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3 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $149
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Macaron Baking Class in Le Marais
Master the art of French macarons in Paris's vibrant Le Marais district over 90 minutes. You'll learn the full technique from Italian meringue shells to silky ganache fillings, then assemble your creations. Bake alongside a small group, sip sparkling wine or coffee, and take your macarons home. All equipment and ingredients provided—no baking experience required.
1h 30mfrom AUD $259
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Giverny Monet's House & Gardens Private Half-Day Trip from Paris
Spend five hours exploring the gardens that inspired Monet's most celebrated paintings. Your private minivan collects you from your Paris hotel and whisks you to Giverny, where you'll wander the artist's former residence and its grounds—including the iconic water lily pond. A guide leads you through the gardens before you're left to explore the house at your own pace, then driven back to central Paris.
5 hoursfrom AUD $2379
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Paris Photo Experience by Van with Iconic Landmarks
A four-hour private photo tour through Paris in an air-conditioned van, led by a local professional photographer who guides you to landmark and off-beat locations whilst timing visits around optimal light. Your photographer handles composition and posing advice, and you'll receive 20 edited images at the tour's end—perfect for travellers who want polished Paris photos without the logistical fuss.
4 hoursfrom AUD $1003
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Paris Private City Tour with Expert Guide
A four to five hour private guided tour of Paris that covers the city's landmark sights alongside lesser-known quarters and underground history. Your guide navigates you through iconic plazas like Place de la Concorde and Place Vendôme, past the Arc de Triomphe, into the Latin Quarter's winding streets, and down into the Catacombs. You'll skip queues at major museums and galleries, moving at your own pace with a local who knows the backstories that make each neighbourhood tick. Includes transport, water, and hotel pick-up.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $1152
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Authentic Moroccan Dinner & Cooking Workshop in Paris
Cook and eat Moroccan food in a Parisian home with Selma, a native chef who teaches traditional techniques whilst you prepare a three-course meal together. You'll learn to make an authentic Moroccan dessert from scratch, then sit down to enjoy the full dinner you've helped create. Three and a half hours of hands-on cooking, eating, and conversation in an intimate setting.
3h 30mfrom AUD $232
★ 5.0 (3)
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Wine, Cheese and Boulangerie
Spend two hours exploring France's culinary foundations: bread, cheese and wine. You'll start in a centuries-old boulangerie with a working oven from 1765, tasting regional specialities and learning how traditional French bread comes together. Then dive into French cheese—why seasonality matters, how ageing transforms flavour, which animal milks suit different styles, and how to spot quality at market. Wine pairings throughout show you the logic behind matching cheese and wine. With at least eight cheeses on offer, most people leave having eaten lunch.
2 hoursfrom AUD $149
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Giverny Roundtrip and Entrance Ticket from Paris
A private six-hour excursion from Paris to Monet's Giverny estate, with three hours exploring the artist's house and celebrated gardens. Your English-speaking driver collects you from your Paris hotel and handles the roughly 90-minute drive each way in an air-conditioned vehicle. The gardens shift dramatically across seasons—spring brings dense florals, autumn delivers muted tones—so return visits reward differently. Entrance ticket included; the Museum of Impressionism costs extra.
6 hoursfrom AUD $1304
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfers Provence by smart vtc
Experienced local drivers navigate you through Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's backroads and main routes over four hours, drawing on deep regional knowledge. Your private vehicle includes soft drinks, and the outfit welcomes prams, service animals, and infant seats. Skip the cardio warnings if you're reasonably mobile; otherwise expect a comfortable seated journey through one of France's most varied landscapes.
4 hoursfrom AUD $669
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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French Basque Country Private Day Tour in an VW Combi
A private eight-hour circuit through French Basque Country in a vintage VW Combi, led by a local food-focused guide. Travel from Biarritz's Belle Époque seafront through the fishing village of Guéthary and into the Pyrenean foothills, stopping at border hilltop settlements and finishing in Espelette. You'll taste regional specialities including Basque cake from a traditional mill and sample the area's signature red peppers at their source.
8 hoursfrom AUD $1237
★ 5.0 (3)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Immersive mountain bike adventure around Mont-Aiguille (Vercors)
Ride electric mountain bikes or gravel routes around Mont-Aiguille in the Vercors, a six-hour guided adventure tailored to your fitness level. A local instructor leads you through scenic trails where dramatic limestone peaks frame every bend, handling navigation and mechanical support so you focus on the ride. Whether you're riding with family, mates, or training solo, the terrain adapts to what you can manage.
