Freelance Tour Leader, Bolivia

The world needs more Intrepid people:

Do you dream of inspiring travelers and helping them fall in love with their destination by immersing them in your local culture and exposing them to real life experiences? Being a Tour Leader with Intrepid, you will do just that

Every day will be different, but every day you will:

• Provide amazing customer service and travel advice – whether it's guiding a morning market exploration, organizing a hands-on craft workshop or arranging a home-cooked meal with a local family, you'll create unforgettable moments that our travelers will never forget
• Ensure the safety and well-being of your travellers, at times you will have to assist in difficult situations whilst remaining calm and professional. A traveler may lose their passport, need medical attention, or there may be a clash of personalities and you will be the first point of call
• Host, lead and execute tours to budget, following the itinerary and fulfil your administrative duties
• Be passionate about travel and share your love of it with our customers. Every step of the way you'll embody our core values of Integrity, Passion, Fun, Innovation and Responsibility

To be considered you must have:

• Up-to-date First Aid Certificate (essential); CPR training is highly advantageous.
• Be based in La Paz, Bolivia with full rights to work.
• Valid health and accident insurance in force.
• High-level verbal and written skills in English and Spanish; French is highly advantageous.
• Strong customer service experience and the ability to build rapport with a broad range of travellers.
• Proven experience providing tour services as a tour guide, tour leader, group leader, or tour coordinator for other travel companies.
• Travel experience throughout Bolivia (essential).
• Computer skills in Word, Excel, and email at user level.
• Experience filling out incident reports and trip expense reports.
• Travel industry certification as a licensed guide or travel escort (preferred).

What you need to know:

• This is a freelance contract position, which will give you flexibility in when and how you work however, great availability across peak seasons (May to January) is a must-have
• You will need a valid first-aid certificate prior to starting with us
• We are recruiting for leaders in December and January with training commencing from February onwards
• With extended hours, lots of walking and activities, and engaging with travellers, so, it's important that you are prepared both mentally and physically for the challenge
• You'll need the ability to travel and spend time away from home, as our leaders often travel for extensive periods at a time and some tours can span up to four weeks.
• You will be running tours through Bolivi and also Argentina and Chile, you can check out some example itineraries here:

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:

Intrepid is made up of 58 nationalities across 46 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

For our Tour Leaders, the work perks may vary from country to country, but some of the work perks we offer include:

• Diverse departures through the year to lead Including hiking or biking adventures, festival, family, premium and foodie trips
• Travel to where the trip starts (and home again) is included and covered by us
• Some meals and all accommodation included (often where the guests are staying, such as hotels, camping, homestays etc)
• Access to learning and development programs, e-learning and comprehensive tour leader training before you even start
• Internal career opportunities to further your your career in travel and beyond
• Amazing travel discounts for you to experience Intrepid as a passenger
• Recognition and celebration with awards nights and the chance for our top performers to travel to our yearly Global Summit
• Opportunity to support not-for-profit Intrepid Foundations projects

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.

At Intrepid ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion is an important part of our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to submit your application, please email with your name, location, and the accommodations you need, we will then be in touch to support your application.