Best Bits of Paris: Paris in a Day - Walking & Metro Tour
Description
This tour is designed to help you see a lot of Paris without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. We combine walking through Paris’s most charming neighborhoods with short metro rides, allowing you to cover more ground efficiently while staying oriented. Along the way, you’ll experience 40 carefully selected sights — a mix of world-famous landmarks and hidden gems — including the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, the Pantheon, and the Louvre (exterior views). Rather than a checklist, this tour is led as a connected story. We share the history, culture, and everyday life of Paris in a clear, engaging way, with local insights and favorite food spots along the route (including a stop for a classic Parisian crêpe). Group sizes are kept manageable so everyone can hear, ask questions, and feel involved. It’s an ideal tour for the start of your trip — helping you get your bearings, understand the city, see the icons, and enjoy Paris with confidence from day one.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will meet you outside the metro Saint Germain des Pres (exit 1) and begin the tour with an exploration of this charming neighborhood, once a bohemian hang out for artists and writers.
We will learn the fascinating history of this church and explore the inside.
We will stroll through these gorgeous gardens and pass by the Luxembourg Palace.
We will walk up the hill and admire the view of this architectural marvel. To leave time to see all the sights on this tour we do not go inside the Pantheon.
Wander through the old Roman streets before stopping in a charming food street for a 30 minute snack / lunch break.
We will see the outside of the ancient Notre Dame Cathedral (the inside is currently closed for reconstruction).
Enjoy a photo moment as we cross the river
This neo-renaissance style monument has been the seat of the Paris Council since the 1300s. After viewing it we will get the metro to our next stop.
We will get the metro to the Louvre Museum and learn its history as we view the exterior. To allow time to see all the sights on this tour we do not go inside the Louvre Museum. We will catch the metro to our next stop.
We will get the metro to the Arc de Triumph, view the arch and gaze down the Champs Elysses.
We will get the metro and end the tour at Place du Trocadero - to get the best photo of the Eiffel Tower! We do not go inside.
The end point of the tour - at the viewing point of the Eiffel Tower.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- There is quite a bit of walking on this tour, you will get your steps up for the day! Please wear comfortable shoes
- While the tour is accessible with strollers, please be aware that we get the metro several times during the tour and the stations have stairs only (no elevators/lifts).
- Not recommended for people with limited mobility
Reviews(23)
Johann is a fantastic guide and a native English speaker. The tour lasted 3 hours, but we didn’t see the time pass. He perfectly combined major historical facts with small anecdotes, making the visit both interesting and entertaining. He was passionate, engaging, and always happy to answer questions. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an enjoyable and informative tour!
It’s a very busy experience lots of historical information. Depending on your guide it can be a fun day, we did a similar one in London and it was great because our tour guide was fun and made funny jokes. On this experience the tour guide wasn’t as good at making light of the political/historical stuff and was a bit more positional.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear that the experience didn't fully meet your expectations. We always aim to make our tours engaging, informative, and enjoyable, and we appreciate your comments regarding the guiding style. Guest feedback like this is very valuable to us and helps us to continue improving the experience we offer. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again in the future.
Wow!!!!! Our guide Claire was AMAZING. Young mom with lots of energy, knowledge and patience. Strong and clear communication. We had a wonderful experience thanks to Claire. Great value!
It was wonderful! Johann was such an easy person to get along with and he had very good nuggets, having lived here since 2017! It was extremely worth the money and the tour was very well thoughtout!
Claire was very generous with her time and extremely knowledgeable about history and everyday life in Paris. She made sure to always leave time for questions and even added a few things that were of interest to particular group members. Highly recommend!
My wife and I have taken a lot of City walking tours in Europe and this was the best yet! Our guide and his wife designed the tour and it really hits the highlights of Paris with knowledgeable and interesting explanations at every stop. We did the 5hr tour and it was worth every euro! We highly recommend taking this tour when visiting Paris!!
We saw many bits of Paris for sure, several we would have never known about or even found on our own. A great day of sights and the perfect amount of time.
Saxon was AH-MAY-ZING!! If you’re lucky enough to get him as a tour guide you’ll have a fantastic time! We saw so much and he was so knowledgable. Highly recommend this tour!
Possibly due to it being a small group but this was a very relaxed and informative tour, the Guide, Saxon was very knowledgeable and fun to be around. I was particularly impressed with his attention to detail, as soon as he knew that I had food allergies he made sure to find a suitable restaurant tailored for my needs.... Now that's impeccable service. I would highly recommend this tour. Thanks to Saxon and his colleagues for making this an unforgettable experience. We loved this
Claire is very helpful in making sure you get a great experience on your trip. She tries to answer all questions you may have!
Thank you for your review Harmin! It was a pleasure to spend the afternoon with you :)