Eiffel Tower Tours & Paris Experiences
The Eiffel Tower has three levels open to visitors — the first floor (57 metres), the second floor (115 metres), and the summit (276 metres) — each offering a different experience of the tower and the Paris panorama. The Seine river, which flows directly past the tower’s base, adds the water dimension — sightseeing cruises, dinner cruises, champagne toasts, and the hop-on hop-off boat that uses the river as a transport corridor between the major landmarks. Together, the tower and the Seine form the core of the Paris visitor experience, and the tours below cover every way to experience both — plus the Paris attractions, the neighbourhoods, and the day trips that complete the picture.
The Tower
Summit tours — the 276-metre panorama, Eiffel’s office, the champagne bar, and the 360-degree view that extends 70 km on a clear day. The headline experience — weather dependent, queue at the second-floor lift station.
2nd floor tours — the glass floor, Le Jules Verne (Michelin-starred, private lift), Madame Brasserie, and the “readable” Paris view. Many experienced visitors prefer this level to the summit.
Stairs and climbing tours — 674 steps inside the iron lattice to the second floor. The physical engagement with the structure — feel the iron vibrate, watch the ground recede.
Dining tours — Le Jules Verne (Michelin, €105–260, private lift), Madame Brasserie (€45–120), and champagne at the summit bar (€13–18). French cuisine 57–276 metres above Paris.
Photo tours — the iconic viewpoints at golden hour, blue hour, and the sparkling. Trocadéro reflections, Bir-Hakeim framing, and a photographer guide for every angle.
Access & Format
Skip-the-line tours — timed entry bypassing the 2–3 hour general queue. The essential booking for any visit.
Guided tours — the 1889 construction story, the artistic protest, the wartime radio, and the engineering narrated at each level.
Private tours — a guide for your group alone.
Small group tours — groups of 8–15.
The Seine
Seine river cruises — the 1-hour monument cruise past Notre-Dame, the Louvre, and the tower. Day or night, approximately €15–18 — one of the best values in Paris.
Dinner cruises — multi-course French cuisine on the illuminated Seine. €60–200 per person, 2–2.5 hours.
Lunch cruises — the daytime version with the clearest views.
Champagne cruises — a glass of champagne at sunset.
Evening cruises — the illuminated-city atmosphere after dark.
Hop-on hop-off boat — the Batobus, 9 stops near the landmarks, unlimited rides with a day pass. River transport, not a tour — the scenic commute.
Paris Combos
Louvre and Eiffel Tower — the Mona Lisa and the panorama in a single guided day.
Notre-Dame and Eiffel Tower — the medieval cathedral (reopened December 2024) and the iron tower.
Montmartre and Eiffel Tower — the artists’ hill and the engineering monument.
Paris highlights — the essential orientation day covering the tower, the Seine, Notre-Dame, the Champs-Élysées, and Montmartre.
Catacombs — 6 million Parisians’ remains in decorated bone walls, 20 metres beneath the streets. The most extraordinary underground space in Paris.
Getting Around Paris
Hop-on hop-off bus — open-top loops past every major landmark, 24/48-hour passes.
Bike tours — the flat city centre by bicycle, including night rides.
Walking tours — Haussmann boulevards, the Seine, and the neighbourhood markets on foot.
Segway, golf cart, and tuk-tuk tours — alternative transport formats covering the landmarks.
Night and evening tours — illuminated monuments, the sparkling tower, and the Seine reflections after dark.
Shore excursions — Paris from Le Havre during a cruise port call (4–6 hours in the city).
Airport transfers — CDG and Orly to central Paris.
Browse the full selection and book the Paris experience that fits — whether that is standing at the summit with champagne as the city spreads to the horizon, climbing 674 iron stairs inside the lattice, dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant 125 meters above the Seine, or cruising the illuminated river as the tower sparkling above you.