PARIS
The best of Paris, reviewed.
The 15 most popular self-guided tours in Paris, with prices, running times and who you book through. The ones worth giving a morning or an evening to, and what each one actually gets you.
1-hour Paris Illuminations cruise from the Eiffel Tower with audio in many languages and big photo views from the Seine at night.
Most Popular“The boat has very wide windows so everyone is able to see properly the view. the guide speaks in French, English and Spanish so most tourists are able to understand.”
Flexible Orsay Museum entry plus a downloadable digital audio guide app, designed for self-paced runs through Impressionist highlights.
“Completely worth it to buy tickets beforehand. The line to purchase tix at the counter was looookng! The audio guide download didn’t quite match the current installations, so we paid 6 euros each for a headset and audio guide at the museum.”
Half-day coach trip from Paris to Monet’s Giverny gardens with live or audio guide, skip-the-line entry, and time to roam the lily pond.
“A really wonderful experience. Our guide, Agnes, was very friendly and helpful, thanks to her we got a glimpse into Monet’s fascinating life and work, much more than we could have discovered on our own. And she also takes amazing pictures 😊 Totally recommended!”
Timed Catacombs entry with audio in your language, then a 1-hour Seine cruise by Bateaux Mouches for landmark views.
“Interesting is such an understatement but the experience was contemplative in that we’re all glad to have another day, but we don’t know anymore than that.”
Air-conditioned bus from Paris, skip-the-line Versailles entry, audio guide in 11 languages, and gardens with a show.
“Good clear instructions on meeting points, quick entry into the palace. Palace itself was amazing. Great there is a train to take you to the exit after a long day of walking but you have to buy your souvenirs BEFORE you exit the palace as you can’t enter the palace at the end to buy…”
Timed Catacombs entry with audio guide, then optional Seine cruise with commentary. Beat the heat underground and see Paris by water.
“The gentleman outside the activity before the tour was supposed to to help people get in the correct queue. He knew no English and was extremely rude in attempting to give instructions”
Air-conditioned double-decker bus tour with multilingual audio and quick views of Paris icons in 90 minutes, starting at Place de Sydney.
“Saw all of the main sites and the weather was wonderful.”
Skip the Louvre line with timed entry and a multilingual audio guide. See Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and 8 departments in 3 hours.
“It was an amazing experience to go inside the louvre and see all the artworks”
Hosted entry to the Louvre plus a phone-based Masterpieces audio guide covering the Mona Lisa and major icons, with practical planning tips.
“De gids is niet komen opdagen. ik heb ter plekke moeten bellen naar een noodnummer (dus internationaal gesprek) en dan kreeg ik de tickets door via whatsapp. We mochten dan zelf zoeken waar aan te schuiven, op goed geluk. Het betere TUP: trekt uwen plan.”
A 3-hour Paris coach loop plus a 1-hour Seine cruise, with narrated audio and great views of Eiffel Tower and major boulevards.
“Die Bustour sollte 2 Stunden dauern, leider dauerte sie knapp 1 Stunde. Davon standen wir etwa die Hälfte der Zeit vor roten Ampeln.”
90-minute night coach tour of Paris highlights with open-top views and recorded audio in up to 10 languages. See Eiffel and more.
“The audio guide didn’t flow you had to select each recording when you got to that area but the guide got off the bus half way through the tour so you had no idea where you were and no1 to tell you which recording to listen to. Nothing against the driver or the guide but…”
From Paris to Giverny: audio-guided Monet’s house and gardens, Japanese bridge and Clos Normand, plus the Museum of Impressionism.
“Good apart from email stated return 5 but actually 6”
Skip-the-line entry to the Rodin Museum in Hôtel Biron, plus an English audio guide app. See The Thinker and The Gates of Hell.
“audioguide na pas foncrionne ....franchement tres decue ..presferez m audo guide du musee direct”
Priority Louvre entry plus a phone audio guide with offline mode. See Mona Lisa, Raft of the Medusa, and 7 themed tours at your pace.
“Bad, I couldn't get in, they didn't validate my ticket.”
Louvre entry with a multilingual audioguide app plus a Seine cruise with priority access, so you can move at your pace in Paris.
“Cheap price for what we saw but there was too much queue at the cruise”
From the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre, the Seine to Versailles, and every table, cruise and cabaret in between.
