Eiffel Tower Skip the Line Tour & River Cruise with Champagne
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Eiffel Tower Skip the Line Tour & River Cruise with Champagne
By The Tour Guy
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$101.40
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Ages 0-99, max of 19 per group
Duration: 2h 30m
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Mobile ticket
English
- One hour riverboat cruise of the Seine
- Skip-the-line elevator tickets for the Eiffel Tower second floor
- One Glass of Champagne
- A fun, English-speaking guide
- Maximum group size of 19
- Entry/Admission - Paris
- Entry/Admission - Eiffel Tower
What's not included- Visit to the Eiffel Tower Summit
- Hotel Pick Up / Drop Off
- Gratuities
- Departure details
- 1 Port de Suffren, 75007 Paris, France Along the riverbank at the corner of Pont d'Iena and Quai Branly (at address 1 Port de Suffren). A representative will be waiting at the bottom of a staircase by the river with a sign that says "The Tour Guy". If you look up and see a carrousel above the staircase, you're in the right spot!
Return details- Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 67584P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- It's always smart to wear comfortable shoes since you'll be on your feet for the part of this tour.
- Light jacket is recommended as it may get windy on the river and on the Eiffel Tower.
- Due to the Cruise Embarcation procedure we highly recommend that you arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled meeting time of your tour to ensure a prompt start.
- Most travelers can participate
- Due to timed Entry into the Tower and Timed Cruise Departure, Customers that Arrive Late Cannot be Accommodated
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Itinerary
- You'll start at1 Port de Suffren1 Port de Suffren, 75007 Paris, FranceAlong the riverbank at the corner of Pont d'Iena and Quai Branly (at address 1 Port de Suffren). A representative will be waiting at the bottom of a staircase by the river with a sign that says "The Tour Guy". If you look up and see a carrousel above the staircase, you're in the right spot!See address & details
- 1Vedettes de ParisStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2Eiffel TowerStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- You'll end atEiffel TowerChamp de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, FranceSee address & details
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About the operator
- GregS1600These people are dishonest, BEWARE!This company completely stole $141 from us. We booked an Eiffel Tower tour on 9/25/23. we had printed instructions to meet at the Carousel across from the tower 10 minutes before our tour start time of 7:15. We were there 20 minutes early and did just as told...No sign of a guide. WE made ourselves very visable...We waited till 7:30. When I requested a refund, I got a flippant response that said others found the guide ... This is complete BS, as we saw no one looking for a guide... When I asked specifically where these people met the guide, I received no response. They are crooked and dishonest.. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM!!!
- anothertrip4500Versailles TourMy son and I went on this tour Sept. 22. It was a good tour with a very nice and informative guide. It's a huge place and there are several other groups, besides the people who are not with a tour group, so it was a little crowded. The grounds are huge. We had bad weather and it started raining when we started out into the gardens. We ended up leaving and headed back to Paris, so we never made it past the snack bar area. My two complaints: I think the tour should start earlier. The departure time is not when you actually leave but meet the group. It took us almost an hour to actually get to the palace grounds. The meeting location makes it sound like you meet at the train station. We were waiting along with 5 other people when a station employee pointed us to a place across the street. Since it was raining, we were staying inside the station to stay dry. The instructions should be more specific. A word of advice as well. Our guide said a lot of teams of pickpockets buy daily tickets and work the crowds. Be careful as you will get bumped and pushed while in the actual palace building. Otherwise, we enjoyed our tour.
- Rpatel090800Rawda’s awesome Le Marais food tourWe had a great food tour hosted by Rawda. She was friendly, personable, and very knowledgeable. The stops along the way were nicely timed and had great food and drink selections. Rawda did an amazing job and we would certainly book with her again! Thanks Rawda!
- 925wendim00Excellent Tour Guide!!!We had the 6:15 walking tour, and our guide was incredible. She was very personable and fun, giving information in an entertaining way. She was patient w/the slow ones. . . Me:) Her added talent in photography was a bonus- taking our picture w/the Eiffel Tower in a perfect spot. Her presentation made the whole experience. . . EXCELLENT!!!
