Paris with Kids
Fun things for Children :
Cineaqua
A fun place to visit just below between the Trocadero and Eiffel Tower. Huge aquariums, multiple movies playing in English and French, Japanese restaurant, bar, coffee shop, tours in English and with a special ticket a boat cruise. Send me an email if you want to know more. Saturday afternoon is the best time to go for English speakers.
Grevin Waxworks
The Grevin Wax Museum invites you to experience the spirit of Paris of yesterday and of today, through astounding scenes and more than 300 wax figures.
Skip the Line!Book your Grevin Museum entry ticket ahead of time to take advantage of jumping the queue. Booking Details
Discover a completely renovated Grevin. Experience the Spirit of Paris of yesterday and of today with astounding scenes : the major events of the 20th Century, French history and. the latest news. The brasserie, the theatre, artists' studios. all the legendary Parisian haunts where you will rub shoulders with the "Tout Paris" celebrities. Three hundred wax figures are waiting to meet you, to be photographed with you, to be remembered forever. The new Hall of Mirrors (Palais des Mirages) ! Don't expect to believe your eyes and ears !
The Grevin's discovery tour reveals the well-kept secrets of making wax celebrities! After meeting Lorie, Mimie Mathy, Louis XIV or Jean de La Fontaine, all our inquisitive little friends can have fun finding out how all those wax works are made.
For once, children are allowed to touch and to identify materials: wax, resins, eyes, hair, and to recognize the aroma of hot wax or oil paints. Did you know that the figures' hair is natural and that each hair is implanted onto the head separately, and that more than 500 000 are needed for a head; that David Douillet's foot is 30 cms long and 13 cms wide; that there are dozens of eye models, etc
Costumed as knights or princesses, the children meet the famous heroes of today's scene or yesterday's History of France, accompanied by an actor. Unforgettable encounters with Zinedine Zidane or Louis XIV, Jean de la Fontaine or Leonardo da Vinci, not to mention Jean Reno or Louis Bleriot, ending with the discovery tour and learning how a wax figure is made.
This new circuit is included in the unguided tour of the Grevin, available to children for visits with their family, and to school parties (primary and secondary school). Don't tell!!! Grown-ups also get a lot of fun out of finding out all the Grevin's trade secrets
City of Science
On the strength of past experience and its great popular success since it opened in 1992, the Cite des enfants has been remodeled and expanded!
The new permanent exhibition, now open to children ages 2 to 7, affords a special place to adults too. For the greater enjoyment of our children visitors, this unique space for active experimentation and exploration proposes a series of fun and educational activities divided into five thematic areas: I discover myself, I can do, I locate myself, All together, I experiment.
The Cite des enfants 2-7 is divided into five thematic areas: I discover myself, I can do, I locate myself, I experiment, All together. The first three themes focus on the child's development, on learning about one's body, on motor skills, and on spatial cognition. The last two open the child to the world and to others. The new Cite des Enfants has kept the activities that have been the source of the Cite des Enfants reputation: in particular, the Ball Machine and the Work Site.
Paris Story
$11.00pp Secure Online Bookings and Details
Your one-hour introduction to Paris, to make sure you don't miss the musts during your visit to Paris!
Skip The Lines! Book your ticket for Paris Story ahead of time to take advantage of jumping the queue. Don't waste time waiting in lines on vacation!
Go back in time 2000 years with the greatest multimedia show ever produced about Paris! Thanks to the new wide-screen, audio-visual technology and to virtual holo-video images, Victor Hugo will guide you across the centuries of Parisian history, as you discover the joys and tragedies which have molded the City of Lights.The show is given in your language, thanks to a headphone system.
With this unique experience, after 50 minutes of pure emotion, full of excitement and breathtaking images on a 12-meter-wide panoramic screen, you'll gain an insight into the soul of Paris!
Paris-Miniature (New!): have fun and play with the first ever 3D interactive model of Paris ! 170 touch slides and 3 touch screens help you to locate most monuments and places of interest on the model of Paris. Also discover the old enclosures of Paris, thousands of blocks and streets, 150 realistic miniatures, and even the places involved in the "Da Vinci Code"
Paris-Experience (New!):
Discover a video gallery with 5 flat screens, offering an insight into 5 different themes (the mysteries of Paris, strolling in Paris, Paris by night etc...), and showing why Paris is so unique. Also take advantage of the free high speed Internet booth, connected to major portals: Paris Tourist Office, Regional Tourist Board and many others. A unique 3D plasma screen will show you incredible images shot by the Lumière brothers in 1898, and you don't need additional glasses to get the 3D effect !
A must before leaving Paris!
