FRANCE · LYON
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular lyon tours. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
An hour on the Saône River with guided English and French commentary, UNESCO views, and the confluence skyline for about $17.
“I liked it. It was an hour tour. Quite informative in both French and English. Recommended”
Hop on Lyon’s open-top bus for Fourvière views, Vieux Lyon streets, la Fresque des Lyonnais, and Confluence Museum with REWIND audio.
“It was an excellent tour. The guide was knowledgeable, articulate, funny and kind. It was a large group and he moved everything along masterfully. Anyone would be lucky to be on this tour.”
Step into Musée de l’Illusion Lyon for a 1-hour walk through optical tricks, holograms, and photo moments that explain perception.
“NOUS AVONS PASSE UN TRES BON MOMENT EN FAMILLE”
Walk Vieux Lyon with Paul on an English 2-hour route featuring silk history, traboules, key landmarks, and WWII stories with entry fees included.
“Our tour with Paul was absolutely outstanding—one of the highlights of our time in Lyon. In just two hours, he managed to bring the city vividly to life through an extraordinary depth of knowledge about Lyon’s history, traditions, and culture, as well as the many influences that shaped it into what it is today. Paul…”
Explore Lyon’s secret traboules in Vieux Lyon on a small-group private walk. 50+ passages, silk and Resistance stories, 2.5 hours.
“Excellent tour! Yannick was very knowledgeable about the traboules and the history of Lyon. He was cheerful, entertaining and interesting so the 2.5 hours went by very quickly. Highly recommend the tour!”
Walk Lyon’s highlights with Aidan or Ryan: Roman Fourvière, Vieux Lyon traboules, Saône views, and key squares. Two tour lengths.
“The tours was amazing! Great locations, great views, great stories, explanations and facts! Thank Adian!!!”
Small-group Lyon highlights with funicular ride, Vieux Lyon secrets, and friendly history stories in English over about 3 hours.
“Good tour. A little long. Guide was excellent--very friendly and pleasant and highly knowledgeable. Perhaps it would be even better if a little shorter (especially in the cold) and a bit less talking. Overall, a very good experience.”
2-hour English walk in Lyon with Paul: silk lore in Croix-Rousse, traboules in Vieux Lyon, Roman views, and courtyard stops.
“Paul provided a lot of interesting historical information and gave us a real sense of the deeper culture of Lyon. Be aware that this tour involves a lot of stair climbing.”
Lyon City Card bundles unlimited TCL transport, free museum entry, and cultural discounts for 1–4 days—smart value for first-timers.
“Highly recommend getting this guide! We took advantage of everything offered that we had time to do on the 1-day pass. Only criticism is that the guided walking tour spent too much time going through too many traboules.”
A 2.5-hour Lyon dinner cruise on the Hermès boat with a 3-course meal and commentary, plus river views of illuminated landmarks.
“This experience was truly wonderful and the team made our trip to Lyon better than we could have imagined. We were looking forward to this dinner cruise as a highlight to our time here and it did not disappoint. Not only were the accommodations perfect, but the food was wonderful with a mixture of history…”
Lyon’s food walk packs wine, quenelle, praluline and chocolate into 3.5 hours with a small English-speaking guide.
“Dave is a fantastic guide with an amazing sense of humour. He kept everyone laughing throughout the tour, and the time flew by so quickly. Highly recommend doing this tour at the start of your Paris holiday. Dave introduces you to wonderful local cuisine while also sharing fascinating stories and history about Paris. A great…”
Lyon Vieux Lyon food tour with 6 delicacies, fine wine, Pink Pralines brioche, Voisin sweets, and espresso in Hôtel-Dieu.
“The food tour was fairly short in distance, focusing only on the old town. The guide was excellent and the old town beautiful. The food itself was ok, I think the tour is very expensive for the included stops. Charcuterie and a small local wine, some chocolates and then a local main course in a…”
Enjoy a 2.5-hour Lyon lunch cruise on the Hermès restaurant boat with a 3-course meal, menu choices, and onboard sight commentary.
“It was a fantastic lunch and cruise. The information shared was great! The boat was big and clean. I would definitely recommend to anyone. We had an assigned table. The boat left about 30 mins after stated start time which was good cause traffic was heavy and we got there about 10 mins late.”
Half-day Beaujolais tasting from Lyon with scenic drives, Oingt’s golden stones, terroir lessons, and a family winery mâchon breakfast.
“Our tour was great! Yann met us at the meeting place in Lyon on time and clearly explained what we would be doing over the next 4 hours. Due to the inclement weather our first tasting stop was under the cover of an old communal wash house in a small village approximately 40mins NW from…”
Ride an e-bike through Lyon’s Rhône, Bellecour, and Tête d’Or in 2 hours with a local guide. Small group, bikes included.
“We had a fabulous biking tour of Lyon! Thanks to our wonderful guide, Bruno, the tour was educational, entertaining, and enjoyable. He shared lots of interesting details about Lyon and showed us many historical sites and places of interests. The bikes were easy to use and allowed us to see so much of the city…”