- Kenneth A00Poor customer service !I assumed that I purchased tickets for September 20 , 2023 . I didn’t receive any reminders for my upcoming event . Apparently the tickets were for the 19th instead . Imagine my surprise when I was contacted in the afternoon of the 19th saying that we had missed the event . I reached out and was told that there was nothing they could do . I was offered a discount (amount not disclosed) for possibly another excursion. Due to time constraints (we had to come home) it seems that was that . I don’t feel it’s right for me to pay full price for something that I didn’t receive !
- mollywL1802FU00Tour Canceled Last MinuteTour was canceled at 11pm the night before. Unable to rebook with other operators given the timing.
- lollypsu00Versailles at your own pace!The best way to see Versailles! Our tour guide, Manny, got us on the train, fitted with headsets and then gave us an interesting tour of the inside of the palace. When the guided part of the tour was over, he gave us lots of advice for seeing more in the palace, the gardens and the smaller palaces. He sent us off with tickets for the gardens and train tickets home when we were ready. You can take your time and go at your own pace. No jumping on a bus!
- 647angelan00LOVED It!We LOVED the Palace --the tour guide made sure no one was left and overall he gave clear directions. There is a flag so you can see your guide. We didn't have any wait time as advertised you do skip the line. The reason for the 3 stars are two things ---we saw the location where to meet BUT it was our first day in France and we took the Eurostar train at 4am in the morning so we couldn't have left earlier ---we arrive in Paris with an hour to get to the meeting spot. But we almost missed it--I thought it was a hotel not a train stop we wasted about 20 minutes walking in the opposite direction looking for a hotel. They leave the location at 11am on the dot! So Please state what the site is ---we are tourist and we left London ( We are from the US) at 4am so we couldn't have added more time --the more specific the better. We booked this months in advance it is was a once in a lifetime experience for us. We DID find the location JUST in time with a few minutes to spare! But it took years off my life racing around. The second reason for the 3 star is we are lead OUT of the final exit at the end! WHY????? I would have preferred to be given the garden tickets BEFORE the final exit--as then there is NO chance to go back to anything. I think that was a big communication that needed to be made VERY clear! I waited my entire life to see this palace and I would have liked to look back at a couple rooms before getting to the gardens. It was over 90 degrees --it was an unusual heat wave in Sept. So I do wish our tour guide told us we could rent golf carts --we figured it out be we were almost done walking around by that time. So ---One You will LOVE this tour --but those three changes are big ones that could really impact your experience and since this is a once in a lifetime experience for many of us I wanted to share. But LOVED it overall.
- Sashsa T00Great guideI loved my guide - she was so knowledgeable I have forgotten her name (she said she had a cousin in Miami) lol. But she was great!
- Voyager4880400Wonderful experience and tour!This was such a great trip! Stefano (aka Steve) was an amazing tour guide, giving us great information along the tour. We also liked that the train tickets to/from Paris were included and that we could stay and walk through the gardens as long as we wanted.
- maxpS2134IA00Excellent Tour!My wife & I were traveling from Texas and wanted to tour all of the beautiful historic places Rome had to offer. Luckily for us, we were assigned to Paola's group and she absolutely blew the doors off of our tour! She was so knowledgeable and made it so enjoyable for us. She took us everywhere and explained everything crystal clear. She was so passionate about it all. My wife & I cannot recommend this tour enough. Be sure and ask for Paola when you reserve!
- L B00Only Way to See VersaillesI would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Versailles. Our knowledgeable tour guide took us from the train tracks in Paris to the palace where there was a long line of people waiting to get in on a sweltering day in the 90s. We swept right in skipping this line and our guide gave an excellent tour of the palace with many interesting tidbits. Afterwards, we were able to explore the gardens at our leisure, all inclusive on our tickets.
- LangsterK00Worth the visit.We were amazed by the scale of Versailles and the amount of wealth invested in this place. Crazy. Good tour guide but muffled speaker system made it difficult to hear.