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In the Movies
As a global landmark, the Eiffel Tower is featured in media including films, video games, and television shows. These include The 400 Blows, Superman II, Team America: World Police, Sex and the City, 28 Weeks Later and the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill.
Can you imagine a more exciting way for kids to experience Paris than by Horse and Carriage with beautifull interiors and blankets and covered top in case of rain.
Kids in Paris! What to do with them.
We all know you can 't have a good time in Paris with Kids unless the kids are having a good time. There is a lot to keep them happy and it does not have to cost a fortune "en Famille". Of course you have the standard Disney options, Eiffel Tower and rides on the Seine. However don't forgets picnics in some of the beautiful parks strewn through out the city. Simple pleasures can go a long way.
If you would like a private tour especially tailored towards kids (young and old) send me an email.
Ask us about our Chocolate Tour for Kids of all ages.
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Disneyland Tickets
A Magical Dream Destination... Imagine a Land where the wonderful world of Disney comes alive. Imagine a Disneyland Park, where make believe is real. And Walt Disney Studios® Park, where the magic of Disney meets the magic of cinema. So come live the magic. Today!
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68€ pp
Return trip by coach to Disneyland Park, Paris + Entrance Ticket
1 day / 2 parks.
Adults 93€ Kids 83€ Secure Online Booking
The combined ticket gives the possibility to visit both parks on the same day and to go from one park to the other as many times as wanted.
Return trip by coach to Disneyland Park, Paris + Entrance Ticket
1 day / 1 park.
Adults 81 € Kids 68€ Secure Online Booking
A one day free visit of the Walt Disney Studios® park OR Disneyland® park according to the visitor’s handling capacity at that moment.
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Asterix Entertainment Park
Come and spend a day in this family entertainment park, where children and adults will enjoy themselves on the tracks of Asterix®, the hero of the most famous French comic strip.
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From 45€ pp
Shuttle bus to Park Asterix- A day at a theme park
Adults 62 € Kids 45€ Secure Online Booking
Shuttle bus to Park Asterix- A day at a theme park. Attractions, merry-grounds, shows are combined to spend a day of unforgettable fun!.
Return trip by coach to Disneyland Park, Paris + Entrance Ticket
1 day / 1 park.
Adults 81 € Kids 68€ Secure Online Booking
A one day free visit of the Walt Disney Studios® park OR Disneyland® park according to the visitor’s handling capacity at that moment.
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France Miniature
The biggest miniature park in Europe, on a map of France drawn on 5 acres of floor. Laughs and emotions and an exciting way to learn about France guaranteed!
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31€ pp
A fun and educational day at France Miniature theme park
Adults 31 € Kids 31 € Secure Online Booking
Welcome at our tour agency office near the Louvre, then board the coach and off to Elancourt. Visit on your own of the France Miniature park and return at 6:00pm.
France Miniature is:
-The biggest miniature park in Europe, on a map of France drawn on 5 acres of floor.
-130 monuments and represented sites, 150 landscapes reconstitutions, villages, castles,
harbours, stations and a huge railway circuit.
-60 000 characters, 20 000 dwarf trees, rivers, mountains, seas and high seas…
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See Paris From Disneyland
Our guide, dedicated to you during this day, will welcome you on board the coach before an exciting day in Paris to see the famous monuments, visit the Eiffel Tower and take a boat cruise..
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53€ pp
A day in Paris
Adults 103 € Kids 72.10 € Secure Online Booking
Adults 83 € Kids 53.10 € Secure Online Booking
Departures : 9.30 am every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until March 31st 2009.
The first part of the excursion will give you the opportunity to discover Paris, its history and famous buildings with a coach tour of the city. You will learn about the history of Paris and admire the chief squares, main streets and buildings: Bastille Square, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Louvre Museum, Garnier Opera, Madeleine Church, Concorde Square, Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Trocadero square
It will be time to ride up to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower to admire a wonderful panoramic view during your free time. Free access to the 2nd floor by the stairs.
At the end of the afternoon, to end the orientation tour, our guide will comment and show you: the military school, the Invalides and the Saint-Germain quarter before returning to the departure point.
Then embark on a boat cruise: a great way to discover the bridges and the monuments located on the banks of the Seine!
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Hop On Hop Off Bus & Boat
The Paris L'OpenTour Pass gives unlimited access to four routes on offer for a period of 1 or 2 days. The Pass entitles you to get on and off the bus at any point along the route so that you can see and visit everything at your own pace.
