Paris - One Hour Seine River Cruise with Recorded Commentary

Paris, France

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1 hour (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Even if you are short on time, you can fit in a cruise along the Seine River. This cruise takes just one hour and lets you enjoy the views of famous Paris icons, including the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral, from the water. Recorded commentary provides additional insights and is available in 14 languages.

Admire iconic Paris sights that line the Seine River
One-hour cruise makes it easy to fit in your schedule and other activities
Recorded commentary available in multiple languages
Enjoy the flexibility to show up without reservations; frequent cruises through the day

What's Included

One hour boat cruise at Seine river with audio commentary via machine in multiple languages

Entry tickets (museums, attractions, etc.)

Meeting and Pickup

Departure Point

Bateaux Parisiens, Port de la Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris, France

What To Expect

Bateaux Parisiens

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Not wheelchair accessible
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

3.8

based on 58 reviews

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5 star for the boat ride. 0 stars for Viator

Emily_C, Jul 2025

DO NOT BUY ON VIATOR!!!! The boat ride experience was great, but the tickets from Viator don’t work. And they have plenty available at the ticket office - even on a busy July evening. We got in line at 19:50 for our 20:30 boat ride, and it’s just a giant queue of people. A boat comes, the lost if full of people & that one leave and a new one comes. We got on about 20:10 & had a lovely ride with great views. The commentary was fine, but we were both very low on phone battery so we didn’t download the app. Walked after to get a crepe from a street vendor and then watched the Eiffel Tower light up!!

The whole experience was...

Rajesh_J, Jul 2025

The whole experience was extremely pleasant and easy. The two operator accommodated us at an earlier time from our booking without charging us an extra fee. The whole boat ride was very smooth.

A great cruise on the Seine River

Teresa_G, Apr 2025

A great cruise on the Seine River! We did not book our tour with Viator until the morning of the cruise. We did get a notice that said soemthing like this is your redeemable voucher. When we tried to push the Get Tickets, it did not go anywhere. Anyway, we bought a second set of tickets. Should I be getting a refund???

Beautiful Seine River ride

Judith_D, Sep 2024

We took the 1 hour Seine River cruise at the 7:00pm time in order to see the city lights and specifically the Eiffel Tower lit up. Our cruise left at 7:25pm. The timing couldn’t not have been better. The lights were spectacular and we had lovely skies as a backdrop for the lit buildings, numerous boats and the Eiffel Tower.

Nice Riverboat cruise

Scott_C, Aug 2024

Was a very nice and relaxing river tour. We got to see highlights from a different perspective and the boat was nice. We did this as our last activity in Paris and was a nice way to end our vacation. This would also be good to start your vacation in Paris to give a better idea of what to visit.

SCAM ALERT! Invalid tickets! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

Kellen_K, Aug 2024

I received tickets that did not work the specified location. Called operator no answer and no response. Called Viator and they said operator denied the refund despite operator not returning my calls or urgent messages. We planned this trip for months and had only one day in Paris to do this tour and were left in the dust by both Viator and Tour Passion. What is truly disappointing is that Viator is not supporting their customer but rather siding with the tour group.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Sorry to hear this message but sorry to say it's fake message. We are available 24*7 and we are happy to help on fone to any customer who calls us.

Provider can do better….

Nancy_S, Jun 2024

Overcrowded, and much delayed departure time. Several bus loads of tours were loaded onto the boat. Noisy and crowded, and no place to sit….we were just jammed in. We left after waiting 45 minutes for the boat to even leave the dock…don’t know if it ever did leave, but it would have been a miserable “sail” on the river.

Good value and relaxing!

Lisa_B, Jun 2024

Very relaxing trip up and down the river. Plenty of space to roam the boat and take pictures. Great value!

Seine River - A beautiful cruise

Mary_V, May 2024

A beautiful way to see the bridges and some of the architectural elements of the buildings as well as the Eiffel Tower . Great location , as it was only a walk to minute walk to the Effiel Tower. Lots of seating on upper deck. More comfortable seating below. Bathrooms available. The commentary was loud enough to hear for all.

Overall good cruise.

Peter_M, Oct 2023

Very crowded. Couldn’t hear the tour guide information. But overall it was a nice cruise at night to see some of the iconic landmarks from the river.

Lovely but not quite an A+

stan_f, Oct 2023

Lovely to see Paris this way. One negative is the audio was not very helpful and the lack of context was a big issue.

Kinda OK

Jay_P, Aug 2023

Long lines even though you buy it in advance. So save yourself the trouble and just make a last minute decision. They just keep on selling the tickets no matter how crowded. Boat ride is ok but wouldn't have missed anything if we didn't do it so if you have time and trying to figure out what to do, this could be one of those things.

Your was perfect but trouble with ticket

Marcella_J, Jul 2023

Perfect tour. Narrated live in English and French. I had trouble getting a scanable boat pass. The staff was very helpful and patient.

