Best of Paris with River Cruise from Le Havre Cruise Port
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Le Havre, France
- 10 to 11 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If you’re docking at the Port of Le Havre it’s only natural to want to experience the City of Lights while you’re in the area. On this full-day shore excursion tour, see some of Paris’s most iconic sights from the Seine River as you bypass the busy city streets by taking a river cruise.
- Full-day shore excursion trip to Paris from the Port of Le Havre
- Avoid the busy Paris traffic by traveling down the Seine
- Plenty of time to snap photos at the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees
- Includes free time for souvenir shopping and sampling French snacks
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop off at cruise ship port of Le Havre
- English-speaking tour guide for shared tours (The guide only joins the bus in Paris)
- 1-hour scenic Seine River Cruise with audio commentary on board
- 24/7 Customer support, assistance with other arrangements and tours
- English speaking hosts at the port
- Complimentary typical French pastries
- Toast with French sparkling wine at the end of the tour
- Guaranteed return to ship on time
- Full refund if your ship cannot dock
- Modern, air-conditioned shared bus transportation
- Entrance fees (none will be required)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities (Recommend 10% for guides, and 5% for bus drivers)
- Inside visits to Eiffel Tower, Louvre or Notre Dame are not included
- Semi-private option "only driver" does not include a tour guide in Paris.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- F4J8+68 Le HavreF4J8+684 Le Havre, France
After leaving your cruise ship, exit the terminal and walk right. Our hosts wait outside the security gate with a VEXPERIO sign (not in the parking lot). From Quai Pierre Callet: 5–8 min walk. From Quai Joannès Couvert: 9–12 min walk.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Cruise Terminal Le Havre
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Eiffel Tower
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
The Seine
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Louvre Museum (Pass By)
Musee d'Orsay (Pass By)
Grand Palais (Pass By)
Place de la Concorde (Pass By)
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Pass By)
4
Arc de Triomphe
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
5
Champs-Elysees
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
6
Cruise Terminal Le Havre
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 9 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- The free time at the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées is subject to traffic, special events, docking times of your ship, and other circumstances. If your tour does not permit for free time due to these circumstances, or your free time is shortened, we will not be able to provide a refund. If you prefer a tour focused on self-exploration, please consider our "Paris on Your Own Tour" (Viator Product 63772P156).
- This tour is not suitable for passengers with mobility scooters or traveling with wheelchairs. Only light, foldable wheelchairs can be accommodated. Private tours with wheelchair-adapted vehicles can be arranged.
- Your bus driver may not speak English. If you have any questions or queries, please call our emergency phone number: +49 176 636 40755
- This tour does not visit the Eiffel Tower inside. You will have a photo opportunity from the river cruise, and from a distance of about several hundred yards.
- Guests should be comfortable with walking for up to 20 minutes at a time. May not be suitable for individuals with severe mobility restrictions.
- The route of the tour and time spent in Paris is subject to the ship’s docking times, traffic, special events, and any other circumstances out of our control. Please note we will not be able to provide a refund if the touring time must be shortened because of any of the above
- Normally, this tour lasts 11 hours. On the following days, the tour lasts 10 hours: In 2026: 16th of April (Nieuw Statendam), 20th of June (Carnival Legend), 1st of July (Oceania Sirena), 9th of October (Liberty of the Seas). On the following days, the tour lasts 9 hours: 18th of July (Carnival Legend),
- If you are late and do not contact us, the bus will be unable to wait for you. In such cases, we will not be able to provide a refund.
- The river cruise has included audio-commentary. To listen to the commentary on the outside deck, please bring your own headphones.
- Please note that the river cruises only reach the Notre Dame Cathedral if the water levels allow.
- Please note this tour is not suitable for children under 3 years old.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 142 reviews
Ellen_B, Apr 2026
The boat ride showed us important information about the sites. The guide on the boat was friendly and knowledgeable. The time for shopping is short. The bus was comfortable.
Pauline_M, Nov 2025
Our group of 12 Seniors along with others on the bus met Martin at Croisiere Bateaux Parisiens. Martin nicknamed us the Boston 12.
