MultilingualTours: Historic & Mystical Salem Walking Tours

MultilingualTours is a Boston-based tour company that leads private and small-group walking tours in the visitor’s own language, including English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. In Salem, its guides cover the history of the 1692 Witch Trials, visiting historic sites, burial grounds and memorials, and also explore the city’s living mystical and esoteric traditions. Tours are designed for international travelers, multilingual families, couples, solo visitors and small groups who want a personal experience rather than a crowd.

The company was founded by an international tourism professional with a master’s degree in tourism, who brings a culturally informed perspective to each route. Its stated aim is to help visitors, prospective students and future residents connect with a place through a guide who speaks their language and understands their culture. Every tour can be customized around a group’s interests, schedule and travel party, with an emphasis on history, mystery and the esoteric.

What to Know

• Boston tours include the Freedom Trail, with an optional trivia element, and a version of the route with food samples.
• A Harvard and MIT walking tour and a Harvard tour paired with chocolate are also offered.
• Academic university tours combine car travel and walking, as does a Charms of Boston tour with a few stops.
• Tours can be booked by phone.