The Emblem of Paris
The leading english language walking tour company in Paris. Founded in 1994
Daily Walking Tours in English led by a small team of professional guides with many years' experience
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Latest Information :
From March - November we offer at least one tour a day, at 10.30am costing 25€ per adult.
We can e-mail you the list or you can download it from our website, see page 'This month and Next'
We can arrange private tours for individuals, families, or groups. For a private tour, please contact us giving your dates, choice of tour, for how many people, with ages of any children.
Our website has just been re-constructed, if you have visited it before, please refresh your browser.
Please e-mail us to book and to receive information
Any of our visits can be organised for private groups. Ask for our list of tours and prices, or go to 'private tours' page for more information.
WHY GO ON A PARIS WALK
Excellent value. Two hours of enjoyment discovering Paris at a gentle pace for 25€ is great value.
Walking is the best way to see Paris.
Learn about Paris We go slowly so that we can go deeper and get beyond the superficial tourist view.
The personality of our guides They bring wit and enthusiasm to their tours. They have done personal and extensive research and take pleasure in communicating this
Your fellow walkers You will enjoy being in the company of other visitors who want to learn in an intelligent way about what they are looking at, understand its significance, go beyond the main tourist sights. Some will be people who live here and enjoy learning about their city with us. The insights of a local person You can ask questions and get recommendations: restaurants, specialities, books etc.
Why not just read a guidebook? You will probably do this as well, but nothing replaces a tour led by an expert guide who will look you in the eye and communicate their love of Paris and its history.
The quality of our guides Our guides are experienced professionals. Beware of companies who use ‘tour leaders’ providing only a glib, superficial patter on walkabouts for the undiscriminating tourist. On tours misleadingly advertised as ‘free’ you are expected to tip, so you will pay a similar fee for a tour given by a professional who is really knowledgeable.
Our Guides and some compliments :
Our guides are all knowledgeable, professional and qualified. They all have many years' experience as guides. They are all native English speakers but have lived in France for years, speak excellent French and know French culture well. They enjoy showing their city to visitors and sharing their expertise and enthusiasm. The tours are very informative, but also enjoyable
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Thank you so much for enriching my life in Paris with all the wonderful, fascinating and educational walks and visits and courses. I find myself quoting your information every time I show visitors around! You have given me a view of Paris I could not have found otherwise. Jennie, who lived for several years in Paris.
Thank you so much to our guide for such a delightful tour of Montmartre on a chilly, rainy day - he made it so entertaining that we forgot about the weather! Thank you. Anita from Denver
Greetings Paris Walks, I got back last night after two weeks in France, most of which I spent in Paris. I was able to go on four of your walking tours and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed them. I did Hemingway's Paris, Montmartre, Marais I, and Ile St. Louis, with different guides. All were fantastic. I learned a lot about history, architecture and literature and of course some scurrilous gossip without which no walking tour would be complete. Also, as a single traveller, I was able to meet other visitors to Paris and have lunch or tea with them after the walk. Martha from Toronto
Dear Oriel and Peter, We've had a fabulous time in Paris and we've done three of your tours. We had the Private Da Vinci Code Tour with Malcolm, the Montmartre with Mary Ellen, and Marais II with Jonathan. Every tour was truly wonderful and packed with history, funny stories, great illustrations and explanations. We just wanted to let you know how you enhanced our trip. Thank you, and we can't wait to come back and do more of your tours. Sher and Josef from the USA
Place du Tertre in Montmartre by the artist engraver Eugene Delattre
Our tours are recommended in :
- Rick Steves
- Time Out
- Kate Muir
- Lonely Planet
- Paris for Dummies
- Fodor's
- Access Guide
- Dorling-Kindersley
- The Rough Guide
- the San Francisco Examiner
- The Times
- The Mail on Sunday
- The New York Times
- The Sunday Times
- The Economist
SHOP SIGN - Musée Carnavalet
What the Papers Say !
The Mail on Sunday (one of Britain's most famous papers) gave our walk in Montmartre 9/10 as the best guided tour offered in Paris, the best value for money, and described the guide as "unflagging in her enthusiasm for one of the most beautiful villages in Paris". The journalist reported a customer as having said "Even in the rain this was great. I'm going to do another walk tomorrow."
The Economist Magazine : enthusiastic guides who educate visitors about the architecture and history of Paris.
