France · WALKING TOURS IN PARIS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 walking tours in Paris worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
See 30-plus Paris sights in five hours with a lively small-group guide, using the Métro to connect Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, and Notre-Dame.
“Great way to see Paris and curcumnavigate the key parts of the city. This is the way to start any trip in Paris to get you acquainted with the areas you and to return to for a deep dive experience.”
Explore Montmartre’s artists, windmills, vineyards, cafés, and Sacré-Coeur on a lively 90-minute walking tour in English.
“Beautiful day in Monmartre. Our tour guide, “Ben,” was wonderful. This was an excellent tour! I highly recommend.”
Taste cheeses, cured meats, pastries, chocolate, and wine while walking from Moulin Rouge to Sacré-Cœur through historic Montmartre.
“We had a brilliant time with Oscar and made some lovely friends along the way! A perfect way to spend an afternoon/evening in Paris. Great food, great company! Thank you Oscar!”
Review of Paris Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame walking tour with crypt entry, historic sights, guide quality, price, tips, and drawbacks.
“Katie was a great tour guide! We learned so much from her about Notre Dame. Katie was full of facts for us about the fire and when Notre Dame is set to reopen! We toured the Crypts and walked around and read the story of the fire! Impressive how many craftsman and women it takes to rebuild what burned. We loved it! We will be back when it reopens!”
Taste cheese, wine, pastries, chocolate, and charcuterie while exploring Montmartre, Sacré Coeur, Place du Tertre, and Moulin Rouge.
“Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and overall wonderful! We have traveled quite a bit and this was one of our favorite tours! Highly recommend 👌”
See Montmartre, the Louvre or Orsay, Île de la Cité, the Eiffel Tower, and Seine by cruise on this full-day Paris tour.
“Excellent tour; if you're wanting to hit numerous Paris highlights in one day, this is it. The itinerary is ambitious, but completely doable and enjoyable. Despite frigid temperatures in January, we trekked to many different sites, saw a ton, learned a lot, and had fun. The schedule also allows for a bit of down time to rest and do your own thing, which was welcomed. There is a fair bit of walking, but with breaks and incorporated slowdowns and seated portions of the site seeing, the pace felt manageable. Antoine, my guide, was one-of-a-kind. He's extremely well-versed in all of the sites we visited, but also charismatic, witty, and an…”
Explore Montmartre’s art, cabarets, and village lanes on a lively 140-minute small-group tour with a passionate local guide.
“Great tour with a lot of history and back story of the neighborhood and the church. Marci was great!!”
Explore Paris on a tip-based walking tour from Île de la Cité to the Tuileries, with Notre-Dame, the Louvre, French history, and local tips.
“Excellent! Very interesting, informative and fun! Learned a lot. Guide was great! Would love to have these in more areas of Paris as well.”
Explore Paris after dark on a two-hour walking tour of executions, Templars, haunted landmarks, Notre Dame legends, and eerie local lore.
“The tour was great. It will take you around Notre Dame stopping at roughly 6 to 8 times to tell stories. I found it interesting as the stories were not all about the distant past. Some stories were of the recent past. Photos shown at the sites were also used to help give the stories a 3rd dimension. This tour is for you if you want something darker and off the beaten path.”
A practical review of Paris by Night’s two-hour dark-history walk, covering key stops, guides, value, pace, and how spooky it really is.
“It was good, Emmy had a bunch of stories. You walk roughly 10k steps. It was good history about Paris you wouldn't really know otherwise.”
Review of Hidden Montmartre, a two-hour Paris walking tour with croissants, artists’ stories, vineyards, secret lanes, and Sacré-Cœur views.
“Max was an excellent guide to Montmartre; we learned a lot and had a great time. He’s very knowledgable and has a wry sense of humor.”
Review of Paris’s early access Notre Dame walking tour, with cathedral entry, Île de la Cité sights, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.
“Completely misled on what this was. 2 hr wait in line to get in where our guide was banned from going in with us? Then once we ended for ourselves in side we come out and the tour is over??? What a absolute ripoff”
Review of the Versailles walking tour from Paris by train, with a guided garden visit, timed palace entry, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Our tour guide Toby was very knowledgeable and took us to many of the fountain displays ensuring we saw the ‘dancing waters’ with music accompaniment.”
Review of Paris’s Notre Dame outdoor tour and Sainte Chapelle entry, with guide tips, costs, timing, drawbacks, and practical booking advice.
“We recently took the combined Notre Dame Outdoor Walking Tour and Entrance to Sainte Chapelle, and it was an absolutely essential experience for any visitor to Paris. This tour provided a perfect balance of deep historical context and breathtaking architectural beauty, all centered on the Île de la Cité. The Notre Dame Walking Tour (5/5) Our guide, June, was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, making the history of Notre Dame come alive. While the interior of the cathedral remains closed for reconstruction, the walking tour expertly navigated the exterior, teaching us about the gargoyles, the flying buttresses, and the profound cultural impact of the 2019 fire. June handled the sensitiv...”
Review of the 90-minute Île de la Cité tour with Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, flower market, and Archaeological Crypt visit.
“My guide (Jenna?) was very welcoming. informative, humorous patient and well paced. She did not rush us through yet she did not drag it on. I really enjoyed my tour!! Would highly recommend!”
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