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Small group tours Introduction to Paris This tour, which uses bus and metro will show you some of the main sights of the city. A tour of Notre Dame cathedral, a look at the Ile de la Cité and its flower market, the imposing City Hall, the new pyramid at the Louvre, the Tuileries gardens, the fateful place de la Concorde where the guillotine stood, the famous Avenue des Champs Elysées, and the Arc de Triomphe. This tour can be adapted to suit your group. This will give you an overview of the city, so that you feel confident about using the excellent Paris public transport on your own. Your stay will be greatly enhanced with the insights, advice and recommendations of a local guide. Group Price 210 euros for 3hrs. (Transport not included) Introduction to Paris and highlights of the Louvre. 260 euros for four hours, entrances extra but with our guides you avoid the lines. Introduction to Paris and Taste of Paris. The introduction tour with a visit to a neighbourhood and fresh produce market. 260 euros for 4 hours Eurostar Day Overview of Paris in one day (for couples or small family groups) This is an excellent overview of the city with a mixture of famous sights and typical neighbourhoods. The guide will meet you at the station, then take you to see Notre Dame and Ile de la Cité. Stop for a lunch of your choice in a restaurant in the Latin Quarter, the guide stays with you for lunch and helps you order and explains French customs. In the afternoon, either travel by bus or metro to view the Eiffel Tower and then see the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe, or visit the charming neighbourhood of Montmartre, famous for its association with artists, before returning to the station. Price depends on the length of time involved. For arrivals at around 12 noon with departure at around 7pm the price is 350 euros. Price may vary with the number of people or time requirements. Refreshments and transport not included. We recommend public transport which is both cheap and efficient, and provides an authentic experience. (The guide is your guest for meals and refreshments).
Private Tours available on request Two Hour Walking Tours (price starts at 160 euros for two hours for small groups ) The Islands and the Marais An ideal walk for those who want one tour to capture the essence of Paris in two hours on foot. We start on Ile de la Cité, to trace the early development of Paris, and then look at the superb sculptures and architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral. The tour includes the poignant memorial to the deported, the romantic Ile St Louis with its tree-lined quaysides, and then we explore the historic Marais district with its beautiful architecture and finish at the oldest square in Paris, the lovely Place des Vosges. Our most popular walks The Marais, Montmartre, The Latin Quarter, Hemingway's Paris, St Germain-des-Prés, The French Revolution.
Back To Top Curiosities and special interest touts The Paris Opera House, The Sewers, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, The Catacombs, The Flea Market. (These are separate tours) Food Tours and the Chocolate Tour. Jewish History in Paris. (We can also accommodate Sabbath observers on our regular Saturday tours) Consult our monthly programme for other ideas. We can make suggestions for tours for students or children. The group price of a guide for a two hour tour is usually 160 euros for a small group; three hours is 210 euros, but may depend on the number of people in the group.
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Tours for families with children Introduction to Paris We have guides who are experienced with children and will make the tour informative and fun. The guide will collect you at your hotel and take you on a tour designed to interest the whole family. This tour will show you some of the essential sights of the city: a tour of Notre Dame cathedral where we read some of the stories in the sculpted figures, identify some amusing faces in the gargoyles, and hear the story of poor Quasimodo, the famous Hunchback of Notre Dame. We look at the Island 'Ile de la Cité' and its pretty flower market, the charming smaller island 'Ile St Louis' with a stop for the famous ice creams, the medieval kings' mighty palace, Paris's oldest bridge, the Louvre from the outside and the new Pyramid. This is an excellent introduction to the city, the guide can take you on the metro so that you feel confident about using the excellent Paris public transport on your own. Duration: 3hrs. Price 210 euros (Transport not included. The guide is your guest for any refreshments) This tour can be adapted to suit your family. It is possible to go inside the Conciergerie Prison to see the medieval great-hall of the king's palace, the cells of the Revolutionary prisoners, and a blade from the guillotine. This can be an option if weather is not so good. (Entrance costs 7 euros for adults) Other Family Tours Combinations which appeal to children and can be visited in a three hour tour: the Invalides and the Sewers; the Invalides and the Rodin Museum; the Louvre and the Opera House, an extravagantly decorated fairy tale palace. The Louvre and Notre Dame; The Louvre and a walk on the theme of the French Revolution; Musée d'Orsay and the Rodin Museum; Musée d'Orsay and Notre Dame. These tours offer variety and allow you to visit a large museum such as the Louvre in an introductory tour suited to children and combine this with another place of interest. This would make anenjoyable morning or afternoon for your family. The guide can finish by recommending a suitable place for lunch or afternoon tea with the famous Paris ice creams. See picture on the left! We can customise a day for you to include some of these places which will come to life on a visit with one of our family friendly guides: Notre Dame, Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur, the Arc de Triomphe, the Conciergerie Prison, a free rooftop view of Paris, the superb old Paris Opera House, the Sewers, Napoleon's Tomb at the Invalides, the Rodin Museum. Tours to Versailles and Giverny can be arranged with child friendly guides. (See below)
Around Paris Day in Versailles Palace, park and historic town Take the train to Versailles, see the elegant town, walk in the superb gardens to see some of the beautiful sculptures and hear the stories they represent. We also visit Marie Antoinette's beautiful country retreat. Our guide will collect you from your hotel, accompany you for the whole day and help you make the most of all there is to see there. Tour of the palace with its rich decoration and the story of the French court, its splendours, scandals and the sometimes poignant stories of what life was really like for royalty. Price starts at 350 euros for the guide and may depend on the number of people. (Transport and entrance fees 25 euros per adult, 12 per child) We have child friendly guides for family groups. Giverny Monet's House and Gardens at the Village of Giverny. The house and splendid gardens which belonged to the Impressionist painter Claude Monet at the village of Giverny. Our guide can accompany you by train to Giverny to make the most of the day, tell you Monet's story, and show you much more than you would see if you went on your own. Walk to the local church and see the Monet family tomb, you could have lunch at the charming Baudy Inn where Monet's friends used to stay and perhaps look in at the museum of American Impressionism to see how many American painters followed in Monet's footsteps. Price for small family groups 350 euros and 390 euros for larger groups. (Transport about 25 euros and entrance fee 6 euros not included. Price per person. The guide is your guest for transport and refreshments).
Museums The Louvre or the Musée d'Orsay. Two hours with the guide costs 160 euros. (For large groups a reservation is required giving timed entry and costing 30 - 40 euros) The Louvre On this tour of highlights of the fabulous collection of the Louvre Museum you will see how the building evolved from a mighty castle to the main palace of the kings of France and then to become the marvellous museum it is today with its splendid modern glass pyramid as an entrance. Our guide will lead you through this vast and beautiful building to see world famous masterpieces of sculpture, painting, objets d'art, jewellery and some splendidly decorated rooms. The tour includes the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Sphinx, the crown Jewels, masterpieces of French and Italian painting and of course the Mona Lisa. You will also see some lesser known but beautiful works. The guide can provide you with tickets so that you do not need to line up. (9 euros per adult) The Musée d'Orsay Our expert guides will help you enjoy and understand this particularly rich period of French art, with historical background and the human stories of the famous artists.You will see elegant portraits and nudes from the Second Empire, which can be compared to the works of the Realists and Impressionists who rejected this style to paint views of modern life. Understand why these beautiful Impressionist works were ridiculed in their day, and how artists such as Van Gogh and Gauguin paved the way for modern art. You will see masterpieces by Renoir, Monet and Manet, but also Rodin's sculptures and the fascinating model of the Opera House. The guide can provide you with tickets so that you do not need to line up. (8 euros per adult)
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