Dutch Speaking Tour Guide

Holland Bikes; Versailles; Sur place; Confidentiel; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

A bicycle rental and tour company in Versailles seeks a guide for their 3-hour bike tours. As a guide, you will introduce clients, assign bicycles, and lead them through the sights of Versailles. Fluency in Dutch and good social skills are essential. This opportunity welcomes individuals excited to share their love for cycling and the city.

Qualifications

• Likes to ride a bike.
• Good social capacities with affinity for presenting.
• Available regularly, including weekends.

Responsabilités

• Introduce yourself and welcome the customers.
• Assign clients to their bicycles.
• Inform participants about the tour organization and safety instructions.
• Cycle for 3 hours through Versailles, making stops to explain sightings.

Connaissances

Fluent Dutch

Social skills

Public speaking

Description du poste

Holland Bikes is a Dutch and French company that rents and sells normal-and electric bicycles and accessories and offers repair and maintenance all around France.

We give guided bike tours in Paris, Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon, New York and Versailles.
For the latter, we are looking for you!

You will give guided bike tours that last 3 hours including half an hour break. The groups can vary from 2-15 people. Departure is from the Versailles Château Rive Gauche train station. We start in the old village, with time for shopping at its charming farmers' market. We'll then hop on a luxurious Dutch city bike to ride through the estate's magnificent avenues, with breathtaking views of the castle, and along the Grand Canal, we'll explore the Trianon estate and Queen Marie-Antoinette's hamlet.

You don’t need to be experienced in the field: as long as you are excited and full of energy you will learn along the way. We will train you, so that you will become the best tour guide in Versailles!
Our group of guides all differ in ages (from 18-70 years old), countries of origin and languages, everyone is welcome here at Holland Bikes.

A few questions…

• Do you like to cycle ?
• Do you know and love the city Versailles ?
• Do you get excited talking about the city ?
• Do you enjoy standing in front of a group ?

Are the answers above 'yes' ?
Don’t hesitate to contact us and join our multicultural team of guides at Holland Bikes !

Tasks

• Introduce yourself and welcome the customers
• Assigning the clients to their bicycle
• Inform the participants about the organization of the tour and the safety instructions
• Cycle 3 hours through Versailles and make stops to explain to the clients about the monuments/ sightseeings.

Requirements

The ideal guide ...

• Likes to ride a bike
• Has good social capacities and has affinity with presenting/standing in front of a group
• Speaks fluent Dutch
• Is available on a regular basis (during the week and at weekends from March onwards) and can give 1 month's notice of availability for guided bikes tours. (freelance status)