Paris

Eiffel Tower Guided Tour with Summit Access

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Eiffel Tower with Summit and skip the line

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From $111.36

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

1 hour 30 minutes
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Offered in: English

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Overview

The Eiffel Tower is a must-see for all first-time visitors to Paris, but most tours only take in the view from the second-floor observation deck. This small-group tour includes entrance and access to the top floor of the tower, from where the spectacular views span the entire city.

Eiffel Tower summit tour in Paris
Take in the views from the both the 2nd floor and the top of the tower
Marvel at landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Invalides, and Notre Dame Cathedral from above

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Get access to the summit, priority entry to Floor 2, and headsets—if appropriate—to clearly hear the guide.

What's Included

Access to the 2nd level of the Eiffel Tower
Expert English speaking guide
Group limited to 20 people or fewer
Headsets when appropriate so you can always hear your guide
Access to the summit of the Eiffel Tower

Gratuities
Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Pont d'Iéna, Paris, France
Your guide will be waiting for you on the end of the Pont d'Iena which is across the road, directly opposite the Eiffel Tower. They will have an orange badge around their neck. The nearest public transport is RER station Champ de Mars (RER line C) and metro Bir-Hakeim (line 6)

End point

Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France
Your tour will end on the Eiffel Tower.

What To Expect

Make your own way to the meeting point by the Pont d'Iéna in front of the Eiffel Tower, then follow your guide to the iconic Parisian landmark. Head up to the second-floor observation deck by high-speed elevator, and gaze out over the Paris skyline and the Seine River, as your guide points out the Louvre museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, and many more Paris sights. You’ll have plenty of time to admire the views and take photos while your guide tells the fascinating history of the famous tower, including plenty of fun facts.

Next, continue to the top floor of the tower, which many travellers miss, and enjoy panoramic views from the summit. At the top, you can also peek inside the personal apartment of Gustave Eiffel, and purchase a drink from the summit bar.

Eiffel Tower

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
IMPORTANT! Tickets for the Eiffel Tower are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged. They must be used with the group at the booked time and their availability is very limited. For this reason we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate late arrivals and are unable to issue refunds for missed tours.
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

223 reviews

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Effiek Tower Tour with Sonia

Tic_C, Apr 2024

Sonia was our tour guide and sge was wonderful! She was very informative and answered our questions. She was so sweet, patient & did not rush through thd tour. She was extremely helpful in giving us directions back to our hotel. If you plan to book a tour, definitely request Sonia.

Excellent!

LeighAnn_L, Apr 2024

William was a great guide. We had a wonderful time. Quick access to the tower and lots of neat facts. As expected it’s crowded but not overwhelming. Highly recommend William and the tour. He even made it interesting to my teens.

Eiffel Tower Tour

Kathleen_G, Oct 2023

Amber was an excellent guide. She was informative, humorous and answered all our questions. She even offered restaurant/cabaret recommendations and offered to help research some genealogy. Eiffel

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much for your kind comments, which we are really happy to read and to share with Amber. We are so glad you enjoyed the tour and hope you checked out some of her great recommendations! We hope you had a wonderful stay here in Paris.

Effiel Tower 3 level (Summit) skip the line! Info to know.

Kimberli_C, Aug 2023

Got to skip the line! Airline and Uber got us to front door at 13:28pm. Spoke with tour guide to update. Reported she could not wait even though the meeting place was 13:15pm on the bridge and it took 10-15 minute walk to get to front gate. But, tickets were emailed and we self guided ourself to all 3 levels by elevator. It was crowded and flow was congested. The champagne at the top is not included in this tour cost. It costs $25-$28 for a glass/plastic flute. Bonus to skip long line-30 minute wait still but avoided 1 and 1.2 hour line. Elevator/lift is only way to go because stairs would have been painful! Nice tickets emailed and this prevented another line of waiting. Beware lots of people trying to sell you stuff all over outside the tour gates! Souvenir tourist trap

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your review, although we are very sorry to read that you missed your tour. We do book our entry tickets several months in advance and they are timed entry tickets, this is what allows us to have faster access to the tower and they are strict about enforcing the visit times, as visitor numbers on the tower need to be controlled. So we have to enter on time and are unable to wait for late arrivals. We do try andmake this clear on the booking pages to avoid any disappointment on the day. However we are very glad that you were able to access the tower and that you enjoyed your visit. Our tour is not advertised as a champagne tour as we do not include it, you can as you say buy a glass at the summit if you wish. We hope you had a fantastic stay here in Paris!

