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Tours in France

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Bordeaux Evening Food Tour : Local Delicacies

Aurélien, a former English teacher with clear diction, guides you through Bordeaux's culinary heart over three-and-a-half hours. You'll visit family-owned shops, taste regional wines paired with local cheeses, and sample artisanal breads, charcuterie and patisserie that together constitute a proper meal. The route weaves through centuries-old streets with anecdotes about the city woven throughout. You leave with his curated list of neighbourhood restaurants.

Paris Watercolor Workshop – Create Your Own Framed Paris Souvenir

Spend nearly three hours painting watercolours at one of three iconic Parisian locations—the Seine, a garden near Petit Palais, or La Madeleine's columns. You'll work through a beginner-friendly process with a professional artist, using provided materials and easel, and walk away with your finished piece already framed. No experience necessary; families and solo travellers alike work at their own rhythm in a relaxed outdoor setting.

Medieval Paris: Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie

A three-hour guided walk through Île de la Cité traces Paris's medieval roots across three architectural landmarks. You'll explore Sainte Chapelle's soaring stained glass, move through the Conciergerie's former royal chambers and revolutionary prison cells, and enter Notre Dame Cathedral. When the Conciergerie closes for renovation in 2026, the itinerary pivots to the Cluny Museum's medieval collections instead. This is essential groundwork for understanding how Gothic style took root in the city.

3 hoursfrom AUD $1336

Paris Small-Group Montmartre Chocolate & Pastry Walking Tour

★ 5.0 (22)

🍜 Food & Cooking

France

Paris Small-Group Montmartre Chocolate & Pastry Walking Tour

Walk Montmartre's hilltop streets with a local guide sampling Paris's finest pastries and chocolate over three hours. You'll taste buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, macarons, crêpes, madeleines, éclairs and artisan chocolate, paired with coffee. This isn't a rushed tasting—it's a proper introduction to why Parisians take their morning treats seriously, led by someone who knows the neighbourhood's best addresses and the stories behind each bite.

3 hoursfrom AUD $114

Sunrise Walking Tour: Paris Before the Crowds

★ 5.0 (22)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Sunrise Walking Tour: Paris Before the Crowds

Catch Paris's quietest hours on this two-hour dawn walk through the city's most recognisable spots. You'll see the Eiffel Tower, cross the Alexander III Bridge, and explore the Louvre courtyard before daylight brings the crowds. A local guide leads the way, and you'll finish with fresh croissants and coffee at a neighbourhood café. Small group of eight keeps things intimate.

2 hoursfrom AUD $99

All of Paris Tour in a Vintage Open-Top French Car Citroen DS

★ 5.0 (22)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

All of Paris Tour in a Vintage Open-Top French Car Citroen DS

Roll through Paris in a restored 1960s Citroën DS, a three-hour private tour that trades coach crowds for a handful of companions and a knowledgeable local driver. You'll pass the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées and Louvre from an open-top vantage—the car itself a working piece of French heritage. Benjamin, your guide, handles both steering and storytelling, pointing out neighbourhoods and landmarks while you settle into those famously comfortable DS seats. Drop-off anywhere you like when the tour ends.

Latin Quarter Paris Private Walking Tour

This 2 hour 15 minute private walking tour traces the Latin Quarter's evolution from Roman outpost through medieval scholarship to its role as Paris's intellectual powerhouse. Your expert guide navigates you past the Sorbonne, Panthéon, and Shakespeare & Co bookshop, revealing how everyone from Marie Curie to Hemingway drew creative energy from these streets. You'll finish with a drink at a neighbourhood bar, soaking in the same atmosphere that captivated generations of thinkers and writers.

Amazing Private Walking Tour of Old Nice between Italy and France

Explore the layered identity of Nice's oldest quarter, where Italian influences and French refinement collide across centuries of architecture. This 2–3 hour guided walk threads through medieval laneways and 19th-century facades, revealing how Nice's strategic position between two cultures shaped its streets, markets and local character. You'll encounter working produce stalls, heritage shops and the stories behind them—a neighbourhood that feels distinctly separate from the rest of France.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $170

Speleology, Exploration inside a secret cave

★ 5.0 (22)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

France

Speleology, Exploration inside a secret cave

Drop into an underground world on this three-hour guided caving expedition in France. You'll navigate passages carved by millennia of flowing water, discovering geological formations and subterranean chambers few see. The guide reveals how water shapes the cave system whilst you get a genuine sense of what lies beneath the surface—including the chance to eat lunch surrounded by rock and darkness.

