A tutorial is only available on the original Civilization IV, not on any of the expansions. The first games are very difficult because of this, but thanks to the fact that everything is so cleverly set up that you'll quickly get the hang of it all.
What makes it easy to learn is the Civilopedia, which is available on the main menu. You will observe in the right-hand menu of the Civilopedia a list of twenty (20) major categories. The most useful for any player may be Hints, Game Concepts, and [Expansion Pack] Concepts. The other categories, all of which will occasionally be useful, are Technologies, Units, Buildings, Wonders, Base Terrain, Terain Features, Resources, Improvements, Specialists, Promotions, Unit Categories, Civilizations, Leaders, Religions, [Corporations, ]Civics, and Projects. Each of these categories will display from a few to dozens of subcategories in the left-hand menu. If you click on any of the listed subcategories, you will bring up a full-page description, which usually contains full-color illustration.
Since the game is turn-based, you can always stop play in order to peruse the Civilopedia. Furthermore, if you are dissatisfied with your play prior to learning some new strategies, tactics, or techniques, you can always load any saved game file and return to play at an earlier date.
I have always been able to learn rapidly enough through trial and error, coupled with reading the manuals (in earlier versions) or Civilopedia (which is all that I have needed for Civ 4). I have never needed to use a tutorial.
However, there were a few websites that helped me occasionally, like Wounded Knight's Strategy Guide:
http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/strategy鈥?/a>
and
Sulla's Walkthrough:
http://www.garath.net/Sullla/civ4_walk_1鈥?/a>
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