Inside Notre Dame Tour with Optional Seine River Cruise
Description
This 90-minute tour offers a detailed exploration of Notre-Dame led by an expert licensed guide. The tour begins with a guided walk around the exterior, where your guide will provide historical context for the building's magnificent architecture. They'll explain the significance of its famous gargoyles and discuss the impact and progress of the post-2019 fire restoration. The second part of the tour is a full hour inside the cathedral. With audio headsets, you will be able to clearly hear your guide. This guided experience inside is designed to highlight the details you might miss on your own. You'll learn about the architecture, see the scale of the stained-glass windows up close, and hear stories about the art and historical events that have unfolded within these walls. You can also add on a scenic Seine river cruise to see Notre-Dame and many more Parisian landmarks. The boat tour is narrated in both English and French and can be taken anytime during your trip.
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Your tour begins outside this iconic church. Your guide will walk you around the cathedral as you discover it from different sides: the facade, flying buttresses, and many sculptures. Here, you'll gain an appreciation for the medieval engineering and design before heading inside. Enter the cathedral with your guide. Using audio headsets so you don’t miss a word, you'll explore the nave, chapels, and rose windows. Your guide will highlight architectural features and tell stories that bring the building's 850-year history to life.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The entrance to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is free and open to all. The services offered are independent of access to the interior of the building. The ticket you purchase with us is for a guided tour. If you want to access the cathedral without a guided tour, you have the option to book a free time slot on the cathedral’s official website. You may also walk in without a booking; however, please be aware that lines can be long during peak times and seasons.
- The Seine river cruise is an optional add-on. Your ticket is good for a one-hour cruise on the Seine up to a year from the date of your tour. Make sure to arrive on time for your tour to receive your ticket — if you miss your tour, you won’t be able to pick up your cruise ticket. Reservations aren’t required for the cruise. Just show up 20 minutes early with your ticket. The boat ride is roundtrip, starting and ending near the Eiffel Tower.
Reviews(12)
Hafid was excellent and made our tour exceptional.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re so happy you had a wonderful experience with Hafid. He’ll be thrilled to hear this!
Many thanks to our tour guide, Hafid. We enjoyed his tour and left with greater appreciation of Notre Dame Paris.
Thank you so much! We’re glad you enjoyed your Notre Dame tour with Hafid and gained a deeper appreciation for its history and beauty. We hope to welcome you again soon!
Nice experience. The guide gave us a lot off interesting stories about the Notre Dame, so we really enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing! We're delighted you enjoyed the stories and your time at Notre Dame.
Great tour of Notre Dame with Sylvia! She is very knowledgeable about the building, history, fire and restoration. She was able to answer all of our questions. She made the tour interesting with antidotal stories. We highly recommend.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your Notre Dame tour with Sylvia. Her deep knowledge and engaging stories truly bring the history, fire, and restoration to life. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with her. We hope to welcome you on another tour soon!
This was a last minute ‘surprise’ tour after my original one fell through - off season possibility. Our tour guide - Adrianna was very very knowledgeable and friendly. It was beyond in my expectations. Would highly recommend.
Thank you for your kind feedback! We're so glad Adrianna was able to make your last-minute tour such a memorable experience and exceed your expectations. We’ll be sure to share your praise with her.
Inside Notre Dame Tour with Optional Seine River Cruise Paris Great tour Great experience with Sara today. Loved it! A lot of information on the history.
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your Notre-Dame tour with Sara and appreciated all the historical insights she shared. We’ll be sure to pass along your compliments! Warm regards, The ExperienceFirst Team
Sara was an amazing guide. Her detailed explanation really helped to better understand and feel the moment at Notre Dame.
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your Notre-Dame tour with Sara and that her explanations helped make the experience so memorable. We’ll be sure to share your compliments with her! Warm regards, The ExperienceFirst Team
Sara was great! She explained very well and answear all our doubt and questions. Try to get the tour with her! You Will not regret!
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your Notre-Dame tour with Sara and that she was able to answer all your questions. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with her! Warm regards, The ExperienceFirst Team
It was so informative and we loved every minute Mo our guide was excellent she went at such a great pace. really enjoyable
Thank you for sharing your lovely feedback! We’re thrilled to hear you had such an enjoyable and informative tour with Mo — she truly makes the Notre Dame experience special. Warm regards, The ExperienceFirst Team
My wife and I really enjoyed our experience in Paris with Experience First Tours. We booked an Eiffel tower tour which was great and received a complimentary tour of the cathedral of Notre Dame. We are grateful for this. Both guides were friendly, full of knowledge and appeared on time and conducted themselves in a professional manner.
We’re so glad you and your wife had such a great time exploring Paris with us — from the Eiffel Tower’s heights to the timeless beauty of Notre Dame. Our guides will be thrilled to hear your kind words! Thanks for joining us for a double dose of Paris magic — we hope to see you again on your next adventure!
