Eiffel Tower Elevator Tour Access to 2nd Floor with Summit Option
Paris, France
- 1 to 2 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Hear anecdotes about the history and lore of the Eiffel Tower that you would miss if you visit on your own.
What's Included
- Eiffel Tower access up to the 2nd floor
- Eiffel Tower access up to the summit (ONLY if option selected)
- Guided Tour
- Priority Access
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 3 Av. de Suffren, 75007 Paris, France
Meet us In front of 3 Avenue Suffren, 75007 Paris which is located near a bus stop and Castel café. Look for the colorful blue and red sign at the meeting point to find your guide! The guide will be carrying a name badge as well as the sign. Please meet us 30 mins prior to the tour.
End point
- Eiffel TowerAv. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France
The guided tour ends on the Eiffel Tower, the clients are then free to explore at their own pace
Itinerary
1
Eiffel Tower
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 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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Featured review
Lauren_D
By far the best tour we had on our European adventure for my son’s high school graduation. My son trudged his way through museums and churches until he this tour…Adam our guide was incredible. So incredible that my son said it was not only his favorite tour but that he wished it was longer because he thought Adam was so great. The Louvre would have been so overwhelming but Adam made it a great experience. Learned a lot and had fun doing it. Could not recommend more.
Reviews
4.6
based on 890 reviews
Jena_N, May 2026
Our guide was very informative and so entertaining. She knew her stuff and we all took away fun facts.
Vicki_C, Apr 2026
Should of read the reviews. We did not get to visit the top of the tower as advertised due to overcrowding they stopped selling tickets. You would think buying a ticket to the summit you'd actually get what you paid for, but no. This company just queues up with everyone else to buy tickets on the the day. The info says you aren't guaranteed to get to the summit but coming from the UK this reads as operational issues, e.g. the Blackpool tower lifts don't operate in high winds, not because they don't actually have tickets. Everyone in our group were surprised to hear this and did not know we weren't guaranteed to go to the summit. There seemed to be another entrance groups were fast tracking through and as we queued we realised what a mistake we'd made and wished we'd just queued up ourselves earlier in the day. Not great at all and the guide might as well as not been there as she stood at the front of our group in the queue and couldn't hear a thing. This was a special 40th birthday trip for my husband and I was gutted as we can't afford to come back to Paris, and had other activities the other days we were on Paris. People need to know to.avoid this company, unless they just want access but you'd be better queuing yourself and saving money. Even of it says sold out online you can still queue for tickets on the day. I've also had no reply to my complaint via email.
Sheetal_B, Apr 2026
The provider canceled my trip last minute and mentioned its technical issue at the Eiffel Tower.
It was very frustrating . After talking back and forth with Viator and provider, I gave up.
Not a pleasant experience at all.
mariela_m, Jan 2026
Very Disappointing Tour Experience
We had a very disappointing experience with this Eiffel Tower tour, specifically with our tour guide, Rita.
It is true that we entered without waiting in line, but that day there were absolutely no lines at all, so the “skip-the-line” benefit was meaningless and felt misleading.
What bothered us the most was the complete lack of information. We repeatedly asked Rita about the history of the Eiffel Tower, and each time she told us she would explain it once we went up. When we reached the second floor, we asked again — and she never gave us any historical information at all.
She seemed much more focused on rushing us to the top floor rather than actually guiding the tour. After that, she barely spoke to us and did not engage with the group in any meaningful way.
To make matters worse, friends of ours took the exact same tour on the same day but with a different guide, and they received a full explanation of the history of the Eiffel Tower and a much richer experience. Their tour lasted about 1.5 hours, while ours was only about 30 minutes total — from entering, going up, and coming back down.
We felt extremely rushed, ignored, and disappointed. My entire family left feeling let down by what was supposed to be a guided tour. We did not get the experience we paid for and would not recommend this tour with this guide.
Denise_V, Jan 2026
The experience was unfortunately not the best, though mostly because of the very cold temperature and long lines. The guide was nice, but neither she nor the company gave us a clue that the line would take almost 2 hours, which made us miss our dinner reservation on our one night in Paris. I had timed it so that we would be on the Tower at sunset, but we didn't make it up until well after sundown. Had we been informed of the situation, we would have opted out of the trip up the elevator altogether. The guide did her best to keep us organized and gave a nice history lesson while in line, but the overall experience was a waste of time and money. Please be clear that this tour DOES NOT get you to the front of the line. Other tours were waiting a fraction of the time in a much shorter line and were up and gone way before our group.
Christian_V, Jan 2026
The experience was nice but I felt it was lacking a lot. Overall pleased I was able to see the Eiffel Tower but did not enjoy the tour very much.
linda, Jan 2026
There is no benefit to paying the extra money. The tour guide basically left the group on their own. On the second floor did not show the Louvre, Arc de Triumph or anything. Wal knowledgable on the history of the tower.
