Self Guided along the Seine River Tour of Paris

Duration3h - 6h

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Eleven kilometres of protected riverside path, almost entirely flat, running through the middle of Paris. On one side the water, on the other the Institut du Monde Arabe, Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Pont Neuf, the Eiffel Tower. This self-guided tour follows that path from one end to the other.

You begin at the four glass towers of the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, shaped like open books, and ride west. The Left Bank carries you past the floating Joséphine Baker swimming pool, the Jardin des Plantes and its second-oldest zoo in the world, the statue of Rimbaud, the bouquinistes and their four kilometres of green boxes, Notre-Dame, and the address every French crime novel knows, 36 Quai des Orfèvres. Then the Pont Neuf, the Louvre, the Assemblée Nationale, the Pont Alexandre III, the sewers, the Eiffel Tower, and finally the Île aux Cygnes, where the little sister of the Statue of Liberty looks west across the Atlantic.

This is not a live guided tour.

What's included

Three maps: one full bike route, plus EAST and WEST maps for walking it over two days
Illustrated PDF guidebook, 33 stops, delivered by message after booking
A full practical chapter on Vélib', bike rental shops and the French rules of the road
Unlimited lifetime access to the guide and the audio
Practical chapter: how to get a Vélib' or rent a bike, and the cycling rules in Paris

Bicycle. Vélib' subscription or bike rental is arranged and paid by you.
Helmet, lock and any other equipment
Live guide or host (this is a self-guided digital product)
Public transport tickets
Entry tickets, stopping inside museums or monuments is entirely optional
Food and drinks
Headphones, mobile data or roaming

What to expect

Bibliotheque nationale de France - site Francois Mitterrand
Pass by

On 14 July 1988, President François Mitterrand announced thecreation of what would become one of the largest and mostmodern libraries in the world
Cite de la Mode Et du Design
Pass by

After years of waiting, the famous green caterpillar finally openedin 2012
Jardin-des-Plantes
Pass by

Founded in 1793, this botanical garden continues the legacy of theRoyal Garden of Medicinal Plants created in 1626 by King Louis XIII
Institut du Monde Arabe
Pass by

By the end of the 1970s the French government had becomeacutely aware of a gap
La Sorbonne
Pass by

The Sorbonne is one of the most famous names in educationanywhere.
Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University
Pass by

Beside the Jardin des Plantes, the legacy of science still glows atwhat was once the Pierre and Marie Curie University
Shakespeare and Company
Pass by

one of the most legendary bookshops on the planet
Notre-Dame
Pass by

Construction began in 1163 under the reign of Louis VII, led byBishop Maurice de Sully
Palais de Justice de Paris
Pass by

one of the most imposing buildings in Paris. With morethan 7,000 doors and over 24 kilometres of corridors
Pont Neuf
Pass by

A witness to Parisian life for more than four hundred years, the PontNeuf has watched thousands upon thousands of people cross it.
Palais De L'institut De France
Pass by

Founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the Académie Française,housed in what was formerly the Collège des Quatre Nations
Louvre Museum
Pass by

Twenty three thousand square metres of galleries, fourteenkilometres of corridors, ten thousand steps, four hundred roomsand seventy three lifts
Musee d'Orsay
Pass by

The building haslived many lives: palace, railway station, warehouse, auction house.Its story begins in 1810.
Assemblee Nationale
Pass by

Since 1799 this building has housed every chamber of the FrenchParliament
Pont Alexandre III
Pass by

The Pont Alexandre III is without doubt the most majestic of all theParisian bridges
Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Pass by

Inaugurated in 2006, the Musée du Quai Branly, museum of the artsand civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas
Eiffel Tower
Pass by

Inaugurated on 31 March 1889, the Eiffel Tower has been a symbolknown across the world ever since, and one of the most visitedmonuments anywhere
Pont de Bir-Hakeim
Pass by

Stretching over the Seine between the fifteenth and the sixteentharrondissements, the Bir Hakeim bridge links the Quai Branly to theAvenue du Président Kennedy
L'Ile Aux Cygnes
Pass by

At the beginning of the sixteenth century this island lay outsideParis and gave farmers a strip of land where they grazed their cows
Statue de la Liberte
Pass by

She is most famous in New York, but the Statue of Liberty has alittle sister standing at the very tip of the Île aux Cygnes

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Metro line 14 or RER C to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, come out beside the four tower blocks of the national library. Also bus 62, 64, 89, 132, or tram T3a. This is a self-guided tour: no group, no guide waiting. Start whenever you like. The route also works by bike.

End point

LAST SITE !

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.