- U4782AXsonyab00Amazing TourThis was a long day with lots of walking but it was worth it! Our guide was so knowledgeable and kind! I highly recommend it but just know it is lots of walking up hills as well.
- Sunshine2563266771100Enjoyed my skip the line tour to VersaillesGreat tour. Guide showed up on time and was very knowledgeable. We met at the metro station and rode the train together to the palace. Skipping the line is worth the added price of the tour. Versailles is amazing.
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TeaWithBreadAndJam
Washington DC, DC68 contributions
Out of all the other various group and private tours we took during our week in Paris (8), this tour stood out as the only one we didn’t enjoy and would not recommend. The guide gave us our cruise tickets and sent us to wait in line saying she was waiting for the others in the group and would come find us in line/on toe boat once they arrived but she didn’t. After the cruise, she found us and led us to the Eiffel Tower through the large crowd of people also going there, looking visibly impatient with us when others invariably pushed between us and we rushed to catch up. Once at the tower, she scanned tickets for our group which she had bought ahead of time, chatted with the group, and rode up to the second level with us. She was a friendly enough person who offered to take a family photo for us and offered to name points of interest that anyone was curious about from above. We could have easily done all of this on our own though. The reason we paid for a tour was to learn something and have an experience beyond what we could just do ourselves, and this guide offered zero information even with prompting. She seemed distracted and bored, and left within ten minutes of going up on the tower. Additionally, the cruise portion booked by The Tour Guy is not operated by them, but we wish we would have known ahead of time that instead of quiet or narration there would instead be dance music (mostly disco) blasting louder than all conversations the entire time, we would have passed on this experience. This “tour” was much less convenient and much more expensive than just doing these activities on our own. When I communicated this feedback to The Tour Guy, they apologized and offered us 10% off future tours with them… which we definitely will not be doing.
Written April 28, 2023
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amydempsey67
Greenville, SC5 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
First of all, our summit tour got canceled because someone forgot to buy our tickets in the office, they sold out, and we had to settle for the 2nd floor at a much later time, and we missed all the extras the tower had to offer, because everything was closed. The guide was very late, which made us last boarding the boat. By the time we boarded the boat, there was no where to sit, or barely stand. We could have walked up and got a ticked and boarded the boat immediately. We expected the tour to give information about the sights, and got little to nothing. The guide was disingenuous about being French, said the f word in front of everyone, and talked more about Hitler and the Eiffel Tower than anything. It was a complete waste of money. We were refunded the summit difference, but this sham of a tour was a complete waste of money!!!! Do not use this company. Buy your own tickets.
Written July 30, 2022
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TheTourGuyLuke
Hi Amy, thanks for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry to hear you did not have a 5-star experience with us which is what we strive for on all tours. Please reach out to us as we'd like to make this up to you. We'll be investigating this and rest assured this situation will not happen again! Please understand this is not a normal occurrence. We're truly sorry this is how you felt after the tour and would love to make it up you.
Written August 10, 2022
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Taleci
FAIRFAX31 contributions
Stay away! First, the exclusive boat tour with a maximum of 19 people is a LIE. We met the person at the bottom of the stairs as designated, and proceeded to be the last group led onto the boat with about 150 people. Since we were last, we got really lousy seats. We could barely see anything. The seating was rough folding chairs that put a hole in my tights! There was no organization and we ended up paying for our supposedly complimentary drinks because that seemed to be the only way we could have one.
I have no idea where the Eiffel Tower tour started because once we got on the boat we never saw our tour guide again.
I would not recommend this to anyone unless you like a large group activity where you’re smashed in with a bunch of other people. That wasn’t what I paid almost $200 to experience.
I have no idea where the Eiffel Tower tour started because once we got on the boat we never saw our tour guide again.
I would not recommend this to anyone unless you like a large group activity where you’re smashed in with a bunch of other people. That wasn’t what I paid almost $200 to experience.
Written October 1, 2022
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TheTourGuyLuke
Hi Taleci! Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry to hear you did not have a 5-star experience with us which is what we strive for on all tours. Please reach out to us as we'd like to make this up to you.
