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Does this tour go inside Notre Dame and up to the second level of the Eiffel Tower?

We are adding days on the front of the tour and I did not want to do the above on our own if the tour includes it.

The words "see" usually means you don't go inside
 
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When we did the tour last September, we did neither of those things.

What we did on our extra day ahead was go to the Musee d'Orsay to see the Monets, and to walk along the Seine. I took a guided tour in the Museum too, of the Monet paintings.

We loved Honfleur, and I have a wonderful photo of it after dark.
 
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Bonjour

Thanks for the response.
It looks like the tour starts and ends at the Bercy now. I was concerned about how far it was from things until I found the interactive Metro map Interactive Metro/RER map

you just flag your starting point and click on where you want to go and voila(practicing a little French here) it shows you which line to use.

Green line 6 from Bercy to Eiffel tower (22 minutes), Purple line 14 to Chatlet station and walk to Notre Dame

Loved your narrative of the trip.

Like you we plan to see the Musee d'Orsay

The Troglodyte dinner sounds interesting..

Merci beaucoup again for the narrative. It has helped us a great deal in our planning

Au revoir

Robert
 
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Check your itinerary carefully- if 'see' is used that's what happens- you 'see' the attraction but maybe from the coach as you whizz past.
Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower tours are not included so do take extra time pre or post tour for these.
The troglodyte dinner was good value especially as the hotel is out of the way and very expensive to eat at. One couple from our tour paid 25 euro for a very small cheese plate when they had to stay and wait for a phone call rather than eat with the group.
This is a marvellous tour and I hope you have a great guide as our trip was marred only by an infuriatingly hopeless guide called Wendy.
Do pay to see the tapestry at Angers if you have the time- it's quite something.
The Giverny option to see Monet's house and garden is well worth it.
If you haven't been to Versailles try to do that in your extra days.
Moulin Rouge was expensive but wonderful and unique.
 
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Tours tend not to go inside Notre Dame these days, because coaches are no longer permitted to stop near it.
 
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Where does the Seine River cruise on the last day of the tour start and stop?

We want to tour the Saint-Germain area after the morning tour and need to know if the river cruise stops at a location where we can get over to Saint-Germain or not.
 
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Our tour started and ended between the Musee d'Orsay and the Tour d'Eiffel. It went in a circle. Versailles was included in our tour.
 
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