Private guides for individuals or small groups

Panoramic city tour of monuments with photo stops (4 hours)

This half-day tour gives you a glimpse of the city. You will see all of the major monuments including the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, the Opera, Notre Dame (with interior visit, if open), Montparnasse, Napoléon’s Tomb, the Arch of Triumph, place de la Concorde, etc. Your guide will give you a live commentary of the sites and will happily answer any questions you have about Paris. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a small supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Panoramic city tour of monuments and one-hour river cruise, with photo stops (8 hours)

This full-day tour will allow you to visit all of the sites listed in the four-hour tour above but at greater leisure. You will have time to visit the inside of Notre Dame, or to go up the Eiffel Tower or the Arch of Triumph—visits you would not be able to complete in a half-day tour. If you book ahead of time, we can make reservations for you in a fine restaurant of your choice. In the afternoon you can enoy a one-hour ride on the riverboat and see the handsome and historic buildings of Paris as you cruise calmly along the Seine. If time permits, do visit the artists’ area of Montmartre on a hilltop on the edge of Paris. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Ticket prices range from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited; 12 euros for the riverboat. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand. For a three-course meal with wine, count on a minimum of 35 euros per person.

City tour plus lunch on riverboat or in the Eiffel Tower (8 hours)

After a three- to four-hour city tour in the morning, take a cruise on one of the city’s famous Bateaux Mouches while you are served a delicious three-course meal (you may or may not invite your guide to eat with you). The lunch cruise lasts approximately two hours, from 12:30–2:30 pm. After that you may wish to go up the Eiffel Tower nearby, for a bird’s-eye view of Paris (14 miles on a clear day) or continue to explore the city in a more detailed way—see the Louvre, see Montmartre, go shopping. The guide can give you ideas to help you decide. Total time eight hours. Alternative to the river cruise lunch—lunch at the Eiffel Tower restaurant on the second level. A fine meal and a fine view. Enquire Now…

Half-day visit of Louvre Museum or other museums (maximum 4 hours)

Located in the old royal palace, this famous museum is an immense treasure of paintings and artifacts. Our guide will show you the principal art works in the Louvre Museum (Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, Venus de Milo, and others), as well as some other sections, as time allows. Our guide can pick you up at your hotel, or you can save time by meeting at a convenient place near the museum. As the museum is in the center of Paris, public transport or a taxi is all that you will need for this visit. Time: three to four hours, morning or afternoon. Please note: The Louvre is closed on Tuesdays. Enquire Now…

If your group is larger than five people, a group reservation must be made to visit the museum at an allocated time slot. This reservation costs 71 euros. Entrance tickets must also be bought in addition to this fee at approximately 12  euros per person. This tour is interchangeable with the Musée d’Orsay and the Pompidou Center.

Walking Tour of Paris plus River Cruise (4 hours)

Choose a popular “quartier” such as the Latin Quarter, the Marais, the Champs-Élysées or île St-Louis to explore for half a day. Your guide will give you a detailed tour of the area of your choice, including its literary, artistic, architectural and historical importance. Plenty of time for window shopping and menu-checking among some of Paris’ best restaurants. End your tour with a relaxing one hour river cruise along the Seine where you can view the city’s monuments from a different point of view. A slow and detailed way to enjoy the city. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand. Fee for public transportation (metro, bus, taxi) not included.

Half-day visit of Château Versailles (4 hours)

Half an hour’s drive from Paris, is the world-renowned château built by the Sun King, Louis XIV, in the 17th Century. Choose a morning or afternoon visit. Your guide will show you the royal apartments, the royal chapel, the Hall of Mirrors, etc. The château is surrounded by gardens which also merit attention. In the summer enjoy a musical fountain display in the afternoon (8 euros additional charge per person). We can arrange lunch in a fine old fashioned restaurant near the château after your visit. Time: four hours including transport time. Please note: Château Versailles is closed on Mondays. Enquire Now…

For groups over four persons, a reservation must be made to visit the château. This reservation fee is 45 euros for a group of one to five people; 76 euros for a group of six to thirty people. Entrance tickets must also be bought in addition to this fee between 12 to 18 euros per person. Add 40 euros per person for a fine lunch in a typical French restaurant in Versailles, near the château.

