Eiffel Tower Guided Tour by Elevator with Optional Summit
4.4
Eiffel Tower Guided Tour by Elevator with Optional Summit
By ExperienceFirst Paris
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Ages 0-99, max of 25 per group
Duration: 2–3 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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Highlights
- A fun, entertaining, and knowledgeable guide
- An elevator ride to the second floor
- Panoramic views of famous Paris landmarks other than the Eiffel Tower
- Plenty of dining and shopping options
- Optional upgrade to visit the summit
- Time to explore on your own
- Optional upgrade for a River Seine boat cruise
- Take our Paris shuttle for convenient transportation, included with your tour.
- Entry/Admission - Eiffel Tower
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Skip-the-Line entry
- Start:
- Allée des Refuzniks, All. des Refuzniks, 75007 Paris, FranceMeet the team outside the Eiffel Tower 30 minutes before the departure time, near the trees and benches outside the South Security Entrance (Entrance #1) on Allée des Refuzniks. The representatives will have orange hats and signs reading "ExperienceFirst" or "ExperienceFoundry".
End:- Eiffel Tower, Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, FranceThe tour ends on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 47475P7- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour doesn’t include skipping the line. Your guide will purchase the tickets for you after you arrive. The wait time to purchase tickets can be up to two hours or more, but rest assured that your guide will keep you entertained and provide insightful information about the Eiffel Tower while you wait in line together.
- Luggage may not be permitted by discretion of Eiffel Tower staff
- Per Eiffel Tower rules, if you upgrade your tour to see the summit, Eiffel Tower staff requires you to go straight to the summit as soon as you reach the second floor. You'll still be able to explore both the first and second floors on your own after the summit if you choose.
- Summit access included only if chosen at checkout. If the summit closes at discretion of Eiffel staff at the time you receive your tickets, you will receive a partial refund for the summit portion of the ticket.
- Seine river cruise tickets included ONLY IF Cruise option chosen at checkout. Tickets are valid for a year and can be used at any time following your Eiffel Tower tour. You MUST arrive on time for your tour in order to receive your boat tickets as they are distributed during check in.
- The company charters a shuttle to provide convenient transportation to the Eiffel Tower. You can take the shuttle if you’re registered for this tour. The shuttle runs daily.
- Please arrive promptly at the meeting point 30 minutes before the departure of the tour.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 47475P7
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- All. des Refuzniks, 75007 Paris, FranceMeet the team outside the Eiffel Tower 30 minutes before the departure time, near the trees and benches outside the South Security Entrance (Entrance #1) on Allée des Refuzniks. The representatives will have orange hats and signs reading "ExperienceFirst" or "ExperienceFoundry".
- 1Elevator Ride Take a smooth glass-elevator ride straight to the second floor, as your guide points out what to look at out the windows as you zip up the tower. Second floor of the Eiffel Tower On the second floor, you’ll get views of Paris you can’t get anywhere else, starring some of the city’s other greatest landmarks: Notre Dame, the Louvre, Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, the Grand Palais, Les Invalides, and more. Stay as long as you like enjoying the views, shopping, and dining at one of the many restaurants. Ask your guide for recommendations. Upgrade: Eiffel Tower Summit Reach the highest level at 905 feet to peek inside Gustave Eiffel’s office and finish your climb with a glass of champagne. Upgrade: Seine River Boat Cruise Your flexible ticket is good any time during your trip, so you can see the most famous sites of Paris as you take a scenic cruise.
- Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, FranceThe tour ends on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
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- 855natashar0 contributionsAmazing tour!Very informative and a great way to come back and see the area around Notre Dame. Ben was fantastic! She was welcoming and my husband and I had a great time.Written 27 March 2025
- O3019OUbenr0 contributionsGreat experienceMy daughter and I very much enjoyed the tour. Our guide, Tetriana, was wonderful and really brought the stories to life!Written 27 March 2025
- Erin H0 contributionsWonderful walking tour of Ile de CiteBen was very knowledgeable of ile de cite and the areas of Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame. The weather was perfect which added to the beauty of the area! Truly recommend!Written 27 March 2025
- 812devans0 contributionsLouvre outside tourSagar was great! He was very knowledgeable and engaging. We enjoyed our experience. We would recommend this tour and these passes.Written 27 March 2025
- Explorer230224207500 contributionsInsides of Outside LouvreSagar was very kind, great insides and was able to answer all questions I had. The tour is Highly recommended, was great to learn more about the story of LouvreWritten 27 March 2025
- Road7755260 contributionsAmazing!Sania, our tour guide was amazing! She was so sweet and spoke perfect English, which helped us Americans. She was so informative and told us interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower, making our experience so much more meaningful.Written 26 March 2025
- TRIPADV67910 contributionsEasy, fun, delicious!Jess was a wonderful instructor, so patient and knowledgeable. My fifteen year old son and I weren’t the most talented, but the macarons still turned out great! It was a memorable and sweet experience. We loved it.Written 26 March 2025
- crystalrP257VZ0 contributionsHighly recommend!Ellen was very knowledgeable and entertaining! I love learning about the history and culture if this beautiful city!!Written 26 March 2025
- 748briaw0 contributionsA great tour!Ellen was amazing. She was a wealth of knowledge and so sweet. We enjoyed our tour immensely. The stairs were not too bad. :)Written 26 March 2025
- Camper250213042680 contributionsDaniela was a wonderful guide of the Eiffel Tower!Daniela, our guide, was wonderful! She was informative and fun, and made sure she counted for all members of the group out of return. We did the second floor, and then the elevator to the summit. Definitely recommend this tour and Daniela!Written 26 March 2025
- paolo p0 contributionsAmazing Ana in ParisAna was amazing. She explained all impt and notable areas of Paris and history of the Eiffel tower. Exceptional service tooWritten 26 March 2025
- 132tamis0 contributionsOutstanding tour.Remi was an outstanding tour guide. Personable, extremely well informed of the history and recent events of Ile de La Cité and Notre Dame. He was fun and funny. My kids, Jack 17 and Viola 11 thoroughly enjoyed our time with Remi. Thank you Remi! This was a wonderful first day experience in Paris! -Tami (Los Angeles, CA)Written 25 March 2025
- 888pmossop0 contributionsGreat tour with Matt.Matt was a great guide - very knowledgeable and humorous. Very worthwhile tour. Also a great follow-up email with several additional suggestions (restaurants, etc).Written 25 March 2025
- Erinwait750 contributionsVery interesting tour!Matt did a great job sharing lots of fun facts and keeping us involved. We moved at a good pace and had a wonderful experience!Written 25 March 2025
- Erinwait750 contributionsA Must Do in Paris!Smooth meeting up with the tour and liked having the early time to avoid the longer waits - we did the 9:15 tour. Mo gave many tips and fun facts and shared some fun spots for photos!Written 25 March 2025
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Aniki F
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Our tour guide Joanna T was excellent. Native to Australia but resident in Paris, Joanna delivered her tour with the excitement and enthusiasm of someone who has fallen in love with Paris’s charms and her admiration for the city and its culture came across in the detail she shared with us. Whilst there is a still abit of queuing to be done on the way up, we didn’t really feel it as Joanna kept us entertained and ushered us through the queues and security checks with ease. Albeit it was not our first trip to the Eiffel Tower it was by far my most informed visit. It was our son’s first visit to Paris and the tower and Joanna was very patient and answered all his questions. We would highly recommend this tour experience if not for the fact they help navigate you through the queues which could be chaotic especially when it’s busy. And if you’re lucky enough to have Joanna as your guide you’ll learn alot and be kept entertained on the way up!
Written 31 May 2024
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Abigail Yeo
5 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
clear meeting instructions and lots of fun after that! our guide fortune was knowledgable and has a great sense of humour. we summited at sundown so managed to experience the views in daylight as well as watch the evening city lights. really cold and windy up there in the middle of december so make sure you dress warm and be ready to get in lines for anything at all on the tower.