After the Seine River Cruise, we bussed over to the Eiffel Tower. Excellent picture taking.
Then we went by bus to the Arc de Triomphe via Av. des Champs-Elysees. We ate and shopped.
Then we walked underneath the Arc de Triomphe to reach the bus.
Martin provided us with Champagne on the bus before he left us.
Martin was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, personable, amusing entertaining tour guide from Amsterdam.
Martin should be recognized as an asset to the Vexperio Tour Company.
Thank you for an amazing experience!
Sincerely,
Richard Mosey
Boston, Massachusetts
tinksabell, Oct 2025
It’s a long ride to Paris. (3 hours) The River tour is a must do. You get the view from the water of all of the famous landmarks. Sit on the outside and soak it all in. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and pointed out all the details. The bus driver did an amazing job and even provided champagne to toast all that is France. ♥️
Edward_W, Oct 2025
Well organized bus trip, but a very long bus ride. Not much time in Paris, but at least get to see a bit of the city and the major tourist attractions. The tour guide joins the bus tour in Paris and leaves just prior to the ride back. He was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. The river tour was probably the best part as he also kept the group together on the boat and narrated and answered questions.
Karen_C, Sep 2025
We are 4 senior women who booked a Paris excursion with 1 hour river tour of the Seine. Very easy and got to see several landmark places,
James_E, Sep 2025
This was the best tour experience that we’ve ever had thanks to Amir, our awesome tour guide, and driver (James?). I can’t say enough nice things about Amir and our driver, they made the tour very memorable.
Leaton_K, Sep 2025
Lots of ground covered with all the history. A beautiful city and knowledgeable tour guide. Will recommend to anyone . Locating the tour was a breeze.
Peter_W, Aug 2025
Very informative and helpful guide and driver got us around good. Some great sights and river cruise was good.
Eileen_D, Aug 2025
Wonderful experience w excellent driver Amin
And Guide Amir. Only suggestion is parking bus nearer to a cafe or souvenir stop though I’m sure that might be an issue w regulations on your buses
Laura_G, Aug 2025
Our guide Amir was great. He interacted with all the guests took photos and gave us the best possible experience despite the heat that day. He shared a lot of history about Paris and the monuments we saw on seine cruise. Preferred him to a recorded blurb offered on boat.
Lisa_S, Aug 2025
Wonderful tour, great bus driver Dennis, fantastic tour guide Amir once we got to Paris who was a fountain of knowledge, helpful taking pictures and providing hints on what we could do for free time.
Becky_G, Jul 2025
We chose the shared coach to get to Paris so that we would have restrooms available on the very long ride (~ 3 hrs). Once in Paris, our private guide, Amir, was spectacular. He asked what we really wanted to do and made some recommendations. He worked with our private driver to get us everywhere quickly and conveniently. He made nice recommendations for quick places to accommodate food allergies. Beyond good logistics, Amir was a great storyteller and the best photographer guide that we've ever had! He took many photos of our family that made it appear that we were the only people in the city. We were initially hesitant to sign up for this knowing that we would only have a few hours in Paris, but Amir helped make it a very memorable experience that I would highly recommend.
Deborah_G, Jul 2025
The tour itself was great. Amir our tour guide was funny ,knowledgeable and thorough . I would have liked more shopping time though. That aside dealing with Viator was very frustrating. They canceled the tour 4 times for reason no one could tell us. We spent hours on the phone and finally ended up on the original tour we booked 3 months earlier. Poor planning . Also very hard to understand the dialect of the people we dealt with on the phone
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for your detailed feedback and for joining us on the Paris tour. We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed the tour itself and that Amir made your day memorable.
We’re truly sorry to hear about the issues you encountered with the booking process. It’s frustrating to deal with cancellations and long calls, and we understand how that affected your overall experience.
We’d just like to gently clarify that the repeated cancellations and booking communication were handled entirely by Viator’s customer service team and outside our control as the tour operator. Unfortunately, the 4-star rating you left is applied to our tour company, not Viator itself, which impacts our standing even though the tour itself met your expectations.