6 hoursfrom AUD $293
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Champagne & Loire Valley Small Group Double Wine Day Tours
Spend two days exploring France's premier wine regions without leaving your hotel bed at dawn. Day one takes you through Champagne's celebrated houses and vineyard landscapes, where you'll taste from both prestigious and smaller producers. Day two combines a self-guided wander through Chambord Castle's architecture with Loire Valley tastings at family estates. Both days feature three-course lunches paired with regional wines, driven by a knowledgeable guide in a minivan holding just eight of you, departing and returning to central Paris.
1 dayfrom AUD $978
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private CDG transfer to central Paris with driver
Skip the metro queue and taxi gamble. This private transfer whisks you from Charles de Gaulle to central Paris in a modern, air-conditioned car driven by someone who actually knows the route. Your driver tracks your flight in real time, meets you at arrivals with a smile, and handles the luggage shuffle whilst you decompress. Takes 45 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic. Bottled water and WiFi included. Arrive calm, not frazzled.
45 min – 2 hoursfrom AUD $201
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Macaron Class with a Chef and Kids Friendly
Learn to make macarons in a Parisian apartment near the [Eiffel Tower](/places/eiffel-tower) with a working pastry chef guiding groups of six or fewer. This 2.5-hour class strips away the mystique of French patisserie through hands-on instruction in an intimate home setting. Families welcome, with the option to swap macarons for other classics like vanilla éclairs or lemon tart depending on the day's mood.
2h 30mfrom AUD $192
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Scenic French Riviera Countryside - Private Tour
Spend eight hours traversing the French Riviera's rural heart with a knowledgeable local guide. Visit stone-built villages perched above valleys, each harbouring distinct stories and regional character. Perfect for those drawn to French art, culinary traditions, and wine. You'll travel in an air-conditioned minivan with hotel or port collection included, though meals and tastings are separate from the tour cost.
8 hoursfrom AUD $1296
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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2 Castles Amboise Royal Castle & Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci’s
Explore two of the Loire Valley's finest royal residences on this full-day tour from your hotel. Visit Amboise Castle, a fortified stronghold with sweeping valley views, then venture to Clos Lucé where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years. Your guide will navigate the châteaux's courtyards, chambers, and grounds whilst sharing the region's Renaissance legacy. Includes return transport, entrance fees, and bottled water.
8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $585
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Tour of Paris in a 2CV
Explore Paris from the iconic seats of a vintage 2CV Citroën with a local driver who knows the city inside out. This one-hour private tour adapts to what you want to see—famous monuments, quiet backstreets, or a mix of both. Your guide shares stories and local knowledge while you soak in the streets at a pace that lets you actually notice things. Stop wherever a photo calls to you.
1 hourfrom AUD $268
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Champagne Sabrage & Tasting - Champagne PIERRE Laurent
Learn the dramatic art of sabrage—opening Champagne with a sabre—then taste through a selection of vintages at Pierre Laurent in the heart of Champagne's vineyard country. This one-hour session pairs hands-on technique with the winemaker's insights into production methods and regional history. You'll leave with a working knowledge of the region's most celebrated product and the skill to open a bottle with theatrical flair.
1 hourfrom AUD $59
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Atelier transformation Almonds Nougat by a producer
Spend two hours at a working almond farm in Provence learning to make nougat from scratch. Your host walks you through the orchard first, explaining how organic practices and thoughtful land stewardship—from honeybees to bat boxes—sustain both the crops and local wildlife. Then you'll move to the kitchen to craft your own batch, tasting fresh almonds and finished nougat with seasonal tea or infusion. A hands-on introduction to Provençal food culture rooted in the land itself.
2 hoursfrom AUD $100
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Day Tour Discovering French Riviera from Antibes
A six-hour private tour from Antibes that sweeps through the French Riviera's most charming corners. Your dedicated driver navigates you through Antibes' winding old quarter and Cap d'Antibes, the artisan glassworks of Biot, Grasse's legendary perfume houses, the striking Matisse Chapel in Vence, and the hilltop village of Saint Paul de Vence. End with dinner wherever you fancy—St Tropez, Cannes, Nice, or Monaco—each within reach.
6 hoursfrom AUD $1393
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Ruinart Champagne Reims Private Half day trip from Paris
Step into three centuries of Champagne heritage on this private drive from Paris to Reims. You'll descend into the UNESCO-listed chalk cellars of Ruinart, established 1729, for an exclusive tasting of their finest vintages. The day includes a gourmet lunch in Reims and a visit to the Gothic cathedral where French royalty once crowned, with hotel pickup and a dedicated driver handling all logistics across roughly 7–9 hours.
