i am traveling to paris in september, are there any good tours you might recommend for the city. should i obtain tickets or passes ahead of time and is there a special pass for the museums or other attractions?
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I would recommend the Fat Tires Bike Tour Night Ride...which I%26#39;ve done several times and always had a enjoyable, interesting and fun time. Not only Biking around Paris but sipping wine on the Bateau on the Seine.
You should also consider a Walking Tour or two...Classic Walks or Paris Walks organizes them and you just meet up outside a Metro Stop at the appointed hour. If the weather is not so good you can go another day. Montmartre, Le Marais, Latin Quarter, Medieval Paris, French Revolution, WWII %26amp; Occupation are the ones I gone on with both organizations and they were very informative 2 hours strolls. Cheap at $10 or $12 E plus alittle gratuity for the guide. I would suggest also you get acouple of guide books from the Library or bookshop and read on what might interest you the most to visit or explore.
http://fattirebiketours.com/paris
http://classicwalksparis.com/paris/tours
http://www.paris-walks.com/summer-walks.html
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There is a museum pass, no need to get it in advance parismuseumpass.com/en/pass_presentation.php
I would also recommend a walking tour www.newparistours.com/index.php…
If you would like to take a boat cruise on the Seine, can obtain tickets now (they%26#39;ll be valid for one year) for 7 E instead of 12 E www.vedettesdupontneuf.com/
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I recommend a segway tour, especially the evening tour where you see the city lights, including the twinkling Eiffel Tower. It is a blast! Check with Fat Tire Bikes or viator.com for prices, times, etc.
Also: paris-walks.com for walking tours. They do an excellent job for 10E and a two hour walk and talk.
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We made extensive use of our museum pass in and out of Paris. If you are thinking of getting one, check out on line which sites are included and if you think it is for you.
The HOHO buses are a good option too as you can often get great photos from the upper deck with less people in your way. We found the HOHO green buses to be worth it - there are 4 differnt routes and the routes intersect which means you can hop off one bus, look for the small coloured disk that corresponds to the route you want to take, show you ticket and get on and enjoy the sites.
The other tours that posters have mentioned sound pretty good too. Another suggestion for the Eiffel Tower would be a %26quot;Behind the scenes%26quot; tour which we did last Nov and really enjoyed. We booked and paid for it through a TA before we left home - I think it might have been in the EXPLORE brochure. Anyway, they took us underground, and to the engine room then up to the first floor. The tour started about 5pm so while there were still quite a few people, we %26quot;skipped the line%26quot;.
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