Louvre Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 days, planned by Old Mule Routes
Notre-Dame reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire, and entry is free but timed — book a slot rather than queueing.
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| Ile de la Cite |
| Notre-Dame |
| Latin Quarter |
The Louvre has about thirty-five thousand works on display over fifteen acres. Three hours with a route beats a full day wandering, and the guide exists for that.
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| Louvre |
| Winged Victory |
| Tuileries |
| Musee de l'Orangerie |
Pere Lachaise holds Chopin, Wilde, Piaf and Morrison, and the Communards' Wall where the last defenders of the 1871 Commune were shot.
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| Sacre-Coeur |
| Place du Tertre |
| Pere Lachaise |
| Wall of the Communards |
The gardens are eight hundred hectares. A bicycle turns a forced march into an afternoon, and the Queen's hamlet at the far end is the best part.
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| Chateau de Versailles |
| Hall of Mirrors |
| Petit Trianon |
| Hameau |
Monet painted the lily pond around two hundred and fifty times over thirty years. The garden is maintained to his planting plans.
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| Monet's house |
| Water lily pond |
| Japanese bridge |
| Clos Normand |
Summit tickets release about sixty days ahead and sell out. The Trocadero side is where the photograph is taken from, and it is free.
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| Eiffel Tower |
| Trocadero |
| Champ de Mars |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Self-guided European walking with route notes and luggage transfer”
Route notes, GPX and a van that moves your bag. No leader on the hill, which suits some people and not others.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would book with them again.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Would send friends their way.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Good value for what's included.
Ile-de-France done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Would send friends their way.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Would book with them again.
Eiffel summit slots release about sixty days ahead and go quickly; the Louvre and Versailles are timed and sell out in season. Notre-Dame reopened in December 2024 with free but timed entry. Prebooking is the main thing an operator does here.
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