Paris city tour & Lunch cruise
€214.00
€214.00
Please ask for availability by mail before you book
Pickup close to Arc de Triomphe (we will advise you by mail).
A stunning and complete half day sightseeing tour of Paris in minibus. Constructed 2000 thousand years ago and divided in 20 districts, each one is a village with its own history and centres of interest.
Your professional guide will drive you to discover the most famous places and there will be 2 stops* within the tour.
You will see the Place de la Concorde with its Egyptian obelisk, fountains, statues and columns, the Madeleine church looking like a Greek temple, then the Opéra Garnier gorgeous architecture from the 19th century, the rue de la Paix with its luxurious jewelleries, Place Vendome with its column comtioned by Napoléon.
You will then take the Rivoli street before joining the Champs-Elysées Avenue. On the top is the Arc de Triomphe 50 meters high celebrating the Napoléon victories. After, you will go to see the Eiffel Tower* built for the Universal Exhibition in 1889.
You will follow the Seine river bank where are located most of the major historical buildings of the city: Le Grand and le Petit Palais, the Tuileries gardens...
You will cross the river Seine to join the left bank. You will pass by Notre-Dame Cathedral and then continue with the Latin Quarter, Le Pantheon, the Luxembourg gardens, St Germain, St Sulpice churches, Les Invalides built in the 18th century where is Napoléon’s tomb.
You will cross some of the most prestigious bridges during this trip : Alexandre III, Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge of the city. You will finish this visit with the "village" of Montmartre* where you will have another 20 minutes to stroll around the Sacré-Coeur Basilica and to the Place du Tertre where all the artists and painters used to show their works.
After the tour we will guide to the Seine quay at the bottom of the Eiffel tower for a friendly lunch cruise with the cruise company: “Les Bateaux Parisiens”. The location of your table on the boat is depending on the menu you have chosen. All tables have a panoramic view over the river & the city.
The boat will cast off for a cruise which lasts around 2 hours. The view on Paris is breathtaking, a piano and violin will take you away and the food is excellent. Many of the most memorable views of the city are from the river. You will admire all the richness of the monuments and the 32 fascinating bridges.
After the lunch cruise, there is no return to your hotel. Located at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower, you will easily find your way back to the main centres of interest of Paris or to you hotel. Ask our guide if you need informations before he left you at the cruise company.