Seine River Guided Cruise with Snack Options by Vedettes de Paris

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Duration:1 hours (approx.)
Location: Paris, Île-de-France

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Embark on one of our cruise boats and discover all the secrets of Paris thanks to the expert knowledge of our guide by passing by the most emblematic monuments of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Orsay Museum, Louvre Museum, Grand Palais ... This cruise has been created in order to surprise you between breathtaking views of the monuments on the docks of the Seine river and unique comments. Parisians or visitors, adults or children, wonderement assured.
The best way to visit Paris, guaranteed without blister on your feet!

Drinks and snacks options available:
- Time for a Treat : a crêpe or a cookie + a soft drink, to get at the bar on board
- Parisian Picnic : a sandwich + a soft drink, to get at the Café des Vedettes kiosk

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower has been built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel, for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris. This magnificent technical feat was achieved in a mere two years, two months and five days. It stands 324 metres tall, and the metal structure weighs 7,300 tonnes. Parisians were scandalised by its metallic look and height. It was built to last 20 years. A radio antenna was added to the top in 1903, saving the tower from demolition. It has now become the monument symbolic of Paris.
2. Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite
The new Russian Orthodox church is known as the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The centre houses a bilingual Franco-Russian school, a parish house, and a cultural centre.
3. The American Church in Paris
The American Church in Paris with its green clock-tower is the first american church built outside of the US, in 1931. The stained-glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany have been listed as a historic monument.
4. Invalides
The Hotel des Invalides was built to the orders of Louis XIV as a military hospital for injured soldiers and officers. Today, the royal chapel houses the tomb of France’s first Emperor, Napoleon I.
5. Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre III was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition and to seal the Franco-Russian Alliance. Its central feature is the Paris coat of arms covered in gold leaf and two nymphs symbolising the river Seine. On the other side of the bridge, you’ll see the arms of Saint Petersburg, and two nymphs symbolising the river Neva.
6. Pont de la Concorde
Pont de la Concorde was built using stones from the former Bastille prison after it was famously stormed during the French Revolution in 1789. It leads to the Palais Bourbon on your right, seat of the National Assembly, and to your left to the Place de la Concorde.
7. Hotel de Salm
Discover the green dome of the Hotel de Salm which became the Légion d'honneur Palace under Napoleon I. The Légion d’honneur is the highest French honour.
8. Musee d'Orsay
The former Orsay railway station has been built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, had a railway line leading to the south-west of France. It was turned into a museum in the 1980s to house 19th-century art, including works by the greatest Impressionists and Post-Impressionists such as Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.
9. Institut de France
The Institut de France, former Collège des Quatre Nations, was built using funds bequeathed by cardinal Mazarin in 1661. It houses five academies, the most famous being the Académie Française. Its members’ job is to contribute to the French language, updating and modifying the official French dictionary.
10. Pont-Neuf
The Pont Neuf, or New Bridge is actually the oldest bridge in Paris. It was the first Parisian bridge to be built in stone with pavements rather than houses lining it. It features 381 grimacing stone masks, all individually decorated and unique.
11. Pont Saint-Michel
Pont Saint-Michel has been built at the request of Napoleon III, hence the two imperial Ns on its pillars. To the right, it leads to the Latin Quarter, so called because students at the University of Paris there spoke Latin until the 19th century.
12. Ile de la Cite
Ile de la Cité, the presumed birthplace of Paris, is one of the two natural islands in Paris. The Parisii tribe first settled here 300 years before the Common Era, calling the island Lutetia.
13. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris’s Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame Cathedral' construction started in 1163 and was completed nearly two centuries later, in 1345. The cathedral features a host of gargoyles and sculptures. The south rose window, called the Rose du Midi, is dedicated to the New Testament and was a gift from the French king, Saint Louis.
14. La Statue de Sainte-Genevieve
The statue of Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, with her back to us was sculpted by Paul Landowski, who later sculpted the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
15. Institut du Monde Arabe
The Arab World Institute has been inaugurated in 1987 by president François Mitterrand. The cultural centre focuses on history, art, society, religions and science in the Arab world.
16. Ile Saint-Louis
Featuring former town houses dating from the 17th century, like the Hotel Lambert and the Hotel Lauzun, Ile Saint Louis is one of the most prestigious areas of Paris. Many celebrities have lived there, including Charles Baudelaire and Georges Moustaki.
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Since 1357, the Hotel de Ville de Paris, has been the seat of the Paris City Council. The construction draws much inspiration from Neo-Renaissance style. It is open to visitors, you can visit the banquet hall, designed to the template of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.
18. Conciergerie
The Conciergerie built under Philip IV, known as “the Fair”, in the 14th century, was later turned into a prison. Queen Marie-Antoinette spent the last two months of her life there, before being guillotined at the Place de la Concorde in 1793.
19. Louvre Museum
The Louvre used to be a royal palace. It was turned into a museum in 1793. It is the largest monument in Paris with over four kilometres of façades and nearly 14 kilometres of galleries. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world, exhibiting 38,000 works, including the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo and of course the Mona Lisa.
20. Place de la Concorde
The place de la Concorde was where King Louis XVI and his wife Queen Marie-Antoinette were executed during the French Revolution. The central feature is an obelisk from Luxor in Egypt. It is 34 centuries old and was brought to France in 1836.
21. Grand Palais
Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, the Grand Palais on your right is a great feat of architecture. Its glass roof is considered to be the largest in Europe. It has now become a venue for cultural events and exhibitions, a funfair and the largest skating rink in Europe.
22. Flamme de la Liberte
The Flame of Liberty was a gift from the United States and the newspaper, the International Herald Tribune, to France, as thanks for restoring the Statue of Liberty. The sculpture is an exact reproduction of the Statue of Liberty’s flame in New York.
23. Palais de Chaillot
The Palais de Chaillot is located on the place du Trocadero. Built in 1937 for the Universal Exhibition, it comprises two Neoclassical pavilions, flanking an esplanade that overlooks the Trocadero gardens. It houses the City of Architecture and Heritage, the National Navy Museum, the Museum of Humankind, and the National Theatre of Chaillot.

