we are 4 50-yr-old ladies arriving in paris this friday, for 5 days. we would like a get-acquainted tour first off and are considering the fat tire bike tour. anyone done it? or can anyone recommend a good walking tour still operating in november? I think fat tire's classic walk only goes through october. thx!!
Posted by
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
206 posts
We took a walking tour this summer with Paris Walks. I just took a peek at the website, and they have a November schedule there, so I'm guessing they are still offering walks. Go to:
http://www.paris-walks.com/welcome.html
We took the two hour family walk in the Latin Quarter in August, and had a great time; our guide was very informative. It didn't hurt that no one else showed up, so it was a private tour for my family!
Posted by
Fredericksburg, VA, USA
409 posts
Cheryl: Please take a look at Bike About Tours (http://www.bikeabouttours.com). We took one of their bike tours about three weeks ago and absolutely loved it - and BTW, I'm 57 and my wife is 52. In addition to the wonderful guides, Paul and Christian, the biggest selling point to us was the small groups they run - no more than 15 (on our day, we were in a 7 person tour). Read the reviews on Tripadvisor and I think you'll be sold.
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
I have taken three of the Fat Tire Bike tours,, and LOVED them, and I am in your age bracket! Hadn't been on a bike for years,, and was a bit intimadated getting on one in Paris ( big city) but my friend wanted to do it so bad she offered to pay for me. So, we did the Night Bike tour( we did have a larger group,, about 20, but we had three guides with us), and had so much fun,, we signed up for the daytrip to Versailles the next day. Also a great trip( we had only about 14 people on our tour). Loved it .
This past trip I was solo, and I did their Giverny Bike tour, and it was one of my best days yet.
I really think their guides do a smashing job.. and the bikes are super comfy,, BIG comfy seats, large thick tires,, and three speeds.
On the night bike tour we encountered few issues with traffic( and this was in summer) we did alot of quieter streets, bike paths, alleys etc. We did have to go up two or three busy streets, but it was actually really fun.. what a great way to see out of the way places and get a basic run down on things( no bikes tours really give indepth history,, more like 'History and sites lite," but they are fun.
Posted by
St. Cloud, MN, USA
59 posts
Cheryl -
We took the fat bike tour in October and loved it as well. It was very fun and the guides are great. The bikes really do have fat tires and they are super easy to ride.
I would definitely do this again.
BTW - my mom's family is from the Gaylord area!!