Employee Testimonials

I worked for Green Dream Tours full time for a year then on an as-needed-basis the following year. The first year I had a lot to learn, so I was happy learning all about wine and the wineries visited on the daily tour. There is so much to learn about the industry. You really have to study hard, but that is what makes it interesting.

After working in Napa during the slow winter season and visiting so many other wineries on my own, I felt comfortable doing private tours for Green Dream Tours the following year. As an employee, I really appreciated that GDT hires educated guides and trains them to drive their 15-passenger buses. Many other tour companies just hire drivers, anyone with a pulse and a CDL. At Green Dream Tours, you are called a Guide, not a Driver. It’s an important distinction.

The clients who buy a wine tour with Green Dream Tours are more sophisticated than those who take other cheaper tours; they really appreciate the wine tasting and learning experience. They aren’t there just to get drunk.

The support team at Green Dream Tours is always available by phone or email. They listen to your comments and make changes if warranted. The daily wage is quite good, much better than the daily rate at other wine tour companies. I felt well compensated for my work.
-Barbara

Green Dream Tours is an excellent tour company that cares not just for their guests on the tour, but their guides as well. I have worked with other tour companies before but they don’t compare to Green Dreams ability to cater to guide needs and listen to requests. Green Dream is especially great for newbies because their small staff very much feels like a small family after a short time. The management is unbelievably welcoming and they work tirelessly to keep tours full. There is no question that Green Dream tours treats their staff with utmost respect and their dedication to running an exceptional tour company is second to none. I enjoyed my time working with Green Dream Tours and I miss them so much!
Best,
Carson

Guiding for Green Dream Tours was one of the best jobs I ever had. It’s a great job working for a great company.
Firstly, the job itself is a dream job, at least it was for me. Take people from around the world to one of the most beautiful areas of California where they will enjoy premium service and products. They arrive happy and return happier. It’s a joy working with this clientele. The groups are 14 or less so you always have an intimate environment which both employees and guests enjoy.
If you want to be a guide, GDT is one of the best places to do it. It’s a small company, so one doesn’t get lost in a big company bureaucracy. Employees have easy access to management, and the managers actually listen and help as much as they can. GDT was easily the best boss-employee relationship I ever had. GDT pay is the best in the market. And the tours are high quality from the vehicles, to the professional guides, to the itineraries and experiences provided. I wish I didn’t move away or I’d still be touring today.
Cheers,
-Mark

As a guide, I’ve done San Francisco City Tours, Muir Woods and other scenic Marin County tours, Yosemite tours and Napa/Sonoma wine tours during my career. I realized at a certain point that among these tours, wine tours are my favorite.

Why is that? Because the locations are pleasant, the traffic is not too congested, the travel distance is not extreme and, importantly, the guests are almost always in good spirits and often quite generous. It’s always more fun for the guide when your clients are having fun, right?

It was the above realization that caused me to look for a company that does Wine Tours exclusively two years ago. I could tell Green Dream Tours was a good fit for me from the start. The guides who work there are super nice people and very smart. The management has been considerate of my needs, including the time my mother was injured and I had to make lots of last minute changes to my schedule. It has been a pleasure to get to know everyone in the company.

Green Dream Tours has a robust business in the Los Carneros AVA in Sonoma and Napa which is the wine producing area closest to the city. I enjoy going to the wineries we partner with and I think most of them produce wine that I can honestly endorse to my guests. Because I consider myself a professional guide, I’m happy that the company expects me to talk about the history of the area as well as its viticulture and enology. I enjoy this part of my job, and my experience has been that my guests really appreciate what I share with them.

Working for Green Dream Tours came highly recommended to me from other people in the guide community, and I feel so lucky to have been part of such a supportive group. From day one they are invested in your training and education, giving you access to a wealth of knowledge. The fellow guides they attract and hire are the best of the best, creating a really collaborative and fun environment. Its a small, tight-knit team so you know you are taken care of with kindness and understanding. Super fun, relaxing tours with room to innovative and give your own special twist. They had well established relationships with the wineries we visited, so each tour was like going to go meet up with your friends up in Napa and Sonoma in the sunshine. Great groups too! Even the local wineries will comment that the clientele that Green Dream tends to attract a really friendly and easy-going clientele that makes every tour worthwhile. I would recommend working for Green Dream to any of my fellow tour guide tribe!