Paris: Charming Nooks and Crannies Bike Tour

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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

See Paris in a fun way and get some exercise in the process with this small-group bike tour. Two guides will show you all around some of the oldest parts of Paris, from the Ile Saint Louis to the medieval Marais and up to the Bastille, both on the Right Bank. You'll then cross the Seine to the Left Bank to visit famous areas such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Luxembourg Gardens, and the Latin Quarter.

Ride through Paris with a seven-gear bicycle
Helmets will be provided to all travelers (optional)
Water will be available for all participants
Two experienced guides will lead the way

What's Included

1 experienced guide
Lightweight, comfy bikes with 7 gears
Helmets - not mandatory
Use of bicycle

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

7 Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France
The square is very large and therefore we recommend to carefully check first the address on Google maps and you'll be at the exact location. Your guide will wait for you at the lift entrance leading to the underground parking where our bikes are stored. THE GUIDE WILL BE HOLDING A RED UMBRELLA.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Make your way to the meeting point at Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in central Paris to meet your guide and small group of up to 10 people. After being matched with a suitable bike and helmet, your bike tour begins with a leisurely cycle around the Marais, where you’ll explore the old Jewish quarter and learn about Paris’ thriving LGBTQ scene.

Stop at Place des Vosges, the Hotel de Sens, and the Conciergerie, where your guide will introduce you to some of Paris’ most unique history, then cross the Pont-Neuf to explore the atmospheric Saint Germain des Pres quarter. Cycle in the footsteps of literary legends like Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald as your guide paints a picture of 1920s Paris, then leave the busy streets behind for the shady lanes of the Luxembourg Gardens.

After about three hours of cycling and sightseeing, your tour ends back at the departure point.

Hotel de Ville

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Le Marais

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Place des Vosges

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hotel de Sens

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Conciergerie

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pont-Neuf

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Saint Germain des Pres Quarter

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Luxembourg Gardens

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Check the weather forecast and dress accordingly
Don’t forget your cap, sunglasses, sun cream and a bottle of water during Summer
The tour is suitable for all levels of fitness
Near public transportation

Please be aware that this tour is for people above 13 years of age only
Most travelers can participate
The tour is accessible only to people at least 150 cm tall
Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour start. Tour starts in any case 10 minutes after the official starting time. No refund will be provided. Reschedule is possible depending on availability.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Andrew_S

We had a wonderful time. Our guide was wonderful! She was a wealth of knowledge and stories. Highly recommend this tour for people interested in learning and seeing more of the city.

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Book this tour to feel like a Parisian biking through the neighborhoods and along the river

Holly_R, May 2024

This bike tour was a highlight of our stay in Paris. I loved riding through the small neighborhood streets. We stopped at a beautiful park. We saw the old city wall of Paris and a few medieval buildings that are still there. We also rode the bike path along the Seine and stopped at a little coffee stand to sip an espresso and watch the runners and bikers go by. Our guide Paul was very informative and friendly. I feel like we really got to know the city on this tour and saw so many things we would not have discovered on our own. So much fun!

Great Way to start a Paris Stay.

John_W, May 2024

This tour allows people to parts of Paris rather quickly. The tour goes into 4 districts in Paris and our guide, Christian was knowledgeable about each place. The pace of the bike ride is leisurely and the guide was careful to make sure everyone in the group was safe. Paris has so much going on, but this tour elicits some curiosity about the city. A surprise on the Tour was a column of mounted police horsemen and women parading in uniform for the President of China’s visit.

Highly recommend

Katharine_T, May 2024

Lots of fun much more interesting than standard tourist spots. Great restaurant recommendations as well.

Do it!

April_H, May 2024

Great tour, only 4 people total and our guide Clemen (spelling?) who was awesome! He is so knowledgeable about so much history and took us to lesser known spots in Paris! Bikes were nice and route was flat and easy and our guide did a great job signaling us for turns or intersection crossings. Loved it and would recommend! We are 2 Americans and went on May 3, 2024.

