Seine River Cruise and Paris Canals Tour: Uncover Hidden Gems of Paris on Water

Experience the beauty of Paris from the water with a Seine River Cruise and Paris Canals Tour. Discover hidden gems, pass by major attractions, and enjoy special holiday treats. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Musee d’Orsay - Orsay Museum : Departure or arrival point of the cruise
  • Place de la Bastille - Your boat will pass under the Bastille Square
  • Canal Saint-Martin - Sail on this amazing canal and discover Paris in a different way ! Discover : locks, footbridges liftbridge and the most beautiful monuments by the Seine… and of course history of the city along the water
  • Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - The best point of view : on board our boat sailing on the Seine river
  • Louvre Museum - View of the Louvre Museum from the Seine river
  • Parc de la Villette - Boarding or arrival of the cruise
  • Seine River - A boat trip on the Seine from Orsay Museum to Arsenal Marina
  • Cite des sciences et de l’industrie - Our departure point is just in front of the Cité des Sciences
  • Ile Saint-Louis - Discover l’ile Saint Louis from the Seine
  • La Geode - Our cruise departure or arrival point is just in front of La Geode
  • Paris Canal - Our office is located near the Bassin de la Villette
  • Bassin de la Villette - You will discover the Bassin de la Villette and have a view on la Rotonde de la Villette, Crimée liftbridge and Paris Plages
What's Included
  • Live onboard commentary
  • Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Embark on a journey along the River Seine and experience a unique perspective of ancient Paris from Canal Saint Martin. Observe several of Paris’ key landmarks including Notre Dame and The Louvre from your waterway view. Navigate through tunnels, locks, and beneath bridges as you journey through some of the lesser tourist-infested Parisian neighborhoods and experience the city from a aquatic perspective. Select from a morning or afternoon shift option to suit your timetable.
For the Christmas season, we provide breakfast and an afternoon snack. Children can participate in afternoon makeup activities! This is an exclusive deal! Reserve your spot now!

Location
Paris Canal Parc de la Villette
Avenue Jean Jaurès
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Danielabm8377da
Aug 5, 2024
Nice tour with knowledgeable guide - Very nice tour! On time. Interesting views. Guide was amazing and very very kind, with lots of information to share in both french and english and was kind enough to translate more specific words to spanish for us as well. My only suggestion for improvement would be having another speaker on the rear of the boat so the sound was clearer.
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Lynda_t
Jun 18, 2024
Paris from the water - Learning about the history of Paris and seeing the city from the river. Tour guide was knowledgeable and liked having snacks available.
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Les_c
Jun 11, 2024
Great trip for intergenerational families. - Our group of 8, spanning 3 generations, really enjoyed the Seine & canal trip. This one way trip took ended at a peaceful area we’d never been before. Some of our party enjoyed the snack bar. The tunnel was interesting, the variety of locks & drawbridges added to the experience. Some of the locks were double. Going to the front of the boat to watch the lock fill with water was fascinating.
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Di_a
Jun 3, 2024
Excellent experience - The onboard commentary was excellent, it gave so much history. Given in both French and English. The canal experience with the locks was great. So much info.
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Wayneb652
May 27, 2024
Much better than a pure River Seine cruise - Not to be missed. We’ve done the traditional Seine cruise before and so were delighted to find something different in the Saint Martin canal and Seine mix and had an excellent 2.5 hours aboard, cruising from La Villette to Musee D’Orsay. The 9 locks made for an interesting decent to the Seine and we also found the 2.5km tunnel fascinating to experience in terms of the changing light patterns etc. The bar ensured convenient refreshments (we had an excellent lunch at the departure point before boarding, well worth getting there early for). We found the directions to the start point very clear in the booking confirmation. Only complaint, it would be great to have more comfortable chairs on the lower deck please!
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Mike_v
Aug 10, 2024
Long, pretty tour - Very friendly captain and guide! Beautiful tour on the Seine and through tunnels. A bit too much locks, but they are nice to see. Thanks for the history lessons!
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Markluboff
Jun 13, 2024
One lock too many !! - 9 locks just many too many. Sitting around for a long time looking at not very much! Not enough time on the Seine itself. Guide was excellent
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Evan_g
May 29, 2024
Burn 🔥 up a few hours - Got to see tents with homeless people along the river- the locks were interesting to experience once but I think we spent 1 hour going through 4-6… the tour operator was good and gave was nice history lesson but the boat ride was a bit of a bust IMHO
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Stay703769
Jul 19, 2024
Boring - choose another cruise - The cruise starts off well at Musee d’Orsay but becomes very boring as you have to go through 9 locks which takes a long time. It is interesting for the first couple of locks but after that it is very slow and boring. Also the sound system was very poor so you couldn’t understand what the guide was saying.
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Mary_c
Jul 15, 2024
Tour guide - No Show - The tour never happened because the tour guide was not there at the meeting point. We were there 20 minutes ahead of the meeting time and even the officials from the Musee D’orsay tried to Look for the tour guide but couldn’t find him or her. We searched all around the museum.
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