Festive Season · PARIS CHRISTMAS TOURS
The Champs-Élysées illuminations and the department-store windows are the December set piece. These 11 cover the lights walks, the open-top runs and the market days, priced and timed for a short winter evening.
See Paris lit for Christmas from an open-top Tootbus, with Eiffel Tower views, festive music, multilingual audio, and practical winter tips.
“Great way to see Paris decorated for the holidays! We really enjoyed the ride. It is cold, so definitely bring warm clothes and gloves. One should be at the meeting point one hour before so you can pick where you wish to stay on the bus. Definitely worth it…”
See Paris lit for Christmas on a 90-minute Tootbus tour, with Champs Elysees lights, major landmarks, and a timed Eiffel Tower sparkle.
“Sunday our guide brought the history of Louvre to us. From Aphrodite to Venus and the Mona Lisa she gave insights into each piece that made us think.”
See Paris Christmas lights from a private Citroën 2CV with hotel pickup, blankets, local stories, and a flexible route for up to three.
“Once the issue was sorted out with our booking, we got an excellent tour. I’m so relieved it was resolved. The tour guide Francois was excellent and we couldn’t have asked for a better tour of the city. We were so impressed.”
Review of Paris Christmas Illuminations and Local Festivities, with Galeries Lafayette, festive lights, Ferris wheel, snacks, and private transport.
“My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our Paris Christmas light tour. Milan was wonderful and so knowledgeable about all the sites we visited. Paris is magical in December and we are so happy that we chose this event! Thanks again, Milan!”
Review of the Bateaux Mouches New Year's Eve dinner cruise in Paris, with Seine views, a four-course meal, live music, and practical tips.
“Very Nice event.. Only issue was event was supposed to last as advertised till 2 am due to NYE party. At about 1 am bright lights came on and singer and violinist were seemingly done. felt like a bar at last call. Not the way i wanted to ring in the New Year”
See Paris Christmas lights, markets, covered passages, and luxury streets on a two-hour small-group walk with a local guide.
“Emily, our tour guide was so knowledgeable and kind. She made the walking trip so much fun. It was a treat to see the lights of Paris on Christmas and to have such a great walking tour.”
Explore Paris Christmas treats, Saint-Germain markets, French traditions, and cozy tea in a small group of eight.
“An excellent tour with a superb and knowledgeable guide. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring many areas and gourmet shops in Paris which we would never have discovered on our own. Being able to choose the food items and enjoying them with a hot beverage at the end of the tour is a lovely experience. Highly recommended!!”
Review of Paris Christmas Lights and Stories with Tastings, including route, food stops, price, guide, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Our Guide Aladia was friendly, knowledgeable and spoke perfect English. She told us interesting stories and showed us historical photos of the places we visited. Everyone was lucky enough to have photos taken by her for our memories to be treasured for the future. She was well organized at the Fortwenger and Maison du Chocolat for our tastings. The light shows were breathtaking! Merci beaucoup! I highly recommend this tour and our Guide! She made the whole tour so enjoyable! Merci a vous, Debra”
See Paris in its Christmas glow on a small-group evening walk with local stories, festive treats, churches, and hot chocolate or mulled wine.
“Ruben was an excellent guide, very Engaging, knowledgeable and entertaining.”
Review of the Bateaux Mouches Christmas lunch cruise in Paris, with menu, Seine views, price, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Food- great, atmosphere-great but the boat was so.hot. it was +10C outside and they insisted on keeping the heating on. I spoke to no fewer than 5 staff trying to get the heating turned off but it completely ruined our experience.”
Review of Paris Christmas lights by private Citroën 2CV, covering sights, price, comfort, guides, timing, scarves, and practical tips.
“One of the drivers were late. Overall is great. Love the service and feel good to be seated in a legendary 2CV =) convenient for my dad and mom who find it's hard to move around in such a cold weather.”
Pick a market, a lights route or a sled team.
