Course Overview

We aim to ensure that there are enough guides with a good knowledge about the Olympics & Paralympics and the Olympic Park area and other London venues to satisfy the demand from visitors for tours of this type in a variety of languages.

The course will train guides who will be able to:

• Describe the background to the Modern and Ancient Games
• List the different sports and venues for the 2012 Games
• Give insights into funding of the venues & 2012 Games
• Guide visitors by coach and car around the London venues
• Guide visitors by public transport and on foot around the London venues
• Explain the vision of the 2012 Games as presented by stakeholder organisations.

This course leads to Blue Badge tourist guides gaining an Institute of Tourist Guiding endorsement. It is also open to others who have an interest.

The first course took place in January 2007. Courses will be run annually until 2012. There are now 167 guides who hold the endorsement speaking 20 languages.

This course is not officially endorsed by, or in any way associated with, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the Olympic Development Authority or the Olympic and/or Paralympic Movement more generally. The Blue Badge endorsement you will receive on successfully completing the course is not an accreditation that London 2012 or any other Games’ body have endorsed.