Our Fall Insider Guide Through Paris Neighborhoods
At a Glance
Trip Description
About this trip
You may think you’ve done Paris, but our delightful guide, Ellen Williams, knows Paris like the back of her hand and takes us into the neighborhoods where locals live and play. You’ll come away with wider knowledge of the terrain and a deeper understanding of what makes Paris arguably the most fascinating city in the world.
Click here to watch a video that will introduce you to your guides, Ellen and Lucie Frost, give you a feel for the trip and fill you in on the full itinerary.
Ellen is the author of three guidebooks on Paris and she’ll take us to lush neighborhoods not normally visited by tourists. Read the story about our visit to France in 2022.
We Show You the Vibrant Heart of Paris
The itinerary for this Next Tribe Paris adventure is carefully designed to provide a balance of walking through a variety of particularly lovely quartiers, visiting small, lesser-known museums, exploring specially recommended boutiques, and enjoying a select group of cafés, bistros, and brasseries. While this is not a typical sightseeing trip, notable landmarks, and places of interest will be pointed out on all our outings.
NOTE: NextTribe members receive a $100 discount on price.
We will profit from being in the French capital when there’s daylight until almost 10pm, and when the many gardens we’ll pass through will be in full bloom.
We’re mindful that some of you will want more time on your own to wander, while others are more comfortable sticking with the group. We will happily help you arrange visits to any additional sites of particular interest or with tracking down items you may hope to buy.
We’ll provide you with pre-paid transit cards for all our metro and bus travel within the city. You’ll also receive a special Next Tribe Google map for your phone, so that you can easily locate any of the locations we’ll be visiting or share it later with Paris-bound friends. We’ll help you translate menus and speak with the locals, although many of them speak English. Our goal is to transform any Paris anxiety into Paris excitement. If our last 2 trips are any indication, we’re going to have a terrific time together in one of the best places in the world.
We’ve included a visit on the first afternoon to Monoprix, like a French Target that died and went to heaven. You can stock up here on any Parisian toiletries for your stay, for wonderful snacks for your room, extra socks, whatever.
5 Reasons We Love this Trip
- Removing the planning and logistical stress of what can be a daunting city
- Enjoying one of the most beautiful, magical places in the world with a great bunch of women
- Getting to the delightful corners of Paris that most visitors would not find on their own
- Benefiting from our guide’s decades of Paris experience uncovering terrific shops, restaurants, neighborhoods
- Sampling delicious foods and wines
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Itinerary
Mon, Oct. 14th: Welcome to Paris and tour of Rue du Bac
We’ll walk to the nearby Faubourg St-Germain, once the neighborhood of choice for the French aristocracy in elegantly grand city mansions, and tour the Rue du Bac, a super-picturesque Left Bank rue commerçante (commercial street) brimming with gourmet food shops, boutiques, and the amazing Le Bon Marché, one of the oldest (and finest) department stores and food halls. For those interested, we can detour to the Musée Rodin, for the scores of blooming rose bushes in the celebrated sculpture garden.
Our first dinner will be at La Cigalle, a stylish soufflé restaurant near our hotel.
Tues., Oct. 15th: Les Halles and Palais-Royal
In the afternoon, we’ll walk through the historic garden of the Palais Royal and visit two of the loveliest 19th-century covered shopping arcades.
That evening, we’ll be treated to a private dinner at Mokonuts, an innovative small gem of a restaurant near the Bastille.
Wed. Oct. 16th: Montmartre and the Nouvelles-Athènes Quarter
After returning to St Germain, dinner will be at Ambos, a modern French-Thai fusion restaurant near the Luxembourg Gardens
Thurs. Oct. 17th: Canal St-Martin
Dinner will be at Chez Dumonet, a traditional vintage Left Bank bistro founded in 1898.
Friday, Oct. 18th: Chocolate, Wine and Cheese
Dinner will be at Basilic, a quiet Left Bank restaurant with a large leafy terrace.
Sat, Oct. 19th: Marché President Wilson, Galerie Dior and Sunset Seine Cruise
After lunch at La Mascotte café, we’ll go to the Galerie Dior, the fantastic, newly installed homage to the esteemed couture house.
That evening, we’ll walk to the historic Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, where we’ll board an hour-long cocktail cruise that will glide us past the great monuments along the Seine, followed by dinner nearby at Le Caveau du Palais on the early-17th-century Place Dauphine. Those interested can easily see the spectacular medieval stained- glass windows nearby at St-Chapelle.
Sun. Oct. 20th: Porte de Vanves Flea Market and the Marais
We’ll visit the Place des Vosges, a lovely square built in the early-17th century by Henri IV for the French aristocracy, and the wonderful Musée Carnavalet, the recently restored Paris history museum. For those interested, this is one of the most stylish shopping districts in the city.
Our farewell dinner will at Colvert, a creative, modern St-Germain restaurant where we’ll be served in a private room.
Mon., Oct. 21st: Departure
Bon voyage!
Logistics
Fly into one of the Paris airports, either Charles de Gaulle (CDG) or Orly (ORY) and make your way to the hotel in the San Germain area of Paris. The best way to do so is via taxi or Uber. If you want to take public transport, Ellen can give you tips on how to do this.
Before the trip, we will be gathering for a Zoom meet and greet and you will also get a schedule of everyone's flight, so you can see if there will be someone on your flight you can share a taxi with.
Our hotel info is: Hotel St. Peres
65 Rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
+33 1 45 44 50 00
We will ask everyone going on the trip to have an international calling plan that includes texting. We use our text group to stay in touch before and during the trip to notify you of any schedule changes etc. Most major providers have international plans that include texting and roaming for a low price of roughly $10 a day.
If you want to extend your stay before or after, we can work with the hotel to arrange this.
If you have questions, please direct them to Marcy Mitchell, our travel manager, at travel@NextTribe.com.
What's Included
- 7 nights
At the beautiful Hotel des Saints Peres in St. Germain
- 7 dinners
At some of the city's best restaurants
- 6 lunches
- 7 breakfasts
- Wine with dinner
- Private guide services
From Ellen Williams, a NextTriber who knows Paris as well as anyone born in the city
- Entrance to museums
We'll go to small, hidden gems that most tourists miss
- Paris Flea Market
We'll go to the one with the best deals and most charming merchandise
- Neighborhood tours
Ellen will guide us through neighborhoods like the Marais, Montparnasse, St. Germain, Canal St. Martin
- Visit to Vaux le Vicomte
An excursion to the chateau that was the inspiration for Versailles.
- Shopping Tour
Of favorite shops and boutiques (plus designer consignment shops).
- Local transport
Passes for public transport
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Alcohol (unless specifically mentioned in an itinerary activity or purchased as an add-on)
- Tips
Gratuities to local guides, drivers, maids and hotel staff, travel insurance, round trip airfare, passport and visa fees, personal items such as phone calls, laundry, baggage fees and items not expressly listed as included.
Additional Add-Ons
Hotels
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