Tour Guides in Luxembourg

Why Guides ?

Luxembourg's visitors are increasingly interested in the scenic beauty of the country, especially the North of Luxembourg, also known as "Oesling". Until now there were no specially educated guides which could take interested groups on excursions through Luxembourg's Hinterland. To close this gap, the Association of Regional Tourist Offices, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and the National Institute of Further Education, organised a series of training courses for Tour Guides.

How are the guides trained and tested ?

The first courses took place from October '97 to May '98. In 7 lessons (21 hours), the following subjects were discussed: Welcoming guests (twice), General Tourism Knowledge, Nature, Geology, Architecture, History. A total of 6 tours, lasting 49 hours all told, were done, in the course of which all the main sights of Luxembourg's North were explained in loco.

After successfully answering a written test which included questions about specific sights as well as a synthesis question, the candidates had to field oral questions from the jury. They were shown slides of various sights, which they had to explain in two languages.

How many guides are there ?

Out of 140 participants, 67 took the written test, and 35 candidates successfully passed both examinations.

Where do the guides work ?

The guides work for the Association of Regional Tourist Offices of the Luxembourg Ardennes (ESIMSO). Aboard busses and coaches, they guide tours on specific subjects, eg "Castles, Churches and Rural Museums", and many others. Individual programs can be tailored according to the clients' specific requirements.

Who can benefit from this offer

Groups as well as individual tourists may book a guide. Journalists can be better informed. Special arrangements exist for tour operators. The local tourism partners (hotels, campings, hostels, tourist offices) can thus increase their offer.

 

What Tours are on offer

Our tourist guides propose the following guided visits in the Luxembourg Ardennes:
Themes: Nature parks and Technical visits - Monuments - Churches - Museums - Castles - Guided City tours on foot.
Tours to:

• Binsfeld - Rural Museum
• Bourscheid - Castle
• Clervaux - City, Benedictine Abbey, Church, Castle with Family of Man Museum
• Diekirch - City, Museum, Churches
• Esch/Sûre - Village, Castle, Old Cloth Factory, Solar Boat
• Munshausen - A Robbesscheier
• Stolzembourg - Copper Museum and Walking tour to the copper mine
• Troisvierges - Church, Walking tour to the "Cornely's" mill
• Vianden - City, Museums (Victor Hugo) SEO Underground hydroelectric power station
• Wiltz - Castle, museums (2.5 ha garden: Jardins de Wiltz)

Charges

Our tariffs for guides are as follows:
  - 1 hour: 30 €
  - 2 hours: 45 €
  - Full-day (8 hours): 125 €
  - additional hours (or parts thereof) are charged at 12 Euro

Further Information

Please contact our office:

Guides Touristiques des Ardennes

P.O. Box 41

L-9401 Vianden

Tel: (+352) 84 93 25 27 (Mon-Fri mornings only)

Fax: (+352) 84 93 25 72
email: guides.ardennes@vo.lu

 

Note:

You might also like to contact the City Tourist Office for guided tours. Their offers are on the web at: www.lcto.lu/html_en/guided_tours/index.html while their guide department may be contacted at:

Luxembourg City Tourist Office
c/o Guided Tours
P.O. Box 181
L-2011 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 4796 2709
Fax: (+352) 47 48 18
email: guides@luxembourg-city.lu

Luxembourg Tourist Office - London

last update: February 28, 2005