FRENCH ADVENTURES is the first agency in Paris offering private tours for children and families . Please find below our most famous private tours around Paris for little ones, all the tours will be conducted with a licensed guide, specialist of children tours. If the tour you wish is not listed please email us and we will customize it for you. We will not recommend any long & tiring tours outside of Paris, unless you wish to do it, we will advise you on the best option available with children. These private tours below are all very special & wonderful.
DAY IN VERSAILLES FOR PARENTS & CHILDREN:
9am. Our licensed, English speaking guide, will pick you up in Paris, at your hotel and drive you to Versailles.
10am. we will arrange a private tour of the castle , exclusive guided tour , with your own guide. The tour will be also based on legends & stories of the versailles history for the children, and depending on their ages, we will then arrange a game as well.
11:15am. If you wish you can view the training of the horses at the royal stables of the castle.
Around NOON, we will then stop for a lunch break , and take you to the wonderful Trianon palace for lunch, on the terrace overlooking the park of the castle.
2PM. A private carriage ride, will pick you up with also your guide AT THE RESTAURANT, and will take you to the entrance of the park of the castle (Half hour drive) - You will do a walking tour of the park with your guide, including the trianons, hamlet of the queen, & then finising at the petite venise.
visit of the Potager of the King is fun to do with children, learn on how Louis the XIVth. had his vegetables & fruits grown in the park!
if time permits, rent a bicycle for one hour or fountains shows available to view on week ends only from April to September. Available also a treasure hunt and picnic at the park of the castle, with supplement, email us for prices info@frenchadventures.com
Back to Paris by 6PM.
Your private tour includes :
- Private licensed national guide, English speaking (other languages available please ask), transport luxe, air conditioned, insurance, gas, parking, meals of your guide
- All authorizations for private guided tours inside the castle of Versailles with your own guide, you will have a direct and VIP access, no lines, tickets taken in advance
- All tickets entrance to castle and park , fountains shows
- a private horse ride from restaurant Trianon palace to the park entrance of the castle ( half hour) for 4 persons per ride
- books on Versailles and color books to draw for small children
not included : optional horse shows, lunch, bicycles rentals
Please note that for parents, French adventures has access to the private cabinet & appartment of Marie antoinette, and LOUIS XV a VIP TOUR not accessible to public. This part of the castle of Versailles is usually closed to public, this tour is under request only.
| OP03A |
1-3 persons 4h |
800 Euros |
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| OP03B |
1-3 persons 8h |
1,290 Euros |
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| OP03C |
4-8 persons 4h |
950 Euros |
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| OP03D |
4-8 persons 8h |
1,450 Euros |
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IMPRESSIONISM DAY / GIVERNY / AUVERS SUR OISE OR VERSAILLES:
9AM we will leave Paris, to go first to Giverny, the house of Claude Monet. We will ask the children to take some color pencils & paper if they wish to draw in Giverny. The house of Claude Monet is a wonderful country house, located in the small village of Giverny. You will also discover the water garden where Monet painted the famous "waterlilies". Children will have time to draw and paint if they wish. BOOKS AND COLOR BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS TOUR FOR CHILDREN
we will stop in a traditional old mill restaurant near Giverny for lunch (a 150 year old watermill) or if you prefer we can organize a picnic for your family.
afternoon, you wil have the choice to go to Auvers sur Oise, where Van Gogh used to live and is buried.Private customised visit of the charming village of Auvers sur Oise, where Vincent Van Gogh spent the last 100 days of his life painting there some 70 works. Private guided visit of the house of Docteur Gachet, Van Gogh's friend, the "Auberge Ravoux", Van Gogh's last residence, discovery of the church of Auvers immortalised by Van Gogh and private visit of Theo and Vincent Van Gogh's tombs. Or, we can go on to Versailles castle.
