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Private Macaron Making Class in a Traditional Parisian Apartment
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Private Macaron Making Class in a Traditional Parisian Apartment

Master the precise technique of French macarons in a compact Parisian apartment kitchen with hosts Gaby and Carlos. Over 90 minutes, you'll learn to whip Italian meringue, pipe shells, and assemble ganache-filled treats from scratch. Working at your own station alongside up to three others, you'll hear stories about macaron history whilst your batch bakes, then taste the results with coffee or tea. Leave with the recipe and genuine confidence to replicate them at home.

1h 30mfrom AUD $396
Jewish Heritage Of Provence - 7H
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Jewish Heritage Of Provence - 7H

Explore the layered history of Provençal Jewish communities across eight hours with a knowledgeable guide. This tour traces life from medieval segregated quarters through the liberation of the French Revolution, uncovering the spaces where families lived, worshipped, and were buried. You'll visit preserved ghetto streets with their distinctive tall buildings, ancient burial grounds, and sacred wells that mark centuries of resilience and cultural presence in southern France.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1756
Round trip transfer between Disneyland and the Airport
5.0 (2)
✈️ Transfers
France

Round trip transfer between Disneyland and the Airport

Private driver service connecting Disneyland Paris with the airport, taking 1–2 hours depending on traffic. Your dedicated chauffeur handles the route while you relax in a climate-controlled vehicle stocked with bottled water. Seats multiple passengers comfortably, making it practical for families arriving or departing the region. Professional, reliable alternative to public transport.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $180
Proposal in Paris
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Proposal in Paris

A choreographed proposal setup staged near the [Eiffel Tower](/places/eiffel-tower), handled entirely by the operator so you can focus on the moment. Choose from three packages—Silver, Gold, or Diamond—each layering in floral arrangements, candles, music, fireworks, and roses. A photographer and videographer document everything in high definition, with your song playing as backdrop. One hour, stress-free execution.

1 hourfrom AUD $2508
Gems of Alsace Private Full Day Tour from Strasbourg
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Gems of Alsace Private Full Day Tour from Strasbourg

Your group gets a nine-hour private run through Alsace's most photogenic corners, departing Strasbourg with a dedicated guide and transport. You'll navigate the cobblestone lanes of Colmar, Eguisheim, and Riquewihr—villages where half-timbered buildings lean into narrow streets—before climbing to Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg. The hilltop fortress rewards you with sweeping views across vineyards and the Vosges. This is a tailored itinerary, flexible enough to adjust based on conditions and your interests, rather than a fixed march through tourist checkpoints.

9 hoursfrom AUD $2468
Private Photo Session with a Local Photographer in Nice
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Private Photo Session with a Local Photographer in Nice

Work with a local Nice photographer for a private 30-minute shoot tailored to your group. You'll get professional guidance on locations, posing, and styling, then receive edited HD images within four working days. Whether you're celebrating a milestone, documenting a family moment, or simply want candid shots without enlisting strangers, this is a hassle-free way to leave with polished photographs. The photographer operates across 700+ destinations globally and backs every session with a seven-day money-back guarantee.

30 minfrom AUD $418
Marseille Guided Tour : Panier & Notre-Dame de la Garde
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Marseille Guided Tour : Panier & Notre-Dame de la Garde

This three-hour guided walk threads through Marseille's atmospheric Panier quarter, down to the working Vieux Port and its daily fish market, then sweeps across the city's creative south bank before a minivan ride up to Notre-Dame de la Garde. The basilica sits high enough to frame the entire port, nearby islands, and medieval fortress in a single view—the sort of perspective that makes you understand why Marseille sprawls where it does. Meet your English-speaking guide at City Hall on Quai du Port at 9 am.

3 hoursfrom AUD $92
Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Small Group Tour
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Small Group Tour

Travel three hours from Paris to explore Normandy's D-Day landing beaches with a small group and dedicated guide. This 12–16 hour tour traces the events of June 1944 across the coast, examining preserved fortifications, monuments and cemeteries that mark the Allied invasion. You'll move between sites by comfortable air-conditioned coach, stopping to walk the sand and absorb the scale of what unfolded here. Suitable for those seeking substantive historical context rather than surface-level sightseeing.

