Roavi · Colombia
Become a Local Friend in Colombia
Colombia welcomes millions of travelers every year who want more than a guidebook — they want a real local. Create your free Roavi profile and let travelers headed to Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, or Cartagena discover you.
Free to create. You choose when and who you meet.
Roavi · Colombia
Become a Local Friend in Colombia
Colombia welcomes millions of travelers every year who want more than a guidebook — they want a real local. Create your free Roavi profile and let travelers headed to Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, or Cartagena discover you.
Free to create. You choose when and who you meet.
No commission · keep 100%
You set your rate
Free to publish
Locals are already sharing these cities with travelers. Yours can be next.
Bangkok, Medellín, Mexico City, São Paulo, Bali, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Santo Domingo, Tokyo, Lisbon, Ho Chi Minh City
Not a tour
This is not about memorizing a tour.
It is about sharing the version of your city that only you know.
Morning
Coffee, markets, your neighborhood.
The stop you make without thinking, the market that isn’t in any guide.
Afternoon
Food, culture, the hidden places.
The alley with no sign. The place you’d only find if someone showed you.
Evening
Music, nightlife, conversation.
By night, you’re not a guide — you’re just a friend showing someone around.
Your rate × your schedule
What locals actually charge.
You set your own rate. Payment happens directly between you and the traveler — Roavi never touches it. Here's what real Local Friends are asking on the platform today.
Your hourly rate
Hours a week
A month, roughly
$1,386
yours to keep · 0% commission
An example, not a promise. You're paid directly by the traveller; Roavi never touches the money.
You already know more than you think.
You know where to eat, where to walk, what to avoid, when to arrive, and where the city feels most alive. That local knowledge is what travelers are looking for.
Share what you love, on your own terms.
Roavi helps people discover and message one another. It does not create a booking or force either person to meet.
- Choose your availability
- Set your own rate
- Decide who you respond to
- Choose where to meet
- Say no to anyone, anytime
- Pause or edit your profile anytime
A few minutes
Four steps. A few minutes.
Set up your profile today. Start hearing from travelers.
- 1
Create your profile
Add your name, photo, city, and a short introduction.
- 2
Add your local interests and availability
Choose the food, culture, nightlife, or experiences you enjoy — and when you’re free.
- 3
Publish your profile in the Roavi directory
Your profile becomes visible to travelers — free, right away.
- 4
Receive and respond to traveler messages
Interested travelers message you directly. You decide who to respond to.
Build more trust with optional identity verification
Verification is completed through Stripe Identity. Once approved, a verified status appears on your profile — addable anytime from your dashboard.
Your profile, directory visibility, and messaging remain free without verification.
Verified identity status
A trust signal on your profile that helps travelers feel confident reaching out.
Profile performance insights
See how your profile views trend over time from your dashboard.
Your city, your way
A Local Friend isn't a tour guide or a company — you're a real person sharing the version of Colombia you actually live in. Maybe that's your favorite comedor in Laureles, a salsa night in Juanchito, or the walk through Getsemaní you know by heart. Travelers reach out because they want that — not a script.
A trust badge, not a requirement
You can create and share your free profile right away — verification is optional. Adding it puts a trust badge on your profile so travelers feel confident reaching out, since they're trusting a stranger in a new country. It's about building trust faster, not a condition for joining.
Roavi is a platform that connects locals and travelers — it's not an employer, and it doesn't guarantee income or messages.
Good to know before you begin
A few honest answers, so there are no surprises.
No. Roavi doesn't employ Local Friends or assign work — we're a platform that connects you with travelers. What you arrange with them, and on what terms, is between you and them.
No formal experience is required. If you know your city and enjoy meeting new people, that's the foundation. Be honest about what you offer and reliable when you say you'll show up.
Yes — creating and sharing your Local Friend profile is completely free. There's no cost to join or to be discovered by travelers.
Verification is a quick identity check that adds a trust badge to your profile. It's optional, and it exists to help travelers feel more comfortable reaching out — not to unlock basic access, which is already free.
It varies — how quickly travelers reach out depends on your city, your profile, and timing. A complete profile with photos and clear details about what you offer tends to get noticed faster.
Your profile shows up on Roavi's Colombia pages, where travelers already come to research Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, and Cartagena — so you're visible right where they're already looking.
Yes. Creating and publishing your Local Friend profile is completely free — there’s no cost to appear in the directory or receive messages.
No — and that is the point. A Local Friend is not a tour guide: you spend time with someone as yourself, you do not run a tour. Professional guiding is a licensed profession in a number of countries; spending an afternoon with someone is not. And if you do hold a guiding licence, put it on your profile — travellers look for it.
Yes. You set your own hourly rate, and you can change it anytime from your profile.
No. Roavi doesn’t process payments or take a commission on what you arrange with a traveler.
No. You decide who you respond to, and you can say no to anyone, for any reason.
No. Verification is optional. It’s completed through Stripe Identity and adds a verified status to your profile, but your profile, visibility, and messaging stay free either way.
Travelers message you directly through Roavi once they find your profile in the directory. You choose whether and how to reply.
Yes. You can pause your visibility or delete your profile at any time from your account settings.
Your city is already part of your story. Share it.
Travelers are already looking for someone like you.
No commission. No required schedule. You stay in control.