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Neighborhood Food & Wine Tours
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CANCELLATION POLICY
Refunds are available for those who cancel with at least 48 hours notice minus a €20 cancellation fee per ticket. No refunds or changes within 48 hours of your tour.
Clients who arrive more than ten minutes late without calling or not at all (no-shows) will be treated as cancellations with no refund. Our tours run rain or shine.
We don’t advise booking a tour within 24 hours of your arrival in Paris and do not offer refunds in the case of delayed flights (this is such a common occurrence).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How big are the groups?
Our group tours are small (8 people max) and led by English-speaking experts. That’s a smaller group size than most other tour companies offer. This allows us to visit tiny shops that don’t allow big groups.
What’s the cost?
Small group tours are priced at 130€ per person, including generous food & wine tastings. We don’t offer discounts for children or non-drinkers.
How long are the tours?
These neighborhood tours last around 3 hours. We are in and out of shops during the first half of the tour. During the second half, we are seated cozily inside a wine shop for a seated educational tasting of all we’ve collected.
What about weather?
Because we spend so much time inside of shops, our tours are a great activity for cold or wet days in Paris. Still, we encourage you to dress appropriately for the weather and to bring an umbrella.Our tours run rain or shine.
Are kids welcome?
Because our tours are heavy on information, complex flavors and wine, they’re not always a hit with kids. For this reason, we don’t allow children younger than 10 years old on our small group tours. We may be able to host you for a private tour. Please email us for more information.
How much walking?
We’re never walking for more than ten minutes at a stretch and are during the second half of the tour in a tasting room (some require climbing one flight of stairs). If you’d prefer to avoid any stairs, we recommend joining our East Saint-Germain or North Marais food tours. Please email us with any mobility concerns.
I can’t eat something…
We can accommodate guests who are avoiding meat or gluten, but we don’t recommend our tours for vegans. If you have a severe allergy, please email us and let us know the nature of your allergy. We can’t guarantee against cross-contamination.
How much food is it?
We’re tasting exceptional products (a lot of cheese, breads & pastries and sometimes charcuterie, chocolate and desserts depending on the route). We are not going to restaurants. You can expect to visit around 5-6 exceptional shops and to be satisfied, but this is an educational experience with generous tastings, not a sit-down meal.
What if I don’t drink?
No problem! Please let us know when you book. We don’t offer discounts for those who don’t consume alcohol, because we are opening the same number of bottles of wine either way. But we’ll happily provide water and an additional non-alcoholic beverage to accompany your tasting if you let us know when the tour begins (or before).
How are the tours different?
All of our neighborhood walking tours feature exceptional bread, cheese and wine – the so-called “trinity” of the French table. There is always something sweet on every tour. The West Saint-Germain, South Marais and North Marais tours include charcuterie with the cheese tasting. Vegetarians are still quite satisfied on these tours. Our Left Bank and East Saint-Germain tours are vegetarian without charcuterie and with more cheese.
I’m still having a hard time choosing…
We recommend choosing based on what’s available (our tours do sell out in high season) at the time when you’d most like to join, and based on what neighborhood you’d like to explore. You really can’t go wrong. Our tours are all in central Paris. They’re all based around exceptional shops and products. There isn’t a dud among them.
Help – the tour I want is sold out!
We’re not able to expand our small group size because we’ve made a commitment to our other guests and to the very small & special shops that we visit. We operate a waiting list in high season, and you can always email us to explore options!
I’d like a private tour
We offer a lot of private tours in winter, with significant discounts (use the promotional code WINTERWARMUP to receive 25% off private tour bookings through February). You’ll find these options on our Tour Calendar. In the high season, we offer fewer private options because our guides are often fully booked with the small group tours that are the core of our business. If you don’t see any private tour options on our Tour Calendar you can email us to explore options.
When is the French Cheese Explosion?
The French Cheese Explosion class is offered on most Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 12pm. Because this specialized tasting is led by fewer guides, we can only post our availability on the Tour Calendar two months in advance. If you don’t yet see this on the calendar during your Paris dates, please email us and we can alert you when those availabilities are ready to book.
When is the French Wine Discovery?
During high season, we offer the 2-hour French Wine Discovery Class most Monday evenings at 5pm. Because this specialized tasting is led by fewer guides, we can only post our availability on the Tour Calendar two months in advance. If you don’t yet see this on the calendar during your Paris dates, please email us and we can alert you when those availabilities are ready to book.
TOUR QUESTIONS?
Email us at parisbymouthtours@gmail.com