Architectural Paris
Discover the architectural contrasts of Paris: from the oldest known monument in Paris, the Obelisk of Ramses II on the Place de la Concorde to the 21st-century Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to the stunning Mannerist Renaissance Palace housing the Senate that overlooks the Luxembourg Gardens. Walk through the narrow, winding streets of the Marais, where you'll see the 800-year-old retaining walls that once surrounded the city and the splendid 17th-century mansions that once housed the French nobility and their mistresses. This day-time tour concludes with a detailed visit of Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle, the greatest Gothic reliquary chapel built for Saint Louis after he acquired the Crown of Thorns.

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Monumental Paris
Your guests will discover the major monuments of Paris in a personalized city tour that is offered in a chauffeured minivan or elegant limousine either by day or night. Your guide will take you inside all the major sites, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Sainte Chapelle (known for their dazzling 13th-century stained glassed windows), the Arch of Triumph (did you know you could visit the summit and get one of the best views of Paris?), the 1,000 foot-high Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur in Montmartre, and Napoleon's Tomb at the Invalides Church. At each stop, your guests will have time to tour and take pictures to your heart's content. This tour can by organized both during the day and in the evening, and can even be organized in conjunction with either a champagne cocktail reception or wine tastings at a local wine cellar.

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Discover Parisian roots of American Independence!
In 1789, the French revolutionaries appointed the Marquis de Lafayette to oversee the dismantling that symbol of oppression, the Bastille. As thanks for the United States' libertarian influence on the French uprising, Lafayette sent a set of Bastille keys, via Tom Paine, to President Washington. They are still at his home in Mt. Vernon, Virginia, to this day! But Lafayette himself had earlier fought on the insurgents' side during the American Revolution and France helped the Americans in many other ways as well. Among highlights of this tour are: the headquarters of that early "Iran-Contra" effort (whose C.E.O. was Caron de Beaumarchais, and this is where he wrote The Marriage of Figaro), the homes of Tom Paine and John Paul Jones, a café much frequented by Ben Franklin (who because of the scientific experiments he carried out in Paris was the first American invited to join the French Academy), the stately building that inspired Thomas Jefferson to build Monticello, and the then-residence of London's Ambassador to France where, on September 3rd 1783, the British formally signed a treaty recognizing American Independence.

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Secrets of the Eiffel Tower
Symbol of Paris and the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower ranks among the most visited monuments in the world, with over 7 million visitors a year. Happily, thanks to our exclusive VIP tour, you no longer have to wait on line to get into the tower, and you will be able to see parts of this unique feat of engineering that are normally closed off to the general public. Accompanied by a specialist guide, you will be able to penetrate inside the astonishing machine room and discover the original hydraulic system that still runs the elevators to this day. You will also see the underground bunker hidden beneath the Champ de Mars, and walk inside the technical gallery of the first level that affords an exceptional view of the Esplanade below, including the Ecole Militaire and the Palais de Chaillot. (This tour is ideal for families, and groups of up to 20 guests).

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Turn Your Pictures of Paris Into Art
Now you have the chance to capture your own private Paris in unique photographs with one of the city’s most acclaimed and talented young photographers. You will not only discover a Paris that is truly off the beaten path, but you will even have photos of your favourite monuments that are truly unique and unforgettable. You can book your photographer for a few hours, a half-day, a full-day or more, and 24 hours later fly home with a CD that will impress both your friends and family. (This tour is ideal for families and groups of up to 20 guests).

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The Ultimate French Links Tour Lets You Meet The French
Have you ever felt like you never had a chance to meet and interact with Parisians apart from the people who work in your hotel and serve you in restaurants? Now, all that has changed thanks to our new private tours in Belleville, Montmartre and Montparnasse, which give you an opportunity to meet artists and artisans, fashion and floral designers, as well as other Parisians, who are eager to show you their world and their work. This is the Paris with a human face, waiting to be discovered. Book this tour early because it is quite popular! (This tour is ideal for families and groups of up to 12 guests. Larger groups have to be divided).

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The Islands of Paris: The Ile de la Cité and the Ile Saint-Louis
In the company of one of our expert guides, guests will discover the history and craftsmanship behind France's greatest Gothic cathedral, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Conciergerie (the city's oldest Medieval palace and prison), the flower market, the police headquarters where the Liberation of Paris took place, and the Ile Saint Louis, famed for its picturesque 17th-century buildings and inns, galleries and restaurants, as well as the oldest tennis court in Paris, now located in an elegant four-star hotel! The walk ends at Berthillon, which boasts the finest ice-cream in France, soundly beating out Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs.

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A Woman's History Tour in and around Paris

Explore the city that women built, fought for and wrote about: the church of Saint-Stephen of the Mount, where you'll find the tomb of the city's patron saint Geneviève, who saved the city from Attila the Hun; the Luxembourg Gardens and Fountains of Queen Marie de Médicis; the mansion of Henri II's illegitimate daughter Diane de France and the home where feminist George Sand used to visit with Chopin. Or visit the museum founded by Auguste Maillol's model Dina Vierny, where you'll discover the great Modernist painters, as well as the entire oeuvre of Maillol himself. Outside of Paris, we will visit Malmaison, the home of Josephine both as wife and divorcée, the studio of painter Rosa Bonheur, as well as the country estate of Nélie Jacquemart-André, the single most important woman art collector of her time.

Ideal tour for Spouse Programs.

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Père Lachaise: The World's Most Famous Cemetery
With our expert guide, you will be able to discover the lives and tombs of some of the most famous personalities of the 19th and 20th centuries including Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Frederic Chopin, and Sarah Bernhardt, not to mention Balzac, Heloise and Abelard. You will also see some of the extravagant funeral monuments ever built, including one by a man who is still awaiting his final hour!

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Paris Underground: The Sewer Museum and the Catacombs
With our expert guide, you will have a chance to learn the history of Paris sewers and see how they are cleaned daily at the unique Sewer Museum or Musée des Egouts. You will be very surprised to discover how clean Paris is and that you don't have to hold your nose in this unique venue! And for those of you who wish to see the skulls and bones of Frenchmen dating back to the French Revolution and earlier, a visit to the Paris Catacombs is in order, where you will certainly see some of the strangest exhibits since Halloween. Both these tours are ideal for families; your kids will be especially delighted to discover this side of Paris!

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Revolutionary Paris
Your guests would appreciate walking in the footsteps of Marie-Antoinette before she was beheaded? You'd like to see the contorted face of the executioner Fouquier-Tinville or the snarling head of Robespierre? Or better yet see the list of victims during the Terror, the keys that were used to lock up the Bastille and the jail cells for rich and for the poor?
Then set up a tour of Revolutionary Paris, to the haunted Conciergerie Palace, the Tuileries Gardens and the Palais-Royal where Camille Desmoulins first shouted, standing on a café table, "To the Bastille!"

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