Great tour

Doug_B, May 2024

Fred was a great guide.. he even tied in some of the tour to Guernsey for us. The bikes were comfortable and we really enjoyed the tour.. 3 hours passed very quickly and we feel like we have seen a lot of Paris that we normally would not have seen. Thank you!!

Great way to know different neighborhoods and enjoy a day in Paris

Maria_S, Apr 2024

Really loved this bike tour. It was great getting to know different places within the city. Our tour guide was very knowlogeable and with a lot of local information.

Love biking? You’ll love this tour of Paris.

Gene_S, Apr 2024

We had the opportunity to check out our bikes, to make certain they were suitable for us. We were told so many background stories and the history on the sites that we saw, e.g., Place des Vosges. Our guide, Clement, was open to all questions + prepared to give more details if we were interested. He had a chronology on the history of France, complete with diagram. So thorough + so professional + so safety-conscious! Loved it!

Wonderful tour, highly recommend

Andrew_S, Apr 2024

We had a wonderful time. Our guide was wonderful! She was a wealth of knowledge and stories. Highly recommend this tour for people interested in learning and seeing more of the city.

Funtastic!

Jennifer_C, Mar 2024

Our guide was great! My 18 year old daughter loved the tour. We saw so many cool places we wouldn’t have found on our own. So fun! Highly recommend!

Excellent tour/Excellent team!

Nathaniel_C, Mar 2024

This tour was truly wonderful and so worth it! The team is very knowledgeable and it’s very well organized. The e-bikes are great. Tip: there is a photographer who captures the adventure.

Great tour

LOREN_V, Mar 2024

We ended up be the only party for this tour so it was an unofficial private tour! Super nice and informative. Really enjoyed it and would recommend!

Quirky, Fun and Education Tour

Bianca_C, Dec 2023

Going on an early morning bike ride in Paris was a great way to see a lot of the sites in a fun and different way. My favourite bit was getting to see the not-so-known parts of Le Marais and riding down the Seine. It's a great tour for people who enjoy sightseeing away from the tourist areas, and learning local history too. My friends and I highly recommend this tour!

Excellent and wear your helmet

Christine_P, Nov 2023

Frédérique, our guide was wonderful and engaging and quite informative. We learned a lot about the history of Paris and France in a short period of time. The biking is through traffic, and not necessarily for the faint of heart if you have not biked in cities, just fyi! But we loved it!

awesome quirky bike excursion, see Paris from a diffetentcangle

Sarah_S, Oct 2023

Awesome experience, such a fun way to find out about some of the quirky parts of Paris. Paul our guide was super knowledgeable, fun and guided us safely. Would definitely recommend this trip to othets.

Fantastic Tour

Alan_R, Oct 2023

I really enjoyed the tour. We stopped for a coffee on the Seine which was lovely and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.

So much fun…

Jodi_D, Sep 2023

What a fun way to see Paris! We had a nice afternoon biking and learning all about Paris history and present. Thank you Frederick for being a great guide! Would recommend!

Yes.

Lari_M, Sep 2023

The title of the tour is a good representation of the tour. You get to see interesting places off the main Paris agenda. A bonus is learning to navigate Paris traffic like a local.

Beyond our expectations!

Carolyn_P, Sep 2023

What a great tour. We didn’t expect this to be as amazing as it was but the three hours flew by. Our guide was SO knowledgeable and we learned so many great facts about little spots we likely would not have visited otherwise. It was such a great way to travel the city and briefly visit the more typical spots (eg Luxembourg Gardens) as well! Definitely recommend!

Wonderful safe ride

Donna_W, Aug 2023

Great experience. We visited a few lesser known spots and learned a ton of interesting things about Paris. Romeo was a knowledgeable guide and we had a safe, enjoyable ride!

Great way to see some different parts of Paris

ewebber, Aug 2023

Our guide Frank was so knowledgeable and took us to places that we wouldn’t have otherwise seen. It was an easy ride without too much traffic. There is so much to see and know about Paris and this bike ride was excellent. Loved it!

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