| OP11A |
1-3 persons 4h |
1,200 Euros |
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| OP11B |
4-8 persons 8h |
1,380 Euros |
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Your private tour includes :
- Private licensed national guide, English speaking (other languages available please ask), transport luxe, air conditioned, insurance, gas, parking, meals of your guide
- All authorizations for private guided tours with your own guide, you will have a direct and VIP access, no lines, tickets taken in advance
- All tickets entrance
- books on Versailles and color books to draw for small children
not included : lunch
CASTLE of CHANTILLY & THE MUSEUM of the HORSES:
Beautiful castle north of Paris, less known than others, but really beautiful and worth a visit, ex-property of the Duc de Condé, french gardens designed by le Nôtre (same designer of Versailles), Chantilly also has one of the most beautiful & famous library ( of the Duc d'Aumale), books saved during the French Revolution. Paintings, tours of the appartments of the Duc de Condé. Lunch Break on your own.
We will take the children through the magnificient Museum of the horses, Considered as one of most beautiful stables in the world, the Musée Vivant du Cheval has become the most visited equestrian site in France, with the exception of several racecourses (150,000 visitors per year).
Horse show included at 3PM , the Princes of Chantilly
We will finish the tour by taking the children for a horse carriage ride through the park. The park has a full ZOO, children can view plenty of animals and also visit the famous labyrinth, a ludic and fun game of 4000 square meter!
Your private tour includes :
- Private licensed national guide, English speaking (other languages available please ask), transport luxe, air conditioned, insurance, gas, parking, meals of your guide
- All authorizations for private guided tours with your own guide, you will have a direct and VIP access, no lines, tickets taken in advance
- All tickets entrance
- horse show at the horse museum of Chantilly
- private horse carriage ride through the park of the castle
not included : lunch
| OP30A |
1-3 persons |
1,150 Euros |
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| OP30B |
4-6 persons |
1,190 Euros |
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| OP30C |
7-8 persons |
1,260 Euros |
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A CASTLE DAY NEAR PARIS & BALLOON FLIGHT!
We will take you from Paris either to visit the castle of Versailles in the afternoon or to the Chartres cathedral. Guided visit of the Castle of Maintenon. After the visit, we will take you to the castle of Esclimont near Chartres, where children will have time to play in the park, VTT bikes available, Horse riding, archery and quad. We will then arrange a balloon flight for your family, taking off from the castle directly over the Forest of Rambouillet.
A gastronomic dinner will be arranged in the beautiful Salon of the castle and back to Paris after dinner. Or possibility of overnight stay.
** transfers can be arranged by helicopter as well to this castle.
Your private tour includes :
- Private licensed national guide, English speaking (other languages available please ask), transport luxe, air conditioned, insurance, gas, parking, meals of your guide - - from 2 pm to 11PM - Private guided tour of Chartres Cathedral & the castle of MAINTENON
- All authorizations for private guided tours with your own guide, you will have a direct and VIP access, no lines, tickets taken in advance
- All tickets entrance
- dinner at relais & châteaux, drinks included
- balloon flight 2H service, blowing, flight for one hour, and champagne toast/ drinks after the flight with pilot . 4X4 wheel drive transfers from chateau to balloon flight.
- transfer back to Paris by night
| OP13A |
2 persons 8h |
2,180 Euros |
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| OP13B |
4 persons 8h |
3,170 Euros |
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| OP13CB |
6 persons |
4,110 Euros |
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| OP13D |
8 persons |
5,100 Euros |
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LUNCH TO CASTLE BY HELICOPTER, HORSE RIDING AFTERNOON
10am . We will pick you up at your hotel , and transfer you to the heliport of Paris for a private flight by helicopter.
Welcome desk with coffee and croissants for your children !
Take off for a beautiful flight over Paris by helicopter , and then transfer to Esclimont castle for a lunch
The castle of Esclimont is located near the Rambouillet / Chartres forests.