Full-day visit of Paris and Château Versailles with lunch in typical French restaurant (8 hours)

A full day visit allows you to see the Paris in a morning panoramic tour and then drive out to Versailles, about 30 kilometers from the city. Treat yourself to lunch in an elegant French restaurant in Versailles village for approximately 40 euros per person. After lunch, you will visit the château and the extensive gardens. And don’t forget the musical fountain show in the summertime! Time: eight hours. Enquire Now…

For groups over four persons, a reservation must be made to visit the château. This reservation fee is 45 euros for a group of one to five people; 76 euros for a group of six to thirty people.. Entrance tickets must be bought in addition to this fee at approximately 7 euros per person. Add 40 euros per person for a fine lunch in a typical French restaurant in Versailles, the château.

Service	Rates (common languages*)
Fee for guide, 4 hours:	350 euros
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Historical and Cultural Paris along metro 1 (Subway line 1)

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The cost of public transportation and possible break in a typical café are not included.

The Legend with a Golden Voice (Edith Piaf’s Paris, 4 hours)

Paris, tu es ma gaieté, Paris tu es ma douceur aussi, tu es toute ma tendresse .

Your guide will pick you up from the hotel and will start the tour in the popular district of Paris where Edith Piaf was born and where her singing career began. There, you will visit Edith Piaf Museum which hosts collections of her dresses, personal things, letters and photos. A few streets away, in the bar dedicated to the singer you can enjoy a coffee whilst admiring the many pictures and photos that tell a fascinating story of Piaf's life. In front of the café you will be surprised to see an original sculpture of this tiny and fragile person. You will visit t he grave of Édith Piaf at famous Père Lachaise Cemetery, always covered with flowers and small personal things left out by the admirers of the Legend. You will find the places which still remember her voice, from the narrow backstreet pavements to the glorious cabarets of Champs Elysées. Enquire Now…

The price of drinks at the bar and the cost of public transportation are not included. Entrance to the museum and visit of the grave are free.

Paris Art + Literary Walking Tour (4 hours)

Café hopping, expatriate style! Visit the celebrated haunts, houses and resting places of Henry Miller, June Mansfield, Anaïs Nin, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Man Ray, Kiki de Montparnasse, Picasso, the Fitzgeralds and many of the other colorful figures that peopled the streets of Paris in the roaring ’20s. Your tour will take you by Gertrude Stein’s home, the famous “Bricktops” in Montmartre, Rue de la Huchette (well known for its brothels), the Shakespeare & Co. bookshop, and the infamous cafés; Café de la Rotonde, Les Deux Magots, Le Dôme, La Coupole, la Closerie des Lilas… you’ve read all about it, now it’s time to live it! Enquire Now…

Certain entrance tickets must be bought in addition to this fee at approximately 12-18 euros per person. Cost for public transportation not included.

In the Footsteps of the French Revolution (4 hours)

If you’re passionate about history, this is the tour for you! Visit the site where the Tennis Court Oath and the Declaration of the Rights of Man were signed, re-enact the fall of the Bastille and the September massacres and visit the favorite haunts of the Jacobins and the Sans Culottes. A thrilling and original way to spend a day in Paris. Enquire Now…

Certain entrance tickets must be bought in addition to this fee at approximately 7 euros per person. For a three course meal with wine count on 30 euros per person. Cost for public transportation not included.

Ethnic Breakfast Tour (4 hours)

Make sure to skip the hotel breakfast on the day you take this scrumptous tour! Japanese pastries on the rue St-Florentin, Jewish pastries in the Marais, Arabic sweets and mint tea in the “Grand Mosquée de Paris” and a grande finale at “La Durée” on rue Royale to savor Paris’ finest macaroons. A soothing way to start the day. Enquire Now…

Price does not include the cost of purchases. Cost for public transportation not included.

