Lyon Unesco: Private Walking Tour

Excellent tour. We covered the basilica, roman theatres, the historic town with the walking tunnels. Recommendations for speciality Lyon restaurants.

We had an informative and interesting tour of old Lyon including 2 beautiful cathedrals from different eras and a Roman amphitheater. Our guide was delightful and well informed.

This was a great tour. Very informative of the history and nuances of Lyon. I would recommend this tour early on your visit to Lyon for a good overview of the city.

This was a great tour! We saw all the best parts of Lyon and got a full grasp of the city. Definitely recommend if you’re traveling with a small group

We had a local by the name of Didac. He showed us so many things and places. He recommended restaurants for us. Bought us a very tasty pastry and saw so much around the beautiful city of Lyon.

Excellent tour, our guide made Lyon 'come alive'. He was well organized and made adjustments based on our interests.

It was a really great tour! Our tour guide was awesome! A couple things that I believe are more of the fault of the operator company were they said breakfast was included (no breakfast happened) and that tickets for the Theather & Museum Guignol were included in the price however the tour was on a Monday and the Theater was closed. It would be great if the operator company reflected the tour price of what actually happens during the tour/what’s actually available.

Loved the whole experience. DIDAC was brilliant. He knew the history and we saw so much that we wouldn't have if we tried to do it on our own.

Our tour of Vieux Lyon was more than we expected. Our guide, Dideck, was knowledgeable and very connected to the area. We explored secret passageways (traboules) that we would never have found on our own, as well as histories of the silk industry and the various Squares we walked through. We highly recommend.

This was an amazing tour. Our guide was extremely knowledgable and was able to very effectively cover the full history of Lyon in 2.5 hours. Included the well known sites including taking us up the funicular and through the puppet museum (after giving us the history of the importance). But it also included parts of the city we could never have found on our own such as hidden passages and a silk shop that showed the process for making silk (including live silk worms!) Highly recommend!

Didac was a perfect guide for this activity. He was knowledgeable and very caring about Lyon and presenting the whole history. He asked about what we wanted to do, and also asked about any limitations we had. It was a totally great introduction to the city.

Lovely walking tour hitting all the highlights. Your guide was knowledge and engaging. Great place to start to learn about the city.

Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable! He took the time to find out what we were interested in and made sure to show us those things on our tour. He gave us great recommendations for things to do after the tour and for a good place for lunch. We had a wonderful time and would definitely recommend this tour - 10/10

This is a great tour- very informative and a nice way to learn about Lyon’s history. Very in-depth and we were able to ride the funicular to the top of the city for some great views and to see the Notre Dame Fourviere Basilica and St. Jean Baptiste Cathedral. Great overview of its Roman past and ruins as well, along with mid evil buildings and secret passages (traboules). Must do before shopping and exploring in Lyon!

Our guide was knowledgeable and took us to the most interesting and beautiful locations in the city. We felt that we really got to know and appreciate Lyon so much more after our tour. Our guide was extremely patient with our kids!

Walking around the historical sites with Didac was a great experience. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable but also friendly, flexible and always answering questions in a very comprehensive way. We enjoyed the tour.

Marc was excellent, funny, knowledgable, personable and caring. I would recommend others considering this tour

Our guide personalized the tour and experiences to our interests, took us places we never would have gone on our own, and introduced us to shop owners, museum owners, and individuals in the silk business. We learned history, fun facts, and current events. Our guide even gave us suggestions for other things to do while in town. From now on every place we visit we will be booking a private tour. Thanks Dadak. Your tour is the best!!!

We had a wonderful guide Diego. He was very knowledgeable and we loved going to the Guiñol museum and of course the beautiful church on the hill. We got to take amazing pictures

Didac is a great tour guide. He is friendly and attentive. His English is very good as well, which is important when taking a tour in a foreign country. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Lyon despite the less than optimal weather, and this was all thanks to Didac. The beauty of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière certainly rivals that of other churches in France and even those in Italy! The tour does not consist of all churches though. We stopped at the whimsical museum of Guignol, the famous marionette. Just as Guignol embarks on his many adventures, you will enjoy your adventure through Lyon with Didac!

We had a wonderful experience with Didac. His knowledge was extensive and he was very accommodating fr 2 80 year olds.

This was a great way to get an introduction to Lyon and start our visit. Fantine, our guide was fantastic- interesting and easy to follow. She gave us a wonderful understanding of the history and culture of the city along with some great tips for other activities during our stay.

Our guide Didak was amazing! He custom made our tour to coincide with our interests He found places for us that really were relevant and most interesting to us as artists. He found little places we never would have found on our known and everyone knew him! Best tour we've ever been on!

Didac was a spectacular guide on this private tour. Lots of tips for other activities, access to places not possible on a group tour (eg, backstage at Guignol theatre). Personable, knowledgeable, flexible according to our needs and wants.

We had a great tour of the highlights of Vieux Lyon with Fantine. Met at St Jean, took the funicular up to Fourvière, enjoyed the view, the cathedral, and the Roman site, and then descended on a pleasant walk past flower gardens to explore the Traboules (passageways) in the old city. Great with kids, good history lessons, good sense of modern Lyon, and gave good tips on other sites to see and places to eat. Because it was Monday, some sites were closed (Roman museum and St Jean cathedral), which made this a shorter and more focused tour than it otherwise might have been, but it was still a good intro to the city over the course of about two hours. Highly recommended, especially for first time visitors!

A personable and knowledgeable guide. Provided great historical information. And kindly provided us with many city recommendations. A great experience for our group!

