Palais Garnier Tours

Make your visit to the Opera Garnier easy by booking an admission ticket online, which allows your to breeze past entrance queues. A self-guided visit means that you can explore at your own pace without the pressure of a tour group, tailoring the experience to your own preferences. Leave with a new perspective on Paris's history, music, and architecture.

Take an incredible walking tour of the Palais Garnier, Paris' premier opera house, to see one of largest opera houses in Europe. The Opera Garnier, as it is often called, inspired the setting for the famous musical, 'Phantom of the Opera.' During the tour, your expert guide will show you the Grand Foyer, the sumptuous main staircase (Grand Escalier), the Member's Rotunda and the auditorium itself. Enjoy the opulent Neo-Baroque décor of this beautiful building, designed by French architect Charles Garnier in the late 19th century.

Experience the magnificence of Paris’s Opera Garnier with an exclusive after-hours tour. After the daytime crowds have departed, explore the Beaux-Arts opera house that was memorialized as the setting for ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’ Explore the grand staircase, chandelier-lined foyer and opulent auditorium as your guide shares the history and legends of this world-famous theater.

Make sightseeing in the French capital easy with a Big Bus tour of Paris. Enjoy the convenience of hop-on hop-off access at any stop along the route, and soak in the views from an open-top, double-decker bus. See sights like the Louvre Museum, Moulin Rouge cabaret club, and the iconic Eiffel Tower as you listen to informative, English-speaking guides or audio-commentary.

Put a twist on the typical Paris sightseeing tour with a private drive around the city in a Citroën Traction—a classic French car. Inside the open-top vehicle with a retractable roof, drive through neighborhoods like Montmartre and the Latin Quarter and pass by major sights such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées, the Louvre, and the Moulin Rouge. Learn about the city from a guide as you go. Up to four people can fit in one car.

Discover traces of Paris’s opulent history still hidden within the modern metropolis on this walking tour complete with all entrance fees and some of the best views in the city. Explore the covered passages of the Palais Royal where high society once shopped and traded gossip, and indulge your ‘Phantom of the Opera’ fantasies inside the impossibly ornate Opera Garnier. Finish with panoramic views over one of Paris’s most fashionable districts from the rooftop of the famous Galeries Lafayette department store.

The Palais Garnier’s Secrets tour takes you behind the scenes at one of the most iconic venues in Paris, the stunning Palais Garnier. Constructed in the 1800s to house the famous Paris Opera, this monumental theatre and museum offer some of the most opulent architecture in Europe. Explore the twists and turns, historic seating area, and the in-house museum, and discover the secrets behind the building's colorful past. Venez Discover brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion, and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.

Travel through scenic Normandy en route to the medieval Mont-St-Michel on a full-day trip from Paris. Discover the UNESCO World-Heritage-listed island and its iconic Gothic abbey, with a guide, and listen to fascinating history and legendary stories about the site. Enjoy ample time to explore the island, and admire views of the surrounding bay before traveling back to the French capital. Upgrade to include a gourmet lunch and/or round-trip hotel transfers.

Start your trip to Disneyland® Paris in style by hopping on this dedicated express shuttle bus, which whisks you to the park from convenient Paris pick-up locations. Depending on the option selected, your ticket includes direct admission to Disneyland® Park and/or Disney Studios® Park—a convenient and hassle-free way to get your visit started. Small children get special discounts, and the air-conditioned shuttle bus has multiple departure times.

With this combo tour, benefit from entry to 2 of the most famous cultural museums in Paris and the Palais Garnier, which has been called “probably the most famous opera house in the world.” Marvel at the world-famous works of art in the prestigious permanent collections and temporary exhibitions of both the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée de l'Orangerie in the Tuileries Gardens. Then, visit the museums as you wish. Once inside, admire the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. At the Palais Garnier, explore the opera house that is a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica.

Marvel over Baron Haussmann’s Paris and visit two of the city’s most magnificent buildings on this private 2-hour walking tour. First explore inside the opulent Palais Garnier, a vision of dazzling marble and crystal chandeliers, with its Grand Staircase and famous auditorium. Then, stroll around the elegant shops of Paris’s most iconic department store, Galeries Lafayette, before heading to the rooftop to enjoy spectacular views of the city.

Visit one of France’s top attractions on this independent day trip from Paris to Mont-St-Michel. Relax on a comfortable coach ride as you travel through the scenic landscapes of Normandy en route to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed island, and spend hours exploring at your leisure with a multi-language audio guide (if option selected). Tour the famous Gothic abbey, wander through the narrow streets of the surrounding village, or admire views across the Atlantic Ocean.

