Marais private walking tour : a marshy land till the 17 century

Private guided walking tour of the "Marais", symbol of Aristocraty for three centuries in Paris.
On the right bank of the river Seine: in the middle ages a very swampy area where nobody would have like to live.
Mansions are numerous in this quarter that you don't have to walk too much to be impressed by these beautiful architectures.

An classical excursion where Art is at its best point thanks to many creators who have selected this district.

You won't miss any of the most important spots with your licensed guide, including the traditional jewish street.
Discover the most celebrated people who have lived in the Marais, as well as famous people still dwelling in this quarter.

Montmartre private tour: a hill dedicated to the god Mercury and Mount of the Martyrs

Private guided walking tour of Montmartre.
Situated in the north of Paris, the village of Montmartre reminds the artistic Paris with its painters square: place du Tertre is the best place to admire, explore or buy a canvas.
Religious history, you will admire the "Sacre Coeur" basilica.
Following with your licensed guide, the traces of the 19th century, you will be surprise to notice that few things have changed since that time.
Admire the last wind mills transformed into cabarets or restaurants like the "moulin de la galette" painted by Renoir.
See the vineyard producing a parisian made wine.
Ending your walking tour, you will be satisfied with this marvellous panoramic view on all the roofs of Paris.

Louvre visit of the largest museum of the world!

Private guided walking tour of the Louvre museum where are exhibited of course: the Mona Lisa and many interesting collections.
After an introduction to the building and its different functions, the licensed guide will make you discover the palace and the museum. You will skip the line to enter the museum.
Many subjects will be approached to enable you to see the best of the Louvre.
For you this is a tailor made visit with a private licensed guide in order to understand the evolution of the art through many centuries and see the highlights.
Four thousand years of man's history, one of the greatest Art collections exposed in a museum.
In the Louvre museum many things are possible and even if you have already seen the Louvre, it won't be the same with the team guides of Sandy Tours!
You can select the historical period you prefer; it is possible to tell us the piece of art you want to see when booking this tour. Of course rarely are forgotten the masterpieces of the Italian renaissance painting like the Mona Lisa from Leonardo Da Vinci, famous Greek sculptures like the Venus of Milo and the Samothrace Victory.
We can also make the visit of Napoleon III apartments in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre.
The classical other wings of the museum you will see are Sully with the medieval Louvre and Denon with the traditional Italian and French painting.
This museum is a giant encyclopedia of Art and we are proud to welcome you inside the famous Louvre of Paris!

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.
Reservation fees necessary for more than 6 persons

Paris private licensed guide for a half-day visit

Private licensed guide service : half-day in town with your guide for any request.
Ask for a guide at your disposal to make you the visit of your choice in Paris.
Our guides are all official French licensed guides and carry a good professional experience.
It is possible to meet your guide at the lobby of you hotel or down the apartment you rent in Paris.
After presentation of your interest, you can decide with your guide where to go and visit as well as choose the best way of traveling in Paris: taxi, subway, public bus or even bicycle if you dare!


Don't hesitate to ask us any particular theme or specific subjet.
Please note: specific requests, such as for exhibits or private places, must be done in advance,in order to confirm the service or not. Price may be different in case of specific requests

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Paris cruise on the river seine & private minibus tour: 4 hours in the morning or afternoon

Private guided tour of Paris: this half day tour is offering a driving excursion through the city with your driver/guide.
Then on the rhythm of the river Seine, enjoy the best view on the main monuments of the city.
This is an exciting city tour offering you the most famous, all in one.
As all our minibus excursions, pick-up and drop of is from your hotel or residence in Paris
Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Paris private tour for a first contact and introduction with the city

Paris half-day private sightseeing tour in minibus with driver/guide is the best selection at the beginning of your stay in Paris!
Private guided city tour of Paris to discover the main highlights.
Discover the major sights of the capital of France with 3 stopovers: Notre-Dame cathedral, Montmartre hill with Sacré Coeur basilica and the Trocadero place.
Drive through the evolution of the city in within the ages.
Your driver/guide will present you a panoramic excursion which will be very useful for the rest of your stay in Paris.
You will go to the different district and quarter of Paris and have a good idea of their characteristic
Thanks to this sightseeing tour, the town won't have any secrets for you!

