Meet The Guides

Carol has considerable experience working as a tour guide in Italy, particularly the Lake Como region and loves getting to meet new people on each tour. She also speaks a number of languages including Italian, English and French.

Since Annalisa finished secondary school, she has worked in the travel industry. Annalisa's favourite part about being a guide is the fact that you get to travel and meet lovely people. Apart from guiding groups around her native Italy, Annalisa has also worked as a tour guide in Germany, Austria and Egypt.

Martin loves being a tour guide, in the Trentino & South Tirol regions of Italy, as he is constantly on the move with people of different nationalities and he loves to learn about different cultures. Martin loves introducing our customers to the Lake Garda region of Italy. Asides from Italian & English, Martin also speaks German, French and Spanish!

Renate is a highly experienced tour guide and has led tours for Travel Department in Lake Garda for many years. Renate’s favourite part about being a guide is the fact that you get to travel and meet other people.

Karen has been living at Lake Garda since 1981, after guiding many European tours from Great Britain.  She loves walking, travelling and accompanying the groups that visit this stunning part of northern Italy.

Alessandra hails from Padova and has lived in London, Sydney, and Rome, where she currently resides and works as a qualified professional tour leader. For the Travel Department, she leads tour groups to Puglia, Rome, Umbria, and Marche. Alessandra loves sharing the local culture, landscapes, and cuisine with our customers. 

Laura was born and raised in Rome and began working in tourism over 30 years ago as a tour guide, taking guests on journeys across her beautiful country, Italy. Her work allows her to do what she loves most – travel, meet people from around the world, and share Italy’s customs and traditions. She is also a professional sommelier, which allows her to combine her skills by leading wine and food tours.

Claudia is an experienced Tour Director from the beautiful spa town of Montecatini Terme, with a degree in Hospitality Management. She has worked in tourism since 1996, living and studying in Switzerland, Germany, and the UK. For over 20 years, she has led groups across Italy, sharing her love of art, history, and good food. Claudia believes travel is one of the best ways to broaden our horizons.

Desirée is a native of Sorrento. She graduated from the Amalfi Tourism High School and is a certified tourist guide. Desirée loves meeting travellers and sharing her knowledge and passion for the region. She is also a Certified Sommelier. She looks forward to welcoming you to Sorrento – or to any of the many beautiful destinations across Campania!

Giovanna, a native of Sorrento, has been working as a tour guide for over 10 years. She is passionate about her work and takes great pride in sharing the beauty, history, and charm of her hometown with visitors from around the world. For her, guiding is not just a profession – it’s a true privilege.

Anthony was born in Syracuse, Sicily, and studied at the University of Catania. Although he enjoys travelling and learning about different cultures, his heart remains in Italy – and especially in Sicily, which he considers the most fascinating island in the world. He holds a tour leader’s licence, and for him, tourism is more than just a job – it’s a true pleasure to welcome people to his island and share the beauty of Sicily.

Daniel leads the TD active Walking groups along the Camino de Santiago and loves every minute of it. Daniel is passionate about showing our customers the culture, traditions and tasty tapas along this famous pilgrimage route. The sense of camaraderie between the group as they get off the beaten track is one of the things he enjoys most - that and the Irish sense of humour.

Nelson has been working as a tour guide since 1995. Nelson loves teaching Travel Department customers the culture, history and the natural beauty of Cuba. Nelson is extremely passionate about the outdoors so when he is not leading one of our groups, he can be found hiking or bird watching.

Gabor has been working as a professional guide since 1997 and leads our Austria Walking Holiday and Hungary Walking Holiday. Gabor is extremely passionate about nature, culture, and having an active lifestyle, all of which he can combine with his job as a guide for TD active Holidays. Gabor even knows a “cúpla focal as Gaeilge”, which always goes down well with our Irish 

Moon began working as a tour guide in 2005 and leads the tours in Northern Vietnam. Moon is very passionate about her work as a guide, she aims to bring TD active clients beyond the iconic sights and show them the hidden gems of Vietnam. Moon’s favourite place in Vietnam is Halong Bay, for its beautiful emerald green waters and its stunning limestone grass topped islands. 

Enthusiastic and informative is how Harold always is. Growing up in Georgetown Penang, history and tourism has always been part of Harold’s life. Since graduating from Tourist Guide School, Harold has helped many customers unveil the hidden secrets of Malaysia’s colourful culture

Hiep has been working as a tour guide in Vietnam since 2000. He loves being a tour guide as it means he gets to meet new people from all corners of the world. Among Hiep’s favourite destinations in Southern Vietnam are the famous Cu Chi Tunnels as well as the Mekong Delta, with its peaceful villages, friendly locals and colourful floating markets. 

Erion was born in Albania and guided tours since in 2008. He received his tour guide license from the Albanian Ministry of Tourism. His missions (as he likes to name his tours) is to give an accurate and deep understanding of what is called "Land of the Eagles". 

Landrico is a Malaysian (Sabahan) born and bred with Filipino descent. He has been guiding tours for more than 28 years. His skill & passion is filming, photography and special interest in snakes and more. He has been lead International groups such as National Geographic Film & Groups, Natural Habitat Series Group, BBC Crew and celebrities!

Hailing from an Army background, Dinesh has been travelling from one corner of India to another with his parents since childhood. Travelling is his passion and he thought there was no better way to turn this passion into profession. He has been sharing his knowledge, rich history and culture of India with tourists around the world since 2007. 

Amare has over twenty years’ experience working in tourism and since 2017 has guided our customers in Sri Lanka. Amare loves showing the authenticity of the country rather than what is usually written in a guidebook and shows our customers the best of Sri Lanka.

graduated with a bachelor's degree from the faculty of Tourism and Hotel industry. She believes being a tour guide is a type of art, it creates excitement, fun, mixed with learning traditional cultures with strangers which is very challenging and I like this job very much. 

Ving goes above and beyond a tour guide's usual responsibilities to help customers. He loves meeting new people from around the world and sharing his knowledge of Thailand. His hobbies are photography and travel.