Escape the city of Paris for a day, and go on a tour to Versailles, which is known for its magnificent regal architecture. Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to Versailles, which takes the stress out of organizing transport. Conveniently, an entrance ticket to the Palace of Versailles is included, so you beat the crowds. Your guide enriches your experience with stories about the area’s royal history.

Step back in time to 19th-century Paris with a private tour of the world-famous Opera Garnier (Palais Garnier), memorialized as the opulent setting of ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’ Admire the gilded interior, grand staircase and elaborate murals while learning the history of this fine arts institution. Then, follow your guide through the historic covered shopping arcades known as ‘passages couverts’ for a glimpse into Paris life of the past. Enjoy the personalized attention of your guide on this private tour.

Cruise through Paris in style from the seat of a beautifully restored Citroen—one of the most classic French-made cars. Cozy up inside the spacious backseat or pop your head out of the retractable roof as your personal chauffeur takes you past illuminated landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge, Opera Garnier, and the Louvre. Stop along the way to snap Instagramable photos of your Parisian joy ride.

Tour the City of Lights in style during this private, after-hours Paris tour. See the top monuments illuminated by night as you cruise between locations in a vintage, open-roof Citroen. Cover the city’s main highlights, from the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum to the hilltop church of Sacre-Coeur and the iconic, windmill-shaped nightclub, the Moulin Rouge.

See Paris at its best during this nighttime tour that includes a show at the Moulin Rouge. Start with an illuminations tour past the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and other famous sights, made even more beautiful as they light up after dark. Then head to the Moulin Rouge, home of the cancan, in the Montmartre district for a dazzling performance of ‘Feerie.’ Choose either a standard coach tour or small-group tour by minivan for a more intimate sightseeing experience.

Experience one of the most popular areas of northwestern France, the ‘château country’ of the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed region. Visit a few of the region’s many castles—Châteaux d’Amboise, Chenonceau, and Chambord—with an audio guide at each castle. Learn about the Renaissance architecture and the historical figures who once lived in and visited these stunning residences.

Discover the biggest opera in Europe thanks to this private tour of the Garnier Opera house. The Garnier Opera house is a jewel of the city, designed by Charles Garnier, it is located on the majestic Opera avenue and is considered as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. Here people dance, sing, applaud the great shows, and visit the opera house. The public is always amazed by the great hall, the sumptuous staircase and the Chagall ceiling. A very private tour awaits you in this exceptional place, accompanied by your impassioned guide, you will discover the secrets of this opera house.

Uncover history and art on a small-group, full-day tour from central Paris. Explore Giverny, including its tranquil water lily gardens at Monet’s house. Indulge in lunch at Moulin de Fourges and then discover the splendor of the Palace of Versailles with its decadent Hall of Mirrors and gardens.

Experience Paris in a way few people have: aboard an electric tuk-tuk. On this private tour, you and your traveling companions have multiple tours to choose from, from short tours of central Paris to extensive tours that last a full day. Tuk-tuks seat up to six passengers, but large groups can rent multiple vehicles and cruise around together.

Enjoy two iconic Parisian experiences during this evening tour that combines a dinner cruise on the Seine River with admission to the Moulin Rouge. First, see Paris sights like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame Cathedral while enjoying a 3-course meal of French cuisine aboard a La Marina de Paris glass-enclosed boat. Then head to the Moulin Rouge in the Montmartre district for a performance of the show ‘Feerie,’ which includes a half bottle of Champagne per person. Hotel transport is included for your convenience.

When you don’t have oodles of time in the French capital, make the most of it with a trip to Versailles and a tour of the best of Paris in one day. Spend the morning at the extravagant Palace of Versailles with a guide, then head back to Paris for lunch, a sightseeing cruise on the Seine River, and a coach tour of the "City of Light."

On this quirky, offbeat sightseeing tour, you’ll ditch the packed coach visits and enjoy a bespoke ride through Paris on a vintage motorcycle sidecar. Enjoy unobstructed, open-air views of the city’s top landmarks as you cruise past Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, Palais Garnier, and other attractions. Tours include round-trip, door-to-door hotel transfers and a glass of Champagne.

Take a sneak peek behind the closed doors of the Opera Garnier. A hidden world of opulence and magnificence in the heart of Paris is waiting to be discovered.