Mr Eiffel’s extraordinary tower

Leslie_S, Jun 2023

Our guide, Rémi (yes, like the gourmet mouse/chef in Disney’s Ratatouille) was wonderfully entertaining and knowledgeable. Charisma goes a long way towards cooking up a delightful visit. For example, he memorably told us how the tower is continually being repainted, and even warned us about the possibility of paint dripping down from above. A little later, when we reached the second floor, we were rewarded by the extraordinary sight of four of those same painters, in harness and helmet, casually clambering about in front of us, but on the OTHER side of the barriers, calmly chatting and moving around the structure with dripping brushes & buckets of paint, as if they belonged to some strange tribe whose world we were privileged to visit. A sight we will never forget. Our guide pointed out the sights on the tower as well as on the ground below, and although the tower is perpetually crowded, we had a lovely visit. The only down note was the that the third level, at the top of the tower, was closed for “technical” reasons, which is apparently not that rare. While the tower represents the pinnacle of 19th century engineering, the French government will have to develop a long term, comprehensive plan for maintaining it for the remainder of this century. Overall, a five star experience, and we even got a partial refund because of those aforementioned “technical” difficulties.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review! It was a pleasure reading it and to share it with Remi. He was as happy to read it as we are! It's so nice that you got to see the painters, a special sight indeed! And yes the elevators are very high maintenance and do sometimes break down, we are sorry that happened on the day of your tour, but very glad that you enjoyed it nonetheless. We hope you are having a wonderful stay here in Paris.

Amber was an incredible...

Charles_V, Apr 2023

Amber was an incredible guide! She was very knowledgeable, and relayed her knowledge with a fun and lively delivery. She really made the experience grest!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for your review and kind comments! We are very happy to read them and have passed them to Amber. We are so glad you enjoyed your trip up the Eiffel Tower, and we hope you had a wonderful stay here in Paris!

Amber was an amazing...

Samantha_M, Apr 2023

Amber was an amazing guide. She was knowledgeable, funny, and approachable. We highly recommend her and this tour!!!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for your review and recommendation which we are very happy to read and to share with Amber, who will no doubt be as pleased as we are! We are delighted you enjoyed your tour, and we hope you had a great stay here in Paris. We look forward to perhaps seeing you again on future visits!

Excellent tour group

Mathew_W, Mar 2023

Great experience Our guide was fantastic with top knowledge and an infectious energy, thoroughly recommend a tour with these guys

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Many thanks for your review which we were very happy to read! We very much appreciate your recommendation and we are really happy that you enjoyed your tour so much. We recently completely reworked the tour to make it a special experience for 10 guests only, and we're very glad to see that you liked it so much. We hope you had a wonderful stay here in Paris and would love to see you again on future visits!

Great addition to our trip.

Jennifer_K, Dec 2022

In general, I thought the tour was good. I just wish the guide was able to provide some more history and information about the Eiffel Tower and/or Paris. Otherwise, it was a great addition to our trip - the skip the line was great!!! Guide was nice.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you for your review, although we are disappointed to see that the rating was not the 5* we always aim for. Particularly on the Eiffel Tower tour, as we pride ourselves on being one of the very few operators that has professional guides taking guests up the Eiffel Tower and providing a fully guided experience with an expert rather than just a quick drop off with a host. Our guides who lead these tours are passionate about both the tower and our city, and love sharing both with our guests. We have shared your comments with your guide, and will keep working hard to ensure that our tours are the very best in the city! We hope you had a wonderful stay here in Paris!

Great Experience!

Michael_T, Dec 2022

Despite the wet and windy conditions our guide gave an entertaining and informative tour of the tower.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thank you for your review! We are very pleased you enjoyed your tour and hope that you are having a fantastic stay here in Paris. We wish you Happy Holidays!

