06 Dec 2022
We booked 4 days of private tours with My Private Paris. We could not be happier with our experience with this company. Alex was a fantastic and professional help when guiding us through the booking process. He listened to us and designed a great itinerary over the four days. I traveled with my 22yr old daughter and my friend and her daughter in her mid 20’s. This company offers a great selection of day and half day tours which Alex organised into a logical flow for us. The guides collected us from our hotel each day and took us by train or hire car to our destination. Guided us through the sites giving information and local knowledge.all our guides were very friendly. Had great English language. And contributed to an enhanced experience. We did the guided walking tour with a photo shoot which was great fun. Thanks to Audrey for a wonderful day and great photo’s. The second day we went to Père Lachaise cemetery which was a beautiful place. Raphaëlle provided extensive knowledge on the site and its famous occupants. Next we visited Montmartre where we had food and history experience. The food allowance in the tours was very generous and we were able to taste foods associated with France. Raphaelle ensured we made it back to the hotel safely. This night we went to Moulin Rouge for a great evening of entertainment. The high class car provided had an excellent driver. Thank you.
After our late evening we were again collected by our guide Doina and a driver and taken to the Palace of Versailles. Doina shared her passion and knowledge of Versailles guiding us through the palace and gardens where we viewed areas we may have not found on our own. It became apparent that the guides were all aware of previous tours and built on historical information tying the sites together and increasing our understanding of the French identity and traditions. Raphaelle met us again in the afternoon taking us to the underground world of the catacombs. Raphaelle has a great depth of knowledge and passion about this site and we learnt a lot from her as well as being amazed by the millions of remains in the catacombs. We noticed other tourists walking the site missing the small details Raphaelle pointed out to us. We also had access to restricted areas
On our fourth day we had the pleasure of Luke’s company guiding us through Fontainebleau Luke was friendly and knowledgeable providing insight to a region he grew up in. Again Luke provided information which tied together with our previous experiences. Our final guide was Toby who explored great food and wine with us in the Marais neighbourhood. Toby assisted us to select a variety of cheese and French bread before walking is through the areas sites admiring street art finishing at an underground wine cellar to enjoy our purchases with appropriate wines. Every guide provided individual attention to each member of our group focusing on our individual interests. We noticed in numerous sites our guides provided information on points of interest that other tourists walked past completely unaware of what they were missing! My Private Paris gave us the best possible time in Paris and surrounding area which we would never have managed on our own. It was stress free and fantastic. I found this company after numerous internet searches trying to plan our time in Paris and am so happy with their service. We can never thank everyone enough.