Walking & Biking Tours in Paris

Montmartre guided walking tour with local guide in small group (opens in a new tab)

21 2 h 20 min

Let's explore together the Bohemian village of Paris, a popular area well-known by many artists and a lot of landmarks which were important have influenced the course of the history of Paris. Your guide will meet you at the feet of the Sacré-Cœur on la place Saint Pierre, he'll teach you some about the last basilica in Paris, and you will discover the largest mosaic in the world, the Sacred Heart of Jesus. After visiting the basilica, you will stroll the winding streets in the emblematic artists' village passing key landmarks such as the Place du Tertre, the Moulin de la Galette, Picasso's studio, the Pink House, the vineyards and also important cabarets and alleys which built what is today the bohemian village of Montmartre. These alleys contain crazy stories and offer an exceptional view of the city from both a historical and artistic point of view without forgetting the exceptional panoramic view that the hill offers us over the city of lights.

Where Paris was Born: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Île de la Cité (opens in a new tab)

8 1 h – 1 h 30 min

Discover the neighbourhood where Paris was born with this affordable walking tour. • See how the city transformed from a small settlement along the Seine River into one of the most charming places in the world • Hear from producer Annie Sargent, a tour guide and producer of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast whose passion for France’s history inspired him to craft this bestselling VoiceMap tour • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Paris Landmarks Unveiled: A City Walk at Your Pace (opens in a new tab)

1 7 h

Experience the best of Paris on a self-guided tour that blends outdoor beauty with world-famous sites. Meander through gardens, along iconic riverbanks, and past legendary landmarks at your own pace using our intuitive mobile app. The journey features panoramic viewpoints, celebrated architecture, and stories that shed light on Paris’s complex heritage and enduring spirit. Historical Highlights: Access in-depth information and background stories about Paris’s must-see monuments, grand boulevards, neighborhoods, and influential figures, all woven into your route. Seamless Exploration: The app easily guides you between stops, delivers immersive audio, and means no confusing maps or schedules. Flexible Journey: Move through Paris entirely on your terms—start whenever it suits you, follow your interests, and linger at the sites you love most. Offline Ready: Download your tour in advance for full access anywhere in the city, without worrying about connectivity.

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Paris: Montmartre Crime and Food Tasting Small-Group Walking Tour (opens in a new tab)

2 2 h

Begin your tour at Place Blanche, once a lively nightlife hub, and discover its history of cabarets, crime, and bohemian culture in Montmartre and Pigalle. Continue to Montmartre Cemetery, opened in 1825, and learn about 19th-century burial traditions and Parisian attitudes toward death and spirituality. Walk along Rue Lepic, where Vincent van Gogh lived with his brother Theo, and hear how Montmartre influenced his life and artistic struggles. Discover the Lost Maquis of Montmartre, once a poor informal settlement shaped by hardship and crime, and explore its complex social history. Along the way, enjoy a tasting of local specialties, including a savory bite, a sweet treat, and a glass of wine, offering a true taste of Montmartre’s culture. End at Place du Tertre, a historic square linked to major events during the French Revolution and the Paris Commune.

Pere Lachaise Cemetery Walking Tour in Paris (opens in a new tab)

141 2 h

The most surprising open-air museum in Paris, aka the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, is home to 70,000 graves and 5,300 trees in 44 hectares of landscaped beauty. Your expert guide will lead a small group (15 guests maximum) down the cobbled paths of this enchanted hill, world-renowned for its funerary art and as the final resting place for many great men and women from the world of art, music, literature and history. The necro-romantic safari, a tradition for generations of Parisians, is certified by the Paris Visitors Bureau and takes you on a trip with the time machine where the great celebrities of the past come alive. See the picturesque tombs of Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Molière, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Gertrude Stein, Héloise and Abélard and many many others. Your licensed guide will provide a narrative of energy and passion, balancing humor with historical accuracy to share secrets and anecdotes about the legends of the past and present.

French Food Restaurants in Paris Self Guided Tour Booklet (opens in a new tab)

3 h

Be your own guide and enjoy the best of French cuisine and Paris highlights on a self-guided walking tour. With a huge passion for travel, we bring you a comprehensive information resource about central Paris, filled with the best places to eat and visit! HIGHLIGHTS: - Enjoy a self-guided food tour of central Paris with stops at 3 venues. - Avoid the tourist traps and visit only the best restaurants serving recommended local dishes and drinks. - Discover the best of traditional French cuisine thanks to specially prepared suggested menus. - See selected highlights such as Eiffel Tower, Rodin Museum, Luxembourg Gardens and more with a dose of interesting facts. - Use our informative booklet and save yourself a lot of time for tiring research. Taste the best of French cuisine on a self-guided food tour in Paris.