Make a sightseeing tour of Paris and integrate in your tour a stop on a place of your choice to make a private photo shoot during 45 minutes.

A professional photographer will capture the best moments of your stay in Paris.
Then 35 photographs will be delivered to you:
- Delivery of edited photos in high resolution, ready to print
- Photos are commonly delivered via Dropbox
Please contact us in order to decide which place of Paris you would like, the atmosphere you may want to recreate,
After this beautiful photo session, you continue the private panoramic tour of Paris with your driver/guide:
view and discover of the fantastic building and places of Paris as: Montmartre, the Arch de Triumph, the Opera, the Louvre museum, the Champs Elysees avenue, Notre-Dame and the Latin quarter, and of course the Eiffel Tower.

Paris private tour with a cruise on the river Seine starting down the Eiffel Tower

Paris city tour including a cruise on the Seine

Fantastic day in the city where you will do many activities :
-Visit on the driving excursion all the main points, buildings and magnificients quarters.
-Stop for a lunch where your driver/guide can recommand & book a table for you !
-Enjoy on the river Seine a charming cruise along the best monuments of Paris

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Chantilly private tour: residence of the 16 century with Raphael painting

Private guided tour of the palace of Chantilly with your driver/guide.
Built and re-built, Chantilly (the word in French means whipped cream) is a symbol of French class.
So many generations of the same family kept that castle, so when the last of them was shot by order of Napoleon, the castle could have vanished, but it was without considering the best and last sponsor-owner of the place, the Duke D'aumale : he will save and create a superb museum that features unique pieces:
a incredible and rich collection of art pieces!

Beautiful gardens around and with a nearby historical superb horse stud can be visited.

(one hour drive)

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Chartres cathedral private tour enable you to see 172 stained glass windows: biggest size in France!

Private guided tour of Chartres with your driver/guide.
Among all the various gothic cathedrals of France, this one is really unique in it's beauty and style, with the largest original collection of stained glass windows from the middle age manufactured with precious gemstones to give the best colors.

A masterpiece of architecture from the stories of the druids during Gaelic times to the recent rebirth in the 1920's of the yearly famous pilgrimage to Chartres, enjoy centuries of eventful history in that town and cathedral.

(one hour drive)

Burgundy private trip offers you the possibility to discover and enjoy this region of France.
Wineries, great food and scenic villages and landscapes

DAY 1: Paris >>> Burgundy
Paris, Chablis, visit of cellars and tastings in the 4 "appellations".
Free lunch (suggestion of Burgundy restaurants or "tables d'hôtes" (guest tables) advised by your private driver guide) in Chablis or along the way in Noyers sur Sereins (one of the most beautiful villages of France).
In the afternoon visit of the Basilica of Vézelay (monastic monument of the XIIth century) and its authentic countryside.
Continuation towards your hotel in Beaune, an authentic town in the middle of the most prestigious vineyards of the Côte de Nuit and the Côte de Beaune. This tour fits according to your rhythm and centers of interests.
DAY 2: Côte de Nuit and Haute Côte de Nuit.
Oenology, gastronomy, heritage, country products, tastings.
By crossing the magnificent landscapes of the road of "Grands Crus", you will discover the vineyard and its peculiarities. You will learn about the art of the tasting and you will push the doors of domains to discover during the tastings, the best vineyards and their history.
You will meet passionate wine producers, in their lively eye when they speak about their wine in Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée or Nuit-Saint-Georges.
DAY 3: Côte de Beaune and Haute Côte de Beaune.
This day, quite so prestigious will be dedicated to the Côte de Beaune, leaned in the foothill of the Morvan.
It also invites you to get lost in the valley of Ouche or to visit its castles in varnished tiles like in La Rochepot.
This day will be punctuated with tasting and visits to Pommard, Meursault or Chassagne-Montrachet. According to your program, return to Paris at the beginning or the end of the evening or back to your local hotel in Burgundy.

Please contact us to have the price of the service!

