On a Discover Klagon walk your guide is not a script-reader from an agency office — it is the vendor, elder, factory worker or youth who wakes up on the same street they narrate. Every tour of Klagon, Tema West is led and paid by the people who live here. This page is a short introduction to how guiding works, how guides are paid, and how a resident joins the pilot team. Book a walk on the Discover Klagon page.
Who the guides are
Guides are residents across the town: market vendors who know every stall, elders who hold the town's oral history, factory workers who can walk the industrial lane, and young people training as bird-count assistants and concierge runners. Their narration follows the route chapters — name story, market, kitchen, underpass, factory, lagoon, and the table — with one rule at the heart of it: one verified fact per stop, and close-up photos only with consent.
Respect, not trespass
Palace and sacred ground are visited by invitation, and taboo areas are taught about, not walked into. English is the standard language, with Ga, Twi and Pidgin moments wherever the guide owns them — which is where the real Klagon comes out.
How guides are paid
A quarter of every ticket — 25% — goes directly to the resident guides, paid work rather than tips (tips remain theirs in full). Your Impact Bill names the share at the end of every walk. No payment changes editorial coverage: a guide's family business gets no favours on the business pages.
Join the team
Residents join through community onboarding — consent forms, trial walks, elder review. Young people's roles feed the guide pipeline, and every walk taken keeps the money on the streets of Klagon. Start by joining a walk yourself: a resident will tell you more at the meeting point.