7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $811
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Kid-Friendly Private Guided Tour of Versailles Palace & Gardens
A four-hour guided tour of Versailles Palace and Gardens designed for families, departing from Paris via public transport. Your guide leads you through the opulent rooms where French royalty once wielded power, then explores the sprawling gardens with special access to the Trianon estate, fountain displays, and musical performances. Pitched at children and adults alike, the tour builds understanding of French royal life and culture without the typical tourist rush.
4 hoursfrom AUD $834
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Master French Soufflé in Paris with Local Chef Françoise
Spend three hours in a Parisian home learning to master the cheese soufflé from Françoise, a chef steeped in her family's culinary traditions. You'll work through technique, then sit down to a three-course meal paired with French wine, gaining genuine insight into how locals actually cook and eat. The class works around dietary needs, and a market visit option lets you source ingredients directly from neighbourhood producers beforehand.
3 hoursfrom AUD $567
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer: Paris Airport CDG to Port of LE HAVRE in Business Car
Sorted ground transport from Paris CDG to Le Havre cruise port in a quality sedan. Your driver tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals with a cheerful face, loads your luggage, and drives you straight to the port over two hours. Modern cars, chilled water on board, and airport parking sorted. No surprises, no faffing—just reliable point-to-point transfer so you can start your holiday properly.
2 hoursfrom AUD $619
★ 5.0 (3)
🛍 Shopping & Markets
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Discover Hidden World of Parisian Auctions — By the Opéra Garnier
Step into Hôtel Drouot, Paris's most storied auction house, just a short walk from Opéra Garnier. Over two hours, a local expert guides you through live sales where everything from oil paintings to vintage leather goods finds new owners daily. You'll learn how to read a room, spot value, and understand the unwritten rules that govern this 19th-century institution where serious collectors and curious browsers converge.
2 hoursfrom AUD $167
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Food and Champagne Experience from Reims (Private full day tour)
A full-day private exploration of Champagne's finest terroirs, based from Reims. You'll visit three family-run estates around Épernay, learning how growers craft their wines across the UNESCO-listed Marne Valley and Côte des Blancs. Fifteen guided tastings pair Grand Cru and Premier Cru Champagnes with regional dishes—from the legendary bottles beneath Avenue de Champagne's cellars to local spirits like Ratafia and Marc. A local guide drives you between vineyard villages, revealing how Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay shape the region's character.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1329
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Discover the Mysteries of Toulon
Navigate Toulon's streets on your own terms using a smartphone app that dishes up quirky questions, local trivia, and creative challenges tied to real locations. Over two hours, you'll uncover the city's character by visiting waypoints, answering timed riddles about regional food records and forgotten trades, and completing photo or video tasks that demand a sharp eye and willingness to be silly. No guide trailing behind—just you, your phone, and a growing sense of how this port city ticks.
2 hoursfrom AUD $65
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Paris Bakery Experience near Le Marais Republique
Roll up your sleeves in a working Parisian boulangerie near Le Marais to learn how bakers craft croissants and baguettes from dough to oven. This intimate 2-hour session keeps groups to nine people maximum, letting you shape your own loaf and take it home warm. You'll arrive to a traditional French breakfast, then work alongside the bakers in their actual production space—the same counter where locals queue each morning. No stage performance: just real technique, real flour dust, real bread.
2 hoursfrom AUD $159
★ 5.0 (3)
🛍 Shopping & Markets
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Paris in Vogue: Private Fashion, Shopping & Photoshoot Experience
Spend 11 hours being styled, photographed, and celebrated across Paris's fashion quarters. A personal stylist curates two complete looks as you move between legendary shopping districts and iconic backdrops—Place Vendôme, Avenue Montaigne, Le Marais, Pont Alexandre III—with a professional photographer capturing every frame. You'll tour the Yves Saint Laurent Museum, lunch independently at a restaurant of your choice, and finish with champagne on a rooftop as the city lights up. Private chauffeur and bilingual guide included throughout.
11 hoursfrom AUD $3327
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Loire Wine Day from Paris with Chambord Castle & 6 Tastings
Venture into the Loire Valley for an 11-hour wine and château immersion from Paris. You'll explore Chambord's Renaissance architecture and grounds with audio guide, taste over six wines across two family estates, and spend time in Amboise—where da Vinci walked. A knowledgeable wine expert drives your small group through the valley, sharing vineyard insights whilst you sip at scenic stops. Hotel pick-up and central Paris drop-off included, though lunch is on you.
