Paris · PALAIS GARNIER TOURS
Paris has more to book than a week can hold. These 7 palais garnier tours earn their slot, priced and timed so you can choose fast and get back out onto the street.
Visit the Palais Garnier at your own pace, then make your own way to Port de la Bourdonnais for a one-hour Seine cruise. The opera ticket and cruise ticket are untimed within their valid periods, so you can plan around opening hours. An onboard audio guide is available in 13 languages.
“Self paced tour in a beautiful theatre. The water boat tour was relaxing and great to see all the sights.”
Enter Palais Garnier with an admission ticket and follow a team roadbook as you solve a fictional mystery tied to Arsène Lupin and the Count of Cagliostro. The 90-minute game includes access to some normally closed areas. French and English are offered; no individual instructor is named.
“Une façon originale de visiter un lieu mythique ! Un agréable moment je le recommande avec des jeunes adultes ou des ado ! Merci Mme Lupin pour votre visite !”
Spend 90 minutes inside Paris’ Palais Garnier with a private, certified guide. Prebooked entry gets you past the ticket line, then your guide leads you through ornate rooms, the Grand Staircase and the Grand Foyer, explaining the building’s design and stories. The auditorium may be closed for rehearsals or other artistic and technical needs.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our skip the line guided tour of the Palais Garnier led by Nick. Nick was delightful and full of information about the creation of the opera house, the numerous amazing architectural and ornamental designs in its maRead more”
Meet your private English-speaking guide near the Opéra and explore Palais Garnier, with stories about its architecture, Paris under Baron Haussmann, and details easy to miss on your own. Guides praised by name include Maurizio, Mauricio, and Claudia. The tour ends at the Galeries Lafayette rooftop, though the opera house can be crowded and entry is not skip-the-line.
“Our tour was amazing and the gentleman who showed us through the opera house was super knowledgeable, energetic, and a lot of fun to be around. He told us stories and pointed out things we would’ve never seen or understood without him with us and I would recommend that anyone who reads this sign up for this tour.”
Meet your private guide at Café L’Entr’acte for a 90-minute tour of the Opéra Garnier, with time to explore its architecture, art, and stories at your own pace. Groups are limited to 10, and guides speak English, French, Hebrew, or Spanish. The auditorium or stage may be closed for rehearsals. Eleanor is one guide named by past participants.
“For my daughter, it was a dream to enter the opera house and immerse herself in Elinor’s stories, which made us experience pure magic. Thank you so much, Elinor!”
Spend three hours with a local guide among Paris landmarks, from Place Vendôme and the Tuileries to Pont Neuf and Notre-Dame. Expect stories about architecture and Parisian life, a short break, and practical advice for your stay. Sasha, also written Sacha, has led the tour, though guide assignments may vary.
“It was a lovely tour and our guide was very knowledgeable”
Explore the Opéra Garnier with a private English- or French-speaking guide and a family treasure hunt built around clues and riddles. Children search for a missing ballerina’s costume while discovering the opera house’s grand public rooms and Phantom of the Opera legends. Admission is included; access to the auditorium can depend on rehearsals.
“Anne-Laure was fascinating and very kind to the children, thank you!!!”
Pick a landmark, a quarter or a table.