12 hours – 16 hoursfrom AUD $418
The Best Private Paris Tours from Le Havre Cruise Ship Port
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

The Best Private Paris Tours from Le Havre Cruise Ship Port

Escape your cruise ship at Le Havre for a customised day exploring Paris on your own terms. This 11-hour excursion gets you from port to city and back with time to spare, whether you want the [Eiffel Tower](/places/eiffel-tower), a specific neighbourhood, or hidden corners nobody else finds. Choose between a private car with driver, a shared bus plus private guide combo, or just the car if you prefer to wander solo. All options guarantee you're back aboard on schedule.

11 hoursfrom AUD $834
Authentic French Food and Wine Tour of Paris
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Authentic French Food and Wine Tour of Paris

A 2.5-hour guided walk through central Paris stopping at key eating and drinking spots to chart how French food culture developed. You'll taste a croissant at the Palais Royal, eat charcuterie and wine in the Galerie Vivienne, sample pralines at a specialist chocolatier, and pass the two-Michelin-starred Le Grand Véfour. The route connects royal palaces to neighbourhood shops, mixing history with flavour on a small group basis.

2h 30mfrom AUD $209
Private Transfer from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris
5.0 (2)
✈️ Transfers
France

Private Transfer from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris

Skip the airport queue and head straight to your Paris accommodation with a dedicated driver waiting at Charles de Gaulle. This private transfer gets you from the terminal to your hotel in around an hour, giving you breathing room to settle in rather than wrestling with public transport or hunting for a taxi. Works equally well whether you're flying solo, with family, or on business.

1 hourfrom AUD $226
Sweet Gourmet Walk in the Marais
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Sweet Gourmet Walk in the Marais

Wander through the Marais over two hours sampling Paris's finest sweets across generations of specialists. You'll taste brioche studded with pralines, Belgian chocolates, house-made macaroons, and inventive pastries from chefs whose names carry weight across continents. The neighbourhood itself—a patchwork of medieval and art-nouveau facades—frames each stop. This isn't a lecture on confectionery; it's a practical education delivered one bite at a time through the city's most celebrated ateliers.

2 hoursfrom AUD $117
Fly above Lyon in a private plane
5.0 (2)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
France

Fly above Lyon in a private plane

Take a private aeroplane up from Lyon-Bron Airport with a local pilot who flies for passion, not profit. You'll chart your own route across the Lyon region and see the landscape unfold from 1,000 feet. The experience runs 1–4 hours depending on weather and pilot availability; the actual flight time is 60 minutes. Book a morning or afternoon slot, provide your details for security clearance, and you'll be matched with your pilot before takeoff.

1 hour – 4 hoursfrom AUD $333
Hello Arles: Private 2-Hour Intro City Walk with Local Guide
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Hello Arles: Private 2-Hour Intro City Walk with Local Guide

Discover Arles through a local's eyes on this two-hour walking tour that balances the city's most recognisable sights—the Roman Amphitheatre, Café Van Gogh—with the quieter streets locals actually favour. Your guide weaves together Arles's layered history and cultural threads, then caps the walk with a taste of Fougasse d'Arles, the traditional flatbread that's been part of daily life here for generations. You'll leave with genuine recommendations for where to eat and what to explore next, not just a checklist ticked off.

2 hoursfrom AUD $207
Bruges Highlights Private Trip from Paris with Boat and Beer
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Bruges Highlights Private Trip from Paris with Boat and Beer

Travel from Paris to Bruges for a full-day private tour of Belgium's medieval gem. Climb the 83-metre Belfort tower for sweeping city views, drift through narrow canals by boat, explore the peaceful Beguinage Monastery, and taste six regional Flanders beers at a working brewery. Your driver handles transport, timing, and entry fees across the 11–14 hour journey. Lunch is self-catered; budget €20–40.