Our tour guide was excellent. He had a deep knowledge of history of Lyon, and all the monuments he needed to show us. And not just the monuments—he knew the city in general. We learned a lot in the two and a half hours we spent on the tour with him. He was very positive and very friendly. We are truly grateful to him.

We enjoyed this tour pretty much , Diego was a great historian very knowledgeable and fun. We are happy we took this tour and flavor what Lyon has to offer.

We loved our tour! Didac was knowledgeable and kept the tour at the right pace. We saw more than we expected and he even got us a local pastry to share. He really connected well with us (my husband and our 25 year old daughter.) He took us to so many places and offered tons of recommendations for more things to do in Lyon. The traboules, Roman ruins, silk industry stops, cathedrals and puppet stops were great. There were lots of little stops along the way too. Highly recommend!!

We only had one morning and the walking tour with Didac was perfect for us. He brought us some nice pastries for breakfast and squeezed in many sights and was full of enthusiasm and knowledge of Lyon.

Great way to get acquainted with the sights and history of a beautiful city. The guide was passionate and knowledgeable, and I learned a lot.

Our guide Didac was amazing. Extremely personable and knowledgeable and he tailored the tour to us as we went along. We had a really great time. He went above and beyond for us.

fantastic informative tour, very friendly guide! highly recommended! This tour gave us a wonderful overview of Lyon.

Amazing tour! Our guide, Diego, was extremely knowledgable and well prepared. He worked around some significant environmental issues (rain and a huge marathon with over 15,000 participants at the same time as our tour). He was an excellent translator as we watched a Roman trial, handled all the logistics of getting to the sites, and timed the trip perfectly to see the astronomical clock. Learned a lot about Lyon's famous sites and would definitely recommend this tour. Well worth the money.

Wonderful tour! We were able to see some fascinating parts of Lyon that we otherwise would have walked right past. Our house was so knowledgeable and kind. This was a wonderful way to learn about the city and it's secrets.

Our tour guide was such a delight. So funny, so personable, so much knowledge. The time flew by. Would highly recommend this walking tour to anyone.

For the price of a private tour we felt rushed and only got a portion of the tour. The guide seemed nice enough and we were ok with a slightly speedier tour but this was ridiculous for the full price we paid. There were suppose to be gondola tickets included which he handed us and told us we go on our own the next day, the problem was the tickets were not paid for as he gave us old tickets. Our tour got pushed forward because the guide double booked another tour this was not our responsibility for their poor management. Although we explained when we would get in and we agreed a bit earlier it even felt more rushed only because the tour guide had his other tour. If you can’t comfortably give us the full tour then do not give the tour. We didn’t receive a discount or anything but only got a portion of the tour and not working tickets. I do not recommend for a private tour we felt like we got taken advantage of for our time and our money.

Our guide, Jean (Didac), was incredible. He was very flexible when we were delayed in traffic and met us at our hotel, which was very close to the designated pickup point. He loves the incredible city of Lyon and is anxious to share its' history and his stories. We saw so much in 2 hours, it was nearly information overload! It was well worth the time and cost and we would, obviously, highly recommend it.

Our tour guide met us at the appointed time and quickly explained the plan for the tour. He was well-versed in the history of the area, used very effective visual aids to explain certain sites, and moved us efficiently from site to site. We saw many of the most interesting sites in old Lyon and were given ideas on other parts of the city we might visit later. He finished the tour by recommending a nice local restaurant for lunch and dropped us right at the entrance.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect since the tour description was vague, but this ended up being everything I hoped for. Our guide took us up the funicular to the Basilica, gave us a great history of the city from the gorgeous view, then gave us time inside the Basilica. We saw the ruins, went through the museum, then hit a bunch of things down in old Lyon including the Guignol museum and a trip through a few traboules. Dadic was full of tips for other places to see and where to eat. I strongly recommend this tour for your first full day in Lyon!

Great private walking tour of Lyon. Our guide was very knowledgeable about Lyon's history and knew everything about the city. Highly recommended.

Our guide fantine was excellent, very knowledgeable and cheery. Learned a lot about Lyon, had a very nice time

There was no identification of the viator guide, we had to walk around and ask several people finally we found our guide

We can’t give a strong enough recommendation for you to make this tour a part of your trip to Lyon. The private aspect of this tour allowed us to stay places we wanted to and move past some areas we had seen previously. We never felt rushed and were able to see everything at a pace we were quite happy to make us come away feeling like we got to learn and see all that we wanted without feeling like we just “moved past” things like can happen with some city tours. We wholeheartedly recommend making this a part of your vacation if you are wanting to learn more about the history of Lyon, which is truly more fascinating than we thought before we got there! Fun fact: if you book this on the first of the month, you can go in to the Roman museum for free!

We had an excellent experience with Didac! He was very knowledgeable and very pleasant! He tried to make sure we were exposed to the culture, food and the history of Lyon, France! We would highly recommend him!

Dodek was a great guide who took pride in showing us the beauty and history of Lyon. We learned a lot that we could not have learned on our own or by relying on guide books alone. It was a perfect introduction to Lyon.

An excellent tour on a rainy day in Lyon. Fantine was a great guide and provided lots of interesting facts and information. We thoroughly enjoyed the morning.

Fabulous guide gave us almost three tours in one At the top. Then views from the serene gardens on the way down. Then te old town

Our guide, Dadak, was very knowledgeable about the history and the places to see in the historic Old Town of Lyon. Roman ruins, beautiful churches, and on and on. A private tour for just my wife and I—not something large! Definitely the way to go!