Written 12 December 2024
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hard5tylerz014
Gold Coast, Australia49 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
We had Sid as our tour guide and he made what should be a very boring few hours of waiting in line turn out to be really fun and interesting. Not going to lie, expect to wait 2-4 hours in line just to be able to get up there. Only alternative is the e tickets which has a far less wait time but this can have a 6 month waiting period in the peak season. Other alternative I can recommend is don’t do the morning and pick a time in the late evening 7pm or later when there is less people and buy a ticket to go up. Sid helped me out and gave me a lot of tips for Paris which were great so thanks Sid! Whilst the tour isn’t necessary to visit the tower it was still fun doing it in a group and chatting with other fellow travellers for the 4 hours you will be waiting around with.
Written 12 August 2023
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Delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour. Thank you so much for your review!
Written 19 November 2023
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David H
Ightham, UK95 contributions
I booked five tickets to go by elevator to the second etage and then by elevator the top floor. At the beginning all went well with our guide meeting us at the appointed hour and giving us a detailed briefing.
Booking a ticket in advance does not give one a “jump the line” privilege. Instead, we had to join the general queue to access the elevator to the second floor.
While waiting in line we were informed that the top floor was not open due to overcrowding, which, according to our guide, was a regular /daily occurrence. We were informed that we would be entitled to a partial refund, but this is poor compensation for such inefficiency. I could not understand why there is not a system of limiting the time spent by visitors on the top floor.
Our guide was Sylvie, who provided a very informative commentary.
Booking a ticket in advance does not give one a “jump the line” privilege. Instead, we had to join the general queue to access the elevator to the second floor.
While waiting in line we were informed that the top floor was not open due to overcrowding, which, according to our guide, was a regular /daily occurrence. We were informed that we would be entitled to a partial refund, but this is poor compensation for such inefficiency. I could not understand why there is not a system of limiting the time spent by visitors on the top floor.
Our guide was Sylvie, who provided a very informative commentary.
Written 24 May 2024
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Phillip J
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
I would not recommend this tour company. My wife and I purchased an Eiffel Tower tour for 12/9/23 that included a trip to the top/summit of the Tower. Let me preface my comments by saying that our tour guide, Nina, was very nice and welcoming. The weather was terrible the day of our tour. It rained the entirety of our tour and was very cold/windy. Obviously, the tour company cannot control the weather and we understand that! But make sure you read the fine print of your tour details. Despite buying tickets in advance, we still had to wait in line in the rain for an hour with the general public. In fact, our tour guide didn’t even purchase the admission tickets for our tour group until we got to the front of the line (which is the same process for the general public), so I don’t understand the benefit of buying tickets in advance. Prior to getting on the elevator, we were told that the summit was closed due to weather, which was a bummer as we were very much looking forward to that. When we finally got up to the lower/mid part of the Tower, our guide started the tour. However, it was so windy that it was difficult to hear our guide. That, coupled with how cold/rainy it was, made the tour unbearable. As a result, the majority of our tour group stopped the tour within the first couple minutes and went inside to explore on our own. Also, for a paid tour, I think it’s reasonable to expect our tour guide to recite facts/knowledge from memory (or mostly from memory at least). Our guide simply read off pieces of paper that were in a binder, and with a large group, it was hard to even see the facts/pictures on the paper. Due to our rough experience, our tour guide was nice enough to offer us a refund a few days after the tour. On 12/12/23, she emailed us and said the following: “ I just wanted to know if you've all had your money back? Please let me know, if it's not the case, I'll make it necessary.” I responded and thanked her, and let her know that we had not received our refund yet. Our tour guide then provided us with the refund link, which I completed. Customer service reached out to me via email and said that they would not be providing a refund because we still went on the tour. I informed them that the majority (if not all) of our group did not complete the tour due to the reasons outlined above. They emailed me back and again indicated that they would not provide a refund. This is after our own tour guide said she would make a refund “necessary”. I have asked for at least a partial refund for the additional cost we paid to visit the summit of the Tower. It’s not fair that the tour company gets to pocket that money. As of today, still no refund at all. If that changes, I can update my review. The tour itself wasn’t great, but the unprofessional response from the company regarding the refund is what prompted this negative review.
