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Welcome to Paris! Want to know the best places to eat? Cool events in town? Which places to go to and which to avoid? Or simply get some help to navigate the city? Book this private tour with a local and get the perfect introduction to Paris to start your city trip on the right foot.

Destination

Paris, France

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

1.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Français, Deutsch, Lietuvių, Italiano, Español, Hindi

Included

• Private guide
• Local Tips & Tricks
• City Orientation
• CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset

Excluded

• Tickets for attractions not included

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 9 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the Book store Shakespeare & Company - Paris to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See Jardin du Luxembourg, the Notre Dame and more landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots of the city so you can get the perfect introduction to what makes Paris so special

4. Local Hot Spots

   Along the way, your host will point out hangout spots and hidden gems that only the locals know about and will help you get acquainted with the city in the most local way possible

5. Food Recommendations

   Receive tailored recommendations according to your taste and where to go and what to eat while visiting Paris. Avoid tourist traps thanks to your local host!

6. City Orientation

   Learn how to navigate the city, and get the answers to your Paris questions that will help you in the following days making your time in the city much easier

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Laura🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

23 February 2025

Anukool is absolutely brilliant! My daughter and I LOVED him. He is beyond knowledgeable on Paris: Architecture, History, Fashion, Food! He has the most lovely personality and delivery. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute and was so happy he could accomodate our last minute changes.Anukool is a BRILLIANT tour guide

Dorina🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Welly)

2 September 2024

I booked a different guide and I was transferred to another one who was not really my style. Welly was nice and very informative but the experience was rushed and inauthentic. Disapointing experience .

Donna

(About local Giedre Izabele)

27 August 2024

Really enjoyed the tour and the thought and time you spent on us! Thank you for everything Donna and the crew from Canada Excellent tour

Matt🇺🇸 United States

(About local andrea)

30 April 2024

We met Andrea for our City Kickstarter tour and he was fantastic. Met us on the left bank and then provided us an overview and introduction to the beautiful city of Paris. Andrea shared many interesting stories and gave us a good introduction to what and how we should approach our week ahead. Andrea was easy to engage and open to questions and sharing opinions. Getting our bearings on day one

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gelsomina)

23 April 2024

We arrived weary from the States but excited to see Paris. Gelsomina was just the best!! She helped to orient us and show around the 6th where we were staying and then to the Latin Quarter. Her energy, passion and breadth of knowledge for Paris was contagious. She even walked us down to the metro and quickly helped us to navigate. We rode it everywhere in the days that followed. You will love your time with here 🇫🇷👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇫🇷Fabulous intro to Paris with Gelsomina!!

Matt🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

13 March 2024

One of the best walking tours I have ever been on in my life. I travel across the world and have been on hundreds of tours. I truly understand the city and Anukool is a master at his craft. Highly recommend to anybody considering a walking tour in Paris.An Amazing Experience

Brian🇺🇸 United States

(About local Louis)

1 February 2024

Louis is an incredible tour guide loaded with information from history to food—restaurants, chocolate, patisseries and more! Every step of our 2+ hour tour was filled with knowledge Louis conveyed to us in a way that we were anxious to hear more and more! Lots of energy, polite, friendly—Louis is THE tour guide you will want to use in Paris!!Louis is a 20 on a scale of 1 to 10!!

MICHELLE🇺🇸 United States

(About local Giedre Izabele)

14 January 2024

We really enjoyed our kickstart tour with Giedre! We learned a great deal about the city and she provided so many helpful hints to improve our stay. To our surprise, she even emailed us additional recommendations and advice about activities, restaurants, and cafes! If you are thinking of this tour, book it! Great start to time in Paris!

