Paris Lights Evening Bus Tour with Eiffel Tower Summit Option
Paris, France
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
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Overview
Experience the magic of Paris at night on an illuminations tour, where you witness the city’s most iconic landmarks lit up after dark. Glide past the sparkling Eiffel Tower, the majestic Notre-Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the Palais Garnier, and more, while learning about the city’s history and culture. For even more views of the city, upgrade to include a ticket to the summit of the Eiffel Tower.
- Learn about Paris’ history and culture through audio commentary
- Enjoy panoramic views of the city from an air-conditioned coach
- Upgrade to include summit access via elevator to the Eiffel Tower
- Convenient round-trip hotel transfers available
What's Included
- Panoramic sightseeing of the most famous sights of Paris
- Commentary available via mobile app
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Service of a multilingual hostess
- Ticket with reserved access to the 3rd floor of the Eiffel Tower by elevator (if option selected)
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel Pickup
- Stops at major landmarks
- Earphones not provided
- Restroom on board
- WiFi on board
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Place de Sydney, 75015 Paris, France
Place de Sydney is on the corner between Avenue de Suffren and Rue Jean Rey. Meeting time 20 minutes prior to the departure (5 minutes walking distance from the Eiffel Tower) Nearest Metro Bir Hakeim (line 6).
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
See the "City of Light" come to life on this Paris tour at night, which takes you past the city’s most iconic landmarks, made even more beautiful with their twinkling lights. See plazas and wide boulevards such as Place Vendôme, Place de la Concorde, and the Champs-Elysées. Drive along the Rue de Rivoli to the Louvre, and catch sight of Notre-Dame, the Grand Palais, Petit Palais, and Hôtel de Ville.
See the Opera house, Arc de Triomphe, Les Invalides, Madeleine Church, and Place Pigalle. Cross the Pont Neuf into the St.-Germain-des- Près neighborhood on the other side of the Seine. Of course, a Paris illuminations tour wouldn't be complete without a nighttime view of the Eiffel Tower from Trocadéro, a photo op you don’t want to miss.
For even more views of Paris, upgrade to include access to the Eiffel Tower's summit, located on the 3rd floor. This ticket includes elevator access.
See the Opera house, Arc de Triomphe, Les Invalides, Madeleine Church, and Place Pigalle. Cross the Pont Neuf into the St.-Germain-des- Près neighborhood on the other side of the Seine. Of course, a Paris illuminations tour wouldn't be complete without a nighttime view of the Eiffel Tower from Trocadéro, a photo op you don’t want to miss.
For even more views of Paris, upgrade to include access to the Eiffel Tower's summit, located on the 3rd floor. This ticket includes elevator access.
Palais Garnier (Pass By)
Place Vendome (Pass By)
Place de la Concorde (Pass By)
Champs-Elysees (Pass By)
Le Trocadero et son esplanade (Pass By)
Esplanade des Invalides (Pass By)
Conciergerie (Pass By)
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Pass By)
Louvre Museum (Pass By)
Eiffel Tower (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Please note that from June to August, part of the tour will take place in daylignt.
- This experience is a bus tour only, the bus doesn't stop at major landmarks in Paris.
- Audio guide available in Chinese English French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish. A downloadable audio app is available, make sure your phone is fully charged and don’t forget your headphones
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 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
3.5
based on 316 reviews
Isabelle_S, Apr 2026
Bus was not a meeting point, we tried to contact tour operators, no valid phone number, terrible customer service.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Dear Isabelle,
Thank you for your comment.
We sincerely regret that you were unable to enjoy the experience. We invite you to contact our customer service team at booking@pariscityvision.com, providing the booking name and the tour date so that we can review what happened.
Kind regards,
Paris City Vision
Diane_F, Dec 2025
This is basically a bus ride around the city picking up and dropping off people. You DO NOT go to popular sites such as the Champ Elycessa , Louve etc. You see the Eiffel Tower only. A total rip off
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Dear Diane,
Thank you for sharing your feedback.
We are sorry to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations. This tour is designed as a panoramic evening bus tour focused on Paris illuminated at night, with a highlight on the Eiffel Tower, rather than a detailed sightseeing stop at each monument. We regret if this was not clear at the time of booking.
We take your comments seriously and encourage you to contact us directly so we can review your concerns in detail and assist you further.
Kind Regards,
Kseniia_K, Dec 2025
If I could give zero stars, I would.
Booked the “nighttime panoramic sightseeing tour of Paris.” What we got was a regular bus with fogged-up windows, no air-conditioning, and a bright blue light inside that turned every window into a mirror. Perfect if you wanted to stare at your own reflection — utterly useless if you actually wanted to see Paris.
