San Diego Free Walking Tours: Your Questions Answered
The questions people ask before booking a free walk in San Diego: how a pay-what-you-want reservation works, why no price is printed, what to tip and how this site earns its keep.
Costs, Booking And The Small Print
Does it cost anything to join a tour here?
No walk on this site is sold for a price. Each tour is run by an independent guide and hosted on GuruWalk or freetour.com, and reserving a place on either platform is free. At the end you tip the guide whatever you feel the walk deserved.
Who is behind this site?
This site is an independent directory with no author or byline. It runs no tours, takes no bookings, and is not affiliated with GuruWalk, freetour.com or any of the guides listed.
How does the site make money?
When someone reserves a walk after clicking a link here, GuruWalk or freetour.com may pay this site a referral fee. That fee changes neither what you pay nor what the guide receives. The disclosure page carries the full detail.
How do you book a place on a walk?
Reservations happen where the walk is hosted. GuruWalk and freetour.com each hold a guide's meeting point, schedule and current availability, and each walk's details sit on its own page. Confirmation and cancellation go through the same place.
Why does one San Diego walk show a rating while two show none?
Only the downtown and waterfront walk on GuruWalk carries reviews, rated 4.72 across 150 reviews. The UCSD walk on GuruWalk and the Old Town walk on freetour.com have no reviews published yet, so neither shows a rating or a count.
What does a guide expect to be paid at the end?
There is no fixed amount, and there is no fixed amount to pay. When the walk ends, you tip whatever it was worth to you.