French cooking class with renowned Parisian chefs (3 hours)
Chefs of the restaurants of Joël Robuchon, The Ritz, Hôtel le Crillon, and Plaza Athénée

You have a half-day free, you love French cuisine, and you would like to learn how to prepare one or two of your favourite French dishes? We have a great idea for you! Come and join a class of French haute cuisine with a renowned chef in Paris. There you will learn some of his cooking secrets and tips as you prepare three dishes. Our chefs have worked for all the famous gastronomic restaurants of Paris such as Joël Robuchon, and the restaurants of The Ritz, Le Crillon, and Plaza Athénée hotels (many with 3-star Michelin ranking).

You will be part of a group of up to 12 people, but usually the groups are smaller. The course will be in English. For this 3-hour course you will learn how to prepare three dishes: an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert, for a complete 3-course meal. You will start from the raw ingredients, step by step, to the final 3-course meal, ready to eat. If you have a favourite dish you would like to learn, we will try to accommodate your request with the chef.

Your cooking class can be in the morning at 10am, in the afternoon at around 2:30pm, or in the evening from 6pm. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance. It will be held at a specially-designed, fully-equipped cooking workshop in central Paris. These classes are highly in demand, so please try to book as early as possible, for example 10-15 days before the date you wish to reserve your cooking course.

After your class, you can enjoy your hot, finished meal on the spot in a nice dining hall, or take it home. This cooking class is sure to remain a memorable experience that you can use to amaze your friends for dinner parties to come.

If you wish, we can arrange for chauffeured transportation to and from the class, or you can come there on your own. Enquire Now…

Wine Tasting: Learn the Vocabulary, Traditions and Vintages (2 hours)

Even with a base knowledge of wine, it can be hard to describe them. You’ll learn to tell the differences between aromas, the terminology to describe them, and how to read “behind the label”. Just as important, you’ll enjoy each of these wines in their appropriate glasses, goblets, and flutes, and you will learn the mysterious technique of “retro-olfaction”. Your wine tasting session is complemented by plates of fine cheeses and smoked meats. Your sommelier will accompany you during the tasting of three to seven wines, ensuring a wide variety of wines for the beginner as well as the connaisseur. Enquire Now…

Wine tasting sessions are held throughout the week and weekend for those 18 or older.

Shop ’til You Drop (8 hours)

Start off on rue Etienne Marcel where you will find a host of unique boutiques (Barbara Bui, Cacharel, Paul & Joe, le Shop…) for cutting-edge fashions and accessories. Lunch at the fashionable Barbara Bui Café (price for lunch not included), before heading to rue St-Honoré where you can check out the upscale boutiques, luxury jewelers and “Colette”, Paris’ leading concept shop. Then it’s time to see and be seen at the Buddha Bar before heading to the Champs-Élysées for the Grand Finale. No lugging your packages around either—you can leave them in the car with your private chauffeur!Enquire Now…

Price does not include the cost of purchases. For three courses and wine at lunch count on 35 euros per person. We can make you an alternate lunch reservation at the restaurant of your choice. The price of a cocktail at the Buddha Bar is not included, prices range from 9 to 15 euros.

Secret Museums (8 hours)

A great idea, especially for Sundays when many things are closed in Paris. Discover the Musée d’Ennery with over 7,000 objects from China and Japan, the Museum of French monuments with its eerie statues and sculptures, the Jacquemart-André museum with wonderful art from the 18th century, the Gustave-Moreau museum for its fantastic symbolist collection as well as the Police Museum. We suggest lunching at “Georges” at the top of the Pompidou Center. Enquire Now…

Price does not include the cost of entrances. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited and can be included for an additional fee. For three courses and wine at lunch count on 35 euros per person. We can make you an alternate lunch reservation at the restaurant of your choice.

Hidden Places of Worship (4 hours)

Avoid the crowds at Notre Dame and take a step inside a host of churches, chapels, mosques and synagogues that even some Parisians have never seen. Over the course of the day you will visit Saint-Chapelle with its famous stained glass windows, St-Etienne du Mont, the Russian Orthodox church of Paris, the Miraculous Chapel, the Synagogue des Ecouffes and the Buddhist compound in the Bois de Vincennes. We suggest lunch at the beautiful “Grand Mosquée de Paris”. Of course we can arrange for you to explore more of any particular place of worship that may interest you. Enquire Now…

Price does not include the cost of entrances. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited and can be included for an additional charge. For three courses and wine at lunch count on 35 euros per person. We can make you an alternate lunch reservation at the restaurant of your choice.

