Paris Time Machine: Hidden Gems Walking Tour (Tips-Based)
- 1h 45m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Paris has 2,000 years of history and most visitors never see it. It's not in the museums, it's hidden in the streets. Whether it's your first or fifth time in Paris, this tour is the perfect introduction to the city. This is a tips-based tour. Secure your spot and decide what it was worth at the end! ❤️ We’re a small team of passionate Parisians who came together to show you these corners! This is a walking tour, not a standing lecture! The tour is carefully paced to keep you engaged from start to finish. ✅ We'll take you where others don't go: - Cannonball and bullet marks from revolutions still visible on the walls - The people who shaped Paris: WWII resistance fighters, revolutionaries, kings and emperors - Hidden gardens, and medieval houses - Street art is everywhere in Le Marais! ✅ We'll share our favourite spots: Restaurants / Bars / Hidden corners * Jokes included at no extra charge
Inclusions
What's included
- Umbrellas
- A few jokes
- A list of recommendations in Paris
- New friends from all over the world
Itinerary
Paris’ City Hall stands as a witness to revolutions, fires, and rebirth.
A peaceful place of memory, dedicated to the resilience of Paris after the 2015 attacks. Here, we talk about modern Paris. Its spirit, its cafés, and the way life always returns to the streets.
Hidden between modern façades, these curved medieval houses remind us that Paris was once a small village.
A powerful stop that connects medieval Paris to the stories of the 20th century and today’s living neighbourhood.
One of the most impressive medieval buildings in Paris, still marked by a real cannonball stuck in its wall
A true slice of local life. We’ll see Parisians playing pétanque and if they are not here, we'll play ourselves!
A small village within the city, where quiet streets, historic churches, and local cafés show a softer, more intimate side of Paris.
Fragments of the medieval wall built by King Philippe Auguste reveal how Paris grew from a fortified town into a global capital.
Step into a hidden Renaissance courtyard.. a secret passage that feels frozen in time. My mother’s favorite shortcut
Our grand finale: the oldest planned royal square in Paris, created under the reign of Henry IV.
We finish the tour in front of Victor Hugo’s house, after beginning it at Notre-Dame — the setting of his most famous novel.
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
- Look for the white umbrella! - Face the main entrance of the City Hall in the large open square. The guide will be waiting on the left side of the main façade. - By metro: Hôtel de Ville station, just outside of exit 5.
- 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
- Quentin Dubourg
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 98% below the median of the 640 city tours we list in Paris.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 33 of 640.
- 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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