Coco Chanel's Paris: A Self-Guided Audio Tour (opens in a new tab)

9 30 min

Coco Chanel has been the subject of biographies, movies, television programs, and even books like “The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman.” Born Gabrielle Chanel, she defied humble origins to mingle with Europe's elite, including a few very notable lovers. She also transformed women's fashion with light fabrics and simple design, including the now iconic little black dress. This walk takes in the major sites associated with Coco Chanel's life, fashions, jewellery, and perfumes, as well as areas that were central to the fashion industry of the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

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The Tuileries Garden's Classic Sights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour (opens in a new tab)

3 1 h – 1 h 15 min

See the Tuileries Garden at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Get transport back to the era of the garden’s creation, when it was the stomping ground of kings and queens who would stay at the now phantom Tuileries Palace when in Paris • Hear from producer Gary Kraut who authored five travel guides to Paris and France and operates the award-winning travel e-magazine France Revisited • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

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Self Guided Podcast Tour A Flaneur Guide to 19th Century Paris (opens in a new tab)

1 h 34 min

Step off the chaotic modern streets and slip into the hidden, glass-roofed passages of 19th-century Paris. This immersive journey will teach you the forgotten art of flânerie—the act of wandering the city not to arrive, but to observe. Through elegant mosaics, vintage camera shops, and soaring iron skylights, you will discover how these secret arcades birthed window shopping, sheltered revolutionary ideas, and forever changed the way we experience urban life. - A 2.7 km self-guided tour with 6 stops over 94 min - Ideal for travelers interested in History and Memory and Urbanism, Infrastructure and Innovation - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

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Bundle: Père Lachaise Cemetery Audio Tours, Wilde to Morrison (opens in a new tab)

9 1 h – 3 h

Why does Oscar Wilde’s tomb need a glass wall? Which piece of Chopin is missing? How did a French president die in his mistress’s arms? Get the answers on three funny, GPS-triggered walks through Père Lachaise with The Chairfather, Joe Start, a Paris-based American and author of the memoir French License. -Tour 1: Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Modigliani, Sarah Bernhardt and the legend of Victor Noir -Tour 2: Jim Morrison, Chopin, Molière and the star-crossed lovers Abélard and Héloïse -Tour 3: Bizet, Haussmann, Méliès, Caillebotte, Maria Callas and a monument where lovers once met -3 tours, 50+ famous lives, about 3 hours in total. Do them in one visit or spread them over several days Start at the Gambetta entrance (56 rue des Rondeaux), not the Ménilmontant gate. Download all three tours over Wi-Fi before you arrive. Entry is free, open about 9am to 5:30pm, so start before 4pm. Bring water and wear flat shoes for the cobblestones.

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Latin Quarter Self Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English (opens in a new tab)

2 2 h 30 min

Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover this must-see part of Paris. Our Left Bank Adventure starts at Place St Michel (easily reached by metro, bus or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of the Latin Quarter of Paris, revealing the history and culture of this fascinating part of the city. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations and have fun as a family with activities and stories that bring each site and its story to life. You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions! Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, and you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids interested and parents happy as you explore and learn about this vibrant and essential part of Paris!

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Montmartre Self-Guided Audio Tour: More Than Meets the Eye (opens in a new tab)

44 1 h – 2 h

Explore Montmartre at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • See one of the only vineyards left in Paris and where artists Picasso and Modigliani got their start • Hear from producer Annie Sargent, a tour guide and producer of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast whose passion for France’s history inspired him to craft this bestselling VoiceMap tour • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline. Please note that this is a hilly walk.

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The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour (opens in a new tab)

2 1 h 10 min

Amid the bustle of modern Paris, I invite you to step back into the past. During the 1920s, Montparnasse was home to Ernest Hemingway and his long-suffering wife Hadley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda, writer Gertrude Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas, the tormented painter Amedeo Modigliani and his muse Jeanne Hebuterne, singer and actress Kiki de Montparnasse, photographers Man Ray and Berenice Abbott, and bookseller Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company. Their lives criss-crossed in the cafés and bars they frequented, many of which survive to this day. So when you need a break, you are never far from a watering hole where you can sketch or scribble your own masterpiece. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

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Père Lachaise Cemetery Self Guided Walking Tour with Audio Guide (opens in a new tab)

1 2 h – 4 h

Skip the group tours and explore Paris' most famous cemetery your way. This self-guided walk takes you straight to Molière, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison and Chopin, 17 stops, a full Audio Guide unlocked with one QR scan, and a real map placing every grave at its exact location. Go at your own pace, any day, any time, and discover the legends, dark history and hidden wildlife most visitors walk right past.