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26€ pp
Open Tour Bus
Explore the city at your leisure by hopping on and off as you please and see Paris in your own time. You'll get a bird's eye view of the cobbled streets of the Left Bank, the Napoleonic splendour of the École Militaire and of course the structure that they thought wouldn't last more than a few years - the Eiffel Tower!
Take time out to explore the Paris you've been looking for.
1 day
adult 26€ child 13 €
2 consecutive days
adult 29€ child 13€
Paris a la carte = Paris Open Tour + Batobus (busboat)
2 day Pass Adults 42€ Kids 19€ Secure Online Bookings and Details
3 day Pass Adults 42€ Kids 19€ Secure Online Bookings and Details
With your Paris à la carte pass, valid 3 consecutive days, board and get out whenever you want from buses or boats…
Create your own itinerary from 58 possible stopping points:
- 8 Batobus stops on the Seine (Eiffel Tower, Musee d'Orsay, St Germain, Notre-Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Hotel de Ville, Louvre, Champs-Elysees) - 50 Open Tour stops in Paris. You will enjoy fantastic views of Paris monuments and the Seine from the rear decks of the boats and the open-air upper deck on buses. (No commentaries on boats)
From April 1st to October 31st:
Departure : everyday from 9.30 am to 8.00 pm, bus tours every 15 mins, boat tours every 20 mins.
From November 1st to March 31st:
Departure : everyday from 9.45 am to 6.00 pm, bus and boat tours every 30 mins.
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Canals & Cruises
This 2 1/2 hr cruise on the River Seine and Canal Saint Martin gives a unique view of Paris. You will experience both the grandeur of the Seine and the quiet intimacy of Paris’ network of inner-urban canals, created by Napoleon in the early 1800s. Along the way, your guide will provide illuminating insights into the history of Paris and its canals..
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$21 pp
Cruise the Canal St Martin
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Your River Seine cruise begins near the Musee d'Orsay and sweeps you past a parade of monuments: the Louvre Museum, the Institute of France, the spires of Notre Dame Cathedral and tiny Ile Saint Louis, before arriving at the entrance of the Canal Saint Martin.
The first section of the canal takes you through an eerily lit tunnel which passes under the Place de la Bastille. Emerging from the tunnel you will discover the most romantic "boulevard" in Paris lined with hundred year old trees and spanned by elegant footbridges – the Canal Saint Martin's three miles of pure poetry. Reflected in the canal’s waters you’ll see old swing bridges, half-moon footbridges and the abundant foliage of horse-chestnut trees.
This cruise, which will take you through four double locks with swirling waters and two swing bridges, will allow you to experience the "atmosphere" of the Hotel du Nord created by Marcel Carne, Arletty and Louis Jouvet and share the pleasure of the walkers strolling along the banks lined with pretty boutiques and charming retro style cafes.
You will pass the raised Crimee Bridge before arriving at the Parc de la Villette (City of Sciences, The Geode, City of Music and themed gardens) you will cross the Bassin de la Villette, formerly a trading port now redeveloped to form the setting for the Rotonde de la Villette, and pass below the amazing Crimee drawbridge.
A trip along the Canal Saint Martin reveals a side of Paris that tourists don't usually get to see. The canal winds its way through a series of 19th-century locks and enchanting old areas of Paris until, 26 meters above the Seine, the canal reaches the Villette Basin.
The morning tour begins near Musee d'Orsay and ends at Parc de la Villette. In the afternoon the schedule is reversed, beginning at Parc de la Villette and ending near Musee d'Orsay.
We did fit in a barge ride on the Canal St. Martin, which was a huge hit. The barge proceeds from the Musee d'Orsay at an extremely stately pace, arriving at Parc de la Villette three hours later. (Bring food: The boat offers incredible views but no nourishment.) Some of the trip is through mysterious, lichen-encrusted tunnels, and several stops are made to wait for the locks to achingly, slowly fill with water. When the gates open and the waters rushes in and sprays everywhere, all the kids (and a few of the adults) on board get extremely excited. - Washington Post
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Private Tours
Seeing Paris with kids can be a challenge. However with a private driver guide to help with kids, stop for ice cream when needed and know the stories to keep the kids amused and interested is a great option.
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Private Tours
Lets us plan a special day for you and your family. Whether you want to visit a museum or the Catacombs, we will incorporate suggestions to keep your children amused and you happy. Your licensed driver guides will be a parent too, so they know the right stories and the best places to go for ice cream and chocolate breaks.
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Cooking Classes
Several of our chefs offer cooking classes for kids on Wedneday afternoon and sometime Saturday morning. Why Wednesday. Thats the day the many kids in France only have half day. Or take the on a chocolate and pastry walking tour and let them try some of the best in the world..
from 45 euro