Gillian🇸🇪 Sweden

(About local Alpha)

28 September 2023

Went on a walking tour 1 1/2 hours. Alpha was really helpful and explained everything we were interested in, with lots of tips too. Great

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(About local Gelsomina)

26 September 2023

An entertaining and interesting walk through the Latin Quarter. Many thanks to Gelsomina; who gave us a little insight into the history of this city. Highly recommended and happy to return at any time😊Impressions of a city district

Inga🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Alpha)

6 August 2023

Der Stadtrundgang mit Alpha hat Riesenspass gemacht. Viele kleine und große Tipps und wertvolle Hinweise, insbesondere Essen und (Alltags-)Kultur - bis hin zum Café, in das wir uns vor dem massiven Gewitterregen gerettet haben. Danke für die gute Zeit!Auch im Regen stark

Franziska 🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Romy)

10 April 2023

Romy war zuvorkommend, flexibel und bestens informiert! Sie hat uns den Einstieg, Paris zu erkunden, leichter gemacht. Mit jemandem zu sprechen, der hier schon lange wohnt, ist sehr interessant. Vielen Dank Romy! Sehr freundlicher Guide!

Katie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Adriana)

28 March 2023

I'm so glad I had a chance to meet Adriana, she was a wonderful guide. I thoroughly enjoyed my tour, it was very interesting & beautiful. It was a fantastic way to see Paris at night. I can't wait to go back, will definitely take another tour with Adriana. Recommend 100% Paris by night - Beautiful!

Paul🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

11 December 2022

I’m a little late in wring this but wanted to express my thanks and appreciation to Rachelle. Thoughtful, knowledgeable, connected and fun! She got our family of 5 (teenagers included) immediately engaged and even helped find some spots for my son with allergies (not easy to do in France!)…highly recommended!Wonderful and Fun!

Lauren🇺🇸 United States

(About local andrea)

20 November 2022

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

(About local Wan )

14 November 2022

Wan was the best tour guide ever! She has a very special way of making the tour fun with intersesting facts while providing the history of Paris. She also points out the best food places! I have taken dozens and dozens of tours and she is one of the very best tour guides I have met. She's also really nice!!! Jen

Unknown

(About local Paolo)

5 November 2022

Un paseo super-agradable con Paolo por el Quartier Latin. En 1.5 horas pudimos ver muchisimos monumentos y aprender de todo lo tocante a la ciudad. Muy recomendable. DanielParis cultural y divertido

George🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gelsomina)

4 November 2022

Gelsomina was a very friendly and informative guide. The tour was limited to the Latin quarter of Paris but that was fine because that's where our hotel was so we got a very good introduction to the neighborhood.Great Guide

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gelsomina)

28 October 2022

Gelsomina was the perfect guide sharing a combination of the history, architecture, politics, food and wine of Paris. Our walking tour through Paris was casual , fun and informative. Gelsomina is a great communicator, fun to be with and very knowledgeable of her city. She shared restaurant and site seeing ideas for the rest of our trip and was the perfect start to our week in Paris. Perfect start to our week in Paris!

Luis🇵🇦 Panama

(About local Gelsomina)

8 October 2022

Gelsomina was great and very knowledgeable about central Paris. She gave us great tid bits about the history and culture.Great tour

Mike🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Wan )

27 September 2022

Wan is very knowledgeable and fun about the history of Paris. Although it was raining, Wan made our introduction to Paris a joy.Nice over view of Paris in 90 minutes.

Nancy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Wan )

26 September 2022

We enjoyed our tour with Wan and learned a lot of the history of the Latin Quarter. Since we were staying in the area it helped acclimate us and we especially liked the market she took us to. Informative and Good Pace

Alex🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Matthieu)

5 September 2022

Great young guy, we enjoyed it with our wife Recommend Amazing

OFIR🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Gelsomina)

22 July 2022

Our first time in Paris. Limited number of days in favor of a romantic vacation. We did not find the time before the trip to plan and organize where to go and what to do. And the tour we did with Gelsomina was simply stunning. She is so nice and pleasant that we enjoyed every moment in her company. And the tips and recommendations she gave us on the tour accompanied us throughout the week and the tour made the vacation much more focused and purposeful.Exactly what we needed

Christopher🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

13 July 2022

Anukool was a pleasant and fun host for our stroll through historic 5th. Teenagers and adults enjoyed it as well. Highly recommend. Pleasant Informative Paris Stroll

Sue🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Gelsomina)

6 July 2022

Gelsomina was fantastic, very friendly and great at explaining the history of the area in a concise and interesting way. We covered a lot of ground but didn’t feel at all rushed. Would very much recommend! Great latin quarter tour for Paris newbies

Unknown🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gelsomina)

2 July 2022

Very pleasant, personable guide. Well versed in the highlights covered by this tour. Easy pace, low key. We'd do it again w/her.Nice intro tour.

