Le Marais Paris Private Tours
Hours, prices and access verified by the Le Marais Paris Tours team — last checked 2026-09-20.
Le Marais Paris private tours give your party a guide of its own, on a food walk, a history walk or a custom day that meets you at your hotel. You pay per person, and the price per head falls as your party grows.
Private tours in Le Marais
★★★★★ 4.9 (224 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes)
History, no foodAll in the MaraisPrivate or small group
A history walk with no food: two and a half hours through the Marais and the Jewish quarter, in one of six languages, and wheelchair accessible. The fare shown is the semi-private option; check the private price when you book.
From $64 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (41 reviews · 3 hours)
Tastings in the fareAll in the MaraisWine pouredYour group only
A food walk for your party alone: three hours from a bakery by Saint-Paul metro to the Rue du Trésor, with soup, cheese, wine, pastries and macarons listed. Book at least two; the price per head falls as the party grows.
From $222 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (620 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours)
Sightseeing, no foodThe Marais is one stopYour group only
A private guide who meets you at your hotel for a half day or a full day, with the metro in the fare. You choose the stops. The Marais is one of them if you ask, for about half an hour of the day.
From $241 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (129 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes)
Tastings in the fareAll in the MaraisWine pouredYour group only
Your own guide on the Secret Food Tours route, from the merry-go-round at Saint-Paul to the Enfants Rouges market. Ten tastings, as the listing counts them, with wine or soft drinks. Adults only, and no vegan or gluten-free menu.
From $274 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The Secret Food Tours menu, with a guide to yourselves
Three and a half hours from Saint-Paul metro to the Enfants Rouges market: pastry, croque-monsieur, cheese, falafel, macaron and chocolate, with wine or soft drinks. Adults only.
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What a private Le Marais tour is
A private tour is one where only your party walks with the guide. Each of the listings
here is flagged private by its operator. Three follow the routes of the shared walks: the
LivTours food walk, the Secret Food Tours food walk and the Babylon history walk. The fourth,
from Discover Walks, is a custom day in Paris that meets you at your hotel.
The fare is still quoted per person. It is set in tiers by the size of your party, so the
price per head falls as the group grows. A couple pays the most per head, a family of five
much less.
Read the Babylon exclusive walk carefully. Its fare shows the semi-private option; the
fully private option costs more and is picked when you book.
Why choose a private tour
Nobody else in the group
The guide talks to you and answers your questions, not a crowd's. You set the pace,
stop where you want, and skip what bores you.
A language other than English
The Babylon walk offers English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish on its
private option. For the food walks, ask the operator before you book.
A start at your hotel
The Discover Walks custom day meets you at your accommodation in Paris, with the metro in
the fare. The other private walks meet at Saint-Paul metro, as the shared ones do.
A day built around you
Discover Walks plans the itinerary with you after you book, for a half day of three and a
half hours or a full day of seven. The Marais is a stop of about half an hour, if you ask for
it.
Private tours vs small-group tours
Here is what changes when you take the guide to yourselves, from the listings' own
figures.
| A private food walk | A shared food walk |
|---|
| Who walks with you | Your party only | 6 to 12 people, by walk |
| Fare, per person | $222 to $274 | $37 to $174 |
| How the fare works | Tiers that fall as your party grows | One fare per person |
| Where it starts | Saint-Paul metro | Saint-Paul, the Ile Saint-Louis, the Rue de Bretagne |
| Menu | The shared walk's menu | Set by the operator |
| Children | Adults only on Secret Food Tours | Rules vary by walk |
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For a couple, a private food walk costs two to three times a shared one. For a family of four
or five the gap narrows, because the per-head price falls.
What you get, and what you don't
- LivTours food walk: pastries, chocolates and macarons, cheese and wine,
a French onion soup and the Jewish history of the Rue des Rosiers. Gratuities are extra. Not
for vegans or gluten-free diets.
- Secret Food Tours food walk: the same tastings as the shared walk, with
wine or soft drinks. Adults only, vegetarians welcome, vegan and gluten-free diets refused.
- Babylon history walk: no food, no synagogue entry, and it runs in all
weather.
- Discover Walks custom day: the guide, the plan and the metro. Food and
drinks, a private car and museum tickets are extra.
A private day in Paris that starts at your hotel
Discover Walks plans a half day or a full day with you, meets you at your accommodation and pays the metro. The Marais takes about half an hour, if you want it.
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Planning a private tour
- Budget: $64 to $274 a person, falling as your party
grows. The Babylon figure is its semi-private fare.
- Book early: a private walk needs a guide free on your date and at your
time.
- Tell them about diets and children when you book, not on the day.
- Meeting point: Saint-Paul metro for the private walks, your hotel for
the custom day. The map of the meeting points marks each exit.
- Cancel free: up to 24 hours ahead on every private tour here.
Our guide to Le Marais tour prices sets the private fares against the shared ones, hour by hour.
Who should choose something else
- If you are traveling alone on a budget. You pay the top tier. A shared
walk costs a fraction: see the Le Marais walking tours.
- If you like meeting other travelers. That is half the fun of a shared
food walk. The Le Marais food tours hold six to twelve.
- If you want a whole day in the Marais. The custom day gives the quarter
about half an hour. A private food or history walk stays in it.
- If your children are under 18 and you want the Secret Food Tours menu.
The private walk is adults only. The family-friendly food tours in Le Marais list the walks that take children.
Frequently asked questions
Why does a private food tour cost so much more?
You are paying for a guide for your party alone, at a start time you choose. The fare is per person and falls as the party grows, so the gap is widest for a couple and narrowest for a family.
Do I pay per person or per group?
Per person, on every tour here. The private walks price per person too, in tiers that fall as your party grows, so a party of four pays less a head than a couple.
Will a private guide meet me at my hotel?
Only on the custom day from Discover Walks, which meets you at your accommodation in Paris and includes the metro. The private food walks and the Babylon walk meet at Saint-Paul metro, like the shared walks.
Can I have a private tour in another language?
The Babylon walk offers English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish on its private option. For the food walks, ask the operator before you book.
Is the Babylon exclusive walk private?
It has a private option, but the fare it shows is its semi-private option. Pick the private option when you book if you want the guide to yourselves, and check the price it quotes.
Can children come on a private food tour?
Not on the private Secret Food Tours walk, which is for adults only. The LivTours private walk takes strollers, and the Discover Walks custom day is built around your party, children included.
Can I cancel a Le Marais Paris tour?
Almost every tour here refunds in full if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. The Original Food Tours walk from the Rue de Bretagne needs three days' notice instead, and its card says so.