I see it on the %26quot;things to do%26quot; section. A couple of questions.
1. I have a bike, and I ride occasionally...like every 6 months. Their website says the tour is pretty flat and an easy ride. Any reports from people that happen to be like me...I.E. your version of a workout is playing golf..with a golf cart.
2. Is the tour really worth it compared to just renting a bike and riding around yourself?
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Been to Paris a number of times, and riding a bike on my own has never looked appealing to me, too much traffic. They are building more bike lanes but still some %26#39;disappear%26#39; into the bus lane or just into traffic lane, looks a bit unnerving. There are folks who ride bikes daily, but I don%26#39;t think the culture is as %26#39;inclusive%26#39; to riders as, say, Amsterdam (and it%26#39;s a little scary there too!)
I find that one spends more attention watching the road, traffic and pedestrians and parked cars (for doors opening suddenly) that it%26#39;s difficult to really absorb the surroundings. I would do a guided bike tour, though, as they know how to move the group around safely and will get you from one sight to another more efficiently than if you did it yourself. Don%26#39;t forget, just like at home, you must observe traffic signs and laws, so you%26#39;d have to study up on signage a bit.
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Another bike tour company is City Bikes and they do Segway tours, too (more your speed haha?)
http://citysegwaytours.com/paris
http://fattirebiketours.com/paris
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thanks for the reply. I think I may go with the fat tire bike tour. I believe on Expedia they offer one at night that ends with a cruise down the seine and some wine. Sounds nice.
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shhs07,, you do not need to book a bike tour through Expedia,, Fat Tire has their own web site , and there day and night tours require no advance reservatitions. Why pay more to book with
Expedia.
I have done two of their tours, the Night bike tour an the Versailles tour.
Anyone of reasonalbe fitness could do either, although there is obviously more pedalling at Versailles. I am middle aged and do not go to gyms,, so I figure you would have to be in very poor shape to find it too difficult to do these tours.
YES, they are worth it,, espeically for someone like you,, I had been to Paris many time before I took a tour, my friend who had never been to Paris before bnegged me to go on the Night tour with her. I obviously saw nothing I hadn%26#39;t seen before, but, the tour guide was amusing and pointed out many bits and pieces I didn%26#39;t know. It is not an indepth history tour for sure, but perfect for a first timer/
Biking in the city was fun and not really scary , I though it was a blast, and I like in a small city and am not used to trafffic. I felt guide did a good job of leading us .
It is also nice not to book ahead, that way if weather is bad you don%26#39;t have to go.
On my own I would book the day time tour, just so you don%26#39;t have to find your way back to hotel at 11 or 11. 30, tour ends late. I was with a friend so didn%26#39;t bug us, but office is located on quiet side street that is deserted late a night.
You will not regret trying it.
PS Saw you post on hotel location,, I would likely choose to stay closer in,, I have done Paris on my own ,, and I like walking around after dinner and there is more to wander and around and enjoy later in evening closer to Seine, in 4th, 5th, or 6th arrondissmont.
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shhs07,, you do not need to book a bike tour through Expedia,, Fat Tire has their own web site , and there day and night tours require no advance reservatitions. Why pay more to book with
Expedia.
I have done two of their tours, the Night bike tour an the Versailles tour.
Anyone of reasonalbe fitness could do either, although there is obviously more pedalling at Versailles. I am middle aged and do not go to gyms,, so I figure you would have to be in very poor shape to find it too difficult to do these tours.
YES, they are worth it,, espeically for someone like you,, I had been to Paris many time before I took a tour, my friend who had never been to Paris before bnegged me to go on the Night tour with her. I obviously saw nothing I hadn%26#39;t seen before, but, the tour guide was amusing and pointed out many bits and pieces I didn%26#39;t know. It is not an indepth history tour for sure, but perfect for a first timer/
Biking in the city was fun and not really scary , I though it was a blast, and I like in a small city and am not used to trafffic. I felt guide did a good job of leading us .
It is also nice not to book ahead, that way if weather is bad you don%26#39;t have to go.
On my own I would book the day time tour, just so you don%26#39;t have to find your way back to hotel at 11 or 11. 30, tour ends late. I was with a friend so didn%26#39;t bug us, but office is located on quiet side street that is deserted late a night.
You will not regret trying it.
PS Saw you post on hotel location,, I would likely choose to stay closer in,, I have done Paris on my own ,, and I like walking around after dinner and there is more to wander and around and enjoy later in evening closer to Seine, in 4th, 5th, or 6th arrondissmont.
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