All of our tours are conducted in English, and we also run a selection of tours in French. This will be specified on the tour page. Tours are conducted in one language only.
You will not be asked to pay for anything extra on the tour unless, of course, you want to buy food and drinks, souvenirs, or other personal choices. All entrances, reservations, booking fees, and tickets are included. Each tour page specifies what is included in the tour.
The tours do run in all weather. Please dress accordingly! The exceptions are the online tours, which may need to be postponed in extreme weather conditions to protect the filming equipment we are using and due to poor internet connection. Please note the Eiffel Tower may close the summit in strong winds, in this case, the tour will go to the second floor and you will be automatically refunded the difference in price.
Wherever possible we try to make our tours accessible to everyone, but many museums and sites will require wheelchair users to use elevators that the rest of the group is not able to, making it difficult to follow a group tour. Please contact us, as we can arrange private tours for you or advise you on tours that will be accessible to you. We will also need to know if you are in a wheelchair or if you require us to rent one for you. Some of the venues do have wheelchairs available to rent or borrow on-site. We can advise you on this depending on the tour you wish to take.
This varies depending on the tour. On outdoor tours it is not a problem (although be prepared for cobblestones in some areas), for tours inside museums and monuments please check the section for your specific tour below.
This varies depending on the tour. Our guides are of course there to help you and ensure the tour is comfortable for you. If you have any concerns please contact us before booking and we can advise you.
Your meeting point is described in detail on your voucher. There is a map and instructions on how to get there. Please read this carefully before going to the site.
Your guide will be wearing their guide card around their neck on an orange lanyard. It has our logo on it.
Please make sure you are at the meeting point 15 minutes before your tour departure time.
If you cannot find the meeting point please call us at +33 1 85 65 74 63.
If you are running late please call us at +33 1 85 65 74 63. Where possible we will try and help you join the tour, but please be aware that we have pre-booked entry times at the sites and we have to respect them and enter on time. Once the guide and group have started the tour we cannot guarantee that any latecomers will be able to join.
Religious sites may request that you cover your shoulders and do not wear shorts or short skirts. Hats should be removed.
We offer tours of varying group sizes, often you will be offered a choice of group size when you book. You can book a private tour just for yourselves or semi-private tours with a very limited number of participants. Please note that our shared tours are not more than 20 guests maximum, so you’ll always be in a small group. Please check the tour page for the tour you are interested in.
There is no minimum required on our tours, if you are the only participant, we will run the tour for you!
If you enjoyed your tour we’d be delighted if you would leave us a review on the platform where you booked your tour. Every positive comment helps us and is much appreciated. You will receive an email reminder from them after your tour and also from us. If you would also like to leave us a review on Google or Facebook we would be more than happy! We thank you in advance for taking the time to leave us reviews, we pass them all on to our guides and it really does make a difference.
You can book your tour as soon as we put them on sale. This varies depending on when the reservations are made available to us by the sites. It can be from 18 months to 3 months in advance. We do not put tours on sale until we have secured our entry reservations to the museums and monuments.
Our tours remain on sale until they are fully booked, or 15 minutes before the tour starts.
This usually means the tour is sold out, or we haven’t yet opened the availability as it’s too far in advance and we don’t have our reservations at the sites yet. Sometimes we are able to get late availability, and we will open tours as soon as we do, so keep checking back!
We are not generally able to accept guests without a booking. The sites require advance ticket booking and reservations, and you need to book the tour in advance to ensure that we allot you a space. However, sometimes we do have last-minute places available and can book you on the spot. We are not able to guarantee this, however.
We are very keen to offer the lowest prices possible for under-18s, and we do offer discounted rates for both youths (11-18 years) and children (4-10 years). These are shown at the time of booking.
When you book you will be asked if you have a promo code and given the opportunity to enter it. This should automatically deduct the discount from your booking. If for any reason it does not work, please email us at booking@memories-france.travel.
You will receive an email confirmation as soon as your booking is completed.
Please contact us at booking@memories-france.travel if you do not receive your confirmation.
