Lyon Private Walking Tour with a Local
Description
Skip the standard sightseeing tour and discover Lyon through the eyes of a local. With Lokafy, every tour is private, unscripted, and personalized to you. Your Lokafyer is a passionate local who shares stories, hidden gems, and authentic tips you won’t find in a guidebook. They aren’t professional guides with memorized scripts, they're locals who love their city and want you to experience it like a friend would. Whether you’re interested in food, art, history, or simply exploring the neighborhoods beyond the tourist spots, your Lokafyer will adapt the walk to your interests. By the end, you’ll feel at home in the city, with insights to keep exploring on your own.
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Itinerary
This is a customized walking tour. The exact itinerary depends on the duration and your interests. Please share your preferences in advance.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(123)
Our guide Olga was lovely and very knowledgeable on the history of Lyon. She took us to all the key sites in our 2hr tour and provided a host of recommendations for other things to see.
When we arrived in Lyon by boat, the Viator Guide was very flexible in establishing a convenient meeting place. Ashley met us at a hotel near our docking area. She was fantastic and her English and French were easily understood. She took the time to understand our points of interests and our walking tour encompassed all. She was knowledgeable and easy to talk to. I would highly recommend meeting Ashley! Thank you for introducing us to Lyon!
Jean Babtiste was a terrific guide for our first day in Lyon. He took our group of four adults on a 2-hour walking tour to introduce us to some of the highlights in the central area of this beautiful city. His knowledge of history and the role Lyon has played on the world stage made for very interesting conversation. One member of our party has some physical limitations dealing with climbing long staircases, which Jean Babtiste handled by planning our route to avoid long, steep walks and take advantage of the funiculars to go up to the Roman theatre and the Notre-Dame basilica. At no time did we feel like he was watching the clock to wrap up the tour. Over coffee at the end of our tour he shared some fascinating stories from his work as a producer of documentaries. We would recommend Jean Babtiste as a guide in Lyon without hesitation.
The tour was fantastic, and we learned a lot about Lyon. Thank you very much.
We were very happy with our guide's enthusiasm and knowledge of the city. Is extremely helpful and understood our needs
Lovely that our guide could come right to our hotel as we were feeling somewhat jet-lagged after our plane and train journey. She gave us a lovely walking overview of an area we hadn't seen on prior visits and really made Lyon open up from a local's perspective. A good way to get acquainted to a new city.
Olga is v knowledgeable as a guide. We enjoyed our time with her. We love history and a bit more of that would have made this tour even better.
We had great time with Olga. She is knowledgeable, very accommodating. We spent even more than scheduled time.
My husband and I spent a wonderful 4 hours exploring Lyon with Olga, and she truly went above and beyond. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable about the city’s rich history and quirky fun facts, but she was also so patient and polite with all our questions. What really blew us away was her care for our experience outside the tour. She recommended a fantastic local Lyonnaise restaurant, called to make a reservation for us mid-tour, and even walked us inside to translate the French menu into English! Olga is fun, professional, and deeply caring. If you’re in Lyon, do yourself a favor and book with her.
We did it on our first morning and it enabled us to maximise our time in the city and gave us historical and architectural context. We also had helpful recommendations on cafes and restaurants and the best dat to visit certain sites.