Long lines

Simon_D, Dec 2022

Takes way to long with all the lines to go to the top. Give yourself about 5-6 hours by the time you’re done. They should tell you that before you book.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

We are sorry to read your review and learn that you were disappointed with the wait times on the day of your visit. We have identified your booking and spoken to your guide, who tells us that the wait times for the second floor elevator were normal on that day. We prebook timed entrance tickets and our guides are there to facilitate your visit to ensure you get up the tower as quickly and easily as possible. Of course the Eiffel Tower is an extremely popular monument, and it can get crowded. The security checks are obligatory, and again our guides will help you through them as quickly and smoothly as possible. On occasions the management of the tower will need to shut down one of the elevators, for technical, staffing or weather related reasons. Our guide tells us that on the day of your visit there was only 1 elevator running to the summit (all visitors need to exit the elevator at the 2nd floor and take a different elevator to the summit). There are no timed entry tickets for the summit available to any visitors, and so this line is one that nobody can skip. We are sorry that the reduced elevator capacity on that day caused longer wait times. Our guides do all they can to ensure you have the best experience possible on the tower, and this includes helping you through those lines as best they can. We would like to reassure guests that they do not need 5-6 hours to visit the Eiffel Tower! Of course it depends on how long you decide to spend on each floor - there is a lot to see and do and you can easily spend several hours there if you want to. Technical hiccups do happen on this very historical monument, but our team are there to help you have the best experience possible whatever the weather and despite the lines! We hope you had a great stay here in Paris.

I was very disappointed...

Judith_T, Nov 2022

I was very disappointed that we could not find the guide that day. We were there before the time. I tried to send an email and requested a full refund but it would not go through. I shall now write to them and maybe I will get some answers. Again very disappointed.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

We are very sorry to read that you missed your tour. We have both the guide and a coordinator at the meeting point. The coordinator is wearing a bright orange cap and an orange badge on an orange lanyard, they arrive 30 minutes before the tour departure time and leave 15 minutes after the guide has left with the group. The groups are always full so they are very visible at the meeting point. We do also call all late arrivals to see if they need any help finding the group and our number is on the voucher in case you need to call us. The Eiffel Tower are very strict about the entry tickets. All the guests have to enter on time at our pre-booked entry time, and together with the guide. They will not refund for late arrivals or missed tours, and so those places on the tour are lost to us. We do indicate this clearly on the page when you are choosing the tour, to ensure you are made aware of the entry conditions. Once again we are sorry you missed the tour. We hope we will have the opportunity to welcome you on future visits.

No priority access

lrooney, Oct 2022

We did not receive the priority access we paid for. We spent more time standing in line and we spent actually in the Eiffel tower. The tour guide was delightful but had technical issues with the radio communication system.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

We are sorry to read your review. We do reserve tickets many months in advance which are timed entry and allow us to enter at our reserved time, avoiding the ticket lines. There is of course a security perimeter around the tower and security checks in place, which we have to go through as so all other visitors. The tower is one of the most visited monuments in Paris, and on very busy days there can be lines. Our guides are there not only to tell you the history of the tower and show you the sights of Paris, but to help you navigate the various lines and checks as quickly and smoothly as possible so that your visit is relaxing and fun. We hope you enjoyed it nonetheless and that you enjoyed the amazing views from the summit.

Very well done

Denise_C, Oct 2022

Knowledgeable engaging guide. Informative. Easy to find the meeting location. All logistics went smoothly.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed your tour so much, and we hope you had a fantastic stay here in Paris!

