Welcome to the Association of Tourist Guides in Germany (BVGD)


The Association of Tourist Guides in Germany (BVGD) was founded in 1994. Its main purpose is to promote and coordinate the work of tourist guides from all over Germany. Our guides are experts in the history, art, and culture of their respective regions. They conduct guided tours in German, English, and many other languages, and they provide you with interesting and accurate information on the many historic and natural sights in Germany.

Currently, the BVGD represents tourist guides from more than 165 towns and regions in Germany.

  • View the list of our member organizations to find the location of your choice.


    • A fundamental goal of our association is to uphold and increase the professional standards of tourist guides. To this aim, BVGD has introduced comprehensive guidelines, which have been adopted in many places as the basis for training programmes by the local tourism organisations. Topics tought in these programmes include knowledge of art, local and regional history, rhetoric, and didactics. Members who have passed training programmes approved by BVGD receive certificates.
    The most advanced qualifications offered by the association are the BVGD Certificate and the new BVGD Certificate DIN EN.

  • Service standardization - tourist guide training
        Requirements for the provision of professional tourist guide training and qualification programmes are now specified in DIN EN 15565.

  • EN 15565


    • Until today, more than 1.000 guides have obtained these high degrees of qualification.
  • Click here for more information about the BVGD certificates and a list of certified tourist guides.


  • BVGD NEWS DIN EN 15565


    •     May 2008: BVGD gets DIN Certificate for its Tourist Guide Training Programm

        June 2009: 57 Berlin Guides are the first in Europe with DIN EN Certificate

        Verband der Berliner Gästeführer - Berlin Guide e.V.

        February 2010: DIN EN Certificate for ten RegioColonia Guides

        March 2010: Munich Guides and Dachau Guides get DIN EN Certificate









  • International Tourist Guide Day in Germany since 1999
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  • Looking back / poster


    •     ITGD 2006
        ITGD 2007
        ITGD 2008
        ITGD 2009
        ITGD 2010


  • International Memberships

    •     European Federation of Tourist Guides (FEG)
        World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA)

    If you have any question please contact our office

    Bundesverband der Gästeführer in Deutschland e.V.
    Gustav-Adolf-Straße 33
    D- 90439 Nürnberg

    Fon: 49-(0)911 - 65 64 675
    Fax: 49-(0)911 - 65 64 746
    E-Mail: info@bvgd.org
    www.bvgd.org


    The Association does not arrange tours.


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