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Paris Christmas Walking Tour with Lights and Hot Chocolate

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  • Paris, France
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Follow Parisian Christmas lights, admire festive windows and enjoy one included café drink on a private walking tour with a local guide.

About this tour

See Paris glow with Christmas lights on a private Paris Christmas Walking Tour, where festive window displays, elegant squares and market stalls bring the city to life. Your local guide shares French holiday customs, architectural details and stories tucked along the route, while helping you capture memorable photos.

The 3-hour walk takes in more than 17 sights and festive locations, including the animated windows at Printemps, the celebrated tree beneath Galeries Lafayette’s dome, Palais Garnier, Place Vendôme and the arcades of Rue de Rivoli. Pause at one selected café for an included hot chocolate, coffee or fragrant tea. Café choice and seating depend on availability. The route also visits one Christmas market, with Tuileries on the flagship tour. Choose a 5-hour option to extend the outing to La Défense or La Villette; each visits one additional destination, and a one-way public-transport ticket is included.

Expect around 2.5–3 km of walking, with time to stop at displays and the market. Shops and monuments are viewed from outside unless they are the selected café. Make this Paris Christmas Walking Tour your own with a private group and a choice of festive routes.

Highlights

  • Admire Galeries Lafayette’s Christmas tree beneath its celebrated dome
  • Discover festive windows, elegant squares and more than 17 Paris sights
  • Warm up with one included drink at a celebrated Parisian café
  • Explore Tuileries Christmas Market or choose a 5-hour extension
  • Hear French Christmas customs and hidden stories from a local guide
  • Capture memorable photos with help from your guide

What's included

Included

  • Private 3- or 5-hour Christmas walking tour
  • One hot chocolate, coffee or festive tea per guest at one selected café
  • Live English-speaking local guide
  • Personal photo assistance
  • One-way public-transport ticket for the selected 5-hour extension

Not included

  • Food and additional drinks
  • Guide gratuities
  • Private transportation

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Important information

  • Meet outside Printemps Haussmann at 64 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, by the entrance marked 64
  • Choose the 3-hour tour, 5-hour La Défense extension or 5-hour La Villette extension when booking; the extensions are not combined
  • Expect approximately 2.5–3 km of walking, with some standing at displays and the Christmas market
  • The café break usually lasts 20–30 minutes; pastries, meals and extra drinks cost extra
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  • Café choice and drink selection depend on opening hours, seating and availability
  • Galeries Lafayette access depends on operating hours, security checks and capacity; priority access and reserved photo platforms are not included
  • One Christmas market is visited; seasonal displays, stalls and attractions may change
  • Other shops, hotels and monuments are viewed from outside unless they are the selected café
  • Wheelchair accessible; strollers and service animals allowed
  • Infants must sit on an adult’s lap; suitable for all fitness levels

Frequently asked questions

How long is the tour?

Choose a 3-hour tour or a 5-hour option with an extension to La Défense or La Villette.

What is included at the café?

Each guest receives one hot chocolate, coffee or festive tea at one selected café. Food and additional drinks are not included.

Which Christmas market will we visit?

The route visits one Christmas market. The 3-hour tour includes Tuileries; 5-hour options add either La Défense or La Villette.

Where is the meeting point?

Meet your guide outside Printemps Haussmann at 64 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, by the entrance marked 64.

Is the tour accessible?

The tour is wheelchair accessible. Strollers and service animals are allowed, and infants must sit on an adult’s lap.

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