Tour Overview
Discover hidden Paris on a private premium tour reserved exclusively for your group. With a dedicated local guide, explore the Palais-Royal and four historic covered passages while tracing how elegant arcades, fashion, advertising and entertainment.
Step inside the arcades and covered passages that helped shape modern shopping on a private tour through central Paris. Your dedicated guide gives your group personal attention, time for questions and expert storytelling tied to the architecture, shopfronts and historic details around you.
Starting outside the Comédie-Française, follow the established route through the Palais-Royal, Galerie Véro-Dodat, Galerie Vivienne, Passage Choiseul and Passage des Panoramas. Along the way, see how glass roofs, mosaics, lighting, perspective and carefully designed displays encouraged Parisians to browse, meet and spend time.
Each stop adds a new chapter. The Palais-Royal turns shopping into leisure. Véro-Dodat uses design to create desire. Galerie Vivienne links fashion with status. The surrounding streets reveal the rise of advertising and department stores, while Passage Choiseul and Passage des Panoramas connect commerce with literature, food and entertainment.
At Passage des Panoramas, enjoy ten minutes to browse, take photographs or inspect the businesses independently before regrouping with your guide. The private format leaves room for conversation and tailored recommendations for exploring more of Paris after the tour.
What's Included
- Private two-hour walking tour reserved exclusively for your group.
- Professional English-speaking local guide with personalized attention.
- Private transportation for your group.
- Guided exploration of the Palais-Royal arcades, Galerie Véro-Dodat, Galerie Vivienne, Passage Choiseul and Passage des Panoramas.
- Expert storytelling about architecture, fashion, luxury, advertising, social life and entertainment.
- Ten-minute independent discovery period inside Passage des Panoramas.
- Tailored recommendations for further passages, shops, food and nearby neighbourhoods.
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks.
- Personal purchases and other personal expenses.
- Entrance to paid attractions, including the Musée Grévin.
- Gratuities.
