Discover Walks

I went on the Notre Dame tour and the Montmartre tour, and both were quite good. The tour guides really knew their information, and they offered quite a bit of help too. Definitely recommend if you’re in Paris to learn more about the city and to add some depth in how the city became to be.

I did the Le Marais walking tour with a guy named Nathan. I think it was the Best tour in Europe!
He is a born & raised Parisian so he knows A LOT about the city: history, art, architecture, hidden gems and he makes it interesting and fun! We discovered secret backyards like the amazing hotel Sully, the jewish neighbourhood, we talked about Marie Antoniette and many other things. I am really happy I took it and i want to thank Nathan for doing his best and for being so helpful and entertaining.

I took the Marais walk while on a weekend layover here. Was very interesting and informative. Our guide was a local student born and raised in Paris. We had a small group of 8 to 10 people. Guide knew her stuff and led us into some pretty neat places that I would never have seen otherwise. You should come out of these tours having discovered some gems for eating shopping and drinking. Would definitely repeat. Perfect activity for solo travelers.

Discover Walks is an incredible way to see Paris! As most reviewers have posted, once you catch the bug, you can’t do just one! They are quite addicting!
We participated in two (as we had a night tour with a professor from the University of Paris one evening… that was pretty spectacular too)! We toured the Latin Quarter/​Left Bank and the Right Bank. Our guides were all wonderful, all of them! We had at least two guides on each tour and we were well entertained, as they made it fun (no boring, stodgy tours here)! Some things we visited: Notre Dame, a film house, a creperie, the University of Paris, the love locks, a famous book store, and the list goes on. We interacted with professors, children and the people of Paris indirectly on these walks, a more unique and local experience for anyone who wants to see more of the real Paris!
Upon our return to California we happened to find: Discover Walks San Francisco. The organization is growing in it’s local flavor tours around the world!

Did 2 tours. Both were great! 1^st one at Montmartre with Quentin. learned a lot. Had fun with stories!
And 2^nd tour was Paris Landmarks with Aloïs.also entertaining and thanks to her I had my 1^st delicious macaroon! ^_​^ My experience in Paris would not have been the same if I would not have taken these tours. Will return for more! I really think they should be tipped better! Hard work and effort! :)

I did 3 of these tours while in Paris. Notre Dame (Charlotte), Montmartre (Quinton) and Paris Night Tour (Pierre). All were outstanding. The guides were engaging and well informed. The pace was good. 2 of the tours were free but we paid in advance for the night tour. Keep in mind that these are walking tours so they may be a little difficult if you have impaired mobility, but you can stop and head off on your own at anytime.
We tipped $ 10 each for the free tours and tipped for the night tour as well. There were a few cheap asses who didn’t tip at all. COME ON, these guys are working for tips and are well worth it. Crack out with the cash, you know you have to spend some money on vacation.

THIS is the tour to take!
The fact that it’s free is just the icing on the cake!
Did the walk of Montmartre on a beautiful sunny afternoon. The guide was Oliver and he is a superb guide and just a good guy. He obviously enjoys what he does and likes to give little bits of interesting facts/​tidbits about the French way of life.
I have been to Paris many times before and was lovin this tour– not a pre-​recorded dribble that many big cities push onto the tourists. Engaging and a great way to learn a bit about the city.
Next time I’m back I will definitely take another tour with Discover Walks!
Oh and PLZ do be generous with these guides– they are working for your tips =}

Picture it– we show up in front of Notre Dame on a skin-​burning cold January afternoon. It has been snowing all morning and we are bundled up. Enter Bertrand — our cheerful, funny, enthusiastic tour guide who spends an hour and a half taking us through the Latin Quarter. I literally forgot about the cold because Bertrand was so engaging and interesting. The one caveat– there wasn’t a ton of walking, at least on our tour — we did a lot of stopping in front of notable spots and hearing about history, so if you’re expecting a good mile or two of walking, this might not be ideal. I have never ever been on a tour so good that folks are willing to stand outside in the snow to hear more. Oh, right, and it’s free. I can imagine wanting to do many more of these– especially on warm days– on future trips to Paris.

The best free tour to partake while in Paris. Our guide Alex, a native Parisian was very knowledgeable, funny, and informative. We met at the Opera House and from there went to Rue de la Paix, Place Vendome, into the Jardin de Tuileries where we encountered gypsy children trying to hustle some tourists, then stopped in front of Place de la Concorde where we departed. The tour was a good 1.5 hrs. Well worth your time.