Written 7 January 2024
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Thanks for leaving your feedback. It is frustrating when the Eiffel Tower closes the summit and we do our best to advise about this in our description so at least our guests will know it is possible this could happen. I noticed you said Nina, was very nice and welcoming and I'm hoping this means you liked your guide. A good guide is something we are able to control. The summit closing is out of our control and if the summit closes you will get your partial refund for that portion. lease email us at info@exp1.com I hope we hear from you soon and wish you safe travels!
Anissat.
Written 8 January 2024
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Matthew
Atlanta, GA3 contributions
I highly recommend that you do not waste your time/money here, and simply arrive to the Eiffel Tower early to purchase your own tickets.
My family was in Paris for vacation and we decided we wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower. We had 11 people so were split into two groups. This wasn’t a problem. The problems began when the first group left, and we stood by for about 15 minutes doing nothing. The first group were the front of the line to enter the elevator. My group waited in line for 90 minutes. I want to be clear that the website does advise you may wait long, but I didn’t understand why we were so far behind.
No worries though, because the website said “rest assured that your guide will keep you entertained and provide insightful information about the Eiffel Tower while you wait in line together.” Our guide “Max” had us in line and spoke very little. In fact, he was on his phone most of the time. He told us we would wait in line then go up in the elevator, and that was it. We learned nothing and were provided with absolutely no insight to the Eiffel Tower. We were lucky that the tour guide in the group next to us was very loud and active, because that is where we got our entertainment from.
So after this wait with no interaction from our guide, we were instructed to take the lift up. We go up the lift, and waited at the top, and never saw our guide again. The rest of the time was our self-guided tour. We read the posted information ourselves. Altogether, we paid about €302 ($330 USD) for a family of five. Had we known this is how the experience would be, we would have paid €90 for five €18 tickets.
I contacted the trip company for a refund, or at least a refund on the tour experience. I would have been happy to pay the €18/person, refunding the rest of the experience, but the company offered a credit good for five years. While that is thoughtful, this was a trip for my family who live in three different countries. We came together for a week in Paris and don’t expect to return anytime soon. Therefore, this credit doesn’t do much to help. I am moving forward with my credit card company to work on an actual refund for services not provided.
To sum up, find another tour company, or go to the Eiffel Tower 1 hour before opening to get front of the line tickets.
My family was in Paris for vacation and we decided we wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower. We had 11 people so were split into two groups. This wasn’t a problem. The problems began when the first group left, and we stood by for about 15 minutes doing nothing. The first group were the front of the line to enter the elevator. My group waited in line for 90 minutes. I want to be clear that the website does advise you may wait long, but I didn’t understand why we were so far behind.
No worries though, because the website said “rest assured that your guide will keep you entertained and provide insightful information about the Eiffel Tower while you wait in line together.” Our guide “Max” had us in line and spoke very little. In fact, he was on his phone most of the time. He told us we would wait in line then go up in the elevator, and that was it. We learned nothing and were provided with absolutely no insight to the Eiffel Tower. We were lucky that the tour guide in the group next to us was very loud and active, because that is where we got our entertainment from.
So after this wait with no interaction from our guide, we were instructed to take the lift up. We go up the lift, and waited at the top, and never saw our guide again. The rest of the time was our self-guided tour. We read the posted information ourselves. Altogether, we paid about €302 ($330 USD) for a family of five. Had we known this is how the experience would be, we would have paid €90 for five €18 tickets.
I contacted the trip company for a refund, or at least a refund on the tour experience. I would have been happy to pay the €18/person, refunding the rest of the experience, but the company offered a credit good for five years. While that is thoughtful, this was a trip for my family who live in three different countries. We came together for a week in Paris and don’t expect to return anytime soon. Therefore, this credit doesn’t do much to help. I am moving forward with my credit card company to work on an actual refund for services not provided.
To sum up, find another tour company, or go to the Eiffel Tower 1 hour before opening to get front of the line tickets.
Written 23 November 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to report about your experience. The overwhelming number of guests we see review us highly for the value our guides bring to the experience. I am not happy to hear this is not your experience. We will speak with your guide to ensure they're providing a great experience to everyone. As a thank you for your help I will offer you a free walking tour. Please email us at info@exp1.com I hope we hear from you soon and wish you safe travels!
best regards,
Anissat.
