Providing clients with professional tourist guides who will inspire, educate, and entertain.

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WELCOME

With over 60 years of experience, the STGA has built up a vast network of clients with a first class reputation of training highly skilled guides, who can bring any travel itinerary to life.

The STGA is the only professional membership body for fully trained, accredited guides within Scotland with endorsement from VisitScotland and VisitBritain.

Find your guide today!

FEATURED TOURS

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Below you will find debug info for the current API call. To turn this off, set debug to false in your shortcode or template tag.
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Full URL

The full URL that is being called.

https://api.keyguidesconnect.com/v1/associations

Data Output

The resulting output that has been returned from the API.

{"errors":{"http_request_failed":["cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: api.keyguidesconnect.com"]},"error_data":[]}

Query String

The query string parameters (if any) that you have set within the endpoint settings.

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Headers

The header parameters (if any) that you have set within the endpoint settings.

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Body

The body parameters (if any) that you have set within the endpoint settings.

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Final Request Arguments

The final request arguments sent in the API request. Includes headers and body arguments.

Array
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    [sslverify] => 1
    [redirection] => 5
    [blocking] => 1
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Arguments

The arguments set within your shortcode or template tag.

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    [body_variables] => Array
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    [format] => 
    [html_tag] => div
    [html_labels] => false
    [html_url] => 
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    [shortcode] => 1
    [on] => 
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    [button_spinner] => 
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    [ajax_output] => .wpgetapi_ajax_output
    [chain] => 
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Response

The full response from the API request.

WP_Error Object
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    [errors] => Array
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                    [0] => cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: api.keyguidesconnect.com
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OUR GUIDES SERVICES

Our guides offer a wide range of services throughout Scotland, including:

Multilingual Guiding
Driver-Guided Tours
Private Tours
Group Tours
Specialist Tours

WANT TO BECOME A GUIDE?

Turn your passion for Scotland into a profession

Becoming an accredited STGA guide offers the opportunity to share Scotland’s history, culture, landscapes and heritage with visitors from around the world. Whether leading walking tours, coach tours, driver-guided experiences or specialist itineraries, STGA guides play an important role in delivering exceptional visitor experiences.

ABOUT OUR GUIDES

World Class Training
Our training courses are accredited by the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA). Blue Badge Guides undergo a rigorous training course in the classroom and out on the road, completing in excess of 1,300 hours of study. Assessments take place at regular intervals throughout the course leading to the final STGA accreditation exam.

Insurance
Blue and green badge guides are all covered by our Public liability and Professional Indemnity insurance.

Accuracy of Information & Quality of Presentation
Our training courses, assessment procedures, and accreditation exams ensure that our guides are experts in delivering engaging and factually correct information.

Language Assessments
Non-native speaking guides are assessed in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Scale for Level C1 and C2.

Visit Scotland

VisitScotland is delighted to recognise the Scottish Tourist Guides Association as the professional membership body for fully trained and accredited tourist guides in Scotland. STGA accredited guides are passionate ambassadors for Scotland and in providing our visitors with information and inspiration, help deliver a memorable experience for them.