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The 15 Best Day Trips & Guided Tours in France

366 tours  ·  from $6

Everything with a guide, a boat or a minibus attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Paris: Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise - Meeting your guide at the Carrousel arch
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Paris: Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise

1.Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 16,353 reviews · 1 day · from $81Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel for a 1 or 2-hour Louvre visit, with reserved entry and headsets. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory, then take a flexible Seine cruise from Alma Bridge within six months.

“Excellent Driver, great narration from the prerecorded data played through the headset. I would prefer an actual person ( not the driver) providing the narration. But I learned a lot. I prefer a real reason with real interaction. Not just a recording which saves the company money. But a good tour!”

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Paris: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional Cruise - The Louvre and Palais-Royal: a useful place to begin
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Paris: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional Cruise

2.Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 13,279 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $43

Take a 24 or 48-hour Big Bus tour past the Louvre, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and more. Use the multilingual audio guide, live bus-tracking app, and optional one-hour Seine cruise to explore Paris at your own pace.

“The bus driver could try and keep eyes on the passengers getting on and off so that everyone was seated. When we were driving around the “Arc de Triomph” their were people standing on the top level as their were no seats available.”

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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access - Following the two-and-a-half-hour museum route
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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

3.Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12,023 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Spend about three hours touring the Louvre with an English-speaking guide, audio headset, and reserved entry. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, Leonardo’s works, Greek and Roman sculpture, and French Romantic art. Small-group and private upgrades are available.

“Excellent guide very informative took us to all the main things to see and was very knowledgeable thank you”

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Versailles: Skip-the-Line Tour of Palace with Gardens Access - Finding the meeting point from Paris
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Versailles: Skip-the-Line Tour of Palace with Gardens Access

4.Skip-the-Line Tour of Palace with Gardens Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9,778 reviews · from $74

Meet your guide near Versailles, then enter the palace through a separate group entrance for a 90-minute tour of the State Apartments, King’s Bedroom, and Hall of Mirrors. Guides such as Isabelle, Mauro, Barbara, and Nils bring the royal stories to life. Choose garden access alone or add Marie Antoinette’s estate and Trianon.

“Really great to have the details and history explained, our guide was great.”

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Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access - The Pyramid and the Louvre from the outside
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Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access

5.Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,812 reviews · 3 hours - 210 minutes · from $80

Meet your blue-clad guide at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, then enter the Louvre with reserved access. Over three guided hours, see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, Michelangelo, Canova, royal apartments, and more. An optional wine, cheese, and charcuterie tasting follows.

“Our guide Anais was very informative and her stories about the artworks were lovely. She is highly recommended.”

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Paris Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise - How the 24 and 48-hour passes work
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Paris Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

6.Paris Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6,534 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $46

See Paris from an open-top double-decker bus on a 24 or 48-hour Red Route pass. Ride past the Louvre, Notre Dame, Musée d’Orsay, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, and Palais Garnier, then hop off as you wish. Add a one-hour Seine cruise or Arc de Triomphe admission.

“This bus option is excellent for someone who is coming to Paris for the first time. It gives them an opportunity to see most of the famous landmarks of Paris. It also allows you to get off the bus go roam around visit and get back onto the bus And continue with the journey. Loved it.”

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Louvre Museum - Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included) - The First Galleries and the Louvre Building
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Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

7.Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,296 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $181Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Louvre Pyramid for a 2.5-hour tour of major works, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, plus less familiar art. Private and small-group options are available, and your timed entry lets you keep exploring after the guided visit.

“Our guide Lou was really good and shared a lot of interesting stories. She had a good sense of humor and was listening to the whole groups interests”

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Versailles: Skip-the-Line Guided Palace Tour and Full Access - The Royal Apartments and the palace interior
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Versailles: Skip-the-Line Guided Palace Tour and Full Access

8.Skip-the-Line Guided Palace Tour and Full Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5,214 reviews · 1h 30m · from $88

Meet your guide by Louis XIV’s statue and enter Versailles through a separate entrance. A 90-minute guided visit covers the Royal Apartments, State Apartments, and Hall of Mirrors, with headsets for crowded rooms. Then explore the gardens, Trianon, and Marie Antoinette’s estate at your own pace.