Great guide, but bad organization

Monique_F, Oct 2022

The guide was amazing, but unfortunately the summit was closed and they didn’t notify us in advance, even though they were aware it was closed. In addition they said they’d provide some of the money back, but it was only 1/5 of the ticket cost per person. It should have been 1/2 since half of the tour wasn’t even available.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you for your review, although we are sorry to read that you are dissatisfied with the partial refund for your tour. The Eiffel Tower does sometimes close the summit due to technical or staffing reasons. We are never notified of this in advance, and find out only when we arrive at the tower for our tour entry time. Every year in January the summit is closed as they are repairing the elevator, we do know about that in advance and we do not run our tour during that period. When the summit closes our guide ensures that they do the whole tour all the same so you do not miss any of the guiding or information about the tower and the city. It is much better to point out the monuments in Paris from the 2nd floor as you can see them much more clearly and this is what our guides do even when the summit is open. The Eiffel Tower refunds us the difference in the ticket price between the 2nd floor and the summit, and we pass 100% of this refund on to you. We do understand your disappointment at not being able to access the summit, but in terms of the guided tour you did receive the full duration of the tour time with our guide, and the reserved access tickets to the second floor. We refund the summit ticket for the part of the tour that you missed. We hope that you had an enjoyable stay in Paris and that we may get the opportunity to take you to the top of the tower should you return in future.

Eiffel Tour tour

Christine_C, Oct 2022

Hexcel was our tour guide and she was amazing! She was so knowledgeable and she was so fun! We had a blast! She was very entertaining. We learned so much on this tour. We highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you very much for your review and recommendation which we were very happy to pass on to Hechel! We are very pleased to read that you had such a great time with her and we very much appreciate your recommendation. We hope you had a fantastic time in Paris!

Paris At Night

Erica_W, Oct 2022

This was such a great tour! Rene was our guide and was awesome! He taught us a lot about the tower and its history and was super friendly and funny. Seeing Paris from up there at night (we had the 6:15pm tour) was amazing! I would definitely recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you very much for your review and recommendation which we were very happy to share with René. Going up the tower by night is something special, and really different from a daytime visit. Those sparkling lights are something not to be missed......! We hope you had a fantastic stay here in Paris!

Wouldn't recommend

Dale_H, Oct 2022

Tour guide didn't know architect's correct name. Kept saying it backwards. We also struggled a little to understand Hexcel due to her Asian accent. Due to marathon being on that day, we were unable to meet at designated place and there were no answer to any of our phone calls. We were not contacted via phone or email previously for alternative meeting place by operator, which they must have known about. Only by chance did we meet up with another couple who eventually got a message through to them via whatsapp. Tour then started 45 mins late. We skipped the queue to enter but not for getting through security.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you for your review, although we are of course sorry to read that you were disappointed with your tour. There was indeed a road race that day, the information that we had received from the prefecture of police indicated that the meeting point would be accessible on foot, which is how we always access it, and that the road would just be closed to traffic. However as you saw on the day this was not the case, it was blocked off and we are sorry about that. We called all the guests on the tour to inform them of a new meeting point by the tower, and our coordination team and the guide moved to the new spot that was easily accessible. It may have taken a little longer to contact us on the day as we were on the phones calling the guests. The tour started a bit late as we wanted to ensure we got everybody, which we are happy to say we did except for one couple who did not come, and of course the guide took care to do the full length tour so you did not miss anything. We all have to go through security checks at the tower and there is no skip the line privilege there, but our guides are there not only to tell you about the tower and her history, but to help smooth your passage through the various checks and lines. We very much hope that you enjoyed your visit despite the issues at the start, and that you had a great time here in Paris.

Great tour!

John_B, Oct 2022

Great time with access all over the Eiffel Tower. Great tour guide and very informative. The only challenge was finding where to meet the tour at the start. Otherwise, ensure you understand the meeting point and you’ll have a great time!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Many thanks for your review! We are very happy you enjoyed your tour. It does get very crowded around the tower, which is why we have our meeting point on the end of the bridge directly opposite, just across the road. Our coordinators are there waiting to welcome you - look out for the orange badge and orange cap! And if you are late we will call you to see if we can help. But yes, future guests please read the voucher carefully before you go, to ensure you know where we are! We hope you had a great stay in Paris.

Extraordinary experience

R_K, Oct 2022

Great experience. Rene our guide was awesome who explained in detail the history of Eiffel Tower. The view from the summit was extraordinary.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Many thanks for your comments which we were happy to pass on to René. We are very pleased to read that you enjoyed your tour, and the views from the summit are something special aren't they?! We hope you had a great stay here in Paris.

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