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The 15 most popular paris tours, compared in one place. What you actually see from the water, how long each sailing runs, what it costs and who to book it through.
Hop-on hop-off Big Bus tour on Paris Red Route plus optional Seine cruise, with nine-language audio, WiFi, and app tracking for major sights.
Most Popular“Best way to get around the City . Covers all main Spots. Will Be back again and will to go on the big bus when moving around the city”
Skip the lines to the Eiffel Tower 2nd floor or summit, then see Paris by coach and enjoy a one-hour Seine cruise with multilingual audio.
“This tour was not what we expected of Viator. The Eiffel Tower guide was nice but not very knowledgeable on the history of the tower. She then said she would wait for our group while we went to the third floor of the tower but she disappeared and left us on the 2nd floor. The…”
Glass-enclosed Seine dinner cruise in Paris: champagne, 3-course French meal, and night views of Notre-Dame, Louvre, Eiffel. Optional music.
“Absolute brilliant experience staff was friendly food was amazing much better than we expected we paid for a window seat and was seated at the front totally amazing experience would definitely recommend easy to find pick up Only down side we bought bottles of water and wine we knew we had to pay extra but…”
A Paris Seine dinner cruise with gourmet meal, live singer plus DJ set, and a panoramic rooftop view of Eiffel Tower at night.
“Entertainment was good however the food was below par - veggie options I wouldn’t have fed to an animal!!! All the food was cold - being in Paris I expects gourmet food very disappointing”
Skip-the-line Louvre entry plus a flexible Seine cruise near the Eiffel Tower, with QR app access and small-group pace.
“The seine ride was lovely. The announcement were in many languages. Ride was pretty smooth. Great chance to take pictures. The louvre, well your on your own.”
Prebook timed Louvre entry with a QR ticket, then add a 1-hour Seine cruise with Eiffel and Notre-Dame views. Self-guided.
“Absolutely shocking experience. If you are thinking of going here with a pram, don't. We waited over 1 hour and didn't manage to see a single exhibit because the lifts were all either out of order or full of people capable of walking. There are hundreds of steps meaning travelling with a pram is out…”
Seine River and Canal Saint-Martin cruise with live English commentary, iconic monuments, and Napoleon-era locks plus a Bastille tunnel ride.
“Had a good experience and a good guide. He was very knowledgeable and spoke good English. If you have extra time in Paris I would recommend this tour..”
Eiffel Tower + Paris lights by coach, then a 1-hour Seine cruise with commentary. Optional summit upgrade. Great night views, mixed guidance.
“The Eiffel Tower Summit portion of this excursion was amazing! If you go to the Eiffel Tower you must go all the way to the top! The city tour was awful. The tour company gives you a map of the bus/tour route but they don’t follow the route.. They also don’t tell you where we…”
Eiffel Tower 2nd-floor views, optional summit upgrade, plus a one-hour Seine cruise with live commentary, starting near the Eiffel Tower.
“Excellent guide, very well organised , A nice size group. Information was very clear for meeting point etc.”
Eiffel Tower first-floor gourmet dinner then a one-hour Seine cruise at night with audio guide and big-city views from glass windows.
“Tour guide left us in Eiffel tower. Dinner cruise became just dinner but not moving because the boat broke. Tour guide left again. Gave a ticket for late night cruise.”
Eiffel Tower first-floor lunch at Madame Brasserie plus a Seine River cruise with multilingual audio. Priority access and a coach loop.
“This tour was not what I thought it would be. It wasn’t really a tour at all. We met the tour guide at the meeting point (I don’t know his name, he never told us). He led us to the Eiffel Tower and left us there to manage navigating the tower. He gave us vouchers…”
Float down the Seine on a glass-enclosed cruise with an included 3-course dinner, coffee or tea, and prime views of Paris icons.
“This was a perfect dinner cruise and experience. The server made the experience wonderful and we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful evening”
Short Seine cruise from the Eiffel Tower plus a French crepe stop at Trocadéro. Good value, but crepe timing can be tricky.
“We wasted a lot of time looking for the kiosk for the crepe tasting. Would have been helpful to have the name of the kiosk. Even then the staff at the kiosk were not familiar with the voucher. The boat cruise was enjoyable. Washrooms on board could have been cleaner.”
Moulin Rouge Féerie with champagne plus a Seine cruise ticket. See Paris by night, but plan for seating limits and use the cruise next day.
“5 star review! Exactly as described - host met us right outside of the box office. Make sure you got a little early, a line starts to form after 830. I read previous reviews about the river cruise needing to be done another day which was fine. The Viator host also clearly explained this when…”
Walk Emily in Paris filming spots across key Paris neighborhoods, plus an optional 1-hour Seine cruise from the Eiffel Tower.
“This was an amazing tour for those Emily in Paris fans. We literally walked to all the major sites of the show. We started the tour at her apartment and as you know Chef Gabriel's restaurant was literally steps away. It was such a great treat. The bakery that Emily had her first crossiant was…”
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