Macaroons lessons with Flora

Learn to craft French macarons in a local's apartment near Strasbourg Saint-Denis with Flora, a chef who'll walk you through the history and hands-on technique of these delicate pastries. You'll make two flavours of your choice from five options, take home your creations, and enjoy coffee or tea throughout the two-hour session. Classes run in French, English, or Spanish.

2 hoursfrom AUD $167

Nice: Sunset & Homemade Apéritif in a historic Land Rover !

★ 5.0 (22)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Nice: Sunset & Homemade Apéritif in a historic Land Rover !

Climb into a vintage 1995 Land Rover Defender and explore the winding coastal roads around Villefranche-sur-Mer, stopping at a secluded vantage point to watch the Mediterranean light fade. Share locally-sourced wine and homemade tapenade as the sky shifts colour, then head back through the hillside villages as dusk settles. Two and a half hours of slow travel with a fellow driver who knows where the best light lingers.

Wine Tours and Tastings from Béziers

Spend three and a half hours rolling through Languedoc's wine country in a climate-controlled minivan, visiting local producers who'll walk you through their craft. You'll taste carefully selected wines straight from the source, guided by someone who knows these vineyards inside out. Choose between a small-group outing on Wednesday or Friday, or book a private tour Monday, Tuesday, or Saturday with flexible routing and hotel pickup included.

Paris: Segway Night highlights small group tour

Glide through central Paris on a Segway at dusk, covering iconic landmarks from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower in 90 minutes. Your guide leads a small group through the city's most photogenic quarters, pausing to share stories whilst you master the two-wheeled craft. Watch the pyramid illuminate as the sun drops and the tower sparkles against the night sky—a different vantage on familiar sights.

Citadelle Gin Distillery Tour in English

Spend 90 minutes at Château de Bonbonnet, a working gin distillery near Cognac, where you'll walk through juniper plantations, learn how berries transform into spirit, and explore the citrus greenhouse before sampling Citadelle Gin. Located just 15 minutes outside the town centre, this working producer offers a straightforward look at small-batch distillation methods without the marketing gloss.

1h 30mfrom AUD $25

Paris by Night 2 Hour Private Golf Cart Tour

★ 5.0 (21)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Paris by Night 2 Hour Private Golf Cart Tour

Glide through Paris after dark in your own electric golf cart for two hours, taking in the city's most famous sights as they sparkle against the night sky. Your private group avoids the crowds and traffic of daytime tourism, moving smoothly between landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and Louvre. A knowledgeable local guide steers you toward the best viewpoints—Trocadéro and Pont Alexandre III are particularly stunning when lit—while offering stories and context that bring each neighbourhood to life. Hotel pickup available from central Paris districts.

From Louvre to Street Art - original museum guided tour (skip the line!)

This 2.5-hour Louvre tour bridges classical masterworks with contemporary street art, offering a fresh angle on the museum's most celebrated pieces. A licensed guide traces how modern artists have reinterpreted iconic works, weaving in lesser-known stories about the building itself and its underground artistic culture. Skip-the-line access gets you straight in. Ideal for mixed groups where tastes span both Renaissance paintings and urban creativity.

Marseille: Tailored Wine Tasting Experience in a Top Wine Shop

Spend 80 minutes in a boutique Marseille wine shop tasting selections from three Enomatic machines, guided by Myles, a wine trader with two decades of import experience. He'll walk you through Provençal winemaking history, the organic and natural wine movements, and what's ahead for the region's producers, weaving in local geography, food pairings and insider tips on where the city's wine culture sits today.

Paris Louvre Essentials Tour (Reserved Entry Included)

Navigate the Louvre's 35,000 artworks with a knowledgeable guide over 2.5 hours, skipping the queues with reserved entry. You'll stand before Leonardo's Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and lesser-known treasures scattered throughout the museum's galleries. Your guide connects the dots between epochs and styles, transforming what could be an overwhelming visit into a curated journey. Available as semi-private or fully private.

Electric Scooter Excursion with Tapas Aperitif

Glide through Bayonne's riverside paths on a whisper-quiet, French-made electric scooter. This two-hour guided spin covers gentle towpath terrain with a certified instructor who'll get you comfortable within minutes. You'll pause halfway for tapas and a drink at La Guinguette, where your guide shares local history and wildlife insights. A low-impact way to see the landscape without engine noise or emissions.

Visits in Italian : Latin Quarter and the Seine ( 2 itineraries)

Explore Paris with a guide who speaks Italian, choosing between two distinct 2-hour routes through the city's most storied quarters. The Latin Quarter tour winds past Notre-Dame, the Panthéon and Shakespeare & Co on Monday and Friday mornings, while the Seine itinerary traces the royal heart—Île de la Cité, Sainte-Chapelle, Pont Neuf and the Louvre—on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Both are intimate group experiences suited to all fitness levels.