11 hoursfrom AUD $443
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Paris Royal Palais Tuileries Gardens and Reserved Access D'Orsay
Walk through three of Paris's most celebrated spaces in a single afternoon. Start at Palais Royal's columned courtyards, then stroll the Tuileries Gardens with its formal layouts and riverside views, before entering the Musée d'Orsay with skip-the-queue access. A guide leads you through the converted railway station's Impressionist collection—Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir—unpacking the stories behind canonical works and lesser-known pieces. Three and a half hours covering seven centuries of French aesthetic ambition.
3h 30mfrom AUD $162
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Taste, Stroll & Discover Strasbourg’s Christmas Magic
This private walking tour reveals Strasbourg's Christmas celebration beyond the main market crowds, led by someone who knows where locals actually go. Over two hours, you'll navigate from Place Kléber's towering tree through La Petite France and quieter festive corners, stopping at artisan stalls and neighbourhood markets. Taste bredele biscuits and mulled wine along the way, plus pick up insider recommendations for cosy neighbourhood cafés and where to find authentic Alsatian products worth bringing home.
2 hoursfrom AUD $84
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Chateau de Versailles & Gardens. VIP private tour with guide + driver
Explore Versailles with a private guide and driver over four hours, moving through Louis XIV's sprawling palace and manicured grounds. You'll navigate the opulent Royal Apartments and the famed Hall of Mirrors before strolling the geometrically precise gardens shaped by landscape architect Le Nôtre. Your 17th-century specialist answers questions on court life, architectural ambitions, and the personalities who inhabited these rooms. Mercedes transport and all entrance fees included.
4 hoursfrom AUD $886
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer FROM Paris To Disney
Door-to-door private car service from Paris to Disneyland Paris, taking 15 minutes to an hour depending on traffic and pick-up location. Seasoned drivers navigate the route daily, and the service operates around the clock with phone support whenever you need it. Air-conditioned vehicles come equipped for families with infants and young children, including safety seats and room for pushchairs.
15 min – 1 hourfrom AUD $102
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Vaux le Vicomte Private Christmas Trip from Paris
A private five-hour excursion from Paris to Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte during the Christmas season. The 17th-century estate transforms into a glittering wonderland each December, with thousands of lights illuminating the baroque interiors and formal gardens designed by André Le Nôtre. Your guide navigates you through lavishly decorated rooms and the radiant grounds, sharing tales of the château's storied past. You'll return to Paris with the car and driver, allowing you to soak in the festive atmosphere without worrying about logistics.
5 hoursfrom AUD $535
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Photograph with a pro Paris off the beaten path!
A two-hour photography walk through Paris's quieter neighbourhoods with a professional guide who'll help you develop your eye and refine your creative approach. You'll explore the overlooked corners that reveal the city's true character, then retreat to a genuine Parisian apartment to review your best shot, have a drink, and swap stories. Leave with a print of your standout image.
2 hoursfrom AUD $117
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Private Full Day Burgundy Wine Tour by vintage Land Rover (Lyon)
Explore Southern Burgundy's quiet corners in a vintage Land Rover driven by a local wine enthusiast who knows every backroad and producer worth visiting. Starting from Lyon (with train or private transfer included), you'll spend eight hours tasting at four small-scale vineyards and unexpected spots—a former winemaker's private cellar, perhaps a hilltop chapel or medieval ruin, maybe a goat cheese operation tucked into an old priory. Local charcuterie and cheese accompany tastings; lunch is included.
8 hoursfrom AUD $832
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Outing EN Solex and Wine Tasting DE
Pedal through vineyard-lined roads on a restored Solex motorised bicycle, then taste organic wines at Domaine des Favards. This 2.5-hour outing pairs the nostalgic thrill of France's iconic 1960s machine with a winemaker's tasting in the heart of wine country. Your guide Clément handles the route whilst the proprietor welcomes you for a sit-down sampling of their biodynamic production.
2h 30mfrom AUD $115
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Home wine tasting workshop
Émotion Vin brings a wine education session directly to your home in France, lasting two hours. Rather than passive tasting, you'll engage in a hands-on workshop centred around sustainably produced wines. Whether you're starting out or exploring premium vintages, the sommelier guides you through regional appellations, flavour profiles, and food-pairing principles. The evening balances serious learning with relaxed conversation, making it ideal for hosting friends or colleagues.
2 hoursfrom AUD $669
★ 5.0 (3)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Rocket down five kilometres of bobsled track in the French Alps on a wheeled toboggan that'll have you grinning for days. This 1 hour 15 minute ride strings together multiple descents with rest stops built in so you can swap positions, try different seats, and adjust your nerve level. Kids from three years old ride nestled between a parent's legs; everyone else picks their own adventure—front-row thrills or back-seat security. Helmets and sleds supplied, guide included.
1h 15mfrom AUD $59
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