https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-by-bateaux-mouches-which-river-cruise-is-the-best-deal.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-by-bateaux-mouches-which-river-cruise-is-the-best-deal.html#comment-451513 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:15:20 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=29945#comment-451513 Is the Vedette de Pont Neuf the best for night cruises as well?

]]> 29945 451513 2019-12-10 15:15:20 https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-by-bateaux-mouches-which-river-cruise-is-the-best-deal.html#comment-114474 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:17:25 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=29945#comment-114474 I think Batobus is the excellent way to go. It makes it worthy to actually get off the boat and wander to the attractions you see on the tour, which adds to the overall experience.

]]> 29945 114474 2013-06-28 13:17:25 https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-by-bateaux-mouches-which-river-cruise-is-the-best-deal.html#comment-113988 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:50 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=29945#comment-113988 We are considering a Night Tour to see the city “in lights”. Which tour company is recommended? Also, is a boat tour or bus tour better to see the famous attractions at night?

]]> 29945 113988 2013-06-25 14:30:50 https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-by-bateaux-mouches-which-river-cruise-is-the-best-deal.html#comment-113960 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:35:25 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=29945#comment-113960 important Paris post!
I ALWAYS suggest to my visiting friends a croisiere and often I still go with them because it IS by far the most pleasant and stress-free tour you can take. Just think of not having to worry about the horrendous traffic coming literally from all sides (and that’s not only for the English! – we are being overtaken left, right, on top and underneath, with motorbikes winding through the moving traffic like circus artists and often causing total mayhem)…. You cannot see the Eiffel tower better than from the Seine. You start and end your tour from the most central location you can find – the Pont Neuf!
I’m talking about the boats ‘Vedettes de Pont Neuf’ and I’d like to point out that IF you buy the tickets via computer, they are ONLY AND STRICTLY VALID FOR THE DAY YOU BUY THEM. That’s the one catch and if you read your text carefully you’ll see – it’s all pointed out. So buy them in the morning of the day you wish to take the cruise.
The personal tour guides are always very enthusiastic, they do that as students and count on a small pourboire (tip) – in the maybe 12 times we took the tour we had ONE guide who was less than very, very good. The explanations are given in French & English so you have nothing to worry about.
Given the dismal weather we ‘enjoy’ right now, consider taking a tour in RAIN; it’s special with the raindrops sliding down the glass and seeing the great sights with that ‘soft filter’ – it really is still a treat!

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