2 hoursfrom AUD $48

★ 5.0 (21)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Paris Highlights: Private Sidecar Tour

Tear through central Paris in a vintage sidecar, hitting the major monuments in sixty minutes. Your driver doubles as guide, narrating the history and hidden angles of each stop—Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Seine bridges, palace facades. Helmet, gloves, and blanket included. No entry fees or meal breaks, just wind-in-hair sightseeing for those juggling tight schedules or wanting a novelty spin on the standard tourist crawl.

Private Walking Tour of Omaha Beach and American Cemetery

Walk the grounds of Omaha Beach with a guide who reconstructs the D-Day landings through soldier accounts—German and American perspectives alike. You'll move across the Easy Red and Fox Green sectors, tracing the Atlantic Wall's Wn 62 strongpoint and the brutal fighting of 6 June 1944. The tour then moves inland to Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery, where nearly 9,300 servicemen and women are interred. Expect a physically demanding two hours covering difficult terrain and heavier subject matter.

Visit - immersion in the heart of the bee world!

Step into a working organic apiary in France for 75 minutes alongside practising beekeepers who'll walk you through their daily craft. You'll taste 8–10 single-origin honeys from the farm, learn how bees fit into the broader farming ecosystem, and come away understanding why these keepers see their work as part of a living landscape rather than just a business.

1h 15mfrom AUD $19

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Honfleur's Landmarks & Gems E-Bike Tour

Explore Honfleur's waterfront and countryside over three hours on an electric bike, guided by someone who knows the town's layers. You'll hit the landmarks that put this Normandy port on the map, plus the quieter corners that caught the eye of impressionist painters. E-bikes handle the terrain and let you cover ground that walking would exhaust, reaching viewpoints and routes inaccessible on foot.

Jeep tour in the Champagne Vineyard with tasting

Trade the tourist coach for a Jeep and bounce through Champagne's rolling vineyard country from Epernay. Over two and a half hours, you'll climb into hidden corners where most visitors never venture, meet winemakers willing to talk shop, and taste a bottle of Champagne whilst surrounded by the vines that made it. The open-air ride gives you unfiltered views across the region's patchwork of chalk slopes and village spires—the kind of perspective that changes how you understand the wine.

Drawing workshop/creative notebook & cultural walk in the Tuileries

Spend three hours drawing and wandering the Tuileries with a small group guided by an experienced instructor who meets you at your own skill level. You'll sketch on location while discovering the gardens and surrounding neighbourhood through an artistic lens, taking home a personalised sketchbook filled with your work and the provided materials to keep.

Cannes Relaxation evening in the Lerins Islands Private boat

Escape the Croisette crowds on a private boat evening to the Lérins Islands, departing from central Cannes between 18:30 and 21:30. Your skipper navigates these Mediterranean gems whilst you relax on deck, with snorkelling gear provided to explore the waters at sunset. Bring your own provisions and settle in for three hours away from the bustle, whether you're travelling solo, as a couple, or with friends.

Private Tour to Discover the Treasures of Caen

A two-hour private walking tour through Caen's medieval core, led by guides versed in the city's Norman heritage and William the Conqueror's legacy. You'll navigate centuries-old streets while uncovering lesser-known narratives about the figures and events that shaped this French stronghold. Archive photographs bring depth to each stop, grounding stories in documented history rather than speculation.

Saint Malo and Cancale by sidecar (half day)

Experience the Emerald Coast from the sidecar of a restored vintage rig, with your driver navigating from walled Saint Malo through rural lanes to the oyster port of Cancale. This three-hour loop crosses the bay's edge, stops for fresh oysters straight from the market, then returns along the Atlantic shoreline and Saint Coulomb's beaches. It's a throwback way to see Brittany's dramatic coastline without the windscreen between you and the salt air.

Bordeaux Culinary and Wine Tasting Tour

A three-hour walking tour through Bordeaux's markets and back-streets, stopping to eat and drink as locals do. You'll taste charcuterie, seafood, pastries, and chocolates from family-run shops and neighbourhood bistros, paired with glasses of Bordeaux wine. Your guide—fluent in French and English—navigates you through the city's culinary heart, sharing stories about the region's food traditions and wine-making legacy along the way.

Walking Tour in the Old Town of Menton France

Explore Menton's layered history across three and a half hours, moving from the elegant town centre through the old quarter's maze of baroque passages and up to the hilltop cemetery overlooking the Mediterranean. You'll weave past ornate architecture spanning centuries, climb narrow stairways between pastel buildings, and pause at elevated vantage points where memorial stones mark World Wars and African service. A botanical garden visit showcases the region's celebrated citrus heritage. Meet local artisans in their workshops and encounter the sensory textures—scents, colours, stone textures—that define this Côte d'Azur corner.

