Sports, fun and educational discovery of Paris
Description
All our running tours are specially prepared for you. This 5 miles tour is private, specifically designed, customized (starting at your residence). We choose the best routes in Paris from your residence. Each tour is unique! You will run with a friendly guide, authentic Parisian, Paris expert, experienced runner, impassioned about his city. In an informal way, he will share his knowledge of Paris, its development, culture, arts, secrets et his personal view of Paris... He is also an experimented running tours guide (we are the 1st running tours company in Paris since 2008). You will have a deep introduction to Paris and understand many aspects of the city. All that with the pleasure of running! We will fully adapt to your pace, desire and capacities. Our tours are for all level, beginner or marathoner (+many stops on the way). The guide will give you also a lot of advice for your stay. You will get great photos of you in Paris (you can ask the guide for all the pictures you want).
Tour Options
Itinerary
Learning about the Louvre and understanding its history, the major facts and seeing some nice passages and courtyards
Learning about the Castle and the garden of the Tuileries, running inside the nice park
Learning about all the stories related to this amazing square, taking pictures, enjoying the place
Admiring the view on the Opera, learning about all the big changes made during the 19th Century
Running along the river and enjoying all the sites on the way with a lot of information given by the guide while running
Running along all the nice sites of this central Island with many stops to learn about the great history of this place (Conciergerie, Sainte-Chapelle, Palais de Justice, Notre-Dame, Marché aux fleurs, Hôtel-Dieu, Préfecture de Police, ...)
Admiring this beautiful building and understanding its history
Depending on where is your location, we'll see the Eiffel tower very closely or from far. The Eiffel tower is visible from many places.
Running on the Champs-Élysées and learning
Learning about the very historical Hôtel des Invalides
Admiring this very historical place and all the beautiful associated sites, courtyard, garden, galeries...
Depending on your tailored-made route, we may pass by this beautiful park
Depending on your tailored-made route, we may pass by this beautiful park
Learning about the oldest bridge of Paris (as for many other bridges)
Depending on your tailored-made route and the time of the day, if the Petit Palais is opened, we may do a short visit of the beautiful building.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We come to meet you at your place, in the lobby of your hotel or at the bottom of your building if you are in an apartment. Any place inside Paris.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(427)
Jean-Charles is amazing! So knowledgeable and nice and really customizes the experience to your preferences. Could not recommend more!
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a pleasure running with you both. I’m very glad you enjoyed the stroll. Hope to see you again for another run!
I'm Isabella and I'm a colleague of Jean Charles. I also do professional running tours in the city of Rome with ArcheoRunning. We always promised each other that we would do something together in Paris and we finally succeeded! I know Paris quite well, but with JC the running tour was further enriched with anecdotes, stories and lots of laughter. We confronted each other in noticing the similarities between Rome and Paris and it made me see some truly unique places, including the Wolf celebrating the twinning between the two cities! Thank you JC for the wonderful experience, I'm waiting for you in Rome to make an equally beautiful one!
Thank you so much Isabella! Running through Paris with a fellow running guide from Rome was a real pleasure. I loved sharing stories, discovering connections between our two cities, and of course exchanging laughs along the way. Now it’s my turn to come to Rome and explore your city with ArcheoRunning!
A very friendly guide, passionate and mastering his subject at his fingertips. The morning almost seemed too short, we were ready to go again for a ride!
Merci beaucoup pour ce très gentil retour ! Ravi que la matinée vous ait plu… même si elle est passée trop vite 😊 C’était un vrai plaisir de partager ce moment avec vous, et il reste encore beaucoup de choses à découvrir dans Paris pour une prochaine sortie !
My running tour of Paris with Jean-Charles was one of the highlights of my recent trip. He is an amazing tour guide and I learned more in our two hours than I would have ever expected! We made a lot of stops for pictures and to check out the local attractions. I would highly recommend this tour and will hopefully be traveling back to Paris so I can book another one!
Thank you so much for your lovely review! I really enjoyed our run and our time exploring Paris together. Thanks again for the recommendation, I’ll be happy to see you again on a future trip to Paris!
Jean-Charles is an outstanding guide. His knowledge of Paris is endless and he patiently and skillfully combines history, architecture, topography, and running into an utterly enjoyable experience. This is a must do in Paris!
Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m really glad you enjoyed the mix, that’s exactly what I try to bring into each run. It was a pleasure to share Paris with you. Maybe next time, we’ll explore another part of the city together!
Jean-Charles is an outstanding guide. His knowledge of Paris is endless and he patiently and skillfully combines history, architecture, topography, and running into an utterly enjoyable experience. This is a must do in Paris!
Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m really glad you enjoyed the mix, that’s exactly what I try to bring into each run. It was a pleasure to share Paris with you. Maybe next time, we’ll explore another part of the city together!
This was by far the highlight of our trip to Paris. Jean-Charles was the BEST guide. He was knowledgable, fun, and showed us many insider parts to Paris. I cannot recommend this tour enough! Run, don't walk, to sign up!
Thanks so much for this. “Run, don’t walk” made me smile! It was great fun exploring Paris together. Really glad this was a highlight of your trip. Hope to see you again for another run someday!
This was a highlight of my trip. I was in Europe for business and I just had a short time to see Paris. I stayed a little north of the city but the tour was able to be tailored to me and still hit the big highlights. I was also picked up from my hotel which made everything so easy! The pace was matched to mine and there were plants of stops so it was the perfect balance of running and sightseeing! Highly recommended, JC was great. You won’t regret this.
Thanks a lot for your message! Really glad we managed to fit this into your short stay. It was a real pleasure running and visiting with you. If you’re back in Paris with more time, we’ll go further 🙂
Jean Charles is an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable, amiable and very fit. He was very flexible and customised the trip to our needs. I highly recommend him and look forward to meeting him anon when I’m in Paris
Thank you for your kind words! It was a pleasure adapting the run to your plans and spending that time together. I’ll be very happy to see you again when you’re back in Paris - there’s always another route to discover!
Jean-Charles treated me like a VIP from start to finish on this bespoke running tour where he picked me up and dropped me off at my hotel, creating a bespoke route to see all the big and best sights of Paris as well as the tiny small details only local experts know about. He sent me such helpful information before and after, alongside a printed map with information AND a little gift. His passion for running, history and Paris shone through. It was just amazing!
Thank you for such a thoughtful review. It means a lot to me. Sharing a run like that, with great conversation and curiosity along the way, is exactly what makes these tours special for me too. I feel lucky to meet people like you. If you come back to Paris, we’ll find another route to explore together.
