Seine River Cruise and Paris Illuminations Tour

Seine River Cruise and Paris Illuminations Tour

It’s no wonder they call it the City of Lights — Paris is especially enchanting in the evening. On this illuminations tour, admire top Paris attractions from two perspectives, starting with a lamp-lit cruise along the Seine past the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Then take a nighttime city tour to see the Champs-Elysées, l’Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, Les Invalides, Place de la Concorde, the Grand Palais, Rue de Rivoli and much more (itinerary is reversed in the winter). Choose a standard coach tour or small-group minivan tour for a more personalized experience.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Place des Pyramides, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France

Meet us at our central located agency in Paris

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Seine River, 75001 Paris France

During the summer months (April – Oct), when it doesn’t get dark until later, you’ll start with a Seine cruise and

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Eiffel Tower, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris France

you’ll be taken to the Bateaux Parisiens boarding point for your 1-hour narrated cruise

Pass By: Ile de la Cite, 75001 Paris France

Sit back and admire the waterfront sights including the Eiffel Tower and Il de la Cité,

Pass By: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 6 Parvis Notre-Dame Place Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris France

Where the impressive Notre Dame stands.

Pass By: Conciergerie, 2 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris France

Also the Conciergerie along the River Seine

Stop At: Louvre Museum, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France

Back at the dock, you’ll be escorted to a coach for your 1.5-hour illuminations tour. Learn about the history of Paris’ most famous monuments as you ride through the glittering city past the sights you saw on the Seine plus the Opéra, Rue de Rivoli, the Louvre,

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Arc de Triomphe, Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris France

You will admire some must see attractions such as Les Invalides,

Pass By: Champs-Elysees, Avenue des Champs Elysees, 75008 Paris France

Place de la Concorde, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, Pont Neuf, St-Germain-des-Près, the Champs-Elysées, l’Arc de Triomphe and more.

Pass By: Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris, Place de l_Opera Place de l’Opéra, 75009 Paris France

You can then choose to be dropped off at the central meeting point or the Opéra area, filled with great restaurants and bars to continue your night out in Paris.

Pass By: Place de l'Hotel de Ville, 75004 Paris France

Seine Cruise and Small-Group Tour by Minivan You’ll be picked up from your central Paris hotel and taken to the Bateaux Parisiens boarding point, where you and your group will join others on a sightseeing boat to enjoy a 1-hour narrated cruise.

Follow with a city illuminations tour by 8-passenger minivan, ensuring a more personalized and intimate experience. Starting at Place Vendome, admire Paris’ beautifully illuminated historical monuments, museums, boulevards and neighborhoods as you ride to the Opéra, Rue de Rivoli, the Louvre, Hôtel de Ville, Notre Dame, Place de la Concorde and the Grand Palais and Petit Palais.

Cross Pont Neuf to St-Germain-des-Près and then venture down the Champs-Elysées to l’Arc de Triomphe, looping back to Trocadéro and the glittering Eiffel Tower, then to Les Invalides, Madeleine Church and Place Pigalle. At the end of your tour, you'll be dropped off at your hotel.