select a language
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choose your guide from the list
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call, fax or mail directly to the tourist guide to arrange the tour that suits your requirements
If you prefer to book through the Turistførerforeningen, we will find a guide with your preferred language:
Remember that anyone can call themselves a guide but only authorized tourist guides of the Turistførerforeningen are permitted to wear the official badge with the three towers.
Since 1990, the tourist guide education has been based at Roskilde University Centre - RUC. Here, the general degree and language qualifications are supplemented by one year's intensive training, including general knowledge of Danish inter-cultural understanding, practical guiding, tour planning and communication. Read more about the tourist guides' education at
www.ruc.dk/turist/
The Turistførerforeningen provides extensive follow-up education for the guides to ensure that their knowledge is up to date.
Through their membership of the Federation of European Guides (FEG)
www.feg-touristguides.org, Turistførerforeningen works closely with other European tourist organizations and with the EU Commission in order to establish a standardized guide education of high quality. Turistførerforeningen is also a member of the Tourist Guide Association (WFTGA)
www.wftga.org - and the Inter Nordic Guide Club (IGC)
www.internordicguides.org.