Jessica_G, Jan 2026
Was good to learn about the history of the Eiffel Tower however tour could have been presented more professionally. We ended up separating while going up and then it was like the tour was over. Also didn’t get to go to the summit.
Jamie_J, Jan 2026
We had to wait forever for the Tor to get started. Because it was such a large group and there was so much talking from our host, by the time the tickets were bought, we could no longer visit the Summitt of the Eiffel Tower. The summit was the only reason we did the tour. It took over three hours. Seems like a waste of time. This was very expensive compared to the cost of an actual ticket to go up to the summit. We also didn’t get to skip the line. This was incredibly expensive for nothing.
ArkaPratim_D, Jan 2026
Fantastic way to see the Eiffel and timed access. Our guide was really knowledge and shared lot of info rare to find over the internet.
Maggie_T, Jan 2026
Great guide. Would get skip the line ticket if possible. Meeting place was correct but flag to identify group should be bigger and held high.
ThomasE_G, Dec 2025
Our guide, Lovett, was terrific. She related the history behind the Eiffel Tower and Gustave Eiffel in a way that was fascinating, informative and at the same time humorous. It was a very good tour in one of the world's most spectacular settings.
Kate_R, Dec 2025
The guide was very knowledgeable and took her time to explain everything. She made sure everyone can hear her and showed a lot of pictures which was great for kids.
Susan_S, Dec 2025
Guide was very nice but did not have a loud enough voice. We literally heard 10% or less of her “tour information”
We could have bought access tickets and saved the money
Sarah_H, Dec 2025
Not worth the expense! You can easily get tickets yourself for much less directly at the box office at the base of the tower. Our guide spent very little time explaining anything, she just took us up and left so we didn’t get much history. It was also very very cold. However, it was an unparalleled view of Paris and I’m glad we saw it. Our guide was very nice and polite.
Hemamalina_S, Dec 2025
Amazing first time experience with my family . Our guide was very patient and knowledgeable throughout our tour .
prachi_s, Dec 2025
Our guide Rita was exceptional and our experience was fabulous.
We had a great time. We were 23 of us.
JULIE_M, Dec 2025
Mina our guide was great. She explained everything Very knowledgeable on the tower. Very personable and helpful
bgsfjkbkfk, Dec 2025
If winter, make sure you are properly dressed. If raining, try to change date, because the view is totally obscured.
Shakey_Z, Dec 2025
I don’t recommend this tour for those who have small infant or toddler children. The host wants your undivided attention and that’s just not possible when traveling with a baby. We had also arrived last from the group, the tour guide did not bother contacting us. We have used viator many times and the tour guides typically will make sure the group has all arrived before starting the journey. We had to run around and find them. However the receptionist from their office was very helpful. Also, try to check the weather prior to going to the tower… rain and fog makes it difficult to get a good view
sahil_m, Dec 2025
Lovellete was our guide, very nice and pleasant. She guided us all the way to the elevator for the summit. also gave many facts. worth the money.
Yana_S, Dec 2025
Lovett was an awesome guide, she kept us all engaged and made it super informative without being too long-winded. View from Eiffel Tower amazing at sunset!
Jason_S, Dec 2025
Our guide did an amazing job. I have done multiple tours of the Eiffle Tower and I learned more on this tour than all of the others combined. So funny, caring and wanted everyone to participate in learning.
Gregory_M, Dec 2025
Canceled my outing with no true explanation and offered #$%@ replacement options and the person corresponding with me was laughing on whatsapp
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Dear Guest,
The outing was not cancelled without explanation; clear operational reasons were provided and alternative options were offered. At no point was any laughter or inappropriate behavior involved, and we have records of our correspondence.
Best Regards
Scott_V, Dec 2025
It might have just been my ignorance but I had no clue we would be standing in line for over two hours. I had the impression we would head up at our appt time. Don't be as naive as me. The host was fine and never stopped talking. Good or bad, I'm not sure. The tower and views itself were spectacular, but we weren't warned you couldn't see anything in the Summit because of cloud cover. And then another hour to get down. My advice, be prepared for anything.
Carlos_P, Dec 2025
Our guide was nice, knowledgeable, made the experience fun. Explained in detail the history of the Eiffel Tower, learned some new information
Mirelly_L, Dec 2025
Great experience. Lovette was amazing, she was fun and friend ! She knew all the history inside and out. I learned many important details I didn’t know before . Really recommend this !
Joe_J, Nov 2025
This tour does not pre-buy the tickets for the tower. The entire group will need to wait on the ticket line for the guide to purchase them.
If you wanted to wait online to buy your own tickets, you don't need to schedule the tour.
Kathleen_C, Nov 2025
You do have to stand in line for security. You could go up on your own, but the guide really gives you a history a n d helps point out interst.
Mark_B, Nov 2025
Very fun and interesting tour. Our guide Lovette was informative, friendly and funny. Was one of the highlights of our trip!
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