Bike About Tours

Bike About Tours

Bike About Tours
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
About
Bike About Tours (founded 2006) is a small, grassroots tour company offering be-spoke bike tours of Paris & Versailles. Our Hidden Paris bike tour focuses on the charming back streets and local neighborhoods of central Paris, while our Paris Monuments bike tour sees on all the legendary sites along the river Seine. Our Paris bike tours follow carefully planned routes and will be sure to show you a different side of Paris that most tourists miss! Our Versailles bike tour explores the legendary town of Versailles through its many cycle paths, garden routes and forest trails. Experience the amazing Versailles farmers' market, royal gardens, Marie Antoinette's village, the Trianon palaces and French picnic along the beautiful Grand Canal. Finish the day exploring the infamous chateau at your own pace before heading back to Paris. It's a truly unforgettable experience!
Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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2024

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5.0
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Very good
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Jason H
17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
We had an excellent experience with Richard on the Hidden Paris tour—his knowledge of history, architecture, and living like a local brought another dimension to our visit in Paris. He also shared recommendations for his favorite creperie and Boulangerie and they were EXCELLENT (and inexpensive, too!). The bikes and helmets were comfortable and in good condition; the group size was manageable. Our only complaint is that the tour is marketed as accessible to everyone, but it really isn’t. Paris is a crowded city and not completely flat. Several folks in our tour struggled to navigate around cars, narrow streets, and to keep pace. Overall we had a great time and would recommend it to anyone (that’s adept at city biking ;)
Written October 13, 2023
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JulesB
California5 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Friends
What a fun tour! Despite the heat, we got to see places we never would have seen on our own. Our guide, Simon, was really engaging and charismatic and took extra special care of the kids on the tour which impressed us. He expertly navigated a small group of us around the streets, keeping us safe and hydrated with regular stops at water fountains on a very hot day. His humor, accents, and observations really set this tour apart from others I've taken.

The thing that surprised us and we felt really let the tour down was the poor condition of the bikes. Many of the bikes seemed to be very old and defective in one way or another; no kickstands, gears not working, defective brakes, buckled wheels, uncomfortable seats, and few baskets which were essential to hold water bottles etc. Seeing other bike tours in the city the bikes we were on were very poor in comparison. Simon did say new bikes were "coming soon" though, and hopefully they will be electric to help with the long hill we climbed. All in all though this was a really enjoyable tour.
Written July 21, 2022
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Christopher K
San Jose, CA2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022
What an amazing experience! We happened to hear Marley talking on a tour the Saturday we arrived in Paris, and stalked her after that to learn where we could sign up for the full tour.

Needless to say, our efforts were well rewarded! We took Marley's tour the next day and thoroughly enjoyed learning bits of history about Paris, about some current trends in the area, and we also enjoyed the color commentary and humor she brought to the group.

We can't recommend Bike About Tours strongly enough - well worth the cost and time invested! Thank you!
Written November 22, 2022
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Christine S
Key West, FL5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Family
Booked a private tour and got Simon as our tour guide! He was engaging and entertaining and went above and beyond to make the tour especially memorable for our group. And our group was not an easy group to please - a 9 year old, 1 teen, 4 young adults and two parents who act like children. Everyone had fun and we would book with them again and would request Simon!
Written May 1, 2022
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stantons
White Plains, NY5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Family
My family of four, including two teenagers, had a great time being led around the city by Simon on a night tour. As a guide he’s very entertaining — a great storyteller — and the tour was perfectly timed to arrive at the Eiffel Tower just in time for the light show. Strongly recommend!
Written August 9, 2021
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Thanks you guys! We appreciate you taking the time to write a review and are so glad you enjoyed Simon and his exuberant and fun stories! Emily & the Bike About Team
Written November 21, 2021
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Mitchell Y
Long Island NY44 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Couples
We loved the bike tour - especially because of our tour guide, Ryan. He was friendly, engaging, informative, caring (keeping 9 people together for 3 hours isn’t easy)! Please be generous in tipping these guides. It’s hard work that they make look easy!
Written April 9, 2023
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Liza F
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023
My teenage son and I enjoyed the 2.5 hour Hidden Paris Bike tour. Our Australian tour guide, Simon, kept us safe and shared fun anecdotes about his adventures in Paris as well as Paris history. Highlights of the tour included Place des Vosges, Notre Dame, Jim Morrison's apartment, a Roman arena, and Jardin des Plantes. We biked about 5.5 miles, which wasn't strenuous and a great way to cover some ground and see more sights than would be possible on foot. I appreciated the well timed snack break where we enjoyed wonderful crepes al fresco. I highly recommend this tour!
Written April 23, 2023
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JeffreyOKC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma35 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020
We've taken bike tours in many European cities and this was, hands down, the best one we've ever been on! Simon was absolutely incredible as an energetic, funny, informative, engaging guide and took us through hidden courtyards, parks and paths along the Seine, past the most picture worthy spots, and was full of fascinating stories and hilarious lesser known facts at stops all across Paris. We had a group of 7 that included adults, teenagers and even a 10 year old, and they had various sized bikes for everyone, all of which said that this was their very favorite day and activity in Paris. We will definitely book one of their other tours on our next visit!
Written October 19, 2020
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Hi Jeffrey! Wow - thank you for this wonderful review! We're thrilled your loved the tour this much, and can't wait to have you on another! Emily & the Bike About Team
Written November 21, 2021
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Joseph
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2019
Like many other participants did, I learned about "Bike About Tours" from watching Jay Swanson's daily vlogs on YouTube and had some ideas/expectations about them before visiting Paris. The actual experience exceeded those expectations. Emily & staff @ the Peloton Cafe were extremely friendly & inviting which helped calm the nerve and the night ride with Leah (the tour guide) was both casual & informative, filled with many interesting back stories. The tour guide did a fantastic job of keep the group in tight formation and there wasn't a moment where I felt unsafe while navigating through busy streets of central Paris. Will surely do more tours with them next time that I visit Paris.
Written February 1, 2020
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Hi Joseph, Thanks for your kind words! We always put safety first, which is why our routes focus a lot on bike paths and small streets. Hope to see you next time! Emily & the Bike About Team
Written February 5, 2020
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ARH1011
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
We were fortunate enough to do a Hidden Monuments tour with our two teens with Bike about Tours and had a wonderful time. We learned so much Parisian and French history and really enjoyed seeing so much of the city. The tour was well organized and going on the private tour allowed us to go at our own pace. Everything was wonderful, we highly recommend this tour! Thank you!
Written August 24, 2022
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