Afternoon, a private horse ride will be organized near by the castle for one hour and half
return to Paris by helicopter ** ( this tour can be done by regular transport as well if the children are afraid of helicopter, email us for prices at info@frenchadventures.com)
(TOUR: PH00A1)
- Transfer by helicopter from the heliport of Paris to the castle of Esclimont
- Lunch included (except drinks) and a private guide for horse ride / horses included and all equipement
- Return to Paris by helicopter
The price of this service is based on 2h45 (time) and based also on 5 persons per helicopter. Price: 4100 € for 5 persons.
NORMANDY LANDING BEACHES BY HELICOPTER FROM PARIS:
Landing beaches tour from Paris: (flight to CAEN)
You will leave Paris in the morning and reach CAEN airport 1h later, flying over Normandy. From Caen, a driver guide will pick you up with transport, to visit the landing beaches, UTAH, OMAHA, Sainte mére l'église, US cemetary; full Day tour.
Lunch on your own on the beaches, then the driver after the tour will take you back to Caen and you will fly back to Paris.
Cost of this service for 5 persons is €4,700
This tour includes: transfer from Paris to Caen R/T for 5 persons, a full day guided tour of the Landing beaches included, guide & transport, authorizations of landing processed & included, pilot's meal included, gas, and insurance.
THE TALES OF PERRAULTS AT THE CASTLE OF BRETEUIL & the castle of DAMPIERRE:
Dear Children, we are really happy to welcome you to Breteuil, where the history of France has been specially illustrated with waxwork figures just for you, and where the gardens are waiting for you to discover a host of fairytale characters from the Tales of Perrault, like Tom Thumb, or Sleeping Beauty. [Le Petit Chaperon Rouge] Little Red Riding Hood goes to see her Grandmother in the former "Doll's House".
[Le chat botté] The Stables - A story teller is recounting the tale of Puss in Boots. She is at the Château all Sundays since Easter until November the 11th, and each day during school Holidays (starting nomally at 16.30).
[Arrivé au château] Built in the year 1600 and decorated principally in the 18th century, the Château of Breteuil is located 35 km (22 miles) to the South-west of Paris in the heart of the renowned Valley of Chevreuse.
The Breteuil family served the Kings of France as military officers, ambassadors and ministers throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The influence of the Château of Versailles is strong, both in the interior décor and the formal French gardens."- Waxwork characters created by the Musée Grévin represent this important family, closely linked to the history of France.
French adventures has the key to open you this castle usually closed to public, we will visit the castle of Breteuil with the relation and OK of the COUNT of Breteuil.
Your day in the Chevreuse valley continues, a stop on the way back to Paris to the beautiful castle of DAMPIERRE , This castle used to belong to teh Duc of Chevreuse. You will also see the beautiful villages of Chevreuse, such as saint remy of chevreuse and others on the way back to Paris
Your private tour includes :
- Private licensed national guide, English speaking (other languages available please ask), transport luxe, air conditioned, insurance, gas, parking, meals of your guide
- All authorizations for private guided tours with your own guide, you will have a direct and VIP access, no lines, tickets taken in advance
- All tickets entrance
not included : lunch
| OP30A |
1-3 persons |
1,150 Euros |
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| OP30B |
4-6 persons |
1,190 Euros |
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| OP30C |
7-8 persons |
1,260 Euros |
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Castle of MONTE CRISTO (Alexandre Dumas):
Visit the castle of Alexandre Dumas, who wrote the "3 musketteers" . This castle is near Paris, 22 miles, near St. germain en laye. Guided tours for children about the life of Alexandre Dumas and its work. Castle is from the XVIIIth. century.
Other tours recommended for children from Paris:
ONE DAY IN NORMADY could be so much fun, driving from Paris to Giverny, and then a stop at the museum of Claude Monet , we will reach the coast, visit the beautiful village of Honfleur, and go to the beach!
