Paris by Bike
Written by Viator, January 2012
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Paris by Bike Reviews
We've found 77 Paris by Bike reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Giverny and Monet's Garden Bike Tour
This was one of our best tours during our stay in Paris. Our British Guide Pete was excellent, informative, and had a great sense of humour. The bike ride was easy and fun. We enjoyed the picnic lunch and the local food from the town of Vernon (including Pete's recommendation of the cider). Monet's gardens were stunningly beautiful and beyond my expectations as I had wanted to visit them for many years. We had light rain on and off that day, but the ambient light in the garden was perfect for photography. As well the gardens were not exceptionally busy with crowds as it was midweek. All in all, this tour is highly recommended.
Reply by Viator, April 2013
Doing what: Paris Night Bike Tour
I had Eric as a tour guide and he was everything I felt our group needed. He was informative, taught us how to navigate through the city and assured us that our use of, "the palm of power", would help us to communicate with drivers. I was in Paris 6 days, did some AMAZING things, but this BY FAR was the highlight of my tour. Seeing Paris at night and then from the perspective of the river, there is a cruise included in this bike tour by the way. I highly encourage that you take this tour by yourself, with a loved one or your family. It was such a treat!
Reply by Viator, November 2012
Doing what: Giverny and Monet's Garden Bike Tour
This truly was the highlight of our trip to Paris. Kit was an amazing guide with his wealth of knowledge on art history. The day was beautiful, our bikes perfect, the picnic delicious, and then Monet. M. Holt
Reply by Viator, November 2012
Doing what: Paris Night Bike Tour
The Paris night bike tour was the best fun. It was so fabulous speeding through the streets of Paris on our pedal pushers. The tour went for over 3 hours which was longer than I had anticipated but as long as you are prepared for a late night it is a great tour. Was not able to go on the tour on the Thursday night and the tour company were very accomodating in letting us change our booking to the following night. Very impressed with the service and our tour guide who was a local Parisian.
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Paris Bike Tour
Had a fantastic time on the bike tour! Our guide Justin was really friendly and had lots of interesting facts to tell us about modern day Paris and about its history! We saw so much of the city, it was great as first time visitor to the city but there were people on our tour which had been to the city a few times and enjoyed it just as much as us!
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Versailles by Bike Day Tour
Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Versailles because doing it on foot is unthinkable! We were also lucky to have hit Culture Day many areas were open and free: Trianon feat. an art exhibit, Marie Antoinette's hamlet/farm. The biking is not as strenuous as the Paris night bike tour. The best part is picking out food at the morning market and picnicking along the canal. Wished I'd gotten more grapes at the market! Remember to bring napkins!! Our guide Stu gave a very engaging history of the many Louis to the end of Napoleonic era and a lot was to be learned. It was unfortunate the fountains had turned off by the time I reached it--we also only had 1.5 hours to tour the actual palace and with so many ppl coming during Culture Day, I shuffled quickly through the rooms and missed the famous Napoleon portrait!
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Giverny and Monet's Garden Bike Tour
A perfect day. Guide met us at train station in Paris. Dave from Fat Tire led us on a fun day. Good food purchased from the open-air market, a lovely picnic on the Seine, a fun bike ride, and then to Giverny. So beautiful. Highly recommend this tour. 13 year old loved it.
Reply by Viator, October 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
We really enjoyed every minute of both bike tours and the Seine River Cruise. We were having a three day break in Paris and the day we did the bike tours was by far the best. We are both in our late 60's but felt 25 on those bikes. The guides were very knowledgeable and made the tours such fun. I wouldn't change a thing about these trips, even the fact that we had no helmets and no lights on the bikes, even at night. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.
Reply by Viator, September 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
We enjoyed our afternoon and evening riding bikes around Paris. Many different sites visited and the extra background information by the tour leaders was appreciated. Excellent traffic management skills and safe for bike riders, regardless of level of riding ability. The river cruise and glass of wine topped the day off. Would recommend this activity to anyone as a starting point in a visit to Paris.
Reply by Viator, September 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
I did the day and evening bike tour on one day - there was a lot of cycling involved but the routes were flat and it was achievable, even for someone who isn't very fit.
The tours are quite different and it is worth doing them both. The lunch spot in the Tuileries Gardens was great on a nice, sunny day. The evening tour included an ice cream stop and a trip on the Bateaux Mouches, with wine or soft drink.
I had the same guide for both tours. Justin was great and I felt totally safe in the Parisian traffic.
Reply by Viator, August 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
Outstanding! This was an amazing tour. I was hesitant to book this because I was nervous about riding in Paris traffic. I am so glad I booked it. The guides did a really good job of helping the group stay together and navigate through the heavy traffic areas. I did the day and night tour back to back which made for a long day but I didn't get tired. It was very exciting riding through the city and seeing the city by bike. I would do this tour again.
Reply by Viator, August 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
Simply fantastic way to see Paris on well maintained cruiser bicycles with extremely knowledgeable guides who make it a memorable experience whether your first or tenth time in paris and in case you think it too hard ...wrong they leave no one behind.if you have ever ridden a bike you can do it easily we loved it so much we then did the night ride and river cruise .Paris by day brilliant Paris by night UNBELIEVABLE..a must do tour and yes plenty time for photos and gelatti stop
Reply by Viator, August 2012
Doing what: Paris Super Saver: Day Bike Tour, Evening Bike Tour and Seine River Cruise
Simply fantastic way to see Paris on well maintained cruiser bicycles with extremely knowledgeable guides who make it a memorable experience whether your first or tenth time in paris and in case you think it too hard ...wrong they leave no one behind.if you have ever ridden a bike you can do it easily we loved it so much we then did the night ride and river cruise .Paris by day brilliant Paris by night UNBELIEVABLE..a must do tour and yes plenty time for photos and gelatti stop
Reply by Viator, August 2012
Doing what: Giverny and Monet's Garden Bike Tour
Fabulous!!! This was definitely the highlight of our 10-day Paris trip. You can't beat this format - scenic beauty throughout the day, moderate physical activity on comfortable bikes, art history lessons from a magnificent guide (thanks Andre!), a magical picnic by the scenic and picturesque Seine, French market shopping for picnic foods, and meeting wonderful people from across the globe. This was truly a day well spent and would definitely do this again on our next trip back, regardless of the time of year. I do believe August is a fabulous time to see Monet's garden, as it is in FULL bloom and was so colorful and fragrant. Five stars for this one.
Reply by Viator, July 2012
Doing what: Paris Night Bike Tour
This was the funnest thing we did in Paris. Our tour guide Stu was the best and very fun and knowledgeable about the city. We rode around Paris like we owned the place and saw the most important monuments. The best part was stopping in the Latin Quarter and eating ice cream. With the tour you get a sense of what Paris life is really like and we were even inspired to rent our own bikes the next day. You end on this huge boat with people from various other tours and sip on a few cups of red wine. Overall for the price this tour is excellent and won't disappoint. Be ready to get some exercise and have fun. But don't be worried, you stop so much that you never get tired.
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