I will be taking my two teenage granddaughters to Paris next summer for a week. I have spent quite a bit of time in Paris but never with teens. Can someone suggest some interesting, fun things to do that they would enjoy while we are there? I will take them to see all the major sights but looking more for suggestions on active, outdoor things to do.
Thanks!
You'll get a bunch of ideas by looking at this earlier post on a similar subject:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/france/granddaughter-to-paris-and
BiKE tour.. the girls will love it.. and so will you ( if they are over 16 let them go on their own if you dont want to .. but the rides are easy and mostly flat so even though I hadnt been on a bike in decades I had no problem )..
Fat Tire bike tours.. does a day and night tour.. the night tour includes a boat ride too.
Actually .. having taken teens to Paris myself I can tell you the best thing you can do is GET THEM INVOLVED with the planning.. starting at age 11 I had my kids contribute to their visits by telling them THEY had to do some research and find at least three things they wanted to do and see.
They all come up with the usual "Eiffel Tower" stuff.. however they can and do find things that may interest them more than you .. but its fair play.. you drag them to a museum and they drag you somewhere you might not have gone.. perfect example for me was when my son said we had to visit the Catacombs.. he loved it ..
Thank you both! I have done the evening bike tour myself a few years ago; I will definitely do it again with my girls.
Lori
Been to Paris three times with teens. We did adult things and they loved it.
They especially loved the Eiffel Tower and cruise on the Seine.