GIVERNY & ROUEN & VILLAGES of NORMANDY TOUR
(licensed guide transport, gas, tolls, insurance, parking)
(TOUR: OP15)
Our guide will take you to the main sights of Normandy, Giverny , Rouen the city of Joan of Arc. Then we will go on to the typical normand villages on the coast, Honfleur, Deauville. We will pick you uo at 7am & return to Paris at 7PM. Lunch not included. tickets entrance museums included
| OP15A |
2-3 persons 12h |
1,100 Euros |
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| OP15B |
4-6 persons 12h |
1,200 Euros |
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| OP15C |
7-8 persons 12h |
1,300 Euros |
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ONE DAY IN LOIRE VALLEY, we will arrange your TGV fast train and a full day guided tour of the castles of the LOIRE, or a full day discovery of the castle by horse riding tours . Overnight stay is possible in a castle.
LOIRE VALLEY PRIVATE TOUR
"à la carte" private tour full day from Paris, guide & transport (12H))
(TOUR: OP31)
Transfer by chauffeured car from your hotel in Paris with assistance TGV to Loire (1h). Meet your private driver guide & transport upon arrival in the Loire at the train station. Full day tour in the Loire, Chenonceau castle, Amboise, Chambord, wine tasting in Vouvray, castle of Nitray (wine museum). This private tour could be customized entirely to your own request/ full day tour for 8 hours> Return to train station / transfer included train TGV 1H to Paris transfer hotel included upon arrival. Included are your transfers R/T, train tickets R/T, driver guide bilingual, & private transport at your disposal, entrance tickets to 3 castles & wine tasting.(lunch not included).
| OP31A |
2 persons |
1,350 Euros |
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| OP31B |
4 persons |
1,545 Euros |
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| OP31C |
6 persons |
1,785 Euros |
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THE BANKS OF THE RIVER MARNE : full day Guinguette !
Duration: De 09h00 à 17h15
The Banks of the River Marne
Pick up at your hotel and return by a driver will be included - An english speaking guide, private also with your all day.
The day starts at the Paris Arsenal Marina. After the Bastille lock, there is a magnificent view of Notre Dame cathedral, followed by the districts of Eastern Paris, Bercy and the Grande Bibliothèque de France. At the confluence with the River Marne, Chinagora, the new Chinese centre, marks the boundary of the urban landscape.
The boat continues gently upriver... past the Saint-Maurice lock, the place of Delacroix’s childhood, l'île du Moulin Brûlé, l'île aux Corbeaux.
After the Fanac island, you come into the “land of guinguettes” and rowing clubs, such as Gegene, le p’tit Robinson at Joinville-le-Pont, the old Convert ball room and the Verger at Nogent. Past les îles des Loups et d'Amour, the boat docks at Joinville-le-Pont for lunch : as you please pick-nick or restaurant, like "Chez Gégène" guinguette.
In the afternoon, your return journey to Paris is accompanied by the sounds of the accordion and views of magnificent residences and protected countryside.The cruise includes a commentary, stories and dancing...
This cruise takes place from april to october
In July and August : Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost for 2 adults and 2 children : 860 euros, lunch not included
Transfers hotel /Boat included
Tour of Paris - Versailles - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Take off for a flight of 45 minutes from tuesdays to sundays from the heliport of Paris. You will discover all the monuments of Paris. You will land at the Bourget for one hour and will visit the museum of Air and Space. You will discover the first prototype of the Concorde and the Concorde Sierra Delta. On your return flight from le Bourget to the heliport of Paris you will fly over the castle of Versailles.
Boarding: Paris Heliport
Flight duration: 45 min (stopover at the Bourget museum, free visit 60 min)
Landing: Paris Heliport
Adult rate: 360 €
Child rate: (2 - 12 years old) 320 €
Flights are available every days except mondays.
ONE DAY AT DISNEY, transfers from Paris, assistance in English, and entrance tickets.
any other ideas are welcome, and we will customize your tours entirely, email us for more information please.
