France · AUDIO TOURS
23 tours
The good audio tours in France fill up months out and the best ones fill first. Below are the 15 to look at, each with its current price and the detail that makes it different.
A 5-hour Monet day trip from Paris to Giverny with skip-the-line entry, a coach ride through Normandy, and time in the house and gardens.
“Our guide Agnes was amazing!! She was so fun and kind. I do think the price was a bit much as there isn’t a whole lot to do at the gardens. BUT overall a wonderful experience. It was so beautiful!”
Half-day coach trip from Paris to Monet’s Giverny house and gardens, with priority entry, water lilies, and optional audio.
“This was a great experience. Our guide was wonderful and so very knowledgeable. We really appreciated her attention to detail and being so approachable. Monet's garden was so beautiful in the autumn light. It made for a perfect afternoon with so many plants and flowers with radiant colors and of course Monet's famous Japanese bridge and waterlilies. A must see for lovers of Impressionist art.”
Timed Catacombs entry with audio guide, then a 1-hour Seine cruise with landmark views and commentary in several languages.
“Very good. The audio tour was excellent and the catacombs were incredibly unique and interesting.”
Timed Catacombs entry with an audio guide, plus an optional Seine cruise by Bateaux Parisiens near the Eiffel Tower.
“Interesting experience, wear shoes that are okay to get dirty”
Air-conditioned panoramic double-decker bus tour of Paris with multilingual audio and big-hit sights like the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.
“Very nice ride that went around the main points of the city. Good and safe driver.”
One-day bus trip from Toulouse to UNESCO Albi and medieval Cordes-sur-Ciel, with offline audio guide in 3 languages and free time.
“There is no guide; however you can click on the image provided on the pamphlet & follow along on your own. Truly easy to do on your own. The bus was very comfortable & the ride easy. Loved the cities visited.”
Louvre timed entrance with an audio guide, skip-the-line access within 30 minutes of your slot, plus all exhibitions for a relaxed 3-hour visit.
“Great visit to Louvre beautiful museum so much to see too such a great experience”
Half-day Versailles audio tour from Paris with round-trip coach, palace and gardens tickets, plus a 10-language mobile app.
“A must see for travellers. We really thought the Palace was incredible and if our guide had been more communicative we would have spent an extra hour enjoying the sights. He neglected to steer our group to the correct line and we waited 45 mins longer to get in than we needed to. Really a shame since we were all so limited with time to begin with.”
Half-day from Paris to Monet’s Giverny house and gardens, with included tickets, a phone audio guide, and time to explore.
“The gardens were beautiful and memorable. I would suggest that you make your tours all guided rather than some with the guide and others not. We left our bus and were totally lost as to how to find the entrance and move through the exhibit. Most of the people on the bus were taking guided tours, but through a misunderstanding on our part, we did not select that option. It just didn’t make sense to have some taking part and others not.”
Hosted Louvre entry plus a Masterpieces audio app on your phone, focusing on icons like the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and more.
“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.”
Air-conditioned Paris coach sights and a 1-hour Seine cruise with tablet audio, ending at the Eiffel Tower in 3 hours.
“Thankfully we had a closed bus for the ride around the city as it was raining and snowing a little. The audio guide skipped a few times and you couldn’t get back to the right section but that was ok. We chose not to do the river cruise yesterday due to the freezing wet weather … we have 12 months in which to do it which is good”
Panoramic Paris night tour by air-conditioned open-deck coach with multilingual app audio, featuring Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, and more.
“The audio guide didn’t flow you had to select each recording when you got to that area but the guide got off the bus half way through the tour so you had no idea where you were and no1 to tell you which recording to listen to. Nothing against the driver or the guide but there needed to be a guide for the whole tour and the bus itself was uncomfortable. Not good value for money.”
Audio-guided day trip from Paris to Monet’s Giverny house and gardens, with Museum of Impressionism. Self-paced with 10-language audio.
“Alex was very supportive and made an effort to find out what we were interested in, and then she worked to help address those interests. We spent a whole day in Giverney and were glad we did.”
2-hour coastal train from Porticcio area to Ajaccio with a French audio guide and a Corsican tasting of wine, saucisson, olives.
“Après un mauvais démarrage avec un trajet impossible à l'heure où nous avions pourtant réservé, suivis d'une météo capricieuse, l'expérience s'est tout de même révélée top ! Un chauffeur de trin fier de ses racines, avec beaucoup d'humour qui n'a pas peur d'utiliser la macagne sur les pinzutus que nous sommes ! Il nous a partagé un bout de l'histoire de cette île de beauté et c'est ce qu'on recherche en faisant ces activités touristiques !”
Flexible Musée de l'Orangerie entry with mobile English audio. See Monet’s Water Lilies at a calmer pace, plus practical ticket tips.
“I would encourage all visitors to Paris to include a visit to the Musée de l'Orangerie. It has a special feel to the Musee, it is also a great opportunity to see the transition of Picasso’s journey through his art.”