The essentials of Nice by electric scooter 1H30

Glide through Nice on an electric scooter, covering the city's essential landmarks in 90 minutes. Start along the verdant cycle routes skirting Albert 1er gardens, then weave through the narrow lanes of the old town before climbing Castle Hill for sweeping Côte d'Azur vistas. Finish with a cruise down the iconic Promenade des Anglais, where seven kilometres of pebbly beach and Belle Époque architecture stretch before you. A local guide leads the way, stopping for photos at standout spots.

Montmartre Guided Walking Tour: Famous Artists and Cabarets

Walk through Montmartre's steep lanes with a guide who knows where Impressionists drank, where Van Gogh lived, and why the neighbourhood's cafés still hum with the energy of a century past. This 2 hour 15 minute tour climbs from the Moulin Rouge cabaret through artist studios and gallery alleyways to the Sacré-Cœur basilica, where you'll stand on the highest point in Paris looking back down at the streets where Picasso worked and the can-can once scandalized the city.

Toulon Food Tour – A Full French Meal Experience by Do Eat Better

Walk Toulon's old town with a local guide who knows every restaurant's story, from how they source ingredients to why their recipes matter. You'll stop at four different venues over three-and-a-half hours, eating and drinking your way through a proper Provençal meal—think Cade, local cheeses, tarte tropézienne, and wine—without once sitting down in a formal dining room. It's how locals actually eat in this quieter French port town.

3h 30mfrom AUD $159

★ 5.0 (19)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Classic Tour of Paris in 2CV CITROEN

Cruise Paris's iconic landmarks in a classic 2CV Citroën over one hour, guided by a local driver who shares insider knowledge of the city's history and layout. Perfect for first-time visitors seeking orientation, romantic getaways, or evening drives past illuminated monuments. You'll see the famous sights that define Paris whilst getting your bearings for the days ahead, with personalised recommendations tailored to your interests.

Normandy World War II Private 2 Hours Sidecar Tour From Bayeux

Explore Normandy's D-Day sites by vintage sidecar from Bayeux over 2–2.5 hours. You'll ride quiet country roads inaccessible to coach tours, passing rural hamlets and reaching Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery. The sidecar vantage point transforms how you experience the landscape—wind, views, and weight of history arrive together. All safety gear provided.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $227

Louvre Exclusive Tour – Private Guide & Hotel Pickup in Paris

★ 5.0 (19)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Louvre Exclusive Tour – Private Guide & Hotel Pickup in Paris

Skip the logistics and dive straight into the Louvre with a private guide who knows the museum inside out. This 2.5-hour tour includes hotel pickup, expert navigation through the galleries, and a personalised route built around what genuinely interests you. Your guide moves at a human pace, steering clear of the tourist herds, so you'll actually absorb what you're looking at rather than just ticking boxes. The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and lesser-known gems all feature, explained with real knowledge rather than rehearsed spiel. Afterwards, stay as long as you like or grab lunch nearby—the museum is yours to explore solo.

Transfers PARIS AIRPORTS CDG-PARIS/DISNEYLAND LUXURY VAN 1-7 pers

Reliable airport transfers between Paris Charles de Gaulle, central Paris and Disneyland Paris in climate-controlled vans accommodating 1–7 passengers. Your driver speaks multiple languages and knows the city well enough to point you towards genuinely good pastry shops. Journey takes 1–3 hours depending on destination and traffic. Bottled water, WiFi and child seats included.

1 hour – 3 hoursfrom AUD $226

Crystal Workshop Learn to Create a Jewel

★ 5.0 (18)

🍜 Food & Cooking

France

Crystal Workshop Learn to Create a Jewel

Spend 90 minutes in a Trocadéro workshop learning jewellery-making from Parisian craftspeople. You'll design a custom piece—necklace, bracelet or earrings—selecting from pearls, chains and findings in gold and silver plating, then master the assembly techniques to take home your finished creation. No experience needed; the team guides you through each stage.

Père Lachaise Cemetery Tour: A Stroll Through Immortal History

Walk through Père Lachaise with a local guide who knows where the graves of literary giants, musicians, and artists lie buried. Over two hours in Paris's most storied cemetery, you'll discover the monuments, sculptures, and epitaphs that mark lives well-lived. Small groups of eight or fewer move at a measured pace through tree-lined paths, stopping at tombs with real stories behind them. This isn't a morbid tour—it's a window into how Parisians remember their dead with style and substance.

2 hoursfrom AUD $92

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