We did a tour at Notre Dame and we were overwhelmed by the knowledge and presentation of amazing facts by our guide!
I highly recommend participating in these tours!
Enjoy

Do you like the word «FREE»?
Me too! when I saw this eye-​catching pink brochure at our hotel with the words «FREE guided tours of Paris» I said: «oh, this we have to see!»
It almost sounded too good to be true. No need to make any reservations, you just show up at the designated meeting place at the time mentioned and look for your tour guide who’ll be wearing a pink shirt. Rain or shine, the tour goes on.
We already did a bit of exploring on our own, the day prior to showing up for the Left Bank tour and the meeting place was at the Opera House. They also have tours of Right Bank, Montmarte, Latin Quarter, etc.
We had a small group, only 6 people showed up, but I was delighted because our guide, Philippe (aka Bertrand) is a hoot! He spoke perfect English and was very gregarious. We came to find out that not only is he born and raised in Paris, but also lived in Los Angeles for 15 years.
He told us tidbits that only a real Parisian would know and he had a knack for telling stories. His funny anecdotes and even funnier personal stories are the things you wouldn’t get from a run of the mill tour. JOIN Discover Walks tours — it’s only 90 minutes long but you would’ve gotten to know the city at a different level than if you’ve gone exploring by yourself!
For the Left Bank tour we visited: Jardin du Tuilliries, Opera House, walked around Rue St. Honore, Place Vendome and Place de la Concorde.
This tour is just splendid! I can’t praise this company enough for doing free tours like this. (PLEASE tip accordingly!) Also at the end of the tour, he gives you a discovery walks «perks package», it has tips on saving time in Paris and even includes a river cruise coupon for only € 4.50 (compared to other companies that were charging € 12 up!)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The Best Tour I had in Paris!
I stumbled across the Discover Walks while on the Open Tour Bus (avoid) but lucky for me I found what I needed in Paris. The Guides (I took 2 — Loan and Eleonore) and both were incredibly informative and very knowledgeable and made it fun to learn about their great City and made my first trip to Paris much more interesting. I just wish I had found out about it before the day before I left to come back to the States!
I was able to meet other traveler’s that spoke English and we got a chance to share our experiences and new places to go during the tour.
GO! The Best tour I took!

As part of my annual MBA reunion we had the pleasure of take three tours with the guys from DiscoverWalks.
First tour with Alexandre around Notre Dame, second tour with Bertrand around the Opera and finally with Hervé around Montmatre.
What shall I say: Amazing!
Guys, if anyone of sees a guy/​girl in a pink vest standing around, make sure you’ll spend some time with the tour.
Each tour is highly individual and entertaining. Not the usual throwing of dates and other facts but real interesting facts and hints (where to cut queues to the Louvre and other museums, get the best bread or icecream in Paris, etc.)
Again, I can only repeat: The best tours I’ve seen in years. In particular Alexandre is outstanding!
Go there, see them!

It was my third time in Paris when my travel partner stumbled along this tour company. I was apprehensive at first, thinking that the tour would be a memorized slew of information devoid of any slice of truth. I am happy to report that the Discover Walks tour of the Right Bank was quite the opposite.
Our guide, Bertrand, was charming, informative, and energetic; but most importantly he was a real Parisian graciously revealing real hidden treasures within the city he really grew up in. In other words, if you crave a genuine human connection with both your tour guide and the city of Paris, I would highly recommend this company. At no point during the length of the tour (about 90 minutes) did I ever feel as if I were just another tourist to our guide. Having experienced both the New Europe and Discover Walks tour companies I can say with complete confidence that you will have a much more enjoyable, fulfilling experience with Discover Walks.)

We were just in paris over the weekend and went on the landmarks walking tour.
They have 3 separate tours that are completly free!
it works on a tip basis, so you can pay what you like.
We always go on a walking tour where ever we go in the world.
This one was very good.
It helped that Paris had so much to see and so much important history.
Great tour, great guide.
It was a shame we couldn’t do the Notre dam or the Left bank tour

GREAT Tours!
We had two great tours on 9÷11÷10, one of the Latin Quarter with Pauline and one of Notre Dame with Bertrand.
Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guides, what more can you ask for, they also included lots of little tidbits, you pretty much have to be Parisian to know. What better tour guides than locals!
We can’t recommend them enough.