There was zero guidance on any of the hotspots. Nothing. The only “information” we got was a ten-minute lecture about what to do at the Moulin Rouge, where to walk, where to stand… which would’ve been great if I’d booked a Moulin Rouge prep class and not a sightseeing tour.
At some point I genuinely wondered if my English had failed me and I’d completely misread the advertisement. But no — the tour was exactly as described on paper, except for the tiny detail that they didn’t deliver any of it. It was just a bad tour, plain and simple.
Sightseeing? Forget it. The bus didn’t bother going to the advertised spots, and we were told to explore them ourselves through an app. Honestly, even the M2 metro ride from Moulin Rouge gives you better sightseeing — and that costs almost nothing.
Completely misleading and absolutely not worth the money. Save yourself the disappointment and pick literally any other tour.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback.
We are truly sorry to read about your disappointment and the conditions you experienced during the tour. This is clearly not the experience we aim to provide, and we understand your frustration regarding visibility, comfort, and the lack of guided commentary and sightseeing delivery as you expected.
Your comments regarding the bus conditions, the guidance provided, and the reliance on an app instead of live explanations are taken very seriously. We regret that the tour did not meet the standards described and that it failed to deliver an enjoyable panoramic experience of Paris.
Kind Regards,
Marlene_M, May 2025
Incomplete! The bus crashed into a van and we did not finish tour. How to figure out how to get home and we missed the rest of the sights
Response from Host, May 2025
Dear Marlene,
We are deeply sorry to hear about the accident and the disruption to your tour. Your safety is our top priority, and we regret the distress and inconvenience this incident caused.
We understand how disappointing it must have been to miss the rest of the sights and the challenge of arranging your return home afterward. If you haven’t already, please contact us at booking@pariscityvision.com so we can assist you further and address any concerns related to this experience.
Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a smoother experience in the future.
Best regards,
MaryJ_W, May 2025
Billed as “see the lights of Paris” and bus tour started at 7 pm and then access to Eiffel Tower summit. No lights, but ok nice drive around at some of the big tourist places. Bus tour ends at 8. Then we are told we have to wait until 9:45 to go to tower and we still have wait time at tower too, plus wait to go to summit as well. With an early morning train to catch, by the time this ends plus a hike back to hotel - I will not have time to sleep.
If I had known the Eiffel Tower was so late, I wouldn’t have booked the extra package. I could have five this earlier today by myself.
Be warned
Response from Host, May 2025
Dear Mary,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
We're sorry to hear that the timing of the tour didn’t meet your expectations, especially with your early morning travel plans. The “Lights of Paris” tour is intended to showcase the city’s evening charm, and while the bus portion provides a comfortable overview of major landmarks, we understand that the long wait for Eiffel Tower access can be frustrating. Your feedback is valuable, and we’ll review how we communicate timing details to help guests make more informed decisions. We hope you still enjoyed parts of your evening in Paris.
Best regards,
Jeffrey_W, Apr 2025
Lights tour was a bust as the sun never went down and we did not see any. We bought Eiffel tower tour as an add on but our guide had no idea and called in. We were told to return to starting point at 9:30pm and meet another tour group. The tower was awesome but left us wondering what would have happened if we had not spoken up .
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Hello Jeffrey,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the Eiffel Tower visit, but we're truly sorry for the confusion regarding the add-on and your disappointment with the lights tour.
You’re absolutely right, at this time of year, the days are very long, and sunset occurs much later in the evening, which can affect the visibility of the city lights during earlier parts of the tour. We understand this may have been frustrating, and we appreciate you bringing it to our attention.
Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to welcome you back under better circumstances.
Best regards,
Caitlin_O, Dec 2024
There was no tour. The leader was rude, told us an app to download at the meeting destination and then no further details to connect to an audio guide. Bus driver was late, bus was old. Spent an hour in traffic heading to the Moulin Rouge, which was the tour guides next job. Guide did not return us to meeting point as on ticket.
Anne_M, Aug 2024
I would definitely not recommend this tour. The bus was old and dirty and wooden seats were very uncomfortable. It was a rainy night and the plastic roof was leaking in the front of the bus. This also is not a real tour - more like a ride through the city. You have to download an app and listen on your own to the description. . The guide merely calls out the locations. But the app did not work for about half the locations.
Marissa_T, Jun 2024
Driver was amazing at getting that big bus around the streets of Paris.
The best part was the timing of getting back to the Eiffel Tower. We were right underneath it when it began to twinkle and it was incredible.
Melodie_J, Jun 2024
The tour was amazing! The views of Paris at night was a wonderful tour. The driver and guide were phenomenal! Seeing all the landmarks especially the Arc De Triomphe and Eiffel Tower at night were amazing. I will never forget seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle!
