Père Lachaise Tour: Discover Paris' Famous Cemetery

Embark on a self-guided audio tour of the famous graves of Père Lachaise, the largest cemetery in Paris. Discover the stories of iconic figures like Chopin, Proust, and Bernhardt, narrated by a local historian. Let our guide bring the dead to life and navigate you through this captivating necropolis!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pere-Lachaise Cemetery - Discover the world’s most famous cemetery as we explore the fascinating lives and unfortunate deaths of its illustrious residents. We learn how emperor Napoleon founded this cemetery.
What's Included
  • Pre-downloadable tours for offline use
  • GPS-enabled map for easy navigation
  • Self-guided audio tours
  • Curated Instagram-worthy locations
  • Narration by locals or historians
What's Not Included
  • Earphones
  • Mobile device
Additional Information

Join us for a captivating journey through Père Lachaise, Paris’s largest cemetery and the world’s most frequented burial ground, with this engaging walking tour!
Initiated by Emperor Napoleon, the Père Lachaise Cemetery is like a condensed version of Paris and is the final resting place for over a million bodies. Notable figures interred here include…

Location
Père-Lachaise
The tour starts outside the main entrance of Père Lachaise on Boulevard de Ménilmontant. Closest Metro stops: Père Lachaise and Phillippe Auguste.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Voyage40670646186
Mar 29, 2023
An unexpected wonderful experience - We had heard about this cemetery from family prior to our Paris trip and our hotel happened to be next door so we felt it worth a visit. We decided to download an audio guide which we found online for 5 euro which guided us around 20 famous graves, explaining their history and importance. The cemetery is fascinating and very large! We walked around 4km in all and only saw a fraction of what was on offer. Beautiful and tranquil place, well worth the 3 hours of time out. Some graves require climbing stairs and uneven ground so comfy shoes are a must. Highly recommend
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Jamie_m
Oct 17, 2024
Very good - Very good tour, guide could have been better. A lot of walking so be ready. For steps and rough paths. Big enough that there weren't any big groups or queues.
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Michael_w
May 24, 2023
Went to view Jim... - Went to view Jim Morrison’s gravesite, admission is free, didn’t need to spend money for this tour at all.
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Patricia_u
May 6, 2023
Disappointed that my... - Disappointed that my audio did not work. Following the tour through the cemetery was difficult. The narrative that accompanied the guide was interesting (according to my friends)
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Tina_d
Oct 9, 2024
Do not buy this viator tour - I wouldn't recommend buying this tour. The cemetery is free and the audio sounded horrible. Since you get in the cemetery for free spending this much money on just an audio tour is lame
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Imelda_s
Sep 1, 2024
Waste of money - Do not buy this self audio tour. It was a waste of my money! It doesn’t give you directions to the graves. I was lost.
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U3416fnpatrickb
Sep 12, 2023
Impossible to make the planned visit! - My train was more than an hour late (Paris-Granville line, Monday September 11), and I tried to contact you in 2 different ways (by email and by telephone) to warn you and obtain either a postponement of visit or a refund.
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Lisa_o
Jul 7, 2023
This was supposed to be a... - This was supposed to be a self guided audio tour. When I pulled up my ticket on the day of arrival it had me email a guide. I had nothing to download . The guard at the entrance had no idea about this kind of tour, Honestly it would be best to book when you are already in France from a local. I never got anything from this order.
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Experience694378
May 4, 2023
No address seen to check in at - Could not find where to show ticket. Phone number didn't work and no address to check 8n. I ended up just going and having a wonderful time with no cost to get in.
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Evgueni_o
Mar 27, 2023
Terrible Service - We paid our money for NOTHING!!! We booked a self guided tour and got given tickets. However, we could not download the guide as it was no link, nor could we find anyone who could assist us at the so called “Meeting Point”. There is simply NO meeting point. It was not possible to claim a refund as we booked less that 24 hours before the trip. The phone number given on the ticket is not answered transferring to voice mail. TERRIBLE SERVICE. Will never us it again and will no recommend it to anyone.
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).