11 hours – 14 hoursfrom AUD $894
Private Day Trip: Wine Tasting Tour with Pinic Lunch From Nice
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Private Day Trip: Wine Tasting Tour with Pinic Lunch From Nice

Spend eight hours exploring two family-run Provençal vineyards near Nice, tasting their flagship wines directly from the producers and eating lunch beneath ancient plane trees. Visit Château d'Esclan to sample their rosés and reds, then move to Château Saint Martin, a multi-generational estate known for full-bodied wines. A professional driver guides you throughout in a climate-controlled minivan, handling all logistics while you focus on the wine and countryside.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1017
Luberon Villages Full Day Private Tour From Marseille
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Luberon Villages Full Day Private Tour From Marseille

A private eight-hour loop through the Luberon's perched villages, departing from Marseille. Your driver navigates you through Gordes, Roussillon, Bonnieux, Lourmarin, and Menerbes—each a tangle of medieval stone buildings clinging to hilltops. Between June and mid-July, Sénanque Abbey's lavender blooms punctuate the drive. You move at your own pace, stopping to walk narrow lanes, absorb the ochre-red earth, and take in Provençal light without the tour-bus crowds.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2006
Discovery Track Game: The Mysteries of Lille
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Discovery Track Game: The Mysteries of Lille

Explore Lille's hidden corners via a smartphone-guided game that sends you across the city hunting points. Over two hours, you'll decode local trivia about regional food heritage, vanished trades and quirky local lore, plus snap photos and tackle dares at various stops. Navigate freely using your phone's GPS to unlock new waypoints, answer timed questions and rack up scores. Bring comfortable shoes and a charged device—this is sightseeing that keeps your brain ticking.

2 hoursfrom AUD $65
8 Hours Private French Riviera Villages Hiking
5.0 (2)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
France

8 Hours Private French Riviera Villages Hiking

Eight-hour guided walk through hilltop villages above the Mediterranean coast, led by Fabrice, a local guide with two decades of experience. You'll trek quiet routes favoured by residents, discovering the Riviera's lesser-known corners away from tourist trails. The day includes private transport between villages and water, though you'll need to arrange lunch independently.

8 hoursfrom AUD $819
boat trip without a license to the Lérins Islands
5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
France

boat trip without a license to the Lérins Islands

Rent a licence-free boat for six hours and chart your own course around the Lérins Islands near Cannes. With no paperwork required, you'll pilot a nimble, stable vessel into hidden coves and turquoise shallows at your leisure. The Mediterranean unfolds on your terms—drop anchor where the water calls you, dive into crystalline depths, and navigate back as the mood takes. Ideal for small groups after genuine solitude or families wanting to escape the bustle of the coast.

6 hoursfrom AUD $527
D-Day Private British Tour Gold Beach & Sword Beach Normandy
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

D-Day Private British Tour Gold Beach & Sword Beach Normandy

Follow the British Expeditionary Force's footsteps across two critical D-Day landing zones in Normandy. This eight-hour private tour traces operations at Gold and Sword beaches, examining the Atlantic Wall fortifications and the ingenious Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches through museum exhibits and on-the-ground exploration. Your driver-guide provides detailed context throughout, travelling in a comfortable minivan suited to mixed fitness levels.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1588
Champagne Day Tours
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Champagne Day Tours

Spend eight hours in the Champagne region with a producer-focused guide who knows the vineyards intimately. You'll visit two working cellars, taste wines directly from the makers, and learn how the region's geology and traditions shape each bottle. Lunch is included, and you can request optional activities like sabrage or vineyard harvesting to tailor the day to your interests.

8 hoursfrom AUD $602
Street Art Workshop on Canvas
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Street Art Workshop on Canvas

Learn spray-paint techniques from Paris-based graffiti artists in this two-hour hands-on workshop. You'll work on canvas with professional materials and take home your finished piece. The instructors bring over a decade of experience each and guide you through the fundamentals of urban art, from sketching concepts to layering colours and finishing details. Set in a working gallery space devoted to street art, you'll get a genuine feel for how contemporary graffiti operates as both craft and creative expression.

2 hoursfrom AUD $100
Exclusive cruise, swimming, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, Nice, Eze
5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
France

Exclusive cruise, swimming, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, Nice, Eze

Spend four hours aboard the Good Time with Eric and Vincent, two lifelong friends who know the Côte d'Azur's finest anchorages. This boat cruise departs from Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, taking you to secluded swimming spots near Nice and Eze with mask and snorkel gear provided. You'll float in crystalline water, sip a proper French apéritif, and enjoy fresh pastries from an award-winning local baker—all while two passionate sea-lovers share their corner of the Mediterranean.