Regardless, we truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again for a smoother and even better experience in the future.
Warm regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
John_D, Jul 2025
Great trip, well organised and good value
Our guide Kat was excellent and even gave us a glass of champagne before the trip back to Le Havre
Would thoroughly recommend
Joyce_B, Jul 2025
Viator kept us very informed prior and up to the day of our trip. The bus ride to Paris was comfortable and the tour we reserved was exceptional! We were extremely pleased to use aviator!
DORRIS_B, Jul 2025
The experience was amazing. I was a skeptic about third party excursions because I’m not familiar with the countries I’m visiting. However, because of this unforgettable experience I’ve had, Viator would be the way to go from now on. From the pick up and drop off on time, to the bus driver, to the tour guide, Amir AMAZING!!!!!
Justin_F, Jul 2025
This was a great experience for our family. The operating company was easy to find at the cruise port, the lead us to the buses and we enjoyed a nice air conditioned 3 hour bus ride to Paris. The hour long boat ride down the river was fascinating. The sites were amazing. Afterwards, we were given time at the Eifel Tower and at the Arc de Triumph to do some shopping/lunch before they got us back to the port in plenty of time to catch our departure. Great excursion!!!!
Richard_M, Jul 2025
We left from cruise port at 8am and arrived in Paris at 11:30 and waited till noon to board a river cruise. The cruise had amazing sights. The commentary was hard to hear upstairs since it was windy so that was useless. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, but he didn't commentate - he would basically just answer questions. The audio commentary you could get on your phone was a pain... you had to go to your phone every couple minutes to start the next section... but there was no way to know what section you should be on, no way to tell what you were looking at to make sure that the commentary was lined up since there were so many short snippets of commentary.... After that, we were given about 20 minutes to go up the the street level which is right at the bottom of the Eiffel tower to take some photos and then got back on the bus. We drove to part of the city with a huge roundabout where a bunch of streets meet. We were told we have an hour. The guide took us half way around the circle and then said meet back at the bus. We got back on the bus and drove back for the 3.5 hour trip back. They fed us a couple cookies and a bottle of water. The gave us a paper cup the size of a shot glass with champagne. We stopped once each way for a bathroom break for 10 minutes. It rained 100?% of the time except we lucked out and it totally stopped while were on the river cruise and restarted as soon as we got off. It was my first time in France so it was cool to see the Eiffel tower up close and to float past he Louve.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Dear Richard,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed seeing some of Paris's most iconic landmarks — and that the rain gave you a lucky break during the river cruise!
We appreciate your feedback on the day’s structure. The journey from Le Havre to Paris does take about 3 to 3.5 hours each way, which we clearly communicate in advance. Despite the limited time, especially during the busy summer season with crowds and traffic, we work hard to ensure our guests get a meaningful glimpse of Paris by focusing on key highlights.
We're sorry to hear the river cruise commentary and phone app didn’t meet your expectations — your input is helpful and we’ll be reviewing it with our partners. As for the Arc de Triomphe stop, we choose this location intentionally — not only is it an iconic Parisian landmark, but it’s also surrounded by cafés and shops, offering guests a chance to take photos, grab a quick bite, and soak in the Parisian atmosphere, even within a short time frame.
Thank you again for joining us. We hope this taste of Paris inspires a longer return visit in the future!
Warm regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
David_W, Jul 2025
Too class trip which we booked whilst our cruise ship was in le harve. Paris is around 3 hours away, but the trip is well put together and allowed enough time to see the attractions, do a river cruise and a bit of shopping / sight seeing.
Our guide met us in Paris and Maartin was very knowledgeable. Nice snack bag was provided and a cup of sparkling wine at the end. Back in plenty of time for the ship.
Very highly recommended at a fraction of what the cruise line was asking
Kenneth_H, Jun 2025
Other than the long bus ride, the time spent in Paris was great. Saw lots of sights and our tour guide Amir was very good. Very knowledgeable and friendly. The only downside was not having a whole lot of time on our own. We would have liked to have been able to shop for a few souvenirs. Seeing how our time was limited, something had to be short. All in all, a great day.
