I’m visiting Paris in April and would really like to climb the towers. I know I need a ticket but I’m wondering-how far ahead can I reserve one? I’ve looked on the website but can’t find an answer. Does Viator and Get Your Guide sell tickets to the Towers?
Thanks for your help!
We booked ours directly through the website. I think we reserved ours about a month or so before we wanted to visit. So, we probably booked early November to visit in mid-December (this was just a couple of months ago). We had no issues reserving for an afternoon time slot. We visited the inside of Notre Dame after the tower climb.
You need to purchase through the official website, not a third party vendor for all of your Paris attractions.
It will take you to Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the organization that operates the Towers. They are currently taking reservations through April 6.
For additional information about the Towers of Notre Dame check out Emily of Notre Dame on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParisTravelGuide/comments/1lojm4u/the_reopening_of_the_notre_dame_bell_towers/
She is a wonderful source of information about the reopening of Notre Dame and the towers.
I 2nd Jean's recommendation to book directly with Notre Dame's website. No need to add the layer of a 3rd party for this ticket.
Just this morning I got an email from the blogger The Earful Tower who just did the Notre Dame Towers. I have not listened to his podcast but here is his FB link if you are interested.
For additional information about the Towers of Notre Dame check out Emily of Notre Dame on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParisTravelGuide/comments/1lojm4u/the_reopening_of_the_notre_dame_bell_towers/
She is a wonderful source of information about the reopening of Notre Dame and the towers.
Thanks for the kind compliment, Carol!
And to answer tmbeatty's question, the exact date/time of when the next block of time slots/reservations get released for the bell towers has been slightly inconsistent. But as of now, generally speaking, around the 3rd week of the month, the next block of time slots/reservations get released, for dates/times 50-80 days out.
So for example: Around the 3rd week of February, the block of time slots/reservations will get released for dates/times between the 2nd week of April until the 1st week of May. Then, around the 3rd week of March, the block of time slots/reservations will get released for dates/times between the 2nd week of May until the 1st week of June. And so on.
But which exact dates fall within the 3rd week of the month can vary between months, so another approach is to check the website/reservation system between the 15th-20th of the month, for the next block of time slots.
Thanks so much for the very helpful info Emily-that’s great! And to all others who responded
This is such a helpful travel forum!