4 hoursfrom AUD $752
Guided tour of Paris with the French golf cart
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Guided tour of Paris with the French golf cart

Explore Paris in a distinctive electric convertible with Éric, a local guide who skips the tourist script in favour of authentic neighbourhood discoveries. This four-hour private tour blends iconic landmarks with hidden corners that reveal how Parisians actually experience their city. You'll be collected from your hotel and guided through a journey shaped by your interests, delivered with genuine local knowledge and a relaxed, conversational approach that beats any pre-recorded commentary.

4 hoursfrom AUD $803
Aix-en-Provence, Food Tour & Provençal Breakfast (EN/FR)
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Aix-en-Provence, Food Tour & Provençal Breakfast (EN/FR)

Start your day in Aix-en-Provence with a local guide leading you through the historic centre, stopping at neighbourhood boulangeries and patisseries for a proper Provençal breakfast. Over 70 minutes, you'll taste buttery croissants, almond-studded sweets, and regional specialities paired with quality coffee, discovering how locals do mornings and the culinary heritage baked into this city's identity.

1h 10mfrom AUD $59
e-Bike Rentals and Circuits
5.0 (2)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
France

e-Bike Rentals and Circuits

Rent an e-bike and pedal through the Gers' quiet backroads, rolling farmland and villages accessible only on two wheels. The electric assist handles the hills, so you focus on the landscape instead of the gradient. Pick your own route from the rental hub, park free, and cycle through France's gentlest region without burning petrol or your legs. Every 50km reduces your carbon footprint by 5kg.

1 dayfrom AUD $72
Loire Chambord Chenonceau Da Vinci Castle Private Tour from Paris
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Loire Chambord Chenonceau Da Vinci Castle Private Tour from Paris

Spend a full day exploring the Loire Valley's grandest châteaux—Chambord, Chenonceau, and Da Vinci Castle—with a private driver and guide who handles logistics while you absorb the Renaissance architecture and countryside. This 12–13 hour excursion from Paris covers three of France's most photographed estates, complete with wine tasting (or juice for under-18s), air-conditioned transport, and a curated itinerary that balances sightseeing with travel time. Lunch isn't included but is available locally for €20–40.

12 hours – 13 hoursfrom AUD $920
Custom Your Sneakers Into a Piece Of Art in Paris
5.0 (2)
🛍 Shopping & Markets
France

Custom Your Sneakers Into a Piece Of Art in Paris

Work with a Paris-based designer whose background spans Chanel, Hermès and Balmain to customise your own trainers over three hours. You'll apply paint and embellishments worth around €85, guided by someone who's dressed everyone from Lady Gaga to thousands of guests seeking bespoke footwear. The studio sits within easy reach of public transport, making it accessible whether you're a seasoned crafter or picking up a brush for the first time.

3 hoursfrom AUD $226
Best of Provence
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Best of Provence

Sweep through Provence's most compelling landmarks in a single day, starting with the engineering marvel of Pont du Gard before moving into the hilltop villages that define the region. You'll pass through ochre-hued Roussillon, lunch in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, explore the medieval streets of Gordes and Les Baux, and finish at the natural spring of Fontaine de Vaucluse. Eight hours, air-conditioned transport, and a driver who knows where to stop—this covers the essentials without the fuss of navigating yourself.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1655
Private Guided Tour to Discover Bayonne
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Private Guided Tour to Discover Bayonne

A two-hour private walking tour led by Bayonne's official guides that traces the city's layered past through its medieval quarters, riverside promenades, fortified walls and culinary traditions. You'll gain genuine insight into what shapes local life here, including a stop at Sainte-Marie Cathedral, a UNESCO-listed waypoint on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. Small groups mean your guide adjusts pace and focus to what interests you most.

2 hoursfrom AUD $418
Paris Gin Craft Distillery Tour and Tasting
5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Paris Gin Craft Distillery Tour and Tasting

Step into a working Parisian gin distillery for a hands-on hour exploring how small-batch spirits come to life. Your guide—someone who knows gin inside out—walks you through the production process before you taste the house range and build your own cocktail. It's the kind of experience where you'll understand why craft distillers obsess over botanicals and barrel selection.

