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 Paris Bus & Mini-Bus Tours - River Cruises - Transfers
                                       
                           
Please Read: Vouchers - Passes Redemption Information

   Full Size Double Deck Yellow Bus Tours are offered by Paris City Tours leave from the Bus terminal
   located at 2 Place des Pyramides
[across from the Louvre Museum], where vouchers will be redeemed.
   The Open Tour Buses and Batobus vouchers are accepted directly with the tour drivers.
  Review the 'Bus'
   information, to understand the difference between a 'Bus Tour or a Mini-Bus Tour'.  You can print-out maps
   for the Open Tours and Batobus stops to keep this with you, so that you will have the info at hand in Paris.

                               Or Jump to:      Nice Tour  |   Marseilles   |   Lyon Tour
 
 Paris Bus Tours Offer the
            L'Open Tours
     Double Decker Bus
   
The Open Tour Route Offers
over 50 stops for hopping off
and on a 1 or 2 day pass.
             YELLOW BUSES

    
      ◄ L'Open Tours
                     
OR THE
    
Paris City Tour Buses
          
  Both offer great tours, and Open
  bus gives you the opportunity to
  stop and get off or ride in the
  other double deck bus and just
  be a tourist and look at every-
  thing and everyone around you.     
            Paris City Tour
     1 - 1/2 Hour Excursion
      
  Discover the beauty of Paris
  from the comfort of our famous
  yellow double deck buses.

  Please review the info about a Paris 'Bus Tour vs a Mini-Bus Tour'. There is a difference!

 
Nice and Marseilles - Provence Cote d'Azur Bus Tours
  At last....the Nice Tour Bus and the
  Grand Marseille Tour Bus are the
  hop on hop off buses to go exploring
  around
Nice and/or Marseilles. Both
  are available in 1 or 2 day passes.
   Double Decker fun!  And the best way to familiarize yourself with Nice, then follow-up with your own excursions about town later. [Nice More Info] and Marseilles More Info]
 
Lyon Bus Tours - Home to Haut Cuisine
  Ah....the home of 'haut cuisine' and
  Paul Bocuse, and
the world renown
 
Burgundy wines...this is wine country!
 
 
   Double Decker fun!  And the best way to
   familiarize yourself with Lyon, then head
   out on your own to explore Lyon more...
                          [More Info]
 
 


 
Mini-Bus Tours  -  Seine River Cruises  -  Eiffel Tower
 
If you're on a limited time schedule, then the Mini-Bus Tours are the way to go.  They come pick you up at your hotel, then your off to see your destination and then they return you to your hotel. You can't beat that!
 There are dozens of wonderful must see attractions, monuments, landmarks and museums to visit.             
      
Paris Minibus Tours
     
       Paris Mini-Bus Tours
 Paris Dinner Shows & Nightlife
Paris MiniBus tours are great!  You will be picked up and returned to your selected hotel upon completion of your tour.  If you have not been to Paris before, or don't know your way around Paris and have a limited time frame, then this is definitely the way to go.  With courteous guides
who will give you commentary about the sights and monuments in a more private and relaxed atmosphere.  Some combination tours include part Minibus and part river cruise, dinner shows and Cabarets, dozens of tours to select from. This is a great way to visit Paris!


 
Paris River Cruises on the River Seine
        
Paris Seine Cruises & BatoBus
Paris by night IlluminationsTours
I cannot tell you how pleasant and relaxing it is to cruise up or down the Seine -- day or night.  It is so pleasurable to just be able to sit or you can stand or walk around, and watch the magnificent scenery of Paris flow-by.  The architecture of the bridges is not to be missed.  There are cruises, lunch cruises, dinner cruises and combination cruise and dinner at the Eiffel Tower, or in combination with the 'Cabaret Shows'. There are dozens of river cruises to suite everyone's desires.  Another option to get around Paris by water is the 'Batobus'.  This is fun to to instead of going by bus or on foot.


 
Paris Eiffel Tower Tours - Tour Eiffel
      
         Paris Eiffel Tower
There are several Eiffel Tower Tours for you to select from.  There are escorted day tours, to evening dinner and cruise combinations.  Viewing 'Illuminations', [Paris bursting in lights at night] is quite spectacular, and it lasts all year long.  The Eiffel Tower is one of the most viewed monuments in the world, and was built for the worlds fair in 1898, much to the disgust of Parisiens.  But it was such a hit, and became the most loved and cherished monument representing Paris in all her splendor.


 
Paris Airport Shuttles and Transfers - Passes  and Private Guided Tours
Please be sure to read this important information when purchasing travel card passes.  We try to eliminate as many inconveniences for you as possible in your travel in Paris and around France, but there are certain situations that we cannot offer shipment of passes [instead of vouchers], so if you do not live in the U. S. please read this information to ensure that you understand what is available in voucher or actual pass forms.
 
    
    Paris Airport Transfers
Air France Bus transfer from CDG to ORLY airports CDG Airport transfer to ORLY Airport, Air France buses services - ALL airlines and ALL Airport Terminals. Buses leave conveniently every 30 minutes from all terminals.  Also offered:
          Air France Bus-CDG to Gare de Lyon - Montparnasse
          Air France Bus-CDG to Porte Maillot - Etoile in Paris
   
 
       
Paris Express Shuttle Airport
         Transfer (CDG)
A door-to-door liaison between the Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport and any "Inside Paris" hotel or address within Paris city Limits CDG airport Shared Minibus transfers to and from Paris city limits. These transfers require a reservation and a confirmation number before you can print your vouchers. Child under 4 will be free on parent's laps.  
   
 
   
  
        Paris Visite Pass
 
The Paris Visité Pass is a travel card pass that gives you Unlimited use of the Metro, buses as well as all other public transport services. It is the best way to get around Paris and the region!   The Paris Visit Pass provides unlimited rides on the transport system of the Ile-de-France region including the safe and efficient Metro, RER [regional express trains], bus [to see Paris from the window of a Parisian bus], tramway, suburban Transilien SNCF trains, Montmartre funicular, Montmartrobus, Noctambus, and Optile bus system. *PLEASE READ
 
 
 
       
       Culinary Programs
Learn to cook from the pros -- the French!  Find very reasonably priced culinary packages that will change the way you think about and prepare food.  They culinary programs cannot be beat...and stay in tastefully decorated accommodations while attending your classes, with side trips and sightseeing to boot!
 
   
 
              
    Paris Historic Districts
Montmartre and Flea Market Tour - 4½ hours. Situated in the North of Paris on the top of the Montmartre hill, the Sacre-Coeur Basilica proudly dominates the entire city. The ever present artists are a constant reminder of the time when Montmartre was at the heart of artistic life.
 
 
 
              Da Vinci Code Louvre Tour
       Paris Guided Tours
One of the hottest tours for the last two years has been the Louvre's 'Da Vinci Code Tour'.  Live the adventure through Dan Brown's best seller thriller!  Fact or fiction?  Follow your guides, specialized on the subject, in and around the Louvre museum at night through works of art to explore the controversial ideas in Brown’s book.

Other guided tours can be viewed here
 
 
 
             
Paris Private Shopping Tour
For those of you who are die-hard, shop 'til you drop seasoned shoppers, and your headed to Paris....well this is just the ticket!  Your very own personal guide to all the in hot spots to shop. PARIS’ CHIC & STYLE with Martine POUPINEAU- fashion consultant is a personal one on one shopping guide in Paris, with a professional in style to help you make the most of the exciting Capital of elegance and fashion. For men, women and teenagers.  Ladies, what are you waiting for?

                                                                     
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