Andrea🇺🇸 United States

(About local Wan )

29 June 2022

Wan was great! She showed us some unique spots in Paris, told us wonderful stories about the history of the city, answered all of our questions, and made great recommendations for eating, shopping, and sightseeing! Fun and informative

Karen🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Wan )

21 June 2022

Exploring Paris with Wan was a fabulous way to get my bearings and learn some of the history of Paris. Wan was friendly and so easy to walk and talk with. I couldn’t find the meeting point but Wan made her way to me. I had a most pleasant experience and would highly recommend Wan to guide you around. Wandering with Wan

Susan🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Wan )

2 June 2022

Wan is delightful. She interacted well with our 14 yr old granddaughter and was very knowledgeable. This was a very good introduction to an interesting and lovely area of Paris. We highly recommend with locals with Wan. Exploring the Latin Quarter with Wan

Alan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

1 June 2022

Rachelle was great! She showed us some lovely local bakeries and shopping spots. We learned a ton and she was extremely nice and helpful! Great Tour!

Noella🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Anukool)

27 May 2022

Withlocals Kickstart Tours are the best way to get to know where you are and where you want to go! Anukool was a great choice for us as he met us at our hotel and showed us the best features and local benefits of the area. One of our group of four has some mobility issues and he was very accommodating to her needs and made the Tour very manageable. We booked two more tours with Anukool!😊Perfect start to enjoy Paris!

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

25 May 2022

We used Rachelle for 2 tours, and had a great day. Rachelle showed us places we would have never visited on our own. She was flexible and very easy to work with. We hope to use Rachelle in the future if we are lucky enough to visit Paris again.Great Tour

Scott🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

15 May 2022

Our walking tour with Rachelle was exact what we needed to start a wonderful Paris adventure. After an early arrival we met Rachelle for a fantastic walking tour of the Latin Quarter. She pointed out historical sites we already knew about plus several we’d never heard of. She relayed cool historical stories about the site we saw plus gave us some funny trivial facts you’d never get from a guidebook. She helped us fill in the gaps of our stay with wonderful suggestions of other sites and museums to add to our list. If you want an insiders perspective of Paris, start your stay with this great kickstart tour with Rachelle. Perfect Way to Start a Paris Adventure

Nadine🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Wan )

2 May 2022

Wan has been very lovely and professional as well. She really knows much about Paris and its history, as well as where to go for the best croissants ever. We really had lots of fun with her. A very sympathic expert!

Steve🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gelsomina)

1 May 2022

Gelsomina was the most amazing guide and a better person! She was SO knowledgeable and helpful with tips and info. When we come back she will be our first call!! Do NOT skip her if you can get her. Made our trip. Paris Kickstart

Birka🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Gelsomina)

1 May 2022

Gelsomina was super friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was an amazing experience and she answered all of our questions with enthusiasm.Very friendly and personal tour

Remco🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Rachelle)

29 April 2022

We experienced such a lovely guide tour with Rachelle. She involved the children in the story about Parisian history in a fun way. This in combination with an insight into the life of a local was great. She also showed us the nice bakeries and restaurants, we would highly recommend! Lovely guide tour

t5vfzcpftc🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

27 April 2022

Anukool was friendly and relaxed on our tour of the Latin Quarter. He showed us around, pointed out an award-winning patisserie, shared his love of history, and even showed us where Emily in Paris was filmed. This was our first With Locals tour and it definitely had a different vibe than other tours we’ve been on—kind of like hanging out with a friend for the afternoon. Relaxed Intro to the Latin Quarter

Katie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Gelsomina)

