PARIS · FRANCE
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.
Most Popular“The Louvre is full of sculptures, paintings and other historic artefacts and it takes a lot of time to explore. Getting the tickets early helped in managing our time well”
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.
“We switched our entrance ticket from a regular to a guided tour on the advise of a seasoned Paris traveler. It was well worth the extra money. OMAR was our guide. Company well organized and informative for getting to the meeting area and checking in. Omar greeted us and you go inside through different entrance…”
Exclusive 2.5-hour Louvre guided tour with timed entry included. See Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, then keep exploring on your own.
“You should definitely book this tour and if possible request Francoise! Perfect way to visit the highlights of the Louvre. Francoise made the tour informative and very enjoyable. He knows his way around the museum, past the crowds and knows all of the history behind the masterpieces. He was also very funny! Francoise told us…”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour with a guided palace walk, headsets, Trianon and Marie Antoinette access, plus free time in the gardens.
“Olivia our tour guide was wonderful! Knowledgeable and engaging! Learned so much with her there that I otherwise would not have. Note to reader, if you want to see Marie Antoinette’s separate castle (not part of the guided tour) it is about a 40 min walk on the castle grounds just to get to her…”
Skip the Louvre lines with a Mona Lisa priority escort or guided highlights tour, timed entry, and freedom to roam afterward.
“Great tour and guide! Went as a family. Elisabeth kept at a pace to see all the highlights, gave great insight, and was a pleasure! Great way to visit The Louvre.”
Skip-the-line Louvre highlights in a small-group guided tour with headsets and priority entry, covering Napoleon, Egypt, and masterworks in 2 hours.
“Our guide was great. He was very knowledgeable and friendly.”
A 2-hour haunted Père-Lachaise cemetery walk with a live guide, celebrity graves, and spooky stories, rain or shine. About $25.
“our tour guide was really knowledgeable and had some great stories”
Musée d’Orsay flexible-entry ticket with a free digital audio guide app for 300+ works. Plan your visit, skip lines, see Impressionism.
“Big line at 10 am - 2 hours. People without tickets had a faster line”
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.
“Sandrine was perfect, she explained everything clearly and we had time to explore on our own at the end of the guided tour. Thanks very much Sandrine!”
Eiffel Tower guided climb by stairs to the 2nd floor, plus optional summit lift. Learn design stories, then enjoy long views over Paris.
“Made it easy for us to get our tickets. Tour guide (Nihad) spent the entire time giving recs for food and what to do but no time talking about construction of the tower or history. We saw other guides from same company discussing this while waiting for tickets.”
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. Our Guide Olivia Kool was exceptional warm and knowledgable - our tour was well organized - we saw many wonderful historic and current sights - complete with the histories behind them.”
Mont Saint-Michel day trip from Paris with an English guide, Abbey entry, offline audio, and free time on the island village.
“It was a learning experience. Knowing the brief history about the region where Mont St. Michelle is helps me understand the whys and hows of the place.”
Guided Eiffel Tower climb to the 2nd floor with optional summit elevator and Paris views. Small groups, history, and a workout.
“The tour was great. We learned more about the history and construction of the tower and helped our 11 &13 YO to appreciate it even more.”
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.
“Our tour guide was greatly knowledgable and got the crowd interacting in the tour. The instructions of where to board were easy to find and wait wasn’t long to board. Would definitely recommend!”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour from Paris with an expert interpreter, priority palace entry, Hall of Mirrors, royal apartments, and garden time.
“The trip was very well organized. Meeting point explained well and trip started on time. Would recommend.”
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