FRANCE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular self-guided tours. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
1-hour Seine River cruise from the Eiffel Tower with multilingual audio and great night views of Paris landmarks and bridges.
“We really enjoyed Eiffel tower at night, when it is illuminated.”
Skip ticket counters for Musée d’Orsay with flexible entry and a phone audio app covering 300+ masterpieces in 19th-century Paris.
“The Musee d’Orsay is an old railway station, the architecture of the building is amazing, the display of Impressionist art is a must see. The only negative was the volume of tourists which distracted from the enjoyment. I recommend an early visit as possible.”
Half-day trip from Paris to Monet’s Giverny house and gardens with air-conditioned coach, guide or audio, and skip-the-ticket-line access.
“Tour guide and bus driver were excellent. Lots of great information about the town and Monet. Plenty of time to explore on your own. The only concern was no toilet on the bus. Plan accordingly as it's 1.5 hour ride each way.”
Half-day coach trip to Giverny and Monet’s home, with priority entry, water-lily gardens, and audio or art-historian options from Paris.
“A great way to see Monet’s Garden, booking was easy, location to meet easy to find, and a comfortable bus ride. We did the audio tour, which enabled us to meander through the gardens at our own leisure. The Gardens were magnificent, well worth the trip!!”
Air-conditioned bus to Versailles with skip-the-line entry, audio guide in 11 languages, palace highlights, and gardens in 4 hours.
“My turgid was Olivie. He was amazing. So much valuable information, jokes and pleasant time in 4 hours! Loved it!”
A one-hour open-top minibus circuit of Toulouse’s Pink City highlights, with clear audio in 8 languages and big-monument views from the curb.
“The recorded tape was out of sincronización in occasions and in my opinion need to be corrected as we got lost every time it happened.”
A 90-minute air-conditioned Paris double-decker bus tour with app audio in multiple languages, passing the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and more.
“Very nice ride that went around the main points of the city. Good and safe driver.”
Bruges from Paris by luxury coach with a guided medieval walk and optional canal cruise, plus free time for chocolate and lace.
“Bruges is super cute, and full of photo opportunities! My husband and I loved walking through the village. The canals and little bridges make it so picturesque! The traffic getting back can make for quite a long bus ride, but we just sat back and relaxed.”
Audio-guided day trip from Toulouse to UNESCO Albi and hilltop Cordes-sur-Ciel. Comfort bus, 3 languages, free time to explore.
“It was an easy way to see both towns. Visited March 8th, so there wasn't a lot open in Cordes sur Ciel. Not even the touristy train to get there, so had to hike for 15 min which was still worth it because of how beautiful everything was around me.”
Half-day audio-guided Versailles trip from Paris with coach transport, palace and gardens entry, plus a phone app for 10 languages.
“Seeing the palace was amazing and the gardens took my breath away! My husband and I had a great time!!”
Audio-guided half-day trip from Paris to Monet’s Giverny house and gardens. Bus, tickets, and free time included for water lilies views.
“We were very disappointed in the quality of our tour guides. We used the audio guide. The tour director did not help w the functioning of the audio device nor w any suggestions re the best way to spend the time . The guides were not very friendly and welcoming”
Hop-on hop-off bus tour of Lyon with English audio in the Rewind app. See Bellecour, Vieux Lyon, Fourvière, Confluences.
“Got on the bus at the basicillia and the driver drive to the town asked everyone to get off as it was his break time so got to see none of the city trip.”
Hosted Louvre entry plus a phone Masterpieces audio guide. See Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Samothrace and more with app-based commentary.
“De gids is niet komen opdagen. ik heb ter plekke moeten bellen naar een noodnummer (dus internationaal gesprek) en dan kreeg ik de tickets door via whatsapp. We mochten dan zelf zoeken waar aan te schuiven, op goed geluk. Het betere TUP: trekt uwen plan.”
Skip the line at Caen Memorial in Normandy. WWII to Berlin Wall exhibits, D-Day film, and optional multilingual audio guide web-app.
“Our guide, Pascal, was highly knowledgeable, gracious and organised. Strongly recommended.”
ParisCityVision 3-hour coach panorama and 1-hour Seine cruise with multilingual audio, ending at the Eiffel Tower, with tablet 3D visuals.
“loved every bits and the ture guide were friendly”
