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The 15 Best Paris Audio Guide and Self-Guided Tours

42 tours  ·  from $18

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 paris audio guide and self-guided tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

From Paris: Giverny Day Trip with Audio Guide or Live Guide - The coach ride from Paris to Normandy
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From Paris: Giverny Day Trip with Audio Guide or Live Guide

1.Giverny Day Trip with Audio Guide or Live Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,372 reviews · 5 hours · from $93Our pick

Travel from central Paris to Claude Monet’s home in Giverny on a five-hour half-day trip. Choose a live guide such as Agnes, Alex, or Alexandra, or explore with an audio guide. See the water-lily pond, flowerbeds, house, and village, with skip-the-line entry.

“Beautiful day in Giverny. The trip went very smoothly. Agnes, our guide, was friendly, joyful, and knowledgeable. It was peak season, so the garden and house were crowded. The line for people trying to get in was extraordinarily long. It made us very happy we could skip all of that. Take a snack since there is really not time for lunch and the "snack" window in the garden is very limited. Have a late lunch when you get back to Paris.”

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Paris: Catacombs Entry & Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide - The stairs, temperature, and narrow passages
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Paris: Catacombs Entry & Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide

2.Catacombs Entry & Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,150 reviews · from $135

Visit Paris’s Catacombs with a self-guided audio tour in English, French, German, or Spanish, then take a one-hour Bateaux Mouches cruise on the Seine. The Catacombs require 130 steps down and 112 up, while the cruise can be used later, within six months.

“Interesting to see the catacombs Loved that we paired with the river cruise”

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From Paris: Versailles Palace Self Guided & Gardens tickets - Meeting near the Eiffel Tower
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From Paris: Versailles Palace Self Guided & Gardens tickets

3.Versailles Palace Self Guided & Gardens tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,100 reviews · 4 hours · from $112

Travel from central Paris to Versailles by air-conditioned bus, with an English-speaking host to organize your visit. Explore the Hall of Mirrors, royal apartments, chapel, and gardens at your own pace with an audio guide in 11 languages. Choose a Musical Garden or Fountain Show option when available.

“Easy on-line booking. New, clean bus transport. Prompt departure. Pleasant, efficient, interesting guides. Skip the lines access well worth the cost.”

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Paris: Catacombs, Audio Guide, and River Cruise Option - The audio guide and the self-paced route
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Paris: Catacombs, Audio Guide, and River Cruise Option

4.Catacombs, Audio Guide, and River Cruise Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 966 reviews · from $94

Descend 130 steps into Paris’s Catacombs for a self-paced audio tour among millions of remains, then add a one-hour Bateaux Parisiens cruise from the Eiffel Tower. Catacombs audio is offered in English, French, Spanish, and German. The boat has commentary in 14 languages.

“It was so cool to get to go into the catacombs; truly a must-do experience when in Paris. It was also super easy to use the combo boat ride ticket later in my journey.”

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Louvre Museum Timed Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide - Getting Through the Timed Entrance
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Louvre Museum Timed Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide

5.Louvre Museum Timed Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 453 reviews · from $66

Enter the Louvre with a timed ticket, multilingual audio guide, and access to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Egyptian antiquities, and six other departments at your own pace. Tickets arrive by WhatsApp, but you still wait for security.

“Very happy with the level of service provided. Prompt, efficient service when I needed to contact our guide re audio headset. Would definitely recommend.”

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Paris Louvre Museum Entry Ticket for Self Guided Tour - Arriving at the glass pyramid
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Paris Louvre Museum Entry Ticket for Self Guided Tour

6.Paris Louvre Museum Entry Ticket for Self Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 383 reviews · from $56

Enter Paris’s Louvre Museum with a prebooked time slot and explore independently for about two to four hours. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, major galleries, and lesser-known works without a guide. Bring your voucher, arrive on time, and check every ticket name and QR code before leaving.

“A waste of time and money. I was unable to redeem the voucher so ended up paying again. The Louvre was amazing”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry & Masterpieces Audio Guide - The Mona Lisa comes first
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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry & Masterpieces Audio Guide

7.Louvre Museum Hosted Entry & Masterpieces Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 281 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Meet an English-speaking host at 174 Rue de Rivoli, enter the Louvre, then explore independently with a smartphone audio guide. Your visit includes the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, and other major works. Bring headphones, arrive early, and expect no live guide.

“De gids is niet komen opdagen. ik heb ter plekke moeten bellen naar een noodnummer (dus internationaal gesprek) en dan kreeg ik de tickets door via whatsapp. We mochten dan zelf zoeken waar aan te schuiven, op goed geluk. Het betere TUP: trekt uwen plan.”

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Paris: Panoramic Night Tour with Audio Guide and Host - Place de Sydney and the start of the ride
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Paris: Panoramic Night Tour with Audio Guide and Host

8.Panoramic Night Tour with Audio Guide and Host

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 220 reviews · 1h 30m · from $37

This 90-minute ParisCityVision coach ride takes you past the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, Champs-Elysées, Opéra, Invalides, and Saint-Germain-des-Prés after dark. You get recorded commentary in nine languages and a host or greeter, but the audio may require manual selection and the guide may not remain aboard.

