All the storytelling of a walking tour without the group of 30 strangers, the mandatory tips, and the 10am meeting time. Walk any city on your own terms.
Free walking tours are group experiences led by local guides at scheduled times, while Zigway is a self-guided app with AI-powered narration. With a free tour, you join a crowd of 20–40 strangers and follow a set route. With Zigway, you walk on your own with personalised AI narration that tells you about whatever's around you in real time — giving you the same rich storytelling with complete freedom to explore the city however you like, whenever you like.
Free walking tours (offered by companies like Sandemans, Strawberry Tours, and local operators) are tip-based group walking tours available in major tourist cities. A local guide leads a group through the city's highlights over 2–3 hours, and you tip at the end.
Feature Comparison
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Which is right for you?
City Wanderers
Zigway
Roam wherever you want instead of following a group through tourist highlights.
Backpackers
Zigway
Tips add up ($10–$20 per city). Zigway works in 5000+ cities on one subscription.
Families
Zigway
No wrangling kids in a crowd of 30 strangers for 2+ hours.
Short on Time
Zigway
No waiting for the 10am slot. Start from your hotel, right now.
Fixed Route Fans
Free Walking Tours
Free walking tours follow a curated highlight route with a local guide narrating.
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No tips. No groups. No meeting point. Self-guided tours in 5000+ cities. Start free on iPhone.
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Why Zigway
Zigway gives you the richness of a guided tour without any of the constraints.
Real-time stories about every landmark you pass — personalised for you making sure you remember what you walked past.
No booking, no fixed schedule, no tour group. Start wherever you like, pause whenever you want, and explore entirely on your own terms.
Available across any city or street, be it in Europe, Asia, Americas Australia or Africa.
How It Works
No tour groups. No schedules. Just you, the city, and a guide that follows your every step.
Pick a city or route, open Zigway, and start exploring without booking a guide or planning around a schedule.
Unlock a self-guided route in seconds and let Zigway follow your pace as you move through the city.
Hear rich narrations about each place — history, culture, local secrets — delivered in real time as your personal guide.
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Download Zigway and turn any walk into a guided adventure - in any city, any time.
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