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“very nice boat trip..easy to sort out and find on the day..thankyou xx”
Flexible Orsay Museum entry plus a downloadable digital audio guide app, designed for self-paced runs through Impressionist highlights.
“An experience in this museum is beyond wonderful. This ticket, as it is not time related, allows easy entry and access. I arrived shortly after opening and was able to go directly in, past others who were restricted by a “time specific” entry.”
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.
“Many thanks to Alex who was a fantastic guide, and provided all the information in English, French and Spanish! Taking the tour bus there and back made the experience so easy, I highly recommend. The pick up point was central and easy to find, and this was a perfect half day activity to start my…”
Timed Catacombs entry with audio in your language, then a 1-hour Seine cruise by Bateaux Mouches for landmark views.
“Historically excellent and interesting. Needs an elevator for us older guests.”
Air-conditioned bus from Paris, skip-the-line Versailles entry, audio guide in 11 languages, and gardens with a show.
“Great experience! Driver was very helpfull and informed!”
Timed Catacombs entry with audio guide, then optional Seine cruise with commentary. Beat the heat underground and see Paris by water.
“The audio guide was great and we could go at our own pace”
Air-conditioned double-decker bus tour with multilingual audio and quick views of Paris icons in 90 minutes, starting at Place de Sydney.
“Very nice ride that went around the main points of the city. Good and safe driver.”
Skip the Louvre line with timed entry and a multilingual audio guide. See Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and 8 departments in 3 hours.
“There was no actual tour guide … I never found anyone at the spot … but it was super packed and hard to move or find anyone”
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.
“Thankfully we had a closed bus for the ride around the city as it was raining and snowing a little. The audio guide skipped a few times and you couldn’t get back to the right section but that was ok. We chose not to do the river cruise yesterday due to the freezing wet weather…”
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.
“Fabulous trip. The gardens were beautiful, as was the house. The 3 course lunch was absolutely lovely, as was the cake that we had in the afternoon. Giverny is beautiful and it was great to spend the day there.”
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.
“Be more specific about the boarding location for the cruise.”
From the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre, the Seine to Versailles, and every table, cruise and cabaret in between.