While the guided tour has a maximum group size of 19 people, there are others on the boat. We are sorry you didn't get the seats you were satisfied with but we find any position on the boat gives an excellent view of Paris at night. A complimentary drink is given to all our customers on this tour, all you have to do is present your ticket at the bar.
We'll be investigating this situation and again we are sorry you didn't have the 5-star experience we expect! We hope to hear from you so we can find out more, improve for the future, and make it up to you.
Written October 25, 2022
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DAlexander
1 contribution
May 2022
Booked the Effiel Tower & River Cruise originally for Saturday morning at 10am. Received an email advising my time had been moved to 4:15p on Saturday when we were already scheduled to be out of town. The Tour Guy blamed the Tower for the adjustment. Rescheduled for 10:15a on Sunday after paying for adjusted travel to get back into Paris Sunday earlier than expected to make sure we could take in the Tower prior to leaving Monday. Get a text message Friday at 6:30p saying our confirmed Sunday 10:15a is now cancelled due to a double "booking" by the Tower. Was offered another option late Monday (I'm sure that would have been cancelled as well) that does not work as we fly out that afternoon. Obviously a bit suspect that the Eiffel Tower had issues with our reservation of two separate days.
Needless to say, it is impossible to find a booking for the Tower at this point and we will miss the experience...the core reason for our Paris trip. Either The Tour Guy is selling spots without actual confirmation of first having the spaces or their relationship with vendors/tourist spots is poor enough that they easily get impacted. Either way, if you are looking for confidence in the confirmed reservation you received, I would stay away from this platform.
Needless to say, it is impossible to find a booking for the Tower at this point and we will miss the experience...the core reason for our Paris trip. Either The Tour Guy is selling spots without actual confirmation of first having the spaces or their relationship with vendors/tourist spots is poor enough that they easily get impacted. Either way, if you are looking for confidence in the confirmed reservation you received, I would stay away from this platform.
Written May 28, 2022
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ayersdc
Dunwoody, GA2 contributions
Mar 2022
This the worst private (or group) tour we have ever taken. I would definitely recommend not taking any tour with this company. During the Seine river cruise portion, our tour guide abandoned us for over half the journey to go chat with one of his friends who had a separate tour group. While he gave us some interesting information, it was pretty minimal for such an expensive private tour.
During the Eiffel tower portion, we didn't need the skip the line privileges at all for a chilly March night, so there was little benefit. Our guide rushed us through the entire tour. At the top of the tower, he provided very little information on the Paris skyline and seemed annoyed if we didn't press on. As soon as we descended from the top of the tower to the second floor viewing area and one hour before the scheduled tour end time, he asked to leave. So he abandoned us to find our way out with two small kids. I would avoid this tour company and this particular tour.
During the Eiffel tower portion, we didn't need the skip the line privileges at all for a chilly March night, so there was little benefit. Our guide rushed us through the entire tour. At the top of the tower, he provided very little information on the Paris skyline and seemed annoyed if we didn't press on. As soon as we descended from the top of the tower to the second floor viewing area and one hour before the scheduled tour end time, he asked to leave. So he abandoned us to find our way out with two small kids. I would avoid this tour company and this particular tour.
Written March 13, 2022
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The Tour G
Thanks for your review.
We are disappointed to read your feedback, as we always aim to provide our customers with memorable experiences.
Our Evening Eiffel Tower Tour & Seine River Cruise consistently receives positive ratings and we would like to have the chance to discuss this in more detail, to understand what went wrong in this circumstance.
Unfortunately, as we are not able to see your name on the review, we cannot find your details on our records.
Our Customer Service team would be happy to hear from you on +1-888-290-5595 to discuss this further.