Bad service

Ibrahima_G, Jul 2023

Bad service I will never recommend your service, did not have a QR code nothing more. I aient 2 hours before ending up buying another set of tix

Response from Host, Jul 2023

It's not possible. We sent the tickets via viator and you didn't download them. You can still use them. They are Valid till September

Nice experience, but oversold tickets

Amy_M, Jul 2023

We booked this in advance, which was honestly a bit pointless. They oversold tickets to people showing up on the day, and even though we got there 30 mins early, we were unable to get a seat on top of the boat. We had to sit on the bottom, which was okay, but since the audio guide pointed to things on each side of the boat, we were limited therefore to only seeing attractions on our side, which was really annoying. There should be some sort of priority for those booking in advance to at least get a seat on top so as to be able to see everything. It was a nice relaxing cruise, and despite the above, really enjoyable. Recommend getting there far in advance to get a good seat. Nice to do in the evening at sunset before seeing the Eiffel tower sparkle.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Bonjour. You saved at least 30 min time as you didn't queue up twice but once. Else you have to queue up for buying tickets. If a departure is full, you can wait and go on next one with less crowd. Best regards

Disappointing

Karen_B, Jun 2023

The boat goes really fast. And the wi-fi was lost about 20 minutes into the trip. So who knows what we saw when.

Awesome

Jessica_V, Mar 2023

Was really easy to find and get on! The cruise was an hour and brought us back to where we started. Nice and relaxing to see París from the river.

Great way to see Paris.

Tanya_M, Nov 2022

Great way to see paris from a different perspective. The line to the boat though is very long and once on a boat seating arrangement is a free for all. Def q challenge.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Bonjour Thanks for your message. Hope you enjoyed the trip. The queue is long during Christmas and new year time. Hope to see you soon again soon in Paris

It was OK

James_H, Nov 2022

Tickets were not received by email and we did not know they had been sent by What’s App. Also the dock # was not provided. We were able to get on the next boat and the tour was satisfactory.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Bonjour. We had sent you tickets via Viator and as you couldn't download we sent them again via WhatsApp. Hope it worked fine with you. Looking forward to welcoming you again in Paris

Feedback

Maritza_A, Sep 2022

Good tour however make sure to send the tickets properly by email. I got them at the kiosk and I had to wait

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thanks for your feedback. We sent the tickets via viator and apparently you couldn't download due to some issues. We managed to resend the tickets to you within five minutes of your telephone call. We apologize for this small delay and hope you enjoyed the lovely cruise experience!

Low in response in...

satyajit_m, Aug 2022

Low in response in addressing issues. Power tripped off and they didn’t have knowledge to fix it in time and then just went away.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you due to the power failure but it was fixed as soon as possible. The technology unfortunately comes with some inconveniences and the boat related trips have very strict security norms to be followed before getting green signal. Hope this small incident didn't make a major impact on your trip.

Viator is awful. Tickets...

Kelly_B, Jul 2022

Viator is awful. Tickets never showed up. Waited hours in line to buy new tickets. Total waste of time and money.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Dear Madam We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. However we checked again and we found that everyone who booked has received the tickets and there's a helpline number available 24*7 for all bookings where we didn't receive any message or call from your side. If there's any difficulty in downloading people send a message and they receive the tickets again. We are unable to identify you as a customer as there's no booking in name of Kelly. Please get in touch with us with all details and we would be happy to send you the tickets again valid for one year.

Loved this tour as boat...

Phillip_R, Jun 2022

Loved this tour as boat captain told us many facts about sites along river. Recommend this tour to all - low cost too!

Response from Host, Jun 2022

We are happy that you liked the experience of cruise. And seems like you liked the recorded commentary as well. Hope to see you soon again in Paris

Language

Isabelle_D, Oct 2025

Text in English and received tickets at the last minute when they spoke no English c is top. Parisian medium boat cruise

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Great.

Djoya_L, Oct 2025

I recommend I recommend it was really super very happy to do again I recommend to my friends very well

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Bloqueado para la compra por no operar

Silvina_F, Jul 2024

Después de comprarlo recibo un aviso que el Sena por olimpiadas no hace cruceros en esa fecha. Debería haber estado bloqueado para la compra.

repetible experiencia

Marcelo_G, Jun 2024

recorrido espectacular al atardecer para sorprenderse con el paisaje espectacular de los barco, de la gente en la costanera

Sehr inspirierend

maria_e, Apr 2024

Es war sehr schön. Sehr sympathisch und alles sehr gut organisiert. Der fährt war fantastisch. Kann man alles sehen was wichtig ist.

Extraordinario

Cesarfernando_A, Oct 2023

Un excelente crucero para conocer París desde el río sena. de verdad es ampliamente recomendado, nosotros zarpamos por ahí de las 7 pm que a mi parecer es de los mejores horarios por la iluminación natural y por ver como encendía la torre eiffel todo parece una obra de arte

Muy hermoso París

KidianYasser_J, Feb 2023

Sí me gustó mucho se logran ver las zonas turísticas Y aunque estuvimos la parte de Superior y no abajo donde había guía en español por audífonos algunos menciones fueron en español