1 hourfrom AUD $50
Hemingway's Paris - Immersive Tour - 1.5 hours
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Hemingway's Paris - Immersive Tour - 1.5 hours

A 1.5-hour walking tour of Paris's Left Bank where Ernest Hemingway spent his formative years as a young journalist. An actor embodying the writer guides you through the streets and cafés that shaped his fiction, revealing the neighbourhood's bohemian culture and the expatriate figures who circled him during the 1920s. You'll hear stories of the places that became settings in his novels, told by someone who knows them intimately.

1h 30mfrom AUD $117
Eleanor of Aquitaine Walking Tour in Poitiers
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Eleanor of Aquitaine Walking Tour in Poitiers

Walk through Poitiers with a local guide tracing Eleanor of Aquitaine's footsteps across this medieval city. Over 70 minutes, you'll visit Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the Count's Castle whilst learning how this formidable queen influenced both French and English courts. The tour unpicks Poitiers's architectural gems and reveals lesser-known corners of the city through stories of Eleanor's remarkable life and legacy.

1h 10mfrom AUD $124
Best of Cathar Country: Full-Day Private Tour.
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Best of Cathar Country: Full-Day Private Tour.

Explore the dramatic hilltop fortresses and hidden valleys of France's Cathar region on this six-to-seven-hour private tour. A seasoned guide with over a decade of experience drives you through rugged terrain in a climate-controlled vehicle, uncovering the medieval history woven into these landscapes. You'll encounter castles perched above deep gorges, remote villages, and the complex religious conflicts that shaped this corner of southern France, moving beyond surface-level sightseeing to grasp the human stories beneath the stones.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $752
Côtes du Rhône Wine tour: Avignon, Palace of the Popes
5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Côtes du Rhône Wine tour: Avignon, Palace of the Popes

Spend a full day exploring Avignon's medieval heart and the Rhône Valley's wine country. Walk the old town's narrow streets, tour the Palais des Papes, browse Les Halles market, then head south to Châteauneuf-du-Pape for cellar tastings and vineyard views. An air-conditioned vehicle handles the driving between stops, leaving you free to soak in the region's history and flavours.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $251
Eze, Monaco & Cap Ferrat with Villa Rothschild & Gourmet Break
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Eze, Monaco & Cap Ferrat with Villa Rothschild & Gourmet Break

Spend eight hours tracing the opulent heritage of the Côte d'Azur, moving between three jewel-like destinations. Start in Eze, a fortified settlement clinging to the Mediterranean cliffs, then venture into Monaco to glimpse the Princes' Palace and circuit where Formula One drivers compete. The day culminates at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, a palatial mansion overlooking Cap Ferrat, where you'll take afternoon tea in the Baroness's original sitting room. A knowledgeable driver-guide narrates throughout in a luxury minivan, sketching the Belle Époque glamour that still defines this stretch of coast.

8 hoursfrom AUD $760
Private Rouen Giverny Honfleur Live Guided by Mercedes from Paris
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Private Rouen Giverny Honfleur Live Guided by Mercedes from Paris

A 13-hour private Mercedes tour from Paris through Normandy's Monet country, taking in the painter's house and gardens at Giverny, the medieval harbour of Honfleur, and Rouen's Gothic cathedral and riverside quarters. Your guide drives and navigates three distinct towns, handling all entry fees and transport logistics. Hotel pickup and drop-off bookend the day.

13 hoursfrom AUD $961
Paris Original Bike Tour
5.0 (2)
🍹 Nightlife
France

Paris Original Bike Tour

A pedal-powered bar crawl through central Paris where you and your crew power a shared bike past iconic landmarks whilst sipping drinks. This 50–60 minute ride takes in the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées from street level, combining sightseeing with a social drinking session. The guide steers both conversation and direction, keeping things rolling at a leisurely pace suitable for anyone keen to see Paris differently with mates or family.

1 hourfrom AUD $59
Private 2-Hour Eiffel Tower Photoshoot: 5+ Iconic Spots
5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Private 2-Hour Eiffel Tower Photoshoot: 5+ Iconic Spots

A two-hour guided photoshoot around five signature [Eiffel Tower](/places/eiffel-tower) vantage points with a local Paris photographer who's been shooting couples and families since 2012. You'll get posing direction tailored to feel natural rather than stiff, practical tips for looking your best on camera, and a sneak peek of edited images within 24 hours. The photographer doubles as a local who can point you towards hidden cafés and quiet corners most visitors miss.

2 hoursfrom AUD $326
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