Many thanks,
The Tour Guy Team
Written March 18, 2022
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Dave D
Vero Beach, FL47 contributions
Mar 2022
Booked this tour back in the beginning of February for March 28th. We had a meeting time of 6:45 pm. I reached out to confirm the meeting time the afternoon of the tour, and got a reply, yes, the meeting time is at 6:45. We were there at 6:30 and at 7:00 we texted again, with no reply. Other people showed up saying they had a meeting time of 7:15. Tour guide showed at 7:15. Out of a total of 11 people there for the tour, she told 3 couples that our tour time had been changed to 8:45pm. Which none of the three couples had been informed about before time. (Even though the main office said we ALL had been emailed a week before about it) That time did not work for us, so we cancelled, walked to the ticket booth and purchased 2 tickets for the same cruise and champagne as the tour, for 48 euro. The ticket to the second level of the Eiffel Tower is 34 euro. each so for a total of about 116 euro's, do this on your own and save about 65 euro's. The only positive is they did refund our money right away.
Written March 30, 2022
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The Tour G
Dear Dave,
Many thanks for your review.
It is indeed unfortunate to read that we were unable to provide you with our usual standard of service and that on this occasion you were disappointed.
It seems that the communication was sent out, but for some technical reason, part of the group didn't receive it.
We issued a refund right away as we fully understand the inconvenience but we do truly hope that you will reconsider us for a future tour, so that you can experience our usual standards and have a great time with us as our clients do!
Thanks
The Tour Guy Team
Written April 9, 2022
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boji22
Colorado11 contributions
Jun 2022
We were the first 4 to meet up with the guide (on time). There was a family that was late. So, instead of letting us go on the boat, we waited for the family (they never showed up) so we were the last on the boat. Spent 10 minutes in line for the champagne missing out on the first part of the cruise.
We had to wait for over 45 minutes to get to go in the Elevator to the 2nd floor (it was supposed to be skip the line). Our guide said we could view the 1st floor with the glass floor on our way down. Well, it was too late they closed it. We missed the RER and had to take a taxi back to our hotel.
We had to wait for over 45 minutes to get to go in the Elevator to the 2nd floor (it was supposed to be skip the line). Our guide said we could view the 1st floor with the glass floor on our way down. Well, it was too late they closed it. We missed the RER and had to take a taxi back to our hotel.
Written June 28, 2022
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TheTourGuyLuke
Hi Boji! Thanks for taking the time to leave us this feedback. Please reach out to us directly as we'd love to get this resolved and make it right. We're sorry it wasn't a 5-start experience. I am sorry for the delay in the start. We do our best to make sure people don't miss their tour if they're running a little late, but I'm sorry it impacted where you sat. I hope you enjoyed the time with the guide and got lots of great info during the cruise and in the tower. We'll look into why there was a wait at the ticketing, I apologize for that. I hope you had a good overall experience in Paris and sorry that you were disappointed with this tour. It sounds truly out of the ordinary and not at all up to our 5-star standard.
Written July 14, 2022
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Jacquelyn Alber Ritchie
Seattle, WA24 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
The experience was fine… nice boat ride and lift up to the top was as expected. But you pay to have a guide tobgive you knowledge and history band information more than just here’s your ticket.
Our guide was late… so we were the last on the boat and therefore poor seating selection. She shared nothing about the seine or history etc. The we walked to the Eiffel tower she had little to say on history the build etc. was really quite disappointing. Truly you could have booked on your own for less and not hoped you would get knowledge and insights.
Sorry to say we are 2/2 with experiences with The Tour Guide like this. We will not use the service in the future. :(
Our guide was late… so we were the last on the boat and therefore poor seating selection. She shared nothing about the seine or history etc. The we walked to the Eiffel tower she had little to say on history the build etc. was really quite disappointing. Truly you could have booked on your own for less and not hoped you would get knowledge and insights.
Sorry to say we are 2/2 with experiences with The Tour Guide like this. We will not use the service in the future. :(
Written June 28, 2022
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TheTourGuyLuke
Hi Jacquelyn! Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and for booking with us. I am sorry to hear you're experience wasn't 5 stars but glad you enjoyed it for the most part! I am sorry to hear your guide was not up to our standards. We've addressed this- they were not a regular guide and they'll no longer be guiding with us. We're sorry you didn't get the knowledge and insights you were seeking but I am glad that the cruise and skip-the-line tickets to the top were enjoyable! We'd love to make this up to you in the future if you ever travel again so please reach out to us!
