Eiffel Tower Tour: History and Seine River Cruise

Experience the Eiffel Tower in the morning, away from the crowds. Choose to visit the summit and enjoy a Seine River cruise for a complete Parisian adventure.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Eiffel Tower - Visit the Eiffel Tower and head straight up to the second floor or the summit. Explore the Eiffel Tower viewing gallery with a host and learn about the beloved Paris monument. Cruise along the UNESCO-listed riverbanks of the Seine and admire the Louvre, Notre Dame and more. - Bateaux Parisiens - See the best landmarks of Paris on a boat cruising the Seine River cruise.
What's Included
  • Eiffel Tower Ticket Entrance
  • Seine River Commentary Cruise
  • Guide for the Eiffel Tower
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
  • Guide
  • Gratuities
  • Tips
  • Food and drink
Additional Information

Opt for a less busy morning to begin your excursion at the Eiffel Tower, accompanied by your guide. You’ll hear stories about its construction for the 1889 International Exposition, a global fair. Initially despised by Parisians, the structure eventually gained their admiration, becoming the city’s most celebrated symbol.
Choose to ascend to either the…

Location
33 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
Meet your tour guide at the souvenir shop: 33 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris, France. Please exchange your voucher at the meeting point. Do not go to the Eiffel Tower to collect your ticket. Please arrive on time as late arrivals are considered a no-show.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Guillaume_o
Aug 25, 2024
Excellent Even more than excellent if I have a word - That was excellent, Our guide did very well, we are 100% satisfied. But we didn’t go to the top that has nothing to do with our guide.Please we need a part of refund for not going to the top.
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Chris_o
Jun 26, 2024
Eiffel Tower and Seine river boat tour - Eiffel Tower tour guide was excellent - knowledgeable, personable and provided just the right balance of interaction and separation - highly recommended!
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Sarah_h
May 29, 2024
Great way to see the top! - I was initially concerned because purchasing tickets through the primary Eiffel Tower website was “grayed out” but booked this tour for 8:20 am. It was perfect! There are two security lines and there was the potential for weather to close the top of the tower, but we were able to get to the top and complete the visit by 11:00 am with a croissant from the cafe. The guide gave us just the perfect amount of information and it was worth the price to navigate the ticketing to the top. I would recommend this tour to anyone!
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Mark_m
May 25, 2024
Great tour of the Eiffel tour - We did this tour with Carlos and Jocelyn as our guides. They were brilliant in sharing information of the history of the tower and explaining how the tour was going to work. I cannot thank them both enough for a memorable morning.
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Donald_s
May 23, 2024
What an Eyefull at the Eiffel causing a seine - Feeling on top of the world at the Summit of the Eiffel Tower and cruising up the river Seine fantastic time was had by us
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Christine_s
Aug 3, 2024
Disrupted due to Olympics - The tour ended up canceled due to closures at the tower and the cruise was canceled too due to olympic events but they were nice to reschedule.
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Dawne47
Aug 27, 2024
Disappointing - The Eiffel was incredible, however we paid to go to the summit. It was closed when the tickets were purchased but by the time we got in it was open but we couldn’t go because our guide only purchased 2nd level tickets. Very disappointed in Viator.
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Martha_b
Jul 23, 2024
Confused - I had the impression that there was a Sienne Cruise included by the way it's advertised I could've saved myself some money by buying my own tickets. None the less the host Lara knew her history and I was impressed.
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Randall_f
Jun 10, 2024
With good planning, you could do this tour on your own with less cost. - The views from the top of the Eiffel Tower are worth the price of the admission. However, I thought the total cost of the tour for what we received, which was basically a guided walk to the tower and the guide waiting with us in line with a bit of history thrown in, was excessive.
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Hailey_w
Jun 13, 2024
Very little information and help - Help! We had this tour canceled due to weather. The Eiffel Tower was closed. Our guide said we’d be reimbursed but it’s been 2 weeks and we haven’t seen any reimbursement. When we go on the website and app we can’t find any option to speak with anyone.
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From $121
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).