Please email us at booking@memories-france.travel and we will be happy to help you.
If you do not receive a confirmation email it is likely that your booking did not go through. Please check if the payment has been deducted from your bank account, if it has and you have no confirmation please contact us.
Your voucher will be sent to you with your booking confirmation.
You do not need to print your voucher. We prefer to protect our forests and so request that you do not print it if possible.
If you have any requests please contact us at contact@memories-france.travel. We have a large team of expert guides and they are able to lead many tours which we do not currently have listed on our website. We may be able to run it as a private tour for you.
Private versions of all the tours on our website are available, plus some that we only offer privately, and we are happy to try and accommodate any other requests for private tours that you may want to take. Don’t hesitate to contact us!
If your tour includes food, a special requirements section is available when you book. Please fill this in as we need to inform our restaurant partners at the time of booking, they are not able to accommodate last-minute requests.
We know plans change, so we’re happy to offer a full refund up to 24 hours prior to your tour’s departure time. No questions asked.
Please contact us at booking@memories-france.travel to cancel your tour.
If you booked through a partner website please cancel your booking on their site or contact their customer service department and they will take care of your refund.
As long as you cancel 24 hours or more before your tour start time, you'll receive a full refund for your tour.
If you need to cancel or re-schedule your tour, please contact us at booking@memories-france.travel
If you booked through a partner website please cancel your booking on their site or contact their customer service department and they will take care of your refund.
If you wish to change your tour date, you can do this up to 24 hours prior to your tour start time, as long as we have availability on your new requested tour time. Please contact us and we will assist you.
You can add more people to your booking as long as there is availability. Our website shows the spaces we have available in real time, please check there to see if we can accommodate more people on your tour, if yes you simply need to make a new booking for them.
You can cancel people from your booking up to 24 hours before your tour start time and get a full refund. If you have a booking for several people and do not want to cancel everyone, please contact us.
There is no charge for rescheduling.
Normally if you miss your tour it’s not possible to join another day, during busy holiday seasons the tours fill up fast. If we do have space on another day, we can reschedule you, but there will be a fee. The reservations and tickets that were allocated to you on your original tour will be forfeited at the sites, and we will need to allocate new tickets to you. Please contact us and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
We are not able to refund missed tours. The tickets and reservations are no longer valid, they must be used at the pre-booked time, and with your guide, we cannot use them at another time. Please note that the place on the tour was saved for you, if you do not turn up and we are not notified we have no opportunity to try and sell it to another guest.
Documents that are required to obtain the health pass:
Please note: our cancellation terms remain flexible, you can cancel and be fully refunded up to 24 hours before your tour departure time. If however you are refused entry to a museum or monument because you do not have the necessary documentation, we will not be able to rebook or refund your tour.
We are compliant with international, governmental, and local protocols and have received the stamps of approval below:
The ‘Safe Travels’ Global Tour Operator protocol of the World Travel & Tourism Council
The ‘Caring Attitude’ Paris Tourism Commitment Charter of the Paris Tourist Office
All of our tour guides and collaborators are informed of all the measures that should be observed and implemented during our visits.
Our guides will ask you to respect the social distancing measures in place on the day of your visit.
Masks must be worn by all participants aged over 6. Guides will also wear masks.
We will have approved disposable masks available if you do not have your own (please note you will need to wear a mask when you are on public transport or in taxis).
We will provide single-dose pods of hydroalcoholic solution.
If possible please bring your own earphones – we provide audio headsets so you can hear your guide at all times during the visit. If you do not have earphones we will provide disposable ones for you.
We offer different group sizes depending on the tour. All tours can be done as private tours for just you and your family or friends. You can also choose to take a semi-private tour of just 6 or 8 people, or shared tours of 20 people, depending on your preferences.
We operate a flexible, hassle-free cancellation policy.
You can cancel for any reason up to 24 hours before your tour start time and get a full refund, no questions asked.
If you booked on our website, please cancel directly on the site and we will refund you.
If you booked via one of our partners, please cancel on their website, and your refund will be processed by them.