Written July 14, 2022
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Susan M
1 contribution
Oct 2021
Total waste of money. Tour guide did not do his homework. A lot of inaccurate info was given out, almost seems he made it up. Would have been better off booking on our own. No special privileges with this tour. It was actually a hindrance to have to be connected to a group of people and the tour guide versus buying tickets for boat and eiffel access separately. The "skip the line" and "priviledged access" was a bunch of bunk. Beware of this scam, totally not worth it.
Written October 2, 2021
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legaljacket
marietta135 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
I vacillated back and forth on this rated and settled for average. The employees are so wonderful. Our guides were great and they truly try to help. The river cruise to me was eh. Been on a boat and not really that much to see. Lasts about an hour and you go up the Seine and then turn around and come back seeing the same sights. Then comes the Eiffel Tower and that is 100% a must do in Paris.
Here come the problems. We booked in May. We booked a 7:45 river tour and then onto the Eiffel Tower so we would see it at night, lit up. We arrived at 6:00 just to make sure we had the right location and found where they would be. We checked in and then started wandering around the area. We returned at 7:15 and a new greeter was there. He was shocked to see us because they didn't have a 7:45 p.m. tour. I showed him our ticket and he was flabbergasted. He tried to contact headquarters and was having difficulties. Then the heavens opened up and we agreed to switch to Thursday.
Got a new ticket (took about 30 minutes standing in the rain) for Thursday at 7:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon we get a text message confirming our ticket for 6:15 p.m. What? Our ticket says 7:45 p.m. but the text message says 6:15 p.m. What's going on? I try to respond to the text and they respond back at 5:36 p.m. that it's for the 6:15 p.m. Luckily we assumed it was the earlier time and were there on time.
After the river cruise we met the guide to go over to the Eiffel Tower. Here's the next issue. We thought we bought a ticket for the summit. In the fine print of our ticket it says 2nd level only. We tried to find out if we could upgrade but our guide was clueless and there was no way to do that once we were on the tower so we lost out on that.
Overall I would NOT recommend this company at this time. They have some bugs to work out with their communication and quality control.
Here come the problems. We booked in May. We booked a 7:45 river tour and then onto the Eiffel Tower so we would see it at night, lit up. We arrived at 6:00 just to make sure we had the right location and found where they would be. We checked in and then started wandering around the area. We returned at 7:15 and a new greeter was there. He was shocked to see us because they didn't have a 7:45 p.m. tour. I showed him our ticket and he was flabbergasted. He tried to contact headquarters and was having difficulties. Then the heavens opened up and we agreed to switch to Thursday.
Got a new ticket (took about 30 minutes standing in the rain) for Thursday at 7:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon we get a text message confirming our ticket for 6:15 p.m. What? Our ticket says 7:45 p.m. but the text message says 6:15 p.m. What's going on? I try to respond to the text and they respond back at 5:36 p.m. that it's for the 6:15 p.m. Luckily we assumed it was the earlier time and were there on time.
After the river cruise we met the guide to go over to the Eiffel Tower. Here's the next issue. We thought we bought a ticket for the summit. In the fine print of our ticket it says 2nd level only. We tried to find out if we could upgrade but our guide was clueless and there was no way to do that once we were on the tower so we lost out on that.
Overall I would NOT recommend this company at this time. They have some bugs to work out with their communication and quality control.
Written July 9, 2023
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Elizabeth S
Austin, TX
What departure time is best to catch the sunset on river? In June
Tony G.
Sydney, Australia102 contributions
Hi, i think they adjust the departure times with the seasons to ensure the cruise is during sunset and you arrive back at the Eiffel tower after dark. Thats for the combined river cruise and Eiffel tower tour anyway.
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Eiffel Tower Skip the Line Tour & River Cruise with Champagne provided by The Tour Guy
Product Overview: Eiffel Tower Skip the Line Tour & River Cruise with Champagne
Prices From | $110 |
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Number of Reviews | 57 |
Number of Photos | 54 |
Duration | 150 minutes |