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Paris, at its best.
The 15 most popular guided tours, side by side: what each one costs, how long it runs and who operates it. The working shortlist for building your week in Paris.
Skip Louvre lines with reserved entry and a guided highlights tour, then float the Seine for Eiffel and Notre-Dame views.
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Skip the lines and see Louvre highlights like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo on a guided 3-hour small-group tour with audio.
“Florian was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable. He guided us expertly through the exhibits to give us the highlights and understand the vastness of all the Louvre.”
Exclusive 2.5-hour Louvre guided tour with timed entry included. See Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, then keep exploring on your own.
“Lee was a great tour guide. The pace was perfect to highlight key art and answers any/all questions.”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour with a guided palace walk, headsets, Trianon and Marie Antoinette access, plus free time in the gardens.
Skip the Louvre lines with a Mona Lisa priority escort or guided highlights tour, timed entry, and freedom to roam afterward.
“The place is very busy and it was hard to keep up with the guide at times, Mona Lisa wait was more than an hour”
Skip-the-line Louvre highlights in a small-group guided tour with headsets and priority entry, covering Napoleon, Egypt, and masterworks in 2 hours.
“Benedict gave us a lot of interesting information and brought meaning to the art so that we had a greater appreciation for each masterpiece. She was very nice as well.”
A 2-hour haunted Père-Lachaise cemetery walk with a live guide, celebrity graves, and spooky stories, rain or shine. About $25.
Musée d’Orsay flexible-entry ticket with a free digital audio guide app for 300+ works. Plan your visit, skip lines, see Impressionism.
Skip the lines at the Louvre with a guided highlights route, plus a stroll through the Tuileries Gardens before you hit the Mona Lisa and more.
“Julien was a very good tour guide, very knowledgeable and funny at the same time. We had so much fun.”
Eiffel Tower guided climb by stairs to the 2nd floor, plus optional summit lift. Learn design stories, then enjoy long views over Paris.
“We arrived right on the hour to the meeting point. We already called them that we cannot make it to the original meeting point at the café as we had issues with our luggage. So, we actually saw the group and spoke to the lady holding the sign. I was excited that we saw them.…”
Small-group half-day walking tour of Paris’ top sights from Montmartre to Notre-Dame, with Metro tips and photo stops in 4–5 hours.
“Viator is staffed with Tour Guides you hope to have. We highly recommend this service and will happily use it again.”
Mont Saint-Michel day trip from Paris with an English guide, Abbey entry, offline audio, and free time on the island village.
“It was beautifull views, architecture is amazing. Fascinating. Learnt a lot the history of Mont Saint Michel. The two tour guides Jasmina and Anoma were awesome . The driver Nicholas got us there and back safely. We had a great team in the 3 of them.”
Guided Eiffel Tower climb to the 2nd floor with optional summit elevator and Paris views. Small groups, history, and a workout.
“Didn’t realize it was a walking tour. However, our guide Ana was excellent. She guided my elderly mom, 10 year old and myself.”
1-hour Seine cruise on a 100% electric boat with a live bilingual guide, slipping past Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre, and more for $24.
“We arrived early and we're allowed on an earlier boat which was great. The guide was very good in English and French. The boat stopped at Notre Dame for people who had a ticket to get off there and get back on later. We were tired and staying near Notre Dame so we disembarked there…”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour from Paris with an expert interpreter, priority palace entry, Hall of Mirrors, royal apartments, and garden time.
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