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Paris, the capital of France, lies on the Seine. For Paris in a day, choose the visit you most want to make and leave room around it. A museum, a neighbourhood walk and a view from the water offer different ways to spend your time. Use the options below to build your own day, rather than trying to book every experience.
The Louvre brings together art and archaeology inside the Louvre Palace, beside the Seine. Make the museum your starting point if the collections are your priority. If you would prefer a guided walk, choose the covered passages instead and give the museum a day of its own.
Follow a guide through the museum, exploring questions about the artworks and stories of the palace. Museum admission is not included; arrange your entry ticket separately.
Explore covered arcades with a guide who discusses their architecture and history. The route includes shops and galleries; any purchases are separate from the walk.
The Eiffel Tower is an observation tower. Decide whether climbing the stairs appeals to you or whether you would prefer to see it from a boat. Keep that choice in mind before adding another visit to the day.
Take a guided staircase climb with commentary about the tower. This is an active visit, so consider whether stairs suit you. The entrance ticket must be purchased separately.
Travel by private boat with a guide on board, passing the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. This is a view of the monuments from the river, without entry to them.
Montmartre is both a hill and a neighbourhood. Choose it as the focus of your walk if you would like to spend this part of the day exploring streets rather than museum rooms. Leave space for the walk itself instead of treating it as a stop between bookings.
Follow an outdoor route through Montmartre with stories about art and the neighbourhood. The walk takes in the exterior of Sacré-Cœur; monument admission is excluded.
Keep the Marais game in mind if you want an option with no schedule: start when you like and follow the clues on your phone. For a different route, the Seine walking game lets you pause and resume. These are self-guided activities, so you explore without an accompanying guide.
Use your smartphone to follow a neighbourhood route and solve riddles. There is no fixed departure slot, and you decide when to take a break. Attraction entry is not included.
Follow directional clues on your phone through a route that includes Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Pause the game when you want to linger; the experience does not include admission to sights.
If tasting appeals more than another monument visit, choose a food walk as the focus of this part of the day. Give it room in your plans instead of squeezing it between other activities. The guided option below pairs walking with chocolate and pastry tastings.
Walk through Saint-Germain-des-Prés with a guide and taste chocolates, macarons and pastries along the way. Tastings are included; anything you choose to buy beyond them is extra.
Choose a main experience: the Louvre for a museum visit, Montmartre for a guided walk or the private boat for time on the water. The Marais game suits a flexible start. Check the date, language and inclusions of your choice before fitting anything else around it. Browse more options on the Paris destination page.
Start with what matters to you: artworks, a neighbourhood or the river. Treat the experiences here as alternatives and leave room between the activities you select.
The self-guided Marais scavenger hunt has flexible departure. You use a smartphone to explore independently, without joining a scheduled group.
No. It provides the guided visit, but you need to arrange a separate ticket for museum entry.
No. The boat passes the sights with a guide on board; visits to their interiors are not part of this experience.
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