Paris on Wheels and Foot

Written by Viator, June 2012

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Walking/Hiking, Palace, Town / City

If you have to wait in a line of cars or people while you are trying to see the sights of Paris, you will lose a lot of time. Luckily, there are ways to see the best of Paris while avoiding the traffic jams created by all the less knowledgeable tourists.

See it All on a Bike Tour

You will see far more than you ever could on a tour bus or by foot when you take a bike tour of Paris. On the daytime Paris Bike Tour, you’ll pass all the top attractions and receive the perfect orientation to the city with commentary from an expert guide. And since this is the City of Lights, you can also take a Paris Night Bike Tour to see the illuminated monuments that make a Parisian night so magical. Included in the night tour is a 1-hour Seine River Cruise so you can relax as you see even more of the night-time beauty! Another great place to explore by bike is Versailles. Few people get to really explore the expansive gardens when they visit the famous Palace, but if you do Versailles by Bike, you’ll see where the royals used to go to escape like Marie Antoinette's farm-style Hameau, the Petit Trianon and the Grand Trianon. You’ll even get to have a picnic by the Grand Canal before going for a tour of the Palace!

Skip the Long Lines

To get inside the Versailles Palace without waiting in any lines try the Skip-the-Line Versailles in One Day including French Market and Grand Canal Picnic. Another must-see attraction you can beat the lines to see is the Musee D’Orsay. On the Skip-the-Line: Musee d’Orsay Small-Group Walking Tour, a guide will offer plenty of insight to the work of the masters from Van Gogh to Monet and everything in between.

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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!

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Reply by Viator, November 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Versailles Palace in One Day including French Market and Grand Canal Picnic

This was ONE amazing day with a lot of walking but a deep lesson in the culture and history of the Parisian culture and history. I absolutely adored the palace and all the great splendors of the garden. Our tour guide was especially entertaining and kept us pretty emerged in the ancient stories.

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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.

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