The leading english language walking tour company in Paris. Founded in 1994
Daily Walking Tours in English led by a small team of professional guides with many years' experience
WELCOME TO
PARIS WALKS
Latest information :
From March - November we offer at least one tour a day, at 10.30am costing 25€ per adult.
We can e-mail you the list or you can download it from our website, see page 'This month and Next'
We can arrange private tours for individuals, families, or groups. For a private tour, please contact us giving your dates, choice of tour, for how many people, with ages of any children.
Our website has just been re-constructed, if you have visited it before, please refresh your browser.
Please e-mail us to book and to receive information
Any of our visits can be organised for private groups. Ask for our list of tours and prices, or go to 'private tours' page for more information.
WHY GO ON A PARIS WALK
Excellent value. Two hours of enjoyment discovering Paris at a gentle pace for 25€ is great value.
Walking is the best way to see Paris.
Learn about Paris We go slowly so that we can go deeper and get beyond the superficial tourist view.
The personality of our guides They bring wit and enthusiasm to their tours. They have done personal and extensive research and take pleasure in communicating this
Your fellow walkers You will enjoy being in the company of other visitors who want to learn in an intelligent way about what they are looking at, understand its significance, go beyond the main tourist sights. Some will be people who live here and enjoy learning about their city with us. The insights of a local person You can ask questions and get recommendations: restaurants, specialities, books etc.
Why not just read a guidebook? You will probably do this as well, but nothing replaces a tour led by an expert guide who will look you in the eye and communicate their love of Paris and its history.
The quality of our guides Our guides are experienced professionals. Beware of companies who use ‘tour leaders’ providing only a glib, superficial patter on walkabouts for the undiscriminating tourist. On tours misleadingly advertised as ‘free’ you are expected to tip, so you will pay a similar fee for a tour given by a professional who is really knowledgeable.
Our guides are all knowledgeable, professional and qualified. They all have many years' experience as guides. They are all native English speakers but have lived in France for years, speak excellent French and know French culture well. They enjoy showing their city to visitors and sharing their expertise and enthusiasm. The tours are very informative, but also enjoyable
Some compliments from our customers :
Greetings Paris Walks, I got back last night after two weeks in France, most of which I spent in Paris. I was able to go on four of your walking tours and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed them. I did Hemingway's Paris, Montmartre, Marais I, and Ile St. Louis, with different guides. All were fantastic. I learned a lot about history, architecture and literature and of course some scurrilous gossip without which no walking tour would be complete. Also, as a single traveller, I was able to meet other visitors to Paris and have lunch or tea with them after the walk. Martha from Toronto
Thank you so much to our guide for such a delightful tour of Montmartre on a chilly, rainy day - he made it so entertaining that we forgot about the weather! Thank you. Anita from Denver
Thank you so much for enriching my life in Paris with all the wonderful, fascinating and educational walks and visits and courses. I find myself quoting your information every time I show visitors around! You have given me a view of Paris I could not have found otherwise. Jennie, who lived for several years in Paris.
Dear Oriel and Peter, We've had a fabulous time in Paris and we've done three of your tours. We had the Private Da Vinci Code Tour with Malcolm, the Montmartre with Mary Ellen, and Marais II with Jonathan. Every tour was truly wonderful and packed with history, funny stories, great illustrations and explanations. We just wanted to let you know how you enhanced our trip. Thank you, and we can't wait to come back and do more of your tours. Sher and Josef from the USA
Our tours are recommended in :
- Rick Steves
- Time Out
- Kate Muir
- Lonely Planet
- Paris for Dummies
- Fodor's
- Access Guide
- Dorling-Kindersley
- The Rough Guide
- the San Francisco Examiner
- The Times
- The Mail on Sunday
- The New York Times
- The Sunday Times
- The Economist
What the Papers Say !
The Mail on Sunday (one of Britain's most famous papers) gave our walk in Montmartre 9/10 as the best guided tour offered in Paris, the best value for money, and described the guide as "unflagging in her enthusiasm for one of the most beautiful villages in Paris". The journalist reported a customer as having said "Even in the rain this was great. I'm going to do another walk tomorrow."
The Economist Magazine : enthusiastic guides who educate visitors about the architecture and history of Paris.
PARIS WALKS - Peter and Oriel CAINE - From abroad +33 1 48 09 21 40 - From France 01 48 09 21 40
PARIS WALKS - Peter and Oriel CAINE
From abroad +33 1 48 09 21 40 - From France 01 48 09 21 40