Private Paris in a day:
Montmartre to the Seine, your way
Destination
Paris, France
Duration
9 hours
Tour size
Max 6
Language
English
Overview
A full day in Paris with a private guide who has already handled the tickets, planned the route, and chosen the moments worth your full attention. This Paris private tour covers the city from the cobblestone hilltop of Montmartre to the water of the Seine, with the Louvre, Notre-Dame, and the Latin Quarter in between.
- •Walk the cobblestone lanes of Montmartre, past the studios and windmills that gave Paris its first bohemian quarter
- •Enter the Louvre with pre-reserved tickets and stand face-to-face with the Mona Lisa before the galleries fill
- •Stand on Île de la Cité, the medieval island where Paris began, with Notre-Dame's restoration unfolding before you
- •Cross Pont Neuf into the Latin Quarter, past independent bookshops and café terraces lining the Left Bank
- •Cruise the Seine at golden hour, with the Grand Palais, Les Invalides, and the bridges of central Paris sliding past
What's included
- Private English-speaking guide for the full day
- Skip-the-line ticket for the Louvre Museum
- One-hour Seine River cruise (flexible ticket)
You will visit
- Montmartre
- Sacré Coeur Basilica
- Louvre Museum
- Île de la Cité & Pont Neuf
- La Conciergerie (exterior)
- Sainte-Chapelle (exterior)
- Latin Quarter
- Le Moulin de la Galette (exterior)
- Le Lapin Agile Cabaret (exterior)
- Seine River Cruise
- Place du Tertre, where artists still paint in the open air
- Notre-Dame Cathedral (exterior and ongoing restoration)
- Eiffel Tower viewpoint
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What to expect
Montmartre in the morning, before the crowds fill the hill
Your private guided tour of Paris begins at the base of Montmartre. Take the funicular up to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, where the view opens across the zinc rooftops, church domes, and far-off silhouette of La Défense. From there you'll wind through Place du Tertre, past the open-air painters and the old windmills, including Le Moulin de la Galette. Your guide will show you the studios and cafés where Picasso, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec spent their years on the hill.
The Louvre with pre-reserved access, straight to the masterpieces
With tickets already in hand, you'll walk past the line and into the Louvre's glass pyramid entrance. Your guide leads you through the galleries to the works worth seeing up close: the Mona Lisa's oil-on-poplar panel, barely 77 centimeters tall behind its protective glass; the armless Venus de Milo; Winged Victory poised at the top of the Daru staircase. By the time most visitors have found the right wing, you'll already be standing in front of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous canvas.
"The funicular doors open and the whole city is below you. That's how every tour in Paris should start."
Laurence,
WalksDevour guide
"At the Louvre, I always start with the Winged Victory at the top of the stairs. It sets the tone for everything after."
Guillaume,
WalksDevour guide
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