GuruWalk in Turin: local guides and tip-based tours

What GuruWalk is

GuruWalk is a platform founded in Spain that lists free tours in hundreds of cities around the world. It has no guides of its own: local guides, known as “gurus”, publish their routes with a description, duration, languages and meeting point. Travellers pick a date, book for free and leave a tip of their choice at the end. For visitors it is a convenient way to see a city’s tip-based tours on a single page and read reviews from other participants.

The model rests on mutual trust: the guide offers time and knowledge without charging a price, and participants commit to turning up and rewarding the work with a fair tip.

What you will find on GuruWalk in Turin

In Turin the choice is small and changes over time. It usually includes:

• One or two classic city-centre walks of about two to two and a half hours, with morning and afternoon departures: Via Roma, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza Castello, the Cathedral and the Mole.
• A themed route or two, for example on the city’s secrets, legends and curiosities.

Some guides offer the same tour both on GuruWalk and on their own website, others use only the platform. For the full picture of free tours in the city, including those not listed on GuruWalk, read our page on free walking tours in Turin.

How to choose the right tour

• Read recent reviews, not just the average score: they tell you how the guide tells the story, how large the group is and whether timings are kept.
• Check the language for your date: the same guide may alternate English, Spanish and Italian on different days.
• Look at the meeting point: many tours start in Piazza Castello or Piazza Carlo Felice, near Porta Nuova, but not all.
• Think about duration and time of day: an afternoon tour pairs well with a museum in the morning, while a morning tour leaves the afternoon free for the Egyptian Museum or the Royal Museums.

Booking, cancelling and tipping

To book you need a name, an email address and the number of people; you receive a confirmation with the meeting point and the guide’s contact details. If your plans change, cancel from the email or your profile: the guide plans the group around the bookings, and on free tour platforms guides generally pay a fee for the people booked, so an unused place costs them.

At the end of the tour you tip the guide directly. GuruWalk suggests roughly €10–20 per person; it is normal to give less for a child and more if the tour exceeded your expectations. The tip is not an optional courtesy: it is how the guide gets paid.

GuruWalk or a paid tour?

GuruWalk tours are ideal for a first walk round the city and for travellers on a budget. They do not go inside museums and groups can be larger than on a private visit. If you want a guide inside a museum, a small group or a particular theme, a paid tour is the better fit: for example Somewhere’s evening tours on legends and underground Turin, or guided tours sold on platforms such as GetYourGuide. Many travellers combine the two: a free tour in the morning and a booked museum in the afternoon.

Official information

The calendar, up-to-date descriptions and terms of use are on the official GuruWalk website and in its app. For questions about a specific tour, such as step-free access or stairs along the route, it is best to message the guide directly after booking. This page is an independent guide and has no commercial relationship with GuruWalk.