Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Galant, 1er; adult/child €14/7, internet ticket €10/5;
Pont Neuf)
This company runs one-hour cruises year-round from its centrally located dock at the west-
ern tip of Île de la Cité; tickets are cheaper if you buy in advance online. Check its website
for details of the wonderful 'Concerts en Seine' the boat company organises - classical mu-
sic afloat after dusk (tickets €30 to €40).
Bus
BUS TOUR
Big Bus Paris
(
http://fra.bigbustours.com
;
1-day pass adult/child €29/16)
Paris' Les Cars Rouges merged with London's Big Bus Company to create Big Bus Paris.
City bus tours are hop-on-off style, with 10 stops around the city. App for iPhone or
Android available.
BUS TOUR
L'Open Tour
Hop-on, hop-off bus tours aboard open-deck buses with four different circuits and 50 stops
to jump on/off at - tops for a whirlwind city tour.
HANDS-ON TOURS
Make-up workshops, backstage cabaret tours, fashion designer showroom visits,
French table decoration or art embroidery classes, market tours, baking with a Parisi-
an baker: the repertoire of cultural and gourmet tours and behind-the-scenes experi-
Walking
WALKING TOUR
Ça Se Visite
(
www.ca-se-visite.fr
;
adult/child on foot €12/10, scooter €15/13)
Meet local artists and craftspeople on resident-led 'urban discovery tours' of the northeast
(Belleville, Ménilmontant, Canal Saint-Martin, Canal de l'Ourcq, Oberkampf, La Villette) -
on foot or
trottinette
(scooter).
