Once inside, your knowledgeable guide ushers you through the extensive subterranean network, created when Parisian leaders undertook the greatest civil engineering project of their time to address the overcrowding in their city's cemeteries. Tour the Catacombs' main tunnels to discover a city of dead beneath the City of Lights and then explore two special access tunnels.
This tour was excellent. Angel, our tour guide, was clearly passionate and knowledgeable about the catacombs. It is so much more than seeing bones. He shared a lot of relevant history, and helped us understand the significance of the “city under the city” through many time periods. I highly recommend this tour if you have the time!
Our guide, Amber, was amazing. She made our time in the catacombs more interesting. We had access to a few locked areas and saw so much more.
What a cool experience! Totally worth the price for access to areas of the catacombs that one cannot access with a regular ticket. Andre was a great guide who is super knowledgeable about the catacombs and Paris history.
Andrei was a great guide and very knowledgeable. I’d say the only downside was the group was fairly large.
Our tour guide was outstanding. Her knowledge of the catacombs was amazing. Amber had a great personality that showed that she enjoyed giving the tour.
There is steps involved so be aware of that before booking. But was a very cool experience. I saw it at the end of my trip which was cool because it brought everything together I have seen and learned about. This trip lets you go to areas you can’t go if you don’t book a tour. Highly recommend
Incredible guide, with so much knowledge. She was very personable and made everyone in the group feel involved. She was able to give us access to locked away portions of the catacombs, that self guided patrons could not access. Amazing!
What a fantastic tour! Andrei was such a friendly, engaging and knowledgeable host, his stories of the history of the catacombs really set the scene. Highly recommend!
I am so glad that we opted for the guided tour. Our tour guide, Andrei, was fantastic, and I could tell we were getting so much more information about how the quarries came to be and how that connected to centuries and centuries of the growth of the city of Paris (fascinating) than the visitors quickly walking past a lot of interesting things in a rush to see the ossuary. I also loved the fact that we were able to go into two closed sections of the catacombs and see things that the common visitor doesn't get to see, especially the architectural reliefs of Port Philipe and Quartier de Cazerne - the miner who created them was a great artist! - as well as two small chapels.
The way the bones were arranged in the Catacombs was incredible. The worker who died there built sculptures from sandstone on his lunch break amazing. Our tour guide Amber, her knowledge about the history etc. blew us away. She was the best.
This was such a great tour! So worth the money! Our tour guide Amber was so amazing!! She told us great history about the catacombs and had wonderful stories that made the experience come to life! This was a 10/10 experience would absolutely recommend doing this to anyone!
Very interesting tour and there was so much to see. It was truly unbelievable! I'd definitely do it again!
The start of the tour was bumpy because our original guide didn't show up at the meeting spot or communicate that they wouldn't be arriving. After calling two different phone numbers, we were able to reach customer service. Thankfully, the service agent called in a substitute guide, Andri, and he ended up saving the day. The tour was scheduled to start at 5, but Andri came as soon as he could, so we got into the catacombs at 6. He truly made the experience amazing and overshadowed the chaos of not having the original guide. He was a great storyteller and eager to tell the tales of how the catacombs came to be.
Our guide was Andre. He was exceptionally good. Kept tour moving, but stopped to answer all questions. Gave a lot of history and entertaining stories. Highly recommend Andre. Subject matter a bit morbid given room after room of stacked bones. Especially liked seeing restricted areas including carvings in limestone by worker in past of his memory of other buildings.
Andre was both informative, providing stories and history behind have catacombs came to be, but also friendly to keep the mood light while respecting the sanctity of the catacombs. He watched after all of us to make sure the group stayed together and did an excellent job on the tour. Even afterwards, he provided directions to the Metro for our return trip home. Very accommodating.
A really insightful and fun experience. Andrei was an excellent guide! For those that tend to get cold easily, make sure to take a sweater and bring some water for all the walking we do.
Angel our guide was amazing knew so many cool fact and very fuming and. Friendly highly recommended to anyone
Amber made this tour more than just an underground walk through old tunnels with some bones. It was a lesson in the history of the people and the construction of Paris. We were able to go to some areas not open to the public tour. I highly recommend this walk through the past!
Amazing experience. Going to areas the general public do not go was the highlight! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and make the experience wonderful. Definitely do this tour for a more enhanced tour of the Catacombs.
We took the Paris Catacomb tour in August 27 at 6 pm. Our guide was fantastic. He was so enthusiastic about the information and stories he was providing. He took great care of us and made it a wonderful experience. It was very clear how enthusiastic he was about what he was conveying.
The catacombs tour with Andrei was the highlight of our three days in Paris. Andrei was fun, friendly, and very knowledgeable! He took good care of us. The trip is fairly long with little opportunity to sit, so be prepared for that. Highly recommended!!