Loire valley trip is the possibility to sleep in a castle, visit them and also taste wines of the region

You will be happy to spend some days : this will enable many activities like visiting castles, vineyards and original villages with your private driver/guide
After pick-up at your hotel or apartment in Paris, a driving during 2 hours make you arrive in the region of the Loire valley where you can start visiting a palace like Chambord: the largest palace of the region order by the king François 1er and surrounded by a fantastic forest.
The excursion continues in the private palace of Cheverny where you will see the hundred dogs of the palace. It is also the model for Hergé, a writer who did find inspiration for the palace in Tintin's adventures.
After the Lunch in Cheverny or Amboise, visit of the royal city palace of Amboise where the king François 1er spent his child education
End of the day drop off to your hotel chosen and booked by you in Amboise or around.
Second day:
Pick-up at your hotel and visit the clos lucé: residence of the artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
Then visit of the palace of women Chenonceau.
Afternoon after lunch, you will visit, taste and maybe buy some bottles of the Loire Valley region.
Return to Paris at 6:00 pm.

For this trip, don't hesitate to contact us. We can change and adapt to your excursion.
Private minivan guided tour in the Loire valley is possible during 2, 3 or 4 days.
We will answer to your demand and give the best advice to combine a taylor made trip in the Loire Valley.
Entrance fees, lunch and hotel are not included in the price
It includes private minivan with driver/guide, gas and toll.
Contact us to have the price

Loire valley trip is the possibility to sleep in a castle, visit them and also taste wines of the region

First day:
You will be happy to spend some days: this will enable many activities like visiting castles, vineyards and original villages with your private driver/guide
After pick-up at your hotel or apartment in Paris, a driving during 2 hours make you arrive in the region of the Loire valley where you can start visiting a palace like Chambord: the largest palace of the region order by the king François 1er and surrounded by a fantastic forest.
The excursion continues to the palace of Blois: an illustration of the different period and style in the architecture as this palace date from the century 14 till the century 16.
The afternoon continues in the private palace of Cheverny where you will see the hundred dogs of the palace. It is also the model for Hergé, a writer who did find inspiration for the palace in Tintin's adventures.
End of the day drop off to your hotel chosen and booked by you in Amboise or around.
Second day:
Pick-up at your hotel and visit the palace of Azay le Rideau: Palace reflecting on the water as a mirror.
Visit then the famous palace well known for its gardens: Villandry
Afternoon after lunch, you will visit, taste and maybe buy some bottles of the Loire Valley region.
End of the day drop off to your hotel chosen and booked by you in Amboise or around.
Third day:
Pick-up at your hotel and visit the palace of Amboise: visit of the royal city and palace of Amboise where the king François 1er spent his child education and visit the clos Lucé: residence of the artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
After lunch, visit of the palace of women Chenonceau where were living the queen Catherine of Medicis and the women of the court.
Departure and return to Paris arriving at 6 pm.
For this trip, don't hesitate to contact us. We can change and adapt to your excursion.
Private minivan guided tour in the Loire valley is possible during 2, 3 or 4 days.
We will answer to your demand and give the best advice to combine a taylor made trip in the Loire Valley.
Entrance fees, lunch and hotel are usually not included
It includes private minivan with driver/guide, gas and toll.
Don't hesitate to contact us to have the price !

Sandy Tours enables you to book numerous services during your stay in Paris, with the best price:

*1/Full day Paris private tour with the visit of the museum of the Louvre included
This private service will enable you to discover the city with a sightseeing tour of Paris as well as a guided visit of the museum of the Louvre with skip the line tickets included.

*2/Versailles or Malmaison half day private tour (entrance fees included)
During the morning or the afternoon you will be able to see a masterpiece of French history:
Versailles the palace of the Sun King built in the 17 century
or
Malmaison the private castle of Josephine wife of Napoleon built in the 19 century


*3/Loire valley castles or Normandy D-Day (entrance fees are included)
The Loire valley castle day, to discover the renaissance era in this area of France
or
The Normandy beaches where the allies landed in 1944, during the WW2.


4/Return transfer to the Airport
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Paris to take you to the airport

Please contact us for any information !