FRANCE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular guided tours. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Skip Louvre lines with reserved entry and a guide, then enjoy a flexible Seine cruise for classic Paris views of Notre-Dame, Eiffel, and more.
“Well organised with signs at the queues for the time of activity at Louvre”
Skip the ticket chaos and tour Louvre highlights in 3 hours with an English guide, audio headsets, and a ticket to linger longer.
“Excellent experience throughout. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and showed us the museum parts we needed. The Louve itself could take weeks to view. He mentioned Dan Brown who wrote the DaVinci code. He is my favorite author.”
Paris’ Louvre Pyramid tour with entry included and a guided sweep of key masterpieces plus quieter works, then keep exploring on your own.
“Agustina was an excellent guide to this wonderful museum. I learned so much about the styles of sculpture and art down through the centuries.”
Skip-the-line Versailles with a guided palace walk, headsets, and access to the gardens, Trianon, and Marie Antoinette.
“We attended the tour with our teenage boys and everyone loved Anna!! Boys were engaged and had a great history lesson with Anna. Would recommend any tour with her.”
Timed Louvre access with an English guide or Mona Lisa escort, plus a short highlights route through famous rooms and easy self-exploring time.
“Louvre unreliable open time - our time was 9:30; guide peaked 3 of group 5 min late due to traffic. Then we all had to wait in line until at least 10:30 for Louvre to open. Guide / tourwas only ok - 98% of us left to go on our own before last exhibit. Think…”
Skip-the-line Louvre tour with a small group, priority entrance, headsets, and highlights from the *Mona Lisa* to Napoleon’s apartments and Egypt.
“Guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Would highly recommend.”
Semi-private Louvre tour with reserved entry, small group of up to 6, and a smart 2.5-hour route through major masterpieces.
“Jennifer was amazing! Incredibly knowledgeable, but didn’t get too far into the weeds with that knowledge, she told interesting stories, had answers to any question, and kept us moving. We covered a LOT in a short period, she was just lovely!”
Skip the Louvre line on a guided highlights tour to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and more, with a Tuileries Gardens walk.
“Marion was our guide! She was wonderful!!! So kind, polite, patient and knowledgeable!! She made our experience even better!!”
Explore Père-Lachaise with a guide: famous graves like Morrison, Wilde, and Piaf, plus spooky tales, Paris history, and eerie reported phenomena.
“One of the best tours we have ever had. The guide was so knowledgeable!”
Skip the lines at Versailles from central Paris with an English guide and coach ride, plus gardens time to roam at your pace.
“Our trip was great! Our guide was knowledgeable and very nice and helpful. Will be doing this again for something else.”
Skip ticket counters for Musée d’Orsay with flexible entry and a phone audio app covering 300+ masterpieces in 19th-century Paris.
“A MUST see museum in Paris! The tickets were perfect. We didn't have to wait in line and walked right in. The guide that went with it was hit or miss. One issue was many of the famous paintings on the second floor were not in the digital guide. One thing to note...If you like…”
An hour on the Saône River with guided English and French commentary, UNESCO views, and the confluence skyline for about $17.
“Very pleasant and a great introduction to the city”
Climb the Eiffel Tower by stairs with a guide, reach the second floor, and optionally go to the summit by lift for big Paris views.
“They could close the top of the Eiffel tower due to capacity we had to wait an hour or so before we could go up.”
A small-group half-day Paris walking route from Montmartre to Notre-Dame, with guided stories and Metro know-how.
“Sasha was absolutely amazing! She was a great guide and provided great details and even included a small break in a cafe that was perfect. It really was a great overview of the top sights in just a couple of hours! Can’t recommend enough!”
Day trip from Paris to Mont Saint Michel by air-conditioned coach with English guide, Abbey ticket, and offline audio app.
“This experience visiting Mont Saint Michel was amazing. Our tour guides were so knowledgeable and entertaining. They gave us the perfect balance of teaching us about the history and letting us discover things on our own. The bus was very comfortable and we appreciated the rest stops. The monastery is incredibly beautiful!”
