Paris Tour via Eurostar, with Seine Cruise and Travelcard
Description
Our Golden Tours representative will meet you outside Pauls Express Cafe in St Pancras International at 6.00am (5.30am on Saturdays), where you’ll receive a welcome pack in exchange for your voucher. Enjoy a day trip from London to Paris with reserved Eurostar seats and explore Paris at your leisure. See the iconic Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame Cathedral. Pop into the exquisite boutiques, and charming cafes or take a cruise on River Seine.
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Itinerary
Arrive at St. Pancras International Station where a Golden Tours representative will meet you at Paul Express Coffee Shop in Unit 2 at 5:45am (5:15am on Saturdays). You will receive an informative welcome pack and a free map of Paris. Please note that you must arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the time stated. Kick off your Paris day trip in style with a ride on the world- famous Eurostar™. The 2hr 15min journey to Paris passes through 31 miles of Channel Tunnel – before disembarking at Gare due Nord station, Paris!
Discover Paris at your leisure! Visit the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame, hit the shops or simply immerse yourself in Parisian culture - the choice is yours! We’ll provide a Paris map and a one day travel card (zones 1-3) so you can get around by Metro and visit all the top sights with ease!
Capture unforgettable pictures while you pass by the iconic Eiffel Tower. Dating from 1889, this wrought-iron lattice tower is one of the most famous structures in the world
Take to the water for an hour-long luxury cruise through central Paris. You’ll get a fresh perspective on the city’s most magical monuments and learn all about the city’s rich history; an audio guide is also provided.
Completed in the 13th century and considered an important evidence of French Gothic architecture, Notre-Dame de Paris is a symbol of Catholicism and French identity. The popularity of the cathedral increased considerably after the publication in 1831 of Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (better known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). The cathedral is currently under reconstruction, after the fire from 15 April 2019 that destroyed the roof and spire but left the structure intact.
Return Journey. After a thrilling day spent discovering Paris, make your own way back to Gare du Nord 1st floor, at the Eurostar check-in at least 60 minutes before departure
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- You are required to carry a valid passport with you, which will be validated at the check-in desk.
- Please note: on selected date the tour departure time may vary- please confirm this with the supplier prior to the travel date
- Children under 3 are complimentary. You must bring a valid passport and visa if required. Please arrive at least 45min at the train station before your train departure time for check-in.
- Please note that there is a 1-hour time difference between London and Paris, with Paris 1 hour ahead.
- Golden Tours will have no liability if Eurostar trains are delayed for unforeseen circumstances such as security alerts, third party action, or bad weather as this is beyond the supplier's control.
- ‘Due to security reasons and regulations imposed by the train company and the attractions, you must contact the supplier 24 hours after the booking date to confirm the exact names of all the travellers within your booking’.
Reviews(17)
Easy transaction, guide met on time
Thank you for your kind review! We are so pleased to hear everything went smoothly and that the guide met you on time. We hope to welcome you again soon!
We selected the self tour with Eurostar ticket from London to Paris, Paris Metro tickets and Seine boat tour. Just to bullet the issues. We weren’t sent both of our Eurostar tickets initially. When we went to check in we were told the bar code was for one, not two, and we had to be issued the second ticket. Further, I couldn’t reach support - I attempted in the morning maybe a dozen times, and heard back at 4:30p. We cut our day short to head back to the station and make sure we could secure the other return seat. The Metro tickets didn’t work. We spent over an hour in the hot, crowded station, working with their customer service to replace the day tickets. Again, we lost time for hour visit. Finally, no detail was given on where to go for the river tours. I googled where to go and fortunately that was correct. Ultimately, we had a much shorter time to explore in Paris and a tough time getting support. We did not get our money’s worth.
We’re very sorry to hear about the difficulties you experienced with your self-guided Paris tour. It’s understandable that issues with Eurostar tickets, Metro access, and unclear instructions for the Seine boat tour would create significant stress and reduce your time to enjoy the city. It’s especially frustrating when support is slow to respond, leaving you to resolve time-sensitive issues on your own. We recognize that having to cut your visit short and navigate crowded stations under pressure is far from the seamless experience expected, particularly when pre-booking is meant to simplify travel. Your feedback highlights critical areas for improvement: ensuring all tickets are correctly issued in advance, providing clear instructions for each activity, and offering prompt and accessible customer support to resolve issues quickly. A full, reliable experience depends on these elements, and your concerns are valid. We hope your future travels are smoother and that any tour you book allows you to enjoy your destinations without unnecessary stress.
Personal experience was fairly mediocre. This was more of a "ticket bundle" than an experience if anything. The all-day metro pass that was included and given to us by the tour guide was defective. We had to line up at the Paris station service desk to sort out our metro pass situation. Agents at the Paris station had no clue how we got those passes and said they were not active because they were not issued by the station. Luckily the agent at the station was kind enough to just give us new passes without any charges
It was a nightmare. In Paris when we got off Eurostar no one there we were left to our own devices. We found our way to get seine cruise they said we didn’t have anything booked. Very disappointed and we don’t speak french I would like a refund we wanted to upgrade to guided tour was told we could not
Paris is always a good idea!!! Loved my day in Paris!!! Definitely the best way to start my birthday celebrations!!!
Communication was terrible and we were unable to access all parts of this package. We didn’t receive a metro card, map, or where to go for the cruise and didn’t get to use any of that. Someone called us after we boarded the train but there was no cell service for the message to come until after we arrived in Paris.
This was great option for us. Having been to Paris before we were looking for a train trip from London to Paris. This was actually cheaper than going thru Euro rail directly. The included River Cruise pass and the Metro pass were perfect to let us explore Paris on our own. This would have been rated a 5 except our guide was late to meet us at the train station in London causing a lot of Unnecessary Worries. This is very early departure and they ask you to be there early, I would expect the Tour Group to be there waiting on us!! Other than that a Perfect Trip!
I was staying in London for a few days with friends and two of us decided to take this tour to check out Paris in a day. Yes! it is a long day but the tour is well organized, you are given everything you need to find your way around (map). Me and my friend had a blast in Paris, we took the hop on bus which you can find right outside of the train station you get off of. It was the best way to go sightseeing and enjoy the city and major attractions with the short time we had. Overall the tour is worth it specially if you are just trying to spend a day in Paris or squeeze up as much as you can during your trip.
Full day. Train tickets turned out to be cheaper buying it here as a tour than on my own on Eurostar. Tight day if you want to sightsee everything and river cruise was ok but I would have preferred a cheaper tour ticket instead or would have opted for hop on bus ticket instead....
<p>Independent means unguided which was exactly what we wanted. This left the tour company with one responsibility, provide tickets for our family of 4. I would have expected that our assigned seats would have been together. The Eurostar offers sets of 4 seats where 2 seats face the other seats. I would have understood if the tour company did not have access to this configuration of seating, but 2 of us were given seats opposite a couple that had also purchased there tour through the same company. The couple would not switch seats. This happened in both directions.</p>