Carla_J, Mar 2024
First, what I'll say is that the tour bus was in poor condition for a old rainy night. The roof leaked and got us wet and the upper windshield wipers did not work. We didn't see a thing. There was another couple upstairs who went downstairs. We could hear them talking and he even came upstairs and wiped off the windows and took pictures with their phones for them. But we were never invited to come downstairs or anything to make the tour more enjoyable. The guide just told us which # to listen to. There was no anecdotal information given. And 930p was too late for it to begin too
Heather_P, Oct 2023
Paris is a beautiful city, but even more so at night! This trip was a great way to see many top sights. The bus even dropped all of the guests off close to our lodgings - while this was nice, I think it actually may have cut out excursion short! The audio guide was helpful, but it would help if there was some way to alert us when to move on to the next track.
Devon_S, Aug 2023
The bus tour itself was great except that a night tour started at 7 pm when it does not get dark until around 830! I was not thinking when I purchased the ticket since I was not in Paris. It was still a great experience. Don’t do this tour if it starts before sundown. The lift on the Eiffel Tower was not operating properly so we could not do the tour.
Barbara_S, Dec 2019
The guide Neda was wonderful She had a wealth of information as we drove by the lit sights. I loved seeing the city and sights at night all lit up.
susan d, Apr 2019
Adrien took us and a small family around Paris that evening and gave us a lot of interesting info on Paris and the sites. Just make sure you google the address for meeting the tour. It was a little hard to find but we made it in time.
Mirta_D, Oct 2018
Please email me directly. Need to talk to someone about this tour. Not a good experience to say the least!
Mayra_P, Sep 2018
Some of the tourists of the group agreed that the tour should start at 9pm when it gets dark early, because you always have to wait for some of the group that arrive late causing delays at the start. In order not to affect the trajectory of the tour, we ended up late and those of us who stayed outside the city had to hurry because the subway stops at 1pm. For the rest I give it 5, the guide was friendly and gave us extensive information of Paris, interacted with the group answering questions, the itinerary of the tour was magnificent and we all loved it. The staff of the agency, very friendly and everything was well organized.
Prasad W, Aug 2018
In summer the sunset happens post 9.30 and it gets dark only around 10 pm. We wanted to get a feel of all the attractions illuminated in dark and then chose to be at 1 or 2 the next night. This tour served that purpose.
Victoria C, Jul 2018
We were so lucky that we were the only ones in this tour, very good and good guide
Segunda_M, Jul 2018
After a lot of walking in Versailles that day, and a boat tour it was so nice finally clam down and take the bus and see downtown Paris at night. Thank you for the experience!
kathleen_s, May 2018
I would not recommend that anyone spend the money on this tour. Although we were able to get a great picture of the Eiffel Tower
at night it was certainly not worth the time or money. I was very disappointed in the audio prepared for the tour. Most of it was
music filling up dead space and there were times it didn't sync with the sights we were seeing. They could very easily have fillled
in that time with historical facts or anecdotes.
Keith L, Apr 2018
Host was excellent, full of knowledge
Book this as one of your first trips so that you can learn where you want to go
Lori L, Apr 2018
This the best way to see Paris and all the main attractions. Just beautiful and have the best photos. Stan was a terrific tour guide!
Anthony_B, Apr 2018
We booked a small tour private with 8 guests or less and Claudio was our guide. No one else had booked this tour that night so we had the tour with Claudio alone. It was magical. Claudio was the best. He knew, and loved, Paris and it showed. This trip is well worth the money.
Lynnette_L, Apr 2018
A must tour when you're visiting Paris. A fantastic surprise at the end of the tour. Great guide!
Carol_B, Apr 2018
What a fun tour! Our guide was great and did a wonderful job of showing us the beauty of Paris by night.
Lauren_J, Mar 2018
Amazing driver! Very informative and just a beautiful nighttime tour!
Dorothy S, Feb 2018
This was fantastic! It was an automated guide/Pre recorded, but you saw EVERYTHING on this tour. We saw places we hadnt seen before. The lights at night are amazing and the bus is all windows. Highly recommend this tour!
Susan S, Jan 2018
We loved this tour because it gave us a terrific chance so see areas that we did not have time to explore on foot but could get a feel for via the bus tour. The recording was great and we just loved it. They gave us a choice at drop-off time to be dropped at a more centrally located area which was quite helpful. While we were waiting for the bus-- we got there a bit early- we had a wonderful dinner at a cafe across the street.
I would highly recommend this tour. It was informative beautiful and delightful! A winner!!
Garrett L, Nov 2017
We really enjoyed this tour. After a long day of walking through the city, a bus tour was great for tired feet and seeing the city at night this way was super convenient while still able to get nice views. The audio guide was a plus as well. I usually get bus sick but our drive was actually very smooth through the city. This was also a good tour for older family members as they could see Paris without worrying about missing out or mobility issues.No complaints.
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