Secret Paris Tour on a dutch bike

Am here in Paris for a month so wanted to explore “secret” areas as advertised. News flash there was nothing secret about it. Rene was our guide and he was really cold, standoffish and had a very thick accent so i unfortunately picked up nothing from the tour. No attempt to chat with participants, or make the tour personable. Very transactional. The “secret” areas we explored were literally the Pantheon, Luxembourg gardens and the St Germain area. And a few other places i couldn’t identify. Honestly would not recommend. Rene was also often riding off alone and there were many times we as a group had to verbally shout at him to stop so everyone could catch up. Maybe the other guides are better but we got unlucky.

Very fun way to see Paris. Our guide Pierre was sweet and knowledgeable but also offered the tour a lot of entertainment. Certainly not your everyday tour of Paris. Would highly recommend it.

We started by waiting at the meeting point, at the address as shown on the site and mails. 35 minutes before the start. When 3 o'clock arrived, no one else showed up, so we phoned. "Oh", the lady on the phone said, "that has been wrong for years". The actual meeting point would be about 30 meters from where we stood, but still no one managed to come and get us, despite knowing that it was wrongly stated on the booking website. Nevertheless, we (and the rest of the group) were ready 5 minutes later, but still the tour didn't start before 15:20 (03:20 pm). Our guide promised us that we would bicycle 10km, but it ended up being only 4. No hidden gems; that is if Louvre, Pantheon and the Luxemborg gardens don't count. Big avenues as well. Our guide Rene also met a local guy in the gardens of Luxemborg, we spend some time standing there....while he was talking in French...no worries, we wait. René's accent is quite heavy, so that makes it hard to understand what he is saying. We also spend a lot of time listening to him close to a noisy avenue or contruction noise. There are devises for this, makes it easier for everyone. The storyline was incoherent to say the least. We also got a break.... unbelievable why, we hardly cycled. We did not sit together, didn't get any directions or tips where to go, eat or go to the toilet. Useless. Then the programme ran overtime for one hour. Babbling about the Notre Dam restauration (another hidden gem. Not.) . As a result of the late ending we had to cancel our dinner reservation. We have cycled through cities in Thailand, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Germany and this could have been handled and planned much differently. Not worth the money (35 euro each)

Great experience, the tour guide Kevin gave clear explanations. It was a nice experience to see Paris in a different way,

Even if it is your first time in Paris, this tour is highly recommended! You can find the highlights yourself, but you may not be able to find these nice unknown places. Rene, our guide, was a real encyclopedia. We were lucky to be with a small group of 6, so there was plenty of room to hear the stories and ask questions. I enjoyed it, although sometimes (especially during rush hour) it was a bit tense with all the traffic. Definitely worth doing if you are in Paris.