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“ On our third day we took the Versailles Tour (30euro) and guess who we had as a guide FILIPA!!! ” in 4 reviews

“ On the tour, you hit many of the major sites (Louvre pyramids, Pont Neuf , Pont d'Arts ("Lover's Bridge"), Jardins des Tuileries, and more. ” in 3 reviews

“ From the tour, I was able to go to the Eiffel tower by myself another day. ” in 4 reviews

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Saint-Michel/Odéon, 6ème

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Harry was our guide and very knowledgeable. He provided a lot of interesting historical contexts you otherwise wouldn't know about, definitely recommend!

Alberto was fantastic. So engaging, interesting, and well informed. We're heading for Rome next, we wish you could come with us! Thanks, Alberto, you've given us new insight into the beautiful City of Light Jackie and Todd (Le pompier)

We went on a group tour of Montmarte with Fernando. The group was a bit big, but manageable. Fernando did a good job and showed is some street art by Love and Anarchy and the Invader, which we have continued to see during our visit. Fernando offered some recommendations for bakeries and restaurants. A good way to see the high points of this interesting neighborhood.

I was doing some research about Paris, and came across this free walking tour. They have English and Spanish tour. I signed up for the English tour. It was simple and easy through their website. Meet up location was easy to find. My tour guide is Alberto. He is very friendly and knowledgeable. He told a lot of stories about all of the history monuments we visited. To be honest, I dislike history class, but I like listening to stories. Alberto did it in a nice way that interested me. I paid more attention to his tour more than my history professor in college! Tour was about 2.5 to 3 hours long. It was a very enjoyable experience. Thank you Alberto!

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Dawie was AMAZING!!!!!!! Showed us so much of the city and small details I never would have seen. He talked about the culture and his excitement was contagious. Can not recommend this tour enough. Now searching for Sandeman tours in other cities.

We were in town on Christmas day, all museums and many shops were closed, glad this free tour, tip payment, was available on a national holiday.  Our guide was Francaise? who was very energetic, informative and entertaining.  I learned about the French history as well as their culture from him.   The guides are required to pitch their other paid tours, but done tastefully.  We ended up booking their Versailles Garden Tour which I found well worth the price.

If you have never done a "free" walking tour while on vacation, you must try it. "Free" is a misnomer here. It's not free. They tell you that to lure you in (yet I still give them 4 Stars! Read on to find out why!). A more accurate description would be along the lines of "paying after the tour" as opposed to paying a fixed price when you reserve. You see, at the end of your tour, you are asked to pay whatever you feel the tour is worth. They called it "tipping" but it's not really. Typically, these companies will have a "free" tour but will spend a few minutes to pitch you their paid ones. I did some research and found out that the companies are a little underhanded. They outcompete the bigger tour companies with their "free" tour. In the beginning of each tour, a group photo is taken. The guide will say it's for their Facebook page, but really it's so the handler can charge the tour guide a fixed fee per person (around $2.50). The tour guide keeps the extra money but doesn't get paid otherwise. We've had such good tour guides though, we were more than happy to "tip". I can't knock down more than 1 star despite my misgivings about the company though because our tour guide was so phenomenal, so engaging and charismatic. She spoke to each of us and even though we were a large group, she somehow was able to include everyone in the conversation. She also warned us about thieves that hung around the sites we were going to. She said she would shout THIEF! if she saw them. This August, we were on the free "Intro to Paris " tour given by Sandeman's New Paris, which lasted a good 4 hours. We started around the Seine and ended the tour in the courtyard of the Louvre. Inga, our tour guide, is not a native Parisian, but she has been in Paris for many years and her passion for the city shows! She is fluent in English and she is a great storyteller. She is young, energetic, witty and knows how to engage the audience. She talked about the architecture and some of the famous sites. What I loved is that she told us the background story behind each of the sites and made you feel like you are back in that era. You FELT how powerful Napoleon was and the sentiment of the people of the times. We did a handful of these free tours with different companies and all of them had great tour guides; each of them phenomenal storytellers. They seemed to be college students or recent graduates. While in Paris, we also did a couple of paid tours. Although these guides did their jobs and were knowledgeable, what lacked was the passion and enthusiasm. Quite frankly, they were educational but boring... but these are pre-paid. At least with these free tours, you can choose to leave the tour if you didn't like it and choose not to pay.