Written 26 November 2023
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Christine I
1 contribution
Nov 2024 • Couples
I am extremely disappointed! I booked this tour on 10th of November with a tour date of 14th of November. The booking details stated that "For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience". I cancelled the booking on the 11th of November (well before the 24 hour deadline) and nearly a month later I am still waiting for my refund. I tried the online chat function, the bot insisted that the refund had been made however I definitely have not received the funds. There seems to be no way of getting in touch with anyone about this so the full refund offered is clearly false, very disappointed!
Written 1 December 2024
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Dear Guest,
Please share the details of your booking so we can look into this matter further. You can contact us at info@exp1.com.
Best regards,
The ExperienceFirst Team
Written 2 December 2024
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Jeff V
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • Family
Absolutely brutal. Just buy your ticket at the tower. If you go to the tower website, it looks like they are sold out…but that is just for online tickets. Tickets are available same day walk up for 20 euro. These tours gouge you with highly marked up tickets. With the website telling you the tower is sold out, you think these expensive tours are your only option.
The day of our tour, the tower decided to not open until 11am due to labor disputes…welcome to France. Our tour guide offered refunds which our entire group took advantage of as she said we can just buy the tickets at the window…which we did. However, I only got a refund of $170 (Canadian dollars) when I paid $240 (for 2 people). Our tickets were for the tower and the river cruise. It was our last day in Paris, and due to the late opening, we were late for our lunch reservation (Substance…highly recommended) and thus couldn’t use the cruise tickets. The company told me they can only refund the tower portion and I can use the cruise tickets for one year. I’m not going back to Paris within the next year! So I’m out $70 for nothing. These tours are a scam. In the lineup they show you crappy old photos from a binder and regale you with ‘fun facts’. When you get on the tower, you are in your own…the guide admitted that to us and she encouraged us to take the refund as we had already received most of ‘the tour’ while waiting in line. There was also no garauntee you get up to the summit even if you purchased summit access. So bizarre.
The day of our tour, the tower decided to not open until 11am due to labor disputes…welcome to France. Our tour guide offered refunds which our entire group took advantage of as she said we can just buy the tickets at the window…which we did. However, I only got a refund of $170 (Canadian dollars) when I paid $240 (for 2 people). Our tickets were for the tower and the river cruise. It was our last day in Paris, and due to the late opening, we were late for our lunch reservation (Substance…highly recommended) and thus couldn’t use the cruise tickets. The company told me they can only refund the tower portion and I can use the cruise tickets for one year. I’m not going back to Paris within the next year! So I’m out $70 for nothing. These tours are a scam. In the lineup they show you crappy old photos from a binder and regale you with ‘fun facts’. When you get on the tower, you are in your own…the guide admitted that to us and she encouraged us to take the refund as we had already received most of ‘the tour’ while waiting in line. There was also no garauntee you get up to the summit even if you purchased summit access. So bizarre.
Written 30 June 2023
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Thank you for this valuable feedback. We do our best to let our guests know there could be a wait time on the line, and we strive to bring value to the experience by enhancing the visit with an expert guide to provide stories and history and also to lead the way through the tower. We sometimes encounter difficult ticket operators at the Eiffel Tower who make our guides' jobs harder in this way you describe. We are always working on ways to improve this process with the Eiffel Tower and it is unfortunate your experience was impacted by the organization at the tower. If you could provide the name of your guide this would be extra helpful so we can find out from them what happened and help them and also we can track down the ticket staff and clear up any issues they are having with discerning age groups. It is frustrating when the Eiffel Tower closes the summit and we do our best to advise about this in our description so at least our guests will know it is possible this could happen. The summit closing is out of our control and if the summit closes you will get your partial refund for that portion.
We are always looking for ways to improve our guest experiences and any feedback would be useful and appreciated. Thanks again and we wish you safe travels always!
Sergio
Written 1 July 2023
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Meander33361592868
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • Family
I read many reviews from other travelers warning against using guide services. Against my better judgement, I booked a guide service anyway. When we got to the Eiffel Tower, I was under the impression we had our tickets and the guide would take us right up. I was wrong. The guide did not have the tickets because he wasn’t sure how many other travelers would be in our group. So instead of going to the direct line with pre-purchased tickets, we had to wait in the MASSIVE line to have our guide purchase tickets for our entire group. We wasted an hour waiting to purchase tickets. I would recommend buying tickets ahead of time on your own- through the official Eiffel Tower website- and then heading there on your own. You can easily read about the history before you go. I wish we hadn’t wasted our time and money on this guide service.