Maria_T, Jun 2025
The 21/2 hr ride to and from Paris was doable . Love the hour long scenic river cruise . Saw a lot of iconic landmarks. Our tour guide Amir was amazing! The tour guide you wish to have on any excursion! We had a good photo op in front of the Eiffel Tower. We were given an hour to explore the Champs-Elysees. Too short but considering the time required to get back, it was okay. Overall the money and time spent were all worth it!
Larisa_J, Jun 2025
Amir our guide was phenomenal. He gave us additional commentary and insight into the city of Paris. Pacing of the tour was good I wish we could have time for more sights but it’s just not physically possible. If you are on a cruise and looking for a great tour this was a great one. Shout out to our driver Muhammad he was great too!
Michael_S, Jun 2025
Very good. Only constructive comment is to be clearer about the distance. It takes to get to the buses from the ship.
Juan_O, May 2025
Great value! The excursion offered by the cruise line was very expensive so I opted for a more reasonable alternative. This was a good decision as this tour company was top notch. The bus driver was very cautious and was able to get us to and from Paris under the estimated times. The tour guide (Cat or Kat) was A1. She was a great ambassador for the city. The tour company even had snacks/water/champagne for us customers. Overall 5 stars for sure!!!
Sarolyn_M, May 2025
I love the fact that our tour guides were attentive to the needs of everyone participating, taking count, adjusting the time to make sure we returned to the cruise ship, stopping at the toilets for the elderly, it was well worth the money!!
Jan_H, May 2025
Cat was a great tour guide. Gave us so much information. This tour was so great got to see so many different things. Bus driver was great too!
Andrea_E, Mar 2025
Great tour guide very comfortable bus we loved it was a great day, especially liver the river cruise!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Dear Andrea,
Thank you for your kind words! We're so happy to hear you had a great day and loved the tour. A comfortable bus, a fantastic guide, and a beautiful river cruise—sounds like the perfect way to experience Paris!
And don’t worry, we always make sure both the river and your liver are well taken care of on our tours! 😉
We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again soon!
Warm regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
Linda_M, Feb 2025
Quick overview of the city. We had only one day to see whatever we could. The boat cruise was excellent, although a little chilly on the upper deck. Our tour guide Amir was fabulous! Very knowledgeable and friendly.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Dear Linda,
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the boat cruise and that Amir was able to make your day in Paris memorable with his knowledge and friendly approach.
We do understand that one day in Paris can feel like a whirlwind, and we're happy we could help you see as much as possible. As you mentioned, France can certainly be chilly in February, and we’ll make sure to keep this in mind for future boat cruises to ensure everyone stays comfortable.
Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to welcome you on another tour soon!
Best regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
Christine_A, Jan 2025
The river cruise was the perfect way to see the city and get some great photos. Martin shared lots of interesting facts and made sure we had enough time at each stop to take it all in. We felt well taken care of, and the whole day was stress-free. Great value compared to the cruise excursions, and we had a fantastic time
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Dear Christina,
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the river cruise and had a chance to capture some great photos. Martin is one of our best guides, and we're thrilled that his insights contributed to your experience. He truly is a treasure to our team, and we're glad you appreciated his knowledge and care.
We always strive to provide exceptional experiences, and it's great to know we met your expectations. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future!
Warm regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
Anna_H, Jan 2025
Although the drive from Le Havre to Paris is long, the tour was absolutely worth it! Our guide, Kat, was amazing. She was so friendly and shared so much interesting information about the city. We got to visit all the famous landmarks, and the river boat was a lovely touch. I especially appreciated the thoughtful snack bag for the ride back and the wine to wrap up the day.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Dear Anna,
Thank you for your fantastic review!
We're so glad to hear that despite the long drive, the tour was absolutely worth it. Kat is truly one of our best, and we're thrilled that her friendly nature and interesting insights made your experience in Paris memorable. We’re also happy you enjoyed the river boat and the thoughtful snack bag for the ride back. And of course, how could we not give a little wine to our customers in France to wrap up the day?
We’d love to welcome you on another adventure soon!
Warm regards,
Natalia
Vexperio
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