I participated in the English free tour when I went to visit Paris on a whim this year. This the first thing I did after dropping off my luggage at my hotel. Registration is easy, and the starting place was quick to find. Our tour guide was excellent-he knew so much history and shared such great insight into each spot. When I found this, I thought it was too good to be true, it it really is free-they do accept tips at the end though.

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Enlighten yourself with a free walking tour, but tips are suggested! I wish I knew about the free walking tours back in London, which was the first city that I started out from on my EuroTrip! I would have went to that one as well! Anyways, I am glad that I made it to this one for Paris! We had a tour guide named Enrique and he was well versed on his knowledge about Paris' history and its historic monuments! His energetic tone about the significant sites, was very captivating! I learned a lot from his history telling and this tour was so splendid, that I did the Versailles Tour with Enrique as well for the next day! That one costs, however, but train transportation was included as well as a very knowledgable tour guide! Otherwise, I would have roamed around not knowing the significant history that took place in the massive and marvelous gardens! I highly recommend the tour and what great way to know more about Paris when it's free!

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As much as Paris is a destination to visit, my partner and I did not plan much on our on day trip nor knew of the hot spots in Paris. So with the power of Google we were able to find a "free" tour and this one was so worth it! If you happen to have Nancy, you are in for a treat! Nancy is one of the best tour guides that we have ever had. During the tour Nancy did an amazing job intergrating the group together. So that it is less awkward to do the tour. The tour took us at the hot spots and less known spots that is worth checking out. I love the history and context provided. Nancy is super knowledgble and please do not be shy to ask all the questions. From recommendations to more navigation tools. At the end of the tour, Nancy taught super helpful and practical skills in Paris. Last thing to know, if you like the tour, tip well. I know we tip pretty well as we were super content with the tour. If you are able to do 3 hours of walking, then this is a worthwhile tour and pay what you are able too.

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Sandemans New Europe - Paris - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

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Sandeman’s New Europe FREE Walking Tour: Paris

New Europe offers free walking tours all over Europe. They typically last between two to two and a half hours and are meant to be an introduction to the city.

I recently went on the New Europe Paris Tour. Here is my review of the tour and what you can expect if you go on one yourself.

“When I found out there was one in Paris, just days before my trip, I immediately signed up and was excited to go. For a student on a budget, a FREE tour is perfect.” 

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From the minute you sign up, they make the experience enjoyable and customer friendly. They email you the ticket and give you the option to download it right to your phone; I added mine to my Apple Wallet. There’s no hassle of printing out a hard copy!

They also make the meeting point very clear and they say to look for someone either with a red umbrella or a red backpack. Finally, every tour guide has a red name tag that says New Europe on the lanyard.

The Paris tour is offered in both English and Spanish. I obviously picked the English tour group. The free tour runs every day, rain or shine. For my tour, our guide was named Harry. He was one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had. He was extremely energetic, fun, and knowledgeable. He told us that since this is a free tour he does not get paid, but this allows him to give whatever kind of tour he wants. He picks where we go, what information he tells us, etc. To me, that was the best part.

Harry took us to many famous spots in Paris including Notre Dame, the Palace of Justice, Assemblée Nationale, the Louvre and more. The one place I wish we had gone was the Eiffel Tower, however, I learned throughout my time in Paris that it is a little out of the way from all the other famous places.

At each stop on the tour, Harry would stop and explain the importance of that place itself and its historical relationship to Paris. I felt like I learned so much about Paris and France as a whole throughout this tour. It wasn’t like a boring history lecture, but rather someone telling me an exciting story.

After the tour ended, we had the opportunity to go with Harry to a nearby cafe where they sold discounted tickets to other tours in and around Paris. He also was willing to give everyone recommendations on places to eat, shop, etc. I tagged along and wound up signing up for another New Europe tour–a paid one–and a river cruise. Harry also gave me a recommendation for a restaurant for dinner and a place to get coffee.

How to Book

Even though it is a FREE walking tour you can still book your spot in advance on the  SANDEMAN’s New Europe Tours Website.  You can probably also just turn up at the meeting point but you may find that there is no availability. With limited time to spend in a city, it is better just to book!

For the moment Campus Florence has no affiliation with Sandeman’s New Europe Tours. We have not received any kind of compensation for writing this post. Everything written above is from the first hand experience of Gracie Cooper who is currently an intern at Campus Florence.

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