Paris Champs-Élysées & Arc de Triomphe Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the Champs-Élysées on a two-hour guided walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Learn about the history of this iconic avenue, starting with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk and the square’s role during the French Revolution. Stroll past the Petit Palais and Grand Palais, explore the avenue’s luxury boutiques and historic landmarks, and discover why the Champs-Élysées has become the stage for major French events. End at Place de l’Étoile beneath the Arc de Triomphe, where your guide reveals the monument’s history, sculptures, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the famous twelve avenues surrounding it.
Inclusions
What's included
- Live commentary on history, architecture and monuments
- Guided walking tour of the Champs-Élysées
- Qualified guide
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Arc de Triomphe terrace ticket (after the tour you can buy it directly on site)
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris and one of its most iconic landmarks. Dominated by the 3,000-year-old Luxor Obelisk, it offers spectacular views of the Champs-Élysées, the Tuileries Garden, and the Eiffel Tower. Once the site of major events during the French Revolution, it now blends history, architecture, and elegance in the heart of the city.
Stroll through this leafy stretch of gardens at the lower end of the avenue, a green, historic contrast to the shops and traffic further up.
Admire the sweeping glass-and-iron dome of this Belle Époque landmark, built for the 1900 World's Fair and still one of Paris's most striking exhibition halls.
Discover this opulent 19th-century mansion, built for a Russian-born courtesan turned society figure, and hear the story behind one of the avenue's most extravagant addresses.
L'ancien Virgin Megastore des Champs-Élysées Pass the former home of the iconic music store, once a Champs-Élysées institution and a symbol of the avenue's more recent pop-culture history.
Arc de Triomphe is one of Paris’s most iconic monuments. Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, it honors those who fought and died for France. Beneath the arch lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, whose eternal flame is rekindled every evening. Standing at the top of the Champs-Élysées, it offers a powerful symbol of French history and national pride.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide in front of the Luxor Obelisk in the centre of Place de la Concorde. Nearest metro: Concorde (lines 1, 8, 12).
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Smart City Tour
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 86% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- 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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