Paris starts here. Small-group tour for first timers. From Notre-Dame to Louvre
We are Charing Cross. We aim to make each tour an intimate, authentic Parisian experience. Our average group size is 10 - 15 guests, and we try to keep a max of 22 guests/guide. Also, our tours are all designed and run by local Parisians. No expat to run your tour! We give you the tourist must-sees and also the Paris of the Parisians.
Pickup
Meet your guide at 10 rue de la colombe street. Guide wears a pink vest. Every day, rain or shine. Closest metro stops are hôtel-de-ville (lines 1 and 11) and cité (line 4).
Description
This is our most visual tour, people love it.
Enjoy historic Paris with a Parisian by your side, and experience the magic.
Because we’re a small group, and our route is 95% car-free, in two hours “Paris starts here. From Notre-Dame to Louvre" brings you to: Notre-Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Conciergerie/Marie-Antoinette, the old Louvre (and the new), the glass pyramid, le Carrousel and the Tuileries Gardens.
We start near Notre-Dame. We even visit a special basement.
We keep groups small, so you will not chase a huge group. And your guide is a real Parisian – fluent in English, knowledgeable and fun.
Included in tour:
- Notre-Dame Cathedral (almost finished)
- Point Zero (compass from which all of France is measured)
- French CSI Headquarters
- Sainte Chapelle Royal Chapel
- Palais de Justice de Paris
- Conciergerie (former palace/prison & Marie Antoinette’s last days)
- Pont Neuf (Oldest Bridge in Paris - and still looks great)
- Académie Francaise (home of the Immortals)
- Pont des Arts (Love Lock Bridge)
- Louvre (Palace, now art museum)
- Paris underground (we can’t explain, you have to see it for yourself)
- Plus many more, i.e. Marine Fireboat, Paris Flower Mart, Henry IV Memorial, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, etc.
To see all this, we do not go inside every monument.
Note: we reject any large parties at tour start, so if you are a large party, please contact us now to book a private tour.