German-speaking Overland Tour Guide & Driver

About Incredible Adventures: 

Incredible Adventures is an environmentally-conscious outdoor travel company based in San Francisco that offers small group tours across the Western USA! 

About our Team: We are an adventurous group that thrives on being in a casual and laid-back workplace that offsets our challenging and dynamic jobs. We love to travel and we are all huge advocates of preserving our natural resources through green business practices. Many of our vehicles run on petroleum-free biofuels and have a limited impact on the environment (Incredible Adventures is a certified SF Green Business). 

TOUR GUIDE POSITION: 

Incredible Adventures is looking for reliable, safety-driven, organized individuals with a desire for adventure. Guides should have a customer-service oriented disposition, fun, and outgoing attitude, and enjoy interacting with people from all over the country and the world. Experience is a plus, but not required. Safe driving skills are a must. Tour Guides will need to acquire a California Commercial Drivers License with a Passenger Endorsement if they do not already possess a CDL. Training for the CDL can be provided during a 3-week training course in the spring/summer.

This position in particular will focus on guiding multi-day trips to various national parks and tourist destinations across California and the Southwestern USA. Some of these trips will be guided entirely in German while others will be conducted in English. There is a foreign language additional stipend when guiding in a language other than English. Guides will arrange daily logistics, outdoor and evening activities, sightseeing excursions, and teach sustainable travel, camping etiquette, and cooking skills. Prior guiding experience is preferred but not required for the right candidate. 

Compensation: Wages are per trip, with daily rates for experienced guides/drivers ranging from $165-$300, plus gratuity. Accommodation is provided during training and throughout the guiding season. 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be at least 23 years of age

  • Fluent German speaker or very high-level proficiency, able to guide a trip entirely in German with native speaker passengers

  • Must already possess or be willing to obtain a valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B or C with passenger endorsement of 16+ (CDL training and assistance provided during training) 

  • Great communication skills

  • High energy and excellent people skills

  • Must be a safe, courteous driver

  • Required to participate in state and federally-regulated drug and alcohol program which includes a pre-employment drug screen

  • Ability to obtain Basic First Aid/CPR certificate

  • As the flow of tourism dictates our business, we ask that you are available to work weekends and holidays as needed

Benefits and Perks: 

  • Competitive pay and unlimited tips, additional stipend when guiding in German/foreign language

  • Become an expert guide in well-known destinations including Yosemite, San Francisco, Grand Canyon, Southern Utah, Las Vegas, and more! 

  • Spend time exploring the outdoors in some of the most scenic areas of the country

  • Opportunity to work in top tourist destinations and national parks throughout the Southwest USA and 

  • Housing/accommodation provided throughout the season for Overland guides

  • Meal stipends on overnight hotel-based tours; included meals on some camping trips

  • Opportunities for career advancement in the Outdoor Adventure Travel Industry

  • Hiring bonus for experienced guides with a current CDL - Class B or C with Passenger Endorsement

*We have a diverse team and highly encourage people from all ethnicities, backgrounds, social status, sexual orientations, and more to apply! If you’re interested but have questions or are unsure about anything, please contact us and we’ll be happy to assist.