“Ballade de nuit dans Paris en autocar dont la finalité est de déposer des clients devant le Moulin Rouge... L énoncé du descriptif de vente n est pas à l image de l heure et demie passée dans le car avec quelques commentaires audio sur les quelques monuments aperçus. Rien sur le Moulin Rouge... Bref, décevant. Touristes passés votre chemin...”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Ticket with Audio guide - Seven themed tours instead of a rushed museum sweep
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Paris: Louvre Museum Ticket with Audio guide

9.Louvre Museum Ticket with Audio guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 99 reviews · from $56

Visit the Louvre independently with a priority-access ticket and a digital audio guide on your phone. Choose from seven themed tours, hear commentary in eight languages, and see highlights such as the Mona Lisa and The Raft of the Medusa. Download everything before arrival.

“Bad, I couldn't get in, they didn't validate my ticket.”

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Paris Orsay Museum Entry Ticket with Digital Audio Guide - The fifth floor and the famous clock
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Paris Orsay Museum Entry Ticket with Digital Audio Guide

10.Paris Orsay Museum Entry Ticket with Digital Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 93 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $36

Enter the Musée d'Orsay with a flexible ticket and explore more than 300 works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh, Manet, and others. The downloadable guide comes in 14 languages, but you must bring your own phone and earphones. Allow 3 to 4 hours.

“Loved looking at artwork I was so familiar with, especially on the 5th floor. Be patient , wait till you can get the spot in front of the clock, have someone take your pic for the coolest “instagram” silhouetted shot to remember your trip”

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Louvre Museum Entry Ticket with Audio Guide and Mona Lisa Access - Arriving beneath the glass pyramid
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Louvre Museum Entry Ticket with Audio Guide and Mona Lisa Access

11.Louvre Museum Entry Ticket with Audio Guide and Mona Lisa Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $176

Enter the Louvre on a reserved date and explore independently with Mona Lisa access, permanent collections, and a suggested audio route. The audio guide is available from age eight, but earphones are not supplied and the guide can only be collected until 4:00 p.m.

“The experience was awful. When we arrived at the museum, they told us that what we had were not tickets, only a voucher. We contacted Viator through chat, and they told us to check our spam folder because the tickets should be there, but that wasn’t true. We called Viator’s customer service in New York three times. • The first representative said she couldn’t do anything. • The second said they would check and send us an email or WhatsApp. • The third told us to keep waiting and even doubted our complaint. We waited for three hours outside the museum in the rain and cold. After three and a…”

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The Famous Graves of Père Lachaise - Self-Guided Audio Tour - Stop 1: Napoleon and the creation of Père Lachaise
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The Famous Graves of Père Lachaise – Self-Guided Audio Tour

12.The Famous Graves of Père Lachaise – Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 44 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $17

Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery in English with a GPS-based audio tour covering Napoleon’s cemetery, Héloïse and Abélard, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, and more. Download the tour before arriving, bring earphones, and expect a flexible walk with some uneven paths.

“Do not buy this self audio tour. It was a waste of my money! It doesn’t give you directions to the graves. I was lost.”

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Montmartre Self-Guided Audio Tour: More Than Meets the Eye - Dalida, the man who walked through walls, and Montmartre’s side streets
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Montmartre Self-Guided Audio Tour: More Than Meets the Eye

13.Montmartre Self-Guided Audio Tour: More Than Meets the Eye

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $14

Follow an English-language VoiceMap audio walk from Rue des Abbesses to Sacré-Cœur. GPS directions guide you past the Wall of Love, Picasso’s studio, Dalida’s home, Moulin de la Galette, Maison Rose, Lapin Agile, Place du Tertre, and Montmartre’s last vineyard.

“After a short time I learned how to use the app. It's very interesting to follow the audio tour at my own pace. I wish the descriptions were more simple with lesser literature words and expressions. I enjoyed taking the tour two times. Navigation and usability was very practical.”

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Audio tour + Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour - How the Paris bus route works
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Audio tour + Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour

14.Audio tour + Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 30 reviews · from $52

Use a 24 or 48-hour Big Bus pass to reach Paris sights from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame. Add a Seine cruise and choose one of 10 one-hour audio walks in the Rewind app. You get live bus tracking, a map, Wi-Fi, and flexible sightseeing without attraction tickets.

“At the end of our bus tour, we remember seeing a metro entrance right by the bus stop, we stayed on the bus till we reached the said bus stop so we don’t have to walk far to catch the train. It was so convenient.”

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One Hour Père Lachaise Cemetery: A Self-guided Audio Tour - Political Intrigue, Forbidden Love, and a Dragon
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One Hour Père Lachaise Cemetery: A Self-guided Audio Tour

15.One Hour Père Lachaise Cemetery: A Self-guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 26 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $11

Use the VoiceMap app to follow a one-hour, English-language walk through one third of Père Lachaise Cemetery. The route links Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Edith Piaf, Modigliani, Sarah Bernhardt, and other remarkable figures with stories of art, politics, love, and scandal. Download the audio, map, and route before you go.

“A great way to visit PL and avoids an aimless wander. Some directions are however delivered too fast e.g, to Sarah Bernhardt’s grave which in the end we couldn’t find. But otherwise excellent.”

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