Invisible Cities is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city.

We offer alternative tours to locals and tourists.

Lonely planet best in travel 2021 community award.

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Our Tours

Our experienced tour guides, all of whom have been affected by homelessness, simply live and breathe their cities.

Invisible Cities is a social enterprise. We don’t believe in labels or stereotypes. We want to show that everyone has great potential, a fact reflected in our tour guides.

We train people affected by homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city and offer these alternative tours to tourists and locals.

Our training focuses on confidence building, public speaking and customer service. We partner with professional tour guides to build bespoke tours and practice our routes.

Manchester

We Built This City From Depression

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This tour transports you back to a time where Manchester looked very different. We Built This City From Depression uncovers the tombstones that the Northern city’s roots have grown over.
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York

York: Family Friendly Tour

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Our York Family Fun Tour offers a history lesson like no other, where those taking part will be encouraged to participate and interact!
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All Destinations

Gift Cards

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Embark on the most fabulous of journeys and discover Edinburgh's rich queer history straight (pun intended) from the early mediaeval era to present day and looking forward
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Goodness: Homeless Tour Guides

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    Our Awards & Recognitions

    Lonely planet best in travel 2021 community award.
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    Barclay's entrepreneur awards 2019.
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    Invisible Cities Launches New Podcast: Invisible Cities Talks

    We are incredibly excited to be launching a brand new project: our very own Podcast. After years of being guests on incredible podcasts from around the world and discussing topics...
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    Mythbusters: What We Know About Homelessness

    At Invisible Cities we are all about breaking down the stigma that exists around homelessness. Our tours educate guests on issues surrounding homelessness and our guides are always passionate about...
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    Highlighting Organisations who Make our Cities More Sustainable

    We talk a lot about sustainability in tourism – creating opportunities for people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to work in the visitor economy, and leaving lasting impressions on visitors...

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