Inside Notre Dame Tour with Optional Seine River Cruise
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This 90-minute tour offers a detailed exploration of Notre-Dame led by an expert licensed guide. The tour begins with a guided walk around the exterior, where your guide will provide historical context for the building's magnificent architecture. They'll explain the significance of its famous gargoyles and discuss the impact and progress of the post-2019 fire restoration. The second part of the tour is a full hour inside the cathedral. With audio headsets, you will be able to clearly hear your guide. This guided experience inside is designed to highlight the details you might miss on your own. You'll learn about the architecture, see the scale of the stained-glass windows up close, and hear stories about the art and historical events that have unfolded within these walls. You can also add on a scenic Seine river cruise to see Notre-Dame and many more Parisian landmarks. The boat tour is narrated in both English and French and can be taken anytime during your trip.
Inclusions
What's included
- 90-minute guided tour led by an expert licensed guide
- Audio headset inside
- Explore the exterior and interior of Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Maximum group size of 24 travellers
- Optional Seine river cruise available for a unique perspective
- Learn about the restoration process post-2019 fire
What's not
- Tips aren’t included but are always appreciated by our guides. If you think your guide did an outstanding job, a tip is a great way to show that.
Itinerary
Your tour begins outside this iconic church. Your guide will walk you around the cathedral as you discover it from different sides: the facade, flying buttresses, and many sculptures. Here, you'll gain an appreciation for the medieval engineering and design before heading inside. Enter the cathedral with your guide. Using audio headsets so you don’t miss a word, you'll explore the nave, chapels, and rose windows. Your guide will highlight architectural features and tell stories that bring the building's 850-year history to life.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide in front of the statue of Charlemagne. Your guide will be holding an orange sign that says ExperienceFirst.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 24 travellers
- Operated by
- ExperienceFirst
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The entrance to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is free and open to all. The services offered are independent of access to the interior of the building. The ticket you purchase with us is for a guided tour. If you want to access the cathedral without a guided tour, you have the option to book a free time slot on the cathedral’s official website. You may also walk in without a booking; however, please be aware that lines can be long during peak times and seasons.
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 74% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1213 of 4664.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Paris
Paris pairs grand boulevards and riverside monuments with café terraces, art collections of global stature and neighbourhoods that feel like villages.
The Seine runs through the heart of the city, past the Île de la Cité with Notre-Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle, the long façade of the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay in its former railway station. Downriver, the Eiffel Tower rises over the Champ de Mars, and the Arc de Triomphe crowns the Champs-Élysées.
Top-ranked sights in Paris: Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, 4th Arrondissement.
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