Written 8 September 2024
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Thanks for reaching out. We appreciate your feedback. As it states on the listing, there is no skip-the-line entry included in this tour. When you book this tour you are paying for the entrance ticket plus the guided tour from our expert guides. If you were to purchase the entrance tickets alone you would not receive a guided tour and we take pride in our guides’ ability to provide an engaging and unique experience for our guests.
Written 11 September 2024
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baileypandn
Melbourne, Australia55 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
This review is a comment on the Paris pass, sold by Go City (see my separate review of this company and pass). With the Explorer pass sold by Go City, this tour is the only available option for Eiffel Tower.
Essentially, you meet the guide 15-30 minutes before. We had Masha, who tried her best under impossible conditions. The guide then leads you through security, after which you will join a 2 hour queue to get tickets. There is NO OPTION for climbing the tower, even if you are able bodied. There is NO SKIP THE LINE. If you buy a Go City Explorer pass, you will wait and wait for the elevator up the Tower.
Masha was excellent, and provided lots of great info. Go City/ Paris pass, on the other hand, are truly awful.
Essentially, you meet the guide 15-30 minutes before. We had Masha, who tried her best under impossible conditions. The guide then leads you through security, after which you will join a 2 hour queue to get tickets. There is NO OPTION for climbing the tower, even if you are able bodied. There is NO SKIP THE LINE. If you buy a Go City Explorer pass, you will wait and wait for the elevator up the Tower.
Masha was excellent, and provided lots of great info. Go City/ Paris pass, on the other hand, are truly awful.
Written 13 August 2023
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Thanks for this feedback. I am glad to hear you found our guide lovely and informative and found the information interesting and fun. We are never happy to hear that someone did not enjoy their experience with us and I appreciate that you pointed out we do not offer "skip the line" with this experience. Our goal is that the guide will make the occasional wait times worthwhile and I see this is not the case with you. Your feedback is extremely valuable as it helps us identify where we can make improvements, and so I thank you again for this.
Nihad.
Written 25 August 2023
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Does “by Elevator” mean an elevator lift to both the 2nd floor AND Summit?
Written 14 August 2024
They only give you a ticket once you get there. They give you a voucher via email. They only purchase tickets that day at the Eiffel Tower. You still have to wait in line, etc. - which can be hours long. Be prepared. They can also cancel on you the day prior if all the tickets for your time slot sell out. Have a backup plan.
Written 21 September 2023
HI, I would like to visit Rome, Paris, Venice, Switzerland and Belgium in 10 days . Please suggest how can we plan and is it a good route to cover and what are the main mode we can utilize to cover like train and flight or bus tour etc
Written 10 March 2023
Hi. I didn't visit Switzerland on my trip last year and I went through the UK. I'm not familiar with flights from Singapore but I did UK to Paris (Eurostar), day trip to Belgium because they cancelled my train. Paris to Venice on Air France and then a train to Rome. I did three weeks because I wanted to spend some time in the UK. I guess you could do it in reverse and include Switzerland but 10 days seem too little time for so many countries.
Written 14 March 2023
Hi guys. It wasnt clear from the reviews that this is not a skip the que tour which is a little frustrating, have just paid for 4 tickets. How long realistically can one expect to que for. We are coming on Thursday 24th february at 10.30am
Written 12 February 2023
It’s not skip the line for sure. We waited about 45 minutes to an hour in line and we had a handicapped person with us that we had place on the steps until we got around to them.
Written 18 September 2023
I need to cancel my booking for 12/2/22 but there is no bookings listed when I follow my bookings link. Please help.
Written 18 November 2022
I need to cancel my booking for 12/2/22 that I purchased last night. When I follow the “my bookings” link it shows I have no bookings. This is a free cancellation booking up to 11/30/22. Can someone please assist?!
Written 18 November 2022
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*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.