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Posted By : ElizaN197
So glad we did this our first day to introduce us to Paris. Clean bathrooms and if you like crepes / pancakes, I suggest you get /they were delicious!! Beautiful cruise, clean, and bathrooms were wonderful
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 02:32:24

Posted By : Pandora_C
Whenever I am given knowledge about the subjects I am looking at I enjoy the experience much more. What I did not enjoy was the tour guide was monotone, she dragged her voice and made you become distracted.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 02:39:07

Posted By : F4612WTtomk
So many beautiful sites of Paris to see, and the boat was comfortable and full but not crowded. Our narrator/guide was very knowledgeable and informative and spoke in both English and French. He also had a good sense of humor to mix in.
Would recommend this for anyone traveling to Paris!
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 17:30:19

Posted By : patrickdT4159LU
The cruise was very enjoyable. It was the perfect amount of time to see the city from the water. The boat was newer as well which made if more comfortable. The guide was very knowledge as well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 18:12:07

Posted By : Selvakumar_R
It was a wonderful experience to ride through the marvellous architecture of Paris. The guide Ellis was explaining everything so passionately.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 13:21:18

Posted By : SolihullTraveller
We queued and purchased tickets for the evening cruise with music and a glass of Champagne at £27 a head. Both ticket and then boarding queues were about 30 minutes in all and we were pretty much first on the boat, so got a good seat.

The water levels were too high to get to the Notre-Dame so the boat was turning back before then. It did add the small Statue of Liberty a few bridges past the Eiffel Tower to compensate, but all in all you see the majority of the landmarks.

There's no commentary on this cruise but there's a bar and the weather was great, turning to dusk as we got back to the tower to see it all lit up.

Definitely a must do.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 09:01:25

Posted By : jillp355
The boat trip itself was what I expected. Nice views from the river and someone pointing out the major sites in both English and French with some fun facts. What was really disappointing was the wait to get on the boat. We bought tickets for the 4:30pm cruise. We got there between 4:10 and 4:15 and found a huge line. There was no one directing people to the front of the line if you had tickets for the 4:30 and no obvious waiting place organized by time purchased. The line started moving forward so we figured we were in the right place, but then, the 4:30 boat pulled away with us still in line. We continued waiting thinking they would immediately start loading the next boat, but they did not. I finally went to the guy at the front and told him we had tickets to the 4:30 and he said, "C'est pas grave./No big deal. You can take the next one." Maybe no big deal to him, but that was another 30 minutes for us to stand in the sun with our two kids and wait. I asked him why they didn't let people with tickets for a certain time come to the front and he said, "Ah, we just have too many people waiting," which didn't make any sense to me at all. What's the point of buying tickets for a certain time if they're not going to respect it? The same thing happened when we went to tour the PSG stadium, so I guess if you visit Paris and have tickets reserved for a tour at a specific time, you still need to get there 30-minutes or more in advance, which pretty much defeats the purpose of buying ahead.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 02:43:49

Posted By : Diana_G
It was a beautiful day but we had to stay enclosed. Or be up in the sun so it might have been better. The covered breezy area was taken up by a private party. Most of the commentary is in French even though there did not appear to be many French people on the tour at all. Other than that, it was okay.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 06:26:32

Posted By : niloofarm
The guid was speaking clearly and explain everything. It was a fun tour! It was exactly 50 minutes and we enjoyed it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 12:56:10

Posted By : carotarira
The beautiful views are all really worth it, and the
Music during the
Ugh walk everything was perfect! You fall in love with Paris with that walk.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 03:16:00