“Rose was fantastic!!! Loved the tour. Very knowledgeable, informative and interesting to listen to”

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Authentic Parisian Gourmet Food Tour with 10 Local Dishes & Wines - Montmartre: from chocolates to a shared table
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Authentic Parisian Gourmet Food Tour with 10 Local Dishes & Wines

9.Authentic Parisian Gourmet Food Tour with 10 Local Dishes & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,754 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Spend 3.5 hours tasting macarons, bread, cheese, charcuterie, pastries, wine, and a secret dish in Montmartre or around Notre Dame. Guides such as Matthew, Gaspard, Aicha, and Yoyo add food lore and local stories. Groups are capped at 12, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Absolutely fabulous way to see and eat your way through Paris! Matthew was so informative and friendly and quite a historian. Would recommend this tour to all. Met us with a bag of warm croissants- the best I've ever had!”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces - Meeting the guide at the Kiosque des Noctambules
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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

10.Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,536 reviews · 2 hours · from $79

Follow an English or Portuguese guide through the Louvre’s essential works, from the Venus de Milo to the Mona Lisa and medieval foundations. Guides such as Sophie, Gabriela, Megan, and Lucia have led engaging tours, but the museum is crowded and full of stairs. Plan to stay after the two-hour route.

“Our guide was amazing she was very knowledgeable, with great sense of humor and a fantastic story telling ability, never a dull moment in our tour. At first I was disappointed I couldn't find a ticket from the official Louvre website, but after this tour I can honestly say no audio recording could top this tour.”

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Paris: Big Bus Panoramic Night Tour by Open-Top Bus - Starting opposite the Arc de Triomphe
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Paris: Big Bus Panoramic Night Tour by Open-Top Bus

11.Big Bus Panoramic Night Tour by Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,168 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Ride an open-top double-decker through Paris after dark, passing the Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge, and Eiffel Tower. Digital commentary is available in nine languages, with a covered lower deck for poor weather. The route returns to 156 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

“great driver, would have liked get off bus for eifel tower”

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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour - Meeting up near the Louvre Pyramid
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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

12.Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,960 reviews · from $114

Spend two focused hours at the Louvre with a licensed guide, priority entry, and a headset. The route includes the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Egyptian sphinxes and mummies, Napoleon’s apartments, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, and the foundations of the old Louvre palace. Guides lead tours in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

“Tour was amazing and the guide was great, knowledgeable and spoke wonderful English.”

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Paris: Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour - Meeting the guide at Boulevard Ménilmontant
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Paris: Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

13.Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,591 reviews · 2 hours · from $25Best value

Walk through Père-Lachaise Cemetery with an English or French-speaking guide for two hours of famous graves, cemetery history, strange cults, and ghost tales. You may visit the resting places of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Chopin, and Proust while guides such as Jade, Philippe, Josephine, and Morgan bring the stories to life.

“Morgan was warm and humorous. He navigated us through the cemetery cleverly and hit the highlights. His storytelling was fun! I highly recommend visiting the cemetery this way!”

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Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour from Paris - Entering the Palace of Versailles
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Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour from Paris

14.Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,390 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

Meet an English-speaking guide in central Paris, ride the train to Versailles, and tour the palace’s grand rooms and Hall of Mirrors in a small group. You’ll then get an introduction to the gardens, with time to explore the estate and Marie-Antoinette’s Trianon complex at your own pace.

“It was a good trip. On the way back, you can get off the train at any stop. Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, we stayed on until Bastille which our place is close by”

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Paris Tootbus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour (Optional Cruise) - Stop 1: Opéra and the grands magasins
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Paris Tootbus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour (Optional Cruise)

15.Paris Tootbus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour (Optional Cruise)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,105 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $44

See Paris by open-top bus with a 24-, 48-, or 72-hour Tootbus pass. Hop off at the Louvre, Notre-Dame, Eiffel Tower, and more, then use the app to track buses and follow walking tours. Add a one-hour Seine cruise for a calmer view of the city.

“Loved the bus ride. Would have been enhanced by more human interaction but it was wonderful on the river cruise. Honestly only thing more that could be added to the bus was refreshments or a human tour guide but everything was perfect”

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