Lupin's Footsteps: A Self-Guided Walking Tour in Paris (opens in a new tab)

5 1 h – 1 h 30 min

Are you looking for a way to see Lupin's Paris without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • See actual buildings that members of the Resistance accessed via the Catacombs to avoid detection by the Nazis during WWII. • Hear from producer Comte de Saint-Germain, a fictional local character with vast historical knowledge. • Do it all in an hours or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish. • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it. • Use the virtual tour option at home. Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Notre Dame Introduction Tour with Access (opens in a new tab)

89 30 min

Discover the Soul of Paris with Our Notre-Dame Introduction Tour Embark on an enriching journey through one of Paris’s most iconic treasures with our 30-minute introduction to Notre-Dame Cathedral. Led by a knowledgeable and engaging guide, this experience blends powerful historical insight with awe-inspiring architecture, bringing the cathedral’s remarkable story to life. Your tour begins at the scenic Pont au Double, a charming historic bridge offering breathtaking views of Notre-Dame and the Seine. From there, your guide will take you to the cathedral’s forecourt for a 30-minute exploration filled with fascinating facts — from the cathedral’s medieval construction and its central role in French history to the remarkable restoration efforts following the 2019 fire. Once the exterior visit concludes, your guide will assist you with access to the cathedral. Inside, you're free to continue your discovery at your own pace.

Paris: Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Walking Tour (opens in a new tab)

1 1 h 30 min – 2 h

Take a walk with me and uncover the stories of Paris's legendary artists, writers, and innovators on a guided tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery. This unique experience takes you through the final resting places of icons like Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Balzac, and Richard Wright, immersing you in the rich cultural history of the world, explaining how Père Lachaise became a place of interest to people from all walks of life throughout the globe. Enjoy the beautiful views of this natural area and discover the fascinating stories behind the design of the tombs.

Musée Rodin and Musée d'Orsay with Private Guide and Tickets (opens in a new tab)

2 h – 6 h

See The Thinker, The Kiss, The Gates of Hell, and more works by Auguste Rodin on a private museum tour with pre-booked fast track tickets. Extended options: private car transfers and a guided tour of Musée d'Orsay. Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests: 2-hour: Musée Rodin Book a guided tour of Musée Rodin and learn about the life and work of Auguste Rodin and more. 3,5-hour: Musée Rodin & Transfers Book a 1,5-hour round-trip transfer and a 2-hour guided tour of Musée Rodin. 4-hour: Musée Rodin & Musée d’Orsay Book this guided tour to discover the amazing modern art collections of the Musée d'Orsay and Musée Rodin. 5,5-hour: Musée Rodin, Musée d’Orsay & Transfers Book a 1,5-hour round-trip transfer and a 4-hour guided tour of the modern art collections of Musée Rodin and Musée d'Orsay.

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Paris: Saint Germain, Latin Quarter, and Notre Dame Walk (opens in a new tab)

3 h

Explore Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter on a guided walking tour through historic streets, cafés, and gardens, ending at the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral. Begin in Saint-Germain-des-Prés at the city’s oldest church, Église Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés. Discover the famous literary cafés Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore, once frequented by writers and philosophers. Stroll through the elegant streets of the 6th arrondissement and pass historic artisan shops such as À la Mère de Famille before visiting the impressive Église Saint‑Sulpice. Walk through the beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg and enter the Latin Quarter, home to Sorbonne University and the monumental Panthéon. Cross to Île de la Cité and finish in front of the legendary Notre‑Dame de Paris while learning the story of this Gothic masterpiece.

Omaha and Utah Beaches D-Day Small Group Tour from Paris (opens in a new tab)

7 13 h 30 min

Discover Omaha and Utah Beaches, the two American D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, on a full-day small-group tour from Paris for up to 7 guests in a comfortable Mercedes. For larger groups, we can arrange two Mercedes vehicles. Explore the key historic sites of the Normandy D-Day landings: Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Center. Omaha Beach with the Signal Monument. Overlord Museum with an impressive collection of WWII artifacts, military vehicles, tanks of the Battle of Normandy. Pointe du Hoc — the dramatic battlefield where US Army Rangers scaled the cliffs under enemy fire during the D-Day landings. Utah Beach and Utah Beach Landing Museum — explore one of the American landing beaches and discover an extensive collection, including an authentic B-26 Marauder bomber.