Amber was our guide.. she was great!! Funny and very informative about everything, not just the bones but the history of the stone inside the catacombs
Jonny was amazing! Wonderful tour guide, very informative and great experience :)
I wasn’t sure what to expect on this tour - you need to be able to walk a lot of stairs down and back up - but I have to say this tour is fascinating and not macabre . 6 million odd skeletons neatly packed - it was hard to process the extent of the tunnels and bones. Well worth a visit . A guided small tour provides so much more information
This tour was not about death, but a problem solved by things that happened in the past. It was a very very interesting and informative activity that my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed. Our tour guide on the Amber was just the best on our exclusive access tour. Giving us insight and interesting facts that happened recently.
VIATOR MAP SENT ME TO THE WRONG LOCATION TWICE. I have been on the phone for over an hour trying to get it all sorted out. I will never use this app again
Jonny was an excellent guide. Lots of interesting facts that are not part of the typical signage. Fun extras on the the tour that were not part of the standard fare.
Johnny was an excellent guide, knowledgeable, and passionate about passing along the history of the catacombs. I learned a lot and his enthusiasm was infectious. Thank you!
When booking other tours via Viator, i came across this one for the Catacombs. It's not something I'd heard of previously and it looked interesting. Andrei, our guide, was fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable, kept us moving however with sufficient time to review what he spoken about. We did the additional 'secret' areas which are only available with a 3rd party guide.
Very informative. Two full hours. Not as claustrophobic as I thought it would be, but narrow at the very beginning .
This tour was far more interesting than you might suspect. There is a lot of history about the city, the relationship with the church and the creation of the catacombs.
I’m claustrophobic in tight spaces but the wall distance was not that bad and with the lighting it felt very well lit and enjoyable! The tour guide was very knowledgeable. I think 2.5 hours was a little long for me but interesting nonetheless.
Amazing!!! Our tour guide, Leo, was very knowledgeable and such a great enhancement to the experience. Highly recommend.
Interesting experience. Fun and worthwhile. Enjoyed our tour guide. Lots of steps coming back up but manageable.
This was probably the most unique experiences we have ever had. Angel our tour guide is clearly very passionate about history and was a wealth of knowledge. He also shared other facts and tips about Paris. Great experience!
Visiting the Paris Catacombs has been on my bucket list and this experience did not disappoint! Our guide Michelle was superb. She was extremely knowledgeable and brought a lot of education to the tour. The sights and the history was immersive and made for an unforgettable experience. I appreciated the smaller group and the live guide -- an audio tour would be too impersonal. The admission fee is pretty high, but ultimately worth it for what you get. The tour was a good length -- a few hours is enough in the chilly underground and there were a lot of steps up and down. I think this is best for a uniquely Paris experience and an immersive history lesson. Huge thanks to Michelle from GetYourGuide.
Really pleased we did it. You have to book and time slots only come available a week in advance and the go really quickly so you have to be on the ball. The audio earphones that guide you along kept cutting on and out but other than that worth doing
Great tour guide who gave us access to areas not available to everyone else doing solo tours. Very informative and engaging with our group.
Angel was an exceptional tour guide. It was able to tie in the history of Paris to the history of the catacombs. worthwhile tour.
Leo was such a phenomenal tour guide. After a small snafu with the meeting point, she took us into the catacombs. She knows so much about the catacombs, describing herself as a cataphile. She knows so many little details about the place! It was very memorable. It was super cool to see parts of the catacombs that regular visitors can't see. I would love to explore the catacombs with Leo! She even gave us recs for a nice place to have a drink after the tour.
Our guide was amazing! Friendly, funny and so knowledgeable!! This was number one on my daughter’s wish list and it did not disappoint!!!
Paris was extremely hot when we were here and it felt great down there. All paved so any shoes you’re comfortable walking in are fine. We weren’t cold and despite the online warnings about dress code enforcement we didn’t have that experience; shorts and spaghetti strap tanks were worn. It was very interesting. Lots of stairs at the beginning and end
Johnny is great, a lot of bone puns along the way!
Great tour guild. Very cool tour.
Great tour, very informative. Great personality
Leo did an amazing job explaining the history of the catacombs. Our family was mesmerized by the incredible history of the catacombs and how it was so thoughtfully curated.
The catacombs were facinating as was the audio guide I had purchased. However I encountered a negative experience when getting on the line to enter. I had my GetYourGuide vouchers on my phone, but was slightly unfamiliar at first with accessing both vouchers purchased for my husband and I. The person checking us in outside was EXTREMELY IMPOLITE and snotty. It took all of 10 seconds for me to find my vouchers and she made me feel as if I had no right to be there.
Amazing history! We learned so much from our guide, Angel! He explained how they built the Catacombs and why it was created. Amazing tour!
A human guide added so much to the experience and the interaction was fun for the whole group. Super cool but make sure good walking shoes and ok with 120 steps down and up.
Angel was amazing. His passion for history resonated in the way he talks about the history of the museum and the respect he has for the bones in the catacombs. We would take the tour again with him any time.
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