Sainte-Chapelle & Left Bank: Private Paris City Tour

Walk the medieval island and Left Bank streets with someone who lives here

A private 3-hour city tour of Paris's Île de la Cité and Left Bank with a local guide of your choice, visiting Sainte-Chapelle, Notre-Dame, and Luxembourg Gardens from the outside. The guide picks the route based on their own expertise and passions, and includes one local snack or drink. You choose the language, English or French.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each4 stops

1. Sainte-Chapellepassing by
2. Luxembourg Gardens30m
3. Notre-Dame Cathedralpassing by
4. Île de la Citépassing by

Explore Ile de Cité and Left Bank

• Visit Sainte Chapelle stained glass windows
• Walk through Luxembourg Gardens
• See Notre-Dame Cathedral
• Discover Île de la Cité (optional)

The experience

Sainte-Chapelle opens the tour: 1,113 stained glass windows fill the Rayonnant Gothic chapel, and your guide explains what you're standing in front of instead of you reading a placard. From there the route depends on who you've chosen. Each local host has their own Paris, their own corners they want to show you. You'll see Notre-Dame Cathedral from the outside, walk through Luxembourg Gardens (created in 1612 by Queen Marie de Medici as a place to rest), and move through Île de la Cité itself, the medieval heart where the city began. The guide steers the stops and the pace. You ask questions about their life in the city or get recommendations for what to do next.

A local snack or drink is included, and the guide will take you to a place where locals actually eat, not the tourist eatery on the corner. This is the moment to sit down, catch your breath, and hear stories about the neighborhood from someone who lives in it. The tour runs three hours and covers ground on foot, so moderate fitness helps. Public transport is nearby if you need it, and the guide speaks either English or French depending on which one you've booked.

What’s included

• Private tour with a local guide of your choice.
• one local snack or drink per person.
• three hours walking through Sainte-Chapelle, Notre-Dame, Luxembourg Gardens, and Île de la Cité.

Information

Lasts 3h, runs every day, 18 start times, from € 114 per person, with a live guide in English and French, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day18 departure times: 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30 and 18:00

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Book up to2h before

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Withlocals

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you speak English or French comfortably and want to move at a local's pace instead of a standard group schedule. The guide's own knowledge and interests shape the route, so you get a different tour depending on who you choose, not the same landmarks in the same order every day.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and French.

What exactly will I see at Sainte-Chapelle on this tour?

Sainte-Chapelle is a Rayonnant Gothic chapel famous for its 1,113 stained glass windows. You'll view it from the outside as part of the tour, and your guide will explain what makes it remarkable instead of you reading information on your own.

Do I get to go inside Notre-Dame or just walk past it?

Notre-Dame is visited from the outside on this tour. You'll see the cathedral as you move through Île de la Cité, and your guide will share its history and significance as you stand in front of it.

What is included in the local snack or drink?

One local snack or local drink per person is included. Your guide will take you to a place where locals eat, not a tourist spot, so you get to taste something the neighborhood actually chooses.

Can I choose which guide leads my tour?

Yes. You pick your local host before booking, and each guide has their own story and expertise. They'll show you Paris through their eyes and passions, so the tour changes depending on who you choose.