Paris Architecture (4 hours)

Whether you are a student, a professional, or an architecture buff, we can customize this tour to fit your desires and interests. Paris by Jean Nouvel, Baron Von Haussman, Le Corbusier and others… modern, gothic, medieval and more, your itinerary is up to you and your professional guide! Who built all this, why, when? Ask all the questions you want… Don’t forget to bring your cameras!Enquire Now…

Price does not include the cost of selected purchases.

Visit the lovely French countryside surrounding Paris:

There are many places of interest on the outskirts of the city. You start early in the morning and return in the evening—a  10 or 12 hour day of touring. Lunch on the way in a restaurant of your choice (not included). Possible visits include:

Malmaison: Memories of Happier Times (5 hours)

Only a half hour from Paris, embark on a half day retreat to the charming home of Josephine and Napoléon, a place that evokes the peace and happiness they experienced while living there. Visit the immaculate rose gardens and the Bois Préau Château where Josephine housed many fascinating relics after her divorce from Napoléon. A delightful and pleasant afternoon outside of the city. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets range from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Giverny: Monet’s Home and Gardens (5 hours)

Just an hour from Paris, your entire group will delight in the spectacular atmosphere of Monet’s gardens and home, where he lived and painted until his death. The flower gardens, studio and Japanese bridge alone make for an unforgettable excursion, not to mention the charming Normandy country roads you will navigate on your way to and from Giverny. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited.For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Chartres + Vaux le Vicomte (10 hours)

Only one hour away from Paris, start your journey in the delightful village of Chartres where you will get a chance to discover the chef d’œuvre of the gothic style, the fabulous cathedral of Chartres with its reputed stained glass windows. After lunch, take a lovely One-hour drive to visit the Château Vaux le Vicomte, the treasure of Nicolas Fouquet which rendered Louis the 14th mad with jealousy. After exploring the interior of the castle, you’ll have time to stroll through the gardens before heading back to Paris. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Normandy Landing Beaches (11 hours)

A little over two hours outside of Paris, take an emotional journey to visit the sites where the allies fought to reconquer freedom. Among other sites you will visit the Pegasus Bridge, the Caen Memorial, the Pointe de Hoc, the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach and Arromanches. Other sites can be added according to your wishes. Lunch will be reserved in a charming French restaurant. Makes for an unforgettable day in the French countryside. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited.For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand. For three courses and wine, count on 25 euros per person.

Champagne (8 hours)

A little over an hour outside of Paris, you can get some fresh air, and some fresh drinks! Visit the Cathedral of Reims, the “traditional coronation place of French Kings”. Drive through the Champagne vineyards. Tour the wine cellars and taste Champagne in Épernay. Enjoy yourself and take advantage of your time to purchase some gifts for your friends and family. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Loire Castles (11 hours)

The Loire Valley south of Paris is a treasure trove of castles and beautiful country houses handed down from history. We will help you set up an itinerary allowing you to visit the best of the classical and renaissance style castles in the Loire Valley. Your guide will give you a detailed historical and architectural visit of each château, and lunch will be arranged to suit your desires: a typical French bistro, lunch in a château, a romantic picnic… it’s all up to you!Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets to châteaux not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets vary from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

Châteaux of the Loire by Hot Air Balloon (12 hours)

An original, unforgettable outing in one of the most beautiful regions of France. You will be picked up from your hotel in Paris and transported to the Loire valley to catch your balloon flight. Soar over the very castles and gardens that you will have a chance to visit later in the afternoon. After a champagne celebration, head off to lunch and then visit the castles of your choice with your professional guide. Drop off at your hotel in the evening. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Enquire Now…

Entrance tickets to the châteaux not included and are to be paid by the visitor on the spot. Tickets range from 12 to 18 euros per person depending on the site visited. For a supplementary charge, we can arrange to have your tickets purchased beforehand.

*These prices are for an English-speaking guide, or a guide in any other common language (French, Spanish, Italian or German). For guides in other languages, there is a supplemental charge. Please write to us in order to enquire about the price of a guide in your desired language.