26 April 2022

We would highly recommend booking your Paris walking tour with Gelsomina. We were a party of four friends and booked the 1.5 hr tour because of our time constraints, otherwise we would have booked for longer - the food tour sounds great too. We took a brilliant tour around the Latin Quarter and St Germain. Having visited this area before, I was surprised to see so many new things and learn so many interesting details about France, people and the local area. It was wonderful. She also gave us a great tip for lunch afterwards. Gelsomina was great - friendly, engaged, interesting, knowledgable and fun. We would definitely book again. Thanks Gelsomina for a great tour!Book a tour with Gelsomina!

katharinahaas2610🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Anukool)

23 April 2022

Wir haben mit Anukool sehr viel an Geschichte erleben können. Er ist ein echt sehr lieber und netter Mensch. Die 1 1/2 Stunden waren super interessant und wir konnten ein Stück mehr über die Pariser Geschichte erfahren. Mit Anukool kann man sehr gut reden und er ist echt lustig. Very interesting

johnny🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Paolo)

23 April 2022

We had a wonderful tour with Paolo. He took us on a great journey through time of how Paris was built, who influenced everything from design and even where royalty fitted in between it's bustling art, museum and writers. It was topped by the splendid sunshine. Would totally recommend this tour and our wonderful guide. The perfect first mirning in Paris

Annette 🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Paolo)

22 April 2022

We chose the Walk with Paolo to start into our 2,5 days of Paris Experience. It was a good Idea because Paolo showed us lots of beautiful places and had many interesting information about buildings, architecture, history and everyday life in Paris. We really recommend that way of getting in Touch with the City! Great start to the City of Paris

Jana🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Wan )

17 April 2022

We had a great time with Wan, despite the rainy weather! She shared with us what she liked about Paris so much. She pointed out details we definitely would have missed and she also showed us where to get the best croissants. It was such an interesting and enjoyable walk! Fantastic

josehy🇦🇷 Argentina

(About local Paolo)

15 April 2022

Paolo es un ciudadano del mundo, que te muestre Paris de un modo maravilloso y único, sabe de arte e historia muchísimo. Es una experiencia única para ver secretos y aprender de Paris. Se lo recomiendo altamente a todos!! Gracias PaoloCultura parisina

Sam🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Rachelle)

20 March 2022

Rachelle as fantastic. I would definitely recommend using her to my friends. Second time I have used WithLocals. Knowledge of Paris👌 Her English👌 Personality👌 Recommendations👌 Plus Rachelle messaged me with some further recommendations. She went above and beyond. a local non local guide

Jim🇺🇸 United States

(About local Paolo)

14 March 2022

Paulo was a wonderful guide for our kickstarter tour. We appreciated his deep knowledge of Paris, history and Paris culture. He helped us with dining, shopping, and entertainment tips for the rest of our trip too. Highly recommend. Great start to our Paris trip

Benedetta🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Gelsomina)

9 March 2022

I was in Paris only for a short trip with my daughter and I booked a tour with Gelsomina. She is really kind and able to make the tour interesting also for a teenager. We discovered information rather easy to get from a standard guide. She is high recommended !Great experience!!

ugljen🇭🇷 Croatia

(About local Rachelle)

11 December 2021

My wife and I had two tours with Rachelle, the Kickstarter and Pastry tour, because she bought us on the first tour. Rachelle is probably the kindest and sweetest person you can meet in Paris, and I cannot express enough how nice, charming, friendly and good guide she is. Her advices were more than helpful, she was great companion, she knows a lot about history, food and everything you need to know in Paris. As a matter a fact, we liked her so much, that we'll take her for more tours when we return to Paris in spring with our children. Rachelle, you rock! Absolutely stunning.

janetcwang🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

27 November 2021

Had a terrific visit to Paris. Anukool was our first guide in Paris and he was FABULOUS! He is extremely knowledgeable and accommodating with our requests. In addition to sharing the highlights, Anukool also provided a few other tips